Abbi Pulling (born 21 March 2003) is a

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racing driver. She currently competes for Racing X in the W Series, and is a member of the Alpine Affiliate programme.

Career

Karting

Pulling started karting competitively in 2013 at the age of 9. 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

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, with little success. She continued racing in equal machinery the following year as she switched to the Ginetta GT5 Challenge. She was usually down in the midfield throughout the season, but finished on a high with two consecutive 6th-place finishes at Donington Park.

British F4

In 2020, Pulling made her single-seater debut, racing in the F4 British Championship 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 2021 season with aspirations to fight for the title, but failed to meet expectations before she eventually had to pull out in September due to lack of budget.

Formula Renault Eurocup

In late 2020, Pulling made a one-off appearance in Formula Renault Eurocup at

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driving for Fernando Alonso's team. She finished both races in last place as she struggled to find the pace.

W Series

After taking part in pre-season testing at Anglesey Circuit in

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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 Formula 3 championship, W Series. She made her debut at the third round of the championship at Silverstone, where she coincided with her coach Alice Powell. 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.

Formula One

In March 2022, Pulling was signed by the

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as a member of their new Alpine Affiliate programme. Prior to the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Pulling and

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became the first women to drive a Formula 1 car in Saudi Arabia.

Racing record

Career summary

^† 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)

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)

References

External links

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