1. Abigail Eaton was born on 2 January 1992 and is an English racing driver, instructor and performance coach from the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
34 Facts About Abbie Eaton
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Abbie Eaton last competed in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain.
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Abbie Eaton is best known for starring as the test driver for the second and third series of The Grand Tour, an Amazon Prime Video-exclusive motoring series.
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Abbie Eaton began kart racing at the age of ten in the Comer cadet class, gaining invaluable track craft along with numerous podiums and wins.
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Abbie Eaton then resumed kart racing for three more years, moving up into Minimax and then Rotax Junior, competing in the series.
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Abbie Eaton completed her first season racing cars in 2007, in the SAXMAX Championship at various tracks around the United Kingdom with a highest position of fourth place.
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In 2008, Abbie Eaton returned to the SAXMAX championship and led for most of the year but ended in fourth place, with three podiums and two fastest laps.
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In 2009, Abbie Eaton moved into her first year of adult car racing in the Dunlop SportMaxx Production Cup, driving a Vauxhall Corsa SRi-R.
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In 2010, Abbie Eaton was without a team when her British GT debut fell through a few weeks before the season was due to start.
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In 2011, Abbie Eaton raced a rear wheel drive Mazda MX-5 Cup Mk3 car.
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Abbie Eaton competed in a handful of races in the 2012 Mazda MX-5 Cup, but had to withdraw due to funding issues.
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In 2013, Abbie Eaton raced in the last three races of the Mazda MX-5 SuperCup with a win, two second places, one third and one fourth.
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Abbie Eaton raced in the Autumn Challenge and achieved two second places.
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In 2014, Abbie Eaton returned to the British Racing and Sports Car Club Mazda MX-5 Supercup Championship for the last time.
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Abbie Eaton was crowned the 2014 Mazda MX-5 Supercup Champion.
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Abbie Eaton entered GT racing via the UK-based GT Cup Championship.
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Abbie Eaton competed for part of the season in the GTB class in a BMW E46 M3 GTR run by Geoff Steel Racing.
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Abbie Eaton achieved one win, eight podium finishes, and three fastest laps.
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In 2016, Abbie Eaton moved to the British GT Championship in a Maserati Granturismo MC GT4, the first time that Maserati had been in the British GT for over 20 years.
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Abbie Eaton made a one-off return to the series in 2023 finale, competing in GT3 for Fox Motorsport alongside John Seale.
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In 2017, Abbie Eaton began with a year out, and was then offered a one off drive for the 2017 Blancpain GT Series in a Ferrari 488 GT3 run by AF Corse.
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In 2019, Abbie Eaton competed in the Super2 Series, an Australian Supercar championship, with Matt Stone Racing.
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In 2021, Eaton joined W Series, driving for Ecurie W In the final round at the Circuit of the Americas, Eaton broke her back in an accident, requiring rehabilitation and a break from racing.
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Abbie Eaton finished the season in 13th, with a best finish of 6th.
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Abbie Eaton returned to race in the W Series in 2022, competing for Scuderia W Abbie Eaton finished 13th in the standings overall, with a best result of 7th.
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Abbie Eaton competed in the 2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe season with her own team Rebelleo Motorsport, supported by Bonaldi Motorsport.
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In 2024, Abbie Eaton competed in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain with her own team, Rebelleo Motorsport.
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Abbie Eaton appeared on ITV's Drive in 2015, coaching rapper Professor Green in various racing car challenges over a five-week period.
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Abbie Eaton appears as the test driver from the second series onwards of the British motoring show The Grand Tour, replacing the previous first series test driver Mike Skinner.
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Abbie Eaton was later introduced to the show in the second episode of the second series, on 15 December 2017, when she was shown testing a green Mercedes-AMG GT R around the Eboladrome test track.
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Abbie Eaton did not have her name mentioned at all throughout the episode, only being referred to as "she", and her name was only shown in the credits at the end of the episode, credited as "driver".
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Abbie Eaton appeared on Series 2 of the British Reality show Richard Hammond's Workshop as a professional motorsport instructor to teach Anthony Greenhouse how to be a racing driver.
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Abbie Eaton came out as a lesbian at the age of 17, and was previously in a relationship with fellow British racecar driver Jessica Hawkins.
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Abbie Eaton is a Driver Ambassador for Racing Pride, an LGBT rights charity working in the motorsport industry to promote inclusivity across the sport, and amongst its technological and commercial partners.