Abbi Pulling | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Gosberton, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom | 21 March 2003
F1 Academy career | |
Debut season | 2023 |
Current team | Rodin Motorsport |
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Car number | 9 |
Starts | 23 (23 entries) |
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 9 |
Poles | 2 |
Fastest laps | 5 |
Best finish | 5th in 2023 |
Previous series | |
2021–2022 2020 2019 2018 | W Series Formula Renault Eurocup Ginetta GT5 Challenge Ginetta Junior Championship |
Abbi Pulling (born 21 March 2003) is a British racing driver. She currently competes for Rodin Motorsport in F1 Academy and British F4, and is a member of the Alpine Academy programme.
Pulling got involved in motorsports at 8 years old and started karting competitively in 2013, at the age of 9. [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 Ginetta's 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]
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. [8]
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. [9] She made her debut at the third round of the championship at Silverstone, where she coincided with her coach Alice Powell. [10] [11] 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. [12]
In March 2022, Pulling was signed by Alpine as a member of their new Alpine Affiliate programme. [13] 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. [14]
In 2023, Pulling was upgraded to a full-time member of the Alpine Academy and will compete in the all-female F1 Academy series for the 2023 season. [15] [16] Pulling returned with Rodin Carlin, now renamed as Rodin Motorsport, for the 2024 season and will represent Alpine. [17]
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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 44* | 1st* |
F4 British Championship |
† 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 | 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 |
(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 | MIA 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | SIN 1 | SIN 2 | LSL 1 | LSL 2 | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | 1st* | 44* |
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