Abbi Pulling

Abbi Pulling
Pulling at the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21)
Gosberton, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
F1 Academy
Racing licence FIA Silver
Years active2023–2024
Car number9
Former teamsRodin Carlin, Rodin Motorsport
Starts35 (35 entries)
Championships1 (2024)
Wins9
Podiums21
Poles12
Fastest laps10
Best finish1st 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
2024F1 Academy

Abbi Jo Pulling (born 21 March 2003) is a British racing driver competing for Rodin Motorsport in GB3 Championship for 2025. She is a member of the Alpine Academy program and the 2024 F1 Academy drivers' champion.

Junior career

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Karting

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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]

Ginetta Juniors and GT5 Challenge

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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]

British F4

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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,[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]

Formula Renault Eurocup

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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]

W Series

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Pulling at Silverstone in the W Series in 2021
Pulling competing in the 2022 W Series Silverstone round.

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]

F1 Academy

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Pulling racing in an F1 Academy race at the Red Bull Ring in 2023.

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 competing in an F1 Academy race at Zandvoort in 2024.

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]

GB3 Championship

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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]

Formula E

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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]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
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

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
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.

Complete F4 British Championship results

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(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 31 32 DC Points
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
 DPGP
4
 SILN
1
 SILN
2
 SILN
3
 BHGP
1
18 		BHGP
2
 BHGP
3
4 		BHGP
4
8 		7th 130

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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(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
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

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(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
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

Complete F1 Academy results

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(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
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

Complete GB3 Championship results

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(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
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

References

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