Abbi Jo Pulling (born 21 March 2003) is a British racing driver who is currently competing in the

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for

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. She is also the rookie and simulator driver for the Nissan Formula E Team. Pulling is the

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drivers' champion.

Junior career

Karting

Pulling got involved in motorsports at eight years old and started karting competitively in 2013, at the age of nine. She mainly developed her karting career in Britain, winning the Super 1 National Junior TKM Championship twice in 2017 and 2018.

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 Ginettas the following year as she switched to the

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. She got a best result of two consecutive 6th-place finishes at

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British F4

In 2020, Pulling made her single-seater debut, racing in the

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with

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. She finished the season 6th in the standings with four podiums to her name. She re-signed for the team going into the

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with aspirations to fight for the title, but had to pull out in September due to lack of budget. Pulling returned for the 2024 season with

. She became the first female race winner of the series when she won Race 5 at

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while scoring the fastest lap of the race.

Formula Renault Eurocup

In late 2020, Pulling made a one-off appearance in

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driving for

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's team. She finished both races in last place.

W Series

After taking part in pre-season testing at

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, Pulling was announced on 11 June 2021 as one of five reserve drivers for the second season of the all-female

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championship, W Series. She made her debut at the third round of the championship at

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, where she coincided with her coach

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. She qualified on pole for race one of the season-ending

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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.

F1 Academy

In March 2022, Pulling was signed by

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as a member of their new Alpine Affiliate programme. Prior to the

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, Pulling and Aseel Al-Hamad became the first women to drive a Formula 1 car in Saudi Arabia. In 2023, Pulling was upgraded to a full-time member of the Alpine Academy and competed in the all-female

series for the 2023 season with

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. Pulling returned for the 2024 season with Rodin Carlin, now rebranded as

, and represented Alpine. In Round 1 at

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, 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

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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. In Round 2 at

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, 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. In Round 3 at

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, 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

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to finish the race in second. In Round 4 at

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, 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

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

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, she finished Race 1 in second and initially won the championship after Race 2 was cancelled. However, a third race at the season finale in

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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. In qualifying, Pulling took all three poles for the season finale and scored 6 points to secure the drivers' championship. She ended the season with a win for Races 1 and 2 and finished 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. At the end of the season, Pulling announced her departure from the Alpine Affiliate programme.

GB3 Championship

For winning the 2024 season of F1 Academy, Pulling received a fully funded seat in

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with

for the 2025 season. In her debut race at

, Pulling qualified in fourth and finished in fifth.

Formula E

In October 2024,

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announced that Pulling would be taking part in the women's test held by

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ahead of the 2024–25 season. She topped the session, lapping three tenths faster than

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. In June 2025, Nissan announced that Pulling has been signed to a multi-year deal where she will be the rookie and simulator driver.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Career summary

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

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

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

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

Complete F1 Academy results

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

Complete GB3 Championship results

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

References

External links

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