Abbi Pulling
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 20)
Gosberton, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
F1 Academy career
Debut season2023
Current teamRodin Carlin
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number10
Starts21 (21 entries)
Wins0
Podiums6
Poles2
Fastest laps3
Best finish5th 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 most recently competed for Rodin Carlin in F1 Academy, and is a member of the Alpine Academy programme.

Career

Karting

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]

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.[4]

British F4

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]

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.[8]

W Series

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.[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]

Formula One

In March 2022, Pulling was signed by the Alpine F1 Team 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.[15][16] Pulling will return with Rodin Carlin and will represent Alpine for the 2024 season.[17]

Racing record

Career summary

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
F4 British Championship

† 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)

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
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

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

(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

(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

(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

References

  1. ^ "F1 Academy: Is Formula 1 finally taking women seriously?". BBC. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Abbi Pulling | Biography". Abbi Pulling. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Abbi Pulling | Racing career profile | Driver Database". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Ginetta GT5 Challenge - Rounds 16, 17 & 18 - Donington" (PDF). TSL Timing. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ Bedford, James (6 March 2021). "F4 British Championship contender Abbi Pulling re-signs for the JHR Developments team". Stamford Mercury. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Abbi Pulling hungry for British F4 title success in 2021". TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. ^ "'Heartbroken' Abbi Pulling quits F4 season over funding". Hillingdon Times. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Solid Formula Renault debut for Abbi Pulling". Racers - Behind The Helmet. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Reserve driver line-up confirmed for 2021". W Series. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  10. ^ "W Series debut for Abbi Pulling". W Series. 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Alice Powell on Twitter". Twitter. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Jamie Chadwick wins again at COTA to take second W Series title". Formula One. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  13. ^ Allen, Peter (9 March 2022). "David and Pulling among Alpine Academy affiliates for 2022". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Alpine demonstration sees Aseel Al Hamad and Abbi Pulling become first women to drive an F1 car in Saudi Arabia". test.corp.formula1.com. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Alpine Academy announce biggest ever line-up for 2023". Formula 1. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  16. ^ GPfans.com (8 March 2023). "Alpine suggest F1 plan for Sophia Floersch and Abbi Pulling". GPfans. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  17. ^ "BWT Alpine F1 Team confirms Abbi Pulling for 2024 F1 Academy seat with Rodin Carlin". Newsroom Alpine. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

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