Abbi Pulling

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Abbi Pulling
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21)
Gosberton, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
F1 Academy career
Debut season 2023
Current team Rodin Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number9
Starts25 (25 entries)
Wins3
Podiums11
Poles4
Fastest laps6
Best finish5th in 2023
Previous series
2021–2022
2020
2019
2018 		W Series
Formula Renault Eurocup
Ginetta GT5 Challenge
Ginetta Junior Championship

Abbi Jo Pulling (born 21 March 2003) [1] is a British racing driver. She currently competes for Rodin Motorsport in F1 Academy and British F4. She is a member of the Alpine Academy programme.

Contents

Career

Karting

Pulling got involved in motorsports at 8 years old and started karting competitively in 2013, at the age of 9. [2] She mainly developed her karting career in Britain, winning the Super 1 National Junior TKM Championship twice in 2017 and 2018. [3] [4]

Ginetta Juniors and GT5 Challenge

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. [5]

British F4

Pulling racing in the F4 British Championship at Knockhill in 2021. IMGP9190 (51738121548).jpg
Pulling racing in the F4 British Championship at Knockhill in 2021.

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, [6] [7] but had to pull out in September due to lack of budget. [8]

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. [9]

Formula Renault Eurocup

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. [10]

W Series

Pulling at Silverstone in the W Series in 2021. 2021 British Grand Prix (51350317425).jpg
Pulling at Silverstone in the W Series in 2021.

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. [11] She made her debut at the third round of the championship at Silverstone, where she coincided with her coach Alice Powell. [12] [13] 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. [14]

F1 Academy

In March 2022, Pulling was signed by Alpine as a member of their new Alpine Affiliate programme. [15] 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. [16]

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. [17] [18]

Pulling returned for the 2024 season with Rodin Carlin, now renamed as Rodin Motorsport, and will represent Alpine. [19] In Race 1 at Jeddah, Pulling won her first podiums of the season when she finished in second for Rounds 1 and 2. She later inherited the win for Round 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. [20] [21] 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 grand slam weekend. [22] [23]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2018 Ginetta Junior Championship Total Control Racing 700006221st
2019Ginetta GT5 ChallengeRace Car Consultants180000 ? ?
2020 F4 British Championship JHR Developments 260004191.56th
Formula Renault Eurocup FA Racing 200000NC†
2021 F4 British Championship JHR Developments 1800039714th
W Series Puma W Series Team40101407th
2022 W Series Racing X70022734th
2023 F1 Academy Rodin Carlin 2102471775th
2024 F1 Academy Rodin Motorsport 4322499*1st*
F4 British Championship 4101028*5th*

† As Pulling was a guest driver, she was ineligible for championship points.

Complete F4 British Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
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		6th191.5
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 		14th97
2024 Rodin Motorsport DPN
1
7		 DPN
2
17		 DPN
3
C		 BHI
1
7		 BHI
2
1		 BHI
3
6		 SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
SILGP
1
SILGP
2
SILGP
3
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
ZAN
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
DPGP
1
DPGP
2
DPGP
3
SILN
1
SILN
2
SILN
3
BHGP
1
BHGP
2
BHGP
3
5th*28*

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
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.

Complete W Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam12345678DCPoints
2021 Puma W Series Team RBR1 RBR2 SIL
8		 HUN SPA ZAN
7		 COA1
4		 COA2
2		7th40
2022 Racing X MIA1
4		 MIA2
6		 CAT
2		 SIL
3		 LEC
9		 HUN
5		 SIN
6		4th73

Complete F1 Academy results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
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		5th175
2024 Rodin Motorsport JED
1
2		 JED
2
1		 MIA
1
1		 MIA
2
1		 CAT
1
CAT
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
SIN
1
SIN
2
LSL
1
LSL
2
ABU
1
ABU
2
1st*99*

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