Abbi Pulling

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Abbi Pulling
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 18)
Gosberton, United Kingdom
F4 British Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamJHR Developments
Car number49
Starts32 (32 entries)
Wins0
Podiums4
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish6th in 2020
Previous series
2020
2019
2018		Formula Renault Eurocup
Ginetta GT5 Challenge
Ginetta Junior Championship

Abbi Pulling (born 21 March 2003) is a British racing driver currently competing for JHR Developments in the F4 British Championship.

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.[1][2]

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, with little success.

She continued racing with 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.[3]

British F4[]

In 2020, Pulling made her single-seater debut, racing in the F4 British Championship alongside JHR Developments. 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,[4][5] but failed to meet expectations before she eventually had to pull out in September due to lack of budget.[6]

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 as she struggled to find the pace.[7]

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 3 championship, W Series.[8] She made her debut at the third round of the championship at Silverstone, where she coincided with her driver coach Alice Powell.[9][10] 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.[11]

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 ? ?
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

† As Pulling was a guest driver, she was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.

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 Developments DON
1
15 		DON
2
6 		DON
3
Ret 		BHGP
1
4 		BHGP
2
3 		BHGP
3
14 		OUL
1
9 		OUL
2
5 		OUL
3
6 		KNO
1
6 		KNO
2
Ret 		KNO
3
Ret 		THR
1
6 		THR
2
5 		THR
3
2 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
8 		SIL
3
7 		CRO
1
3 		CRO
2
4 		SNE
1
4 		SNE
2
5 		SNE
3
6 		BHI
1
4 		BHI
2
7 		BHI
3
3 		6th 191.5
2021 JHR Developments THR1
1
12 		THR1
2
5 		THR1
3
12 		SNE
1
6 		SNE
2
9 		SNE
3
5 		BHI
1
35 		BHI
2
3 		BHI
3
8 		OUL
1
Ret 		OUL
2
42 		OUL
3
16 		KNO
1
13 		KNO
2
83 		KNO
3
4 		THR2
1
3 		THR2
2
11 		THR2
3
10 		CRO
1 		CRO
2 		CRO
3 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		BHGP
1 		BHGP
2 		BHGP
3 		14th 97

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 MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		MAG
1 		MAG
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		IMO
1
15 		IMO
2
16 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		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
8 		HUN SPA ZAN
7 		COA1
4 		COA2
2 		7th 40

References[]

  1. ^ "Abbi Pulling | Biography". Abbi Pulling. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Abbi Pulling | Racing career profile | Driver Database". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Ginetta GT5 Challenge - Rounds 16, 17 & 18 - Donington" (PDF). TSL Timing. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ Bedford, James (6 March 2021). "F4 British Championship contender Abbi Pulling re-signs for the JHR Developments team". Stamford Mercury. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Abbi Pulling hungry for British F4 title success in 2021". TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  6. ^ "'Heartbroken' