Abbi Pulling | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Gosberton, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom | 21 March 2003
F1 Academy | |
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Years active | 2023–2024 |
Car number | 9 |
Former teams | Rodin Carlin, Rodin Motorsport |
Starts | 35 (35 entries) |
Championships | 1 (2024) |
Wins | 9 |
Podiums | 21 |
Poles | 12 |
Fastest laps | 10 |
Best finish | 1st in 2024 |
Previous series | |
2023–2024 2021–2022 2020 2020–2021, 2024 2019 2018 | F1 Academy W Series Formula Renault Eurocup F4 British Championship Ginetta GT5 Challenge Ginetta Junior Championship |
Championship titles | |
2024 | F1 Academy |
Abbi Jo Pulling (born 21 March 2003) is a British racing driver who is set to compete for Rodin Motorsport in GB3 Championship for 2025. She is a member of the Alpine Academy program and the 2024 F1 Academy drivers' champion.
Pulling got involved in motorsports at eight years old and started karting competitively in 2013, at the age of nine. [1] She mainly developed her karting career in Britain, winning the Super 1 National Junior TKM Championship twice in 2017 and 2018. [2] [3]
Pulling began her racing career in early 2018, taking part in the first three rounds of the Ginetta Junior Championship for Total Control Racing.
She continued racing in Ginettas the following year as she switched to the Ginetta GT5 Challenge. She got a best result of two consecutive 6th-place finishes at Donington Park. [4]
In 2020, Pulling made her single-seater debut, racing in the F4 British Championship with JHR Developments. She finished the season 6th in the standings with four podiums to her name.
She re-signed for the team going into the 2021 season with aspirations to fight for the title, [5] [6] but had to pull out in September due to lack of budget. [7]
Pulling returned for the 2024 season with Rodin Motorsport. She became the first female race winner of the series when she won Race 5 at Brands Hatch while scoring the fastest lap of the race. [8]
In late 2020, Pulling made a one-off appearance in Formula Renault Eurocup at Imola driving for Fernando Alonso's team. She finished both races in last place. [9]
After taking part in pre-season testing at Anglesey Circuit in Wales, Pulling was announced on 11 June 2021 as one of five reserve drivers for the second season of the all-female Formula 3 championship, W Series. [10] She made her debut at the third round of the championship at Silverstone, where she coincided with her coach Alice Powell. [11] [12] She qualified on pole for race one of the season-ending Austin double-header and achieved her first podium with 2nd place the following day—thus securing 7th in the standings and automatic qualification for the 2022 season. [13]
In March 2022, Pulling was signed by Alpine as a member of their new Alpine Affiliate programme. [14] Prior to the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Pulling and Aseel Al-Hamad became the first women to drive a Formula 1 car in Saudi Arabia. [15] In 2023, Pulling was upgraded to a full-time member of the Alpine Academy and competed in the all-female F1 Academy series for the 2023 season with Rodin Carlin. [16] [17]
Pulling returned for the 2024 season with Rodin Carlin, now rebranded as Rodin Motorsport, and will represent Alpine. [18] In Round 1 at Jeddah, Pulling won her first podiums of the season when she finished in second for Races 1 and 2. She later inherited the win for Race 2 after race winner Doriane Pin was given a post-race time penalty for crossing the finishing line twice at racing speed. This is Pulling's debut win of the series. [19] [20] In Round 2 at Miami, Pulling qualified in pole position in both races and led every single lap to claim victory in both races, only missing out on the fastest lap in Race 1 for a double grand chelem. [21] [22] In Round 3 at Barcelona, Pulling achieved her second grand chelem in Race 1 while earning her fourth consecutive race win in F1 Academy. Despite also qualifying in pole position for Race 2, her race win streak was broken after she was overtaken at the start by Chloe Chambers to finish the race in second. [23] [24] In Round 4 at Zandvoort, Pulling claimed her third grand chelem in Race 1 and continued her podium finish run by finishing in third in Race 2. [25] [26] In Round 5 at Singapore, Pulling extended her lead in the championship after winning Races 1 and 2 while claiming her fourth grand chelem in Race 2. [27] In Round 5 at Qatar, she finished Race 1 in second and initially won the championship after Race 2 was cancelled. [28] However, a third race at the season finale in Abu Dhabi was added, allowing second-placed Pin to re-enter championship contention; the amount of points available expanded to 84 with an 83 point gap between the two. [29] In qualifying, Pulling took all three poles for the season finale and scored 6 points to secure the drivers' championship. [30] She ended the season with a win for Races 1 and 2 and finishing Race 3 in second, becoming the first F1 Academy driver to finish in podium places in a season while also securing a record of nine wins in a season. [31] [32]
For winning the 2024 season of F1 Academy, [33] Pulling received a fully funded seat in GB3 Championship with Rodin Motorsport for the 2025 season. [34]
