Abbi Jo Pulling (born 21 March 2003) is a British racing driver who is currently competing in the GB3 Championship for Rodin Motorsport. She is also the rookie and simulator driver for the Nissan Formula E Team. Pulling is the 2024 F1 Academy 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.
Pulling continued racing in Ginettas the following year as she switched to the Ginetta GT5 Challenge. She got a best result of two consecutive sixth-place finishes at Donington Park.
British F4
In 2020, Pulling made her single-seater debut, racing in the F4 British Championship with JHR Developments. She finished the season sixth in the standings with four podiums to her name.
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 a lack of budget.
Pulling returned for the 2024 season with Rodin Motorsport. She 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.
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.
W Series
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 Three 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 second place the following day—thus securing seventh in the standings and automatic qualification for the 2022 season.
F1 Academy
In March 2022, Pulling was signed by Alpine as a member of their new Alpine Affiliate programme. 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. In 2023, 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, where she finished fifth in the standings. Pulling returned for the 2024 season with Rodin Carlin, now rebranded as Rodin Motorsport, and representing Alpine. In Round 1 at Jeddah, 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 Doriane Pin 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 Miami, 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 Barcelona, 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 Chloe Chambers to finish the race in second. In Round 4 at Zandvoort, Pulling claimed her third grand chelem in Race 1 and continued her podium finish run by finishing in third in Race 2.
After a four-week break, Pulling extended her lead in the championship at Singapore after winning Races 1 and 2 while claiming her fourth grand chelem in Race 2. In Round 5 at Qatar, 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 Abu Dhabi 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 six 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 achieve a perfect podium record while also securing a record of nine wins in a season. Pulling subsequently announced her departure from the Alpine Affiliate programme.
Pulling returned to the 2025 season in a supporting role as a mentor to fellow Rodin Motorsport teammate Ella Lloyd, as well as a mentor during the September rookie test. Pulling is also a part-time co-commentator for F1 Academy alongside regular commentators Chris McCarthy and Alice Powell.
GB3 Championship
For winning the 2024 season of F1 Academy, Pulling received a fully-funded seat in the GB3 Championship with Rodin Motorsport for the 2025 season. In her debut race at Silverstone, Pulling qualified in fourth and finished in fifth. She then suffered a crash in Race 3 at Silverstone and raced with a damaged chassis in the following two rounds. In Race 18 at Brands Hatch, a reverse-grid race, Pulling took her only podium with third place. She finished the season in 10th position in the drivers' championship.
Pulling returned for the 2026 season with Rodin Motorsport. Pulling claimed her first pole position in Race 4 at Spa and successfully converted it to her maiden race win, becoming the first female pole-sitter and winner in GB3 since Jamie Chadwick in 2018, when the series was known as the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship. Pulling achieved more podiums by finishing third in Races 16 and 18 at Donington Park.
Indy NXT On 21 September 2026, Pulling will test an Indy NXT car for Andretti Global at Indianapolis.
Formula E In October 2024, Nissan Formula E Team announced that Pulling would take part in the women's test held by Formula E at Jarama ahead of the 2024–25 season. She topped the session, lapping three tenths faster than Jamie Chadwick. In June 2025, Nissan announced that Pulling had been signed to a multi-year deal as the team's rookie and simulator driver. She made her first on-track appearance in her new role at the Berlin rookie test. Despite feeling unwell, she completed the morning and afternoon sessions in 17th place. Pulling participated in the women's test in Valencia ahead of the 2025–26 season, finishing both the morning and afternoon sessions in second. She made another rookie session appearance during the 2026 Miami ePrix, and returned for the Madrid rookie test, where she finished 8th in the morning session and 9th in the afternoon session.
Personal life Pulling's father, Andy, was a motorbike endurance racer. Pulling is currently managed by former W Series driver Alice Powell. Pulling is a Rodin Cars ambassador.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2013 LGM Series - IAME Cadet 26th Trent Valley Kart Club - IAME Cadet 5th 2014 LGM Series - IAME Cadet 26th Kartmasters British GP - IAME Cadet 13th Super One Series - IAME Cadet Kato Motorsport 21st 2015 Super One Series - IAME Cadet KMS 36th Super One Series - TKM Junior 14th LGM Series - IAME Cadet 51st 2016 Super One Series - TKM Junior2nd 2017 Super One Series - TKM Junior1st ABkC 'O' Plate - Junior TKM1st 2018 Super One Series - TKM Junior Tal-Ko Racing1st 2019 British Kart Championship - TKM Extreme Tal-Ko Racing 44th
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 17 13th 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 7 175 5th 2024 F1 Academy Rodin Motorsport 14 9 10 6 14 338 1st F4 British Championship 23 1 0 1 3 130 7th 2024–25 Formula E Nissan Formula E Team Rookie and simulator driver 2025 GB3 Championship Rodin Motorsport 24 0 0 0 1 231 10th 2025–26 Formula E Nissan Formula E Team Rookie and simulator driver 2026 GB3 Championship Rodin Motorsport 20 1 1 0 3 214* 8th* As Pulling was a guest driver, she was ineligible for championship points. Season still in progress.
Complete Ginetta Junior 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 DC Points 2018 Total Control Racing BHI1 BHI2 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2OUL1OUL2CRO1CRO2CRO3SNE1SNE2SNE3ROC1ROC2ROC3KNO1KNO2SIL1SIL2SIL3BHGP1BHGP2BHGP3 21st 62
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 DevelopmentsDON1DON2DON3BHGP1BHGP2BHGP3OUL1OUL2OUL3KNO1KNO2KNO3THR1THR2THR3SIL1SIL2SIL3CRO1CRO2SNE1SNE2SNE3BHI1BHI2BHI3 6th 191.5 2021 JHR Developments THR11 THR12 THR13 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 THR21 THR22 THR23 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 DON1 DON2 DON3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 14th 2024Rodin Motorsport DPN1 DPN2 DPN3 BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 SILGP1 SILGP2 SILGP3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DPGP1 DPGP2 DPGP3 SILN1 SILN2 SILN3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP37th130
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 MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO1 IMO2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 SPA1 SPA2 IMO1 IMO2 HOC1 HOC2 LEC1 LEC2 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 HUN SPA ZAN COA1 COA2 7th 40 2022 Racing X MIA1 MIA2 CAT SIL LEC HUN SIN 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 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 COA1 COA2 COA3 5th 175 2024 Rodin Motorsport JED1 JED2 MIA1 MIA2 CAT1 CAT2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SIN1 SIN2 LSL1 LSL2 YMC1 YMC2 YMC3 1st 338
Complete GB3 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 DC Points 2025 Rodin MotorsportSIL11SIL12SIL13ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3SPA1SPA2SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3SIL21SIL22SIL23BRH1BRH2BRH3DON1DON2DON3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 10th 231 2026 Rodin MotorsportSIL11SIL12SIL13SPA1SPA2SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3RBR1RBR2RBR3SIL21SIL22SIL23DON1DON2DON3BRH1BRH2BRH3CAT1CAT2CAT3 8th* 214* Did not finish, but classified. Season still in progress.
References
External links
Profile at W Series