23 Facts About Abbi Pulling

Abbi Jo Pulling was born on 21 March 2003 and is a British racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 GB3 Championship for Rodin Motorsport.

Abbi Pulling mainly developed her karting career in Britain, winning the Super 1 National Junior TKM Championship twice in 2017 and 2018.

Abbi Pulling began her racing career in early 2018, taking part in the first three rounds of the Ginetta Junior Championship for Total Control Racing.

Abbi Pulling continued racing in Ginettas the following year as she switched to the Ginetta GT5 Challenge.

Abbi Pulling got a best result of two consecutive 6th-place finishes at Donington Park.

In 2020, Abbi Pulling made her single-seater debut, racing in the F4 British Championship with JHR Developments.

Abbi Pulling finished the season 6th in the standings with four podiums to her name.

Abbi Pulling re-signed for the team going into the 2021 season with aspirations to fight for the title, but had to pull out in September due to lack of budget.

Abbi Pulling 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.

In late 2020, Abbi Pulling made a one-off appearance in Formula Renault Eurocup at Imola driving for Fernando Alonso's team.

Abbi Pulling made her debut at the third round of the championship at Silverstone, where she coincided with her coach Alice Powell.

In March 2022, Abbi Pulling was signed by Alpine as a member of their new Alpine Affiliate programme.

In 2023, Abbi 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.

Abbi Pulling returned for the 2024 season with Rodin Carlin, now rebranded as Rodin Motorsport, and will represent Alpine.

In Round 1 at Jeddah, Abbi Pulling won her first podiums of the season when she finished in second for Races 1 and 2.

Abbi Pulling 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.

In Round 3 at Barcelona, Abbi Pulling achieved her second grand chelem in Race 1 while earning her fourth consecutive race win in F1 Academy.

In Round 4 at Zandvoort, Abbi Pulling claimed her third grand chelem in Race 1 and continued her podium finish run by finishing in third in Race 2.

In Round 5 at Singapore, Abbi Pulling extended her lead in the championship after winning Races 1 and 2 while claiming her fourth grand chelem in Race 2.

In qualifying, Abbi Pulling took all three poles for the season finale and scored 6 points to secure the drivers' championship.

Abbi Pulling 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 securing a record of nine wins in a season.

For winning the 2024 season of F1 Academy, Abbi Pulling received a fully funded seat in GB3 Championship with Rodin Motorsport for the 2025 season.

Abbi Pulling topped the session, lapping three tenths faster than Jamie Chadwick.