In October 2024, Nissan announced that Pulling would be taking part in the women's test held by Formula E at Jarama ahead of the 2024–25 season. [35] She topped the session, lapping three tenths faster than Jamie Chadwick. [36]
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2013 | LGM Series - IAME Cadet | 26th | |
Trent Valley Kart Club - IAME Cadet | 5th | ||
2014 | LGM Series - IAME Cadet | 26th | |
Kartmasters British GP - IAME Cadet | 13th | ||
Super One Series - IAME Cadet | Kato Motorsport | 21st | |
2015 | Super One Series - IAME Cadet | KMS | 36th |
Super One Series - TKM Junior | 14th | ||
LGM Series - IAME Cadet | 51st | ||
2016 | Super One Series - TKM Junior | 2nd | |
2017 | Super One Series - TKM Junior | 1st | |
ABkC 'O' Plate - Junior TKM | 1st | ||
2018 | Super One Series - TKM Junior | Tal-Ko Racing | 1st |
2019 | British Kart Championship - TKM Extreme | Tal-Ko Racing | 44th |
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2018 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Total Control Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 21st |
2019 | Ginetta GT5 Challenge | Race Car Consultants | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
2020 | F4 British Championship | JHR Developments | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 191.5 | 6th |
Formula Renault Eurocup | FA Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
2021 | F4 British Championship | JHR Developments | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 14th |
W Series | Puma W Series Team | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 7th | |
2022 | W Series | Racing X | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 4th |
2023 | F1 Academy | Rodin Carlin | 21 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 177 | 5th |
2024 | F1 Academy | Rodin Motorsport | 14 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 338 | 1st |
F4 British Championship | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 130 | 7th | ||
2025 | GB3 Championship | Rodin Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
† As Pulling was a guest driver, she was ineligible for championship points.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | DC | Points |
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2018 | Total Control Racing | BHI 1 9 | BHI 2 13 | DON 1 12 | DON 2 12 | DON 3 10 | THR 1 13 | THR 2 16 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | CRO 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | ROC 1 | ROC 2 | ROC 3 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SIL 3 | BHGP 1 | BHGP 2 | BHGP 3 | 21st | 62 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
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2020 | JHR Developments | DON 1 15 | DON 2 6 | DON 3 Ret | BHGP 1 4 | BHGP 2 3 | BHGP 3 14 | OUL 1 9 | OUL 2 5 | OUL 3 6 | KNO 1 6 | KNO 2 Ret | KNO 3 Ret | THR 1 6 | THR 2 5 | THR 3 2 | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 8 | SIL 3 7 | CRO 1 3 | CRO 2 4 | SNE 1 4 | SNE 2 5 | SNE 3 6 | BHI 1 4 | BHI 2 7 | BHI 3 3 | 6th | 191.5 | ||||
2021 | JHR Developments | THR1 1 12 | THR1 2 5 | THR1 3 12 | SNE 1 6 | SNE 2 9 | SNE 3 5 | BHI 1 35 | BHI 2 3 | BHI 3 8 | OUL 1 Ret | OUL 2 42 | OUL 3 16 | KNO 1 13 | KNO 2 83 | KNO 3 4 | THR2 1 3 | THR2 2 11 | THR2 3 10 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | CRO 3 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SIL 3 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | BHGP 1 | BHGP 2 | BHGP 3 | 14th | 97 |
2024 | Rodin Motorsport | DPN 1 7 | DPN 2 17 | DPN 3 C | BHI 1 7 | BHI 2 1 | BHI 3 6 | SNE 1 9 | SNE 2 59 | SNE 3 7 | THR 1 2 | THR 2 12 | THR 3 4 | SILGP 1 11 | SILGP 2 106 | SILGP 3 11 | ZAN 1 9 | ZAN 2 2 | ZAN 3 20 | KNO 1 6 | KNO 2 7 | KNO 3 7 | DPGP 1 | DPGP 2 | DPGP 3 | SILN 1 | SILN 2 | SILN 3 | BHGP 1 18 | BHGP 2 4 | BHGP 3 8 | 7th | 130 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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2020 | FA Racing | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | IMO 1 15 | IMO 2 16 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | NC† | 0 |
† As Pulling was a guest driver, she was ineligible for championship points.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
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2021 | Puma W Series Team | RBR1 | RBR2 | SIL 8 | HUN | SPA | ZAN 7 | COA1 4 | COA2 2 | 7th | 40 |
2022 | Racing X | MIA1 4 | MIA2 6 | CAT 2 | SIL 3 | LEC 9 | HUN 5 | SIN 6 | 4th | 73 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
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2023 | Rodin Carlin | RBR 1 4 | RBR 2 8 | RBR 3 4 | CRT 1 11 | CRT 2 12 | CRT 3 3 | CAT 1 2 | CAT 2 3 | CAT 3 4 | ZAN 1 7 | ZAN 2 10 | ZAN 3 Ret | MON 1 4 | MON 2 3 | MON 3 2 | LEC 1 2 | LEC 2 7 | LEC 3 DSQ | USA 1 2 | USA 2 4 | USA 3 6 | 5th | 175 |
2024 | Rodin Motorsport | JED 1 2 | JED 2 1 | MIA 1 1 | MIA 2 1 | CAT 1 1 | CAT 2 2 | ZAN 1 1 | ZAN 2 3 | SIN 1 1 | SIN 2 1 | LSL 1 2 | LSL 2 C | ABU 1 1 | ABU 2 1 | ABU 3 2 | 1st | 338 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
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2025 | Rodin Motorsport | SIL1 1 | SIL1 2 | SIL1 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | SIL2 1 | SIL2 2 | SIL2 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | TBD | 0 |
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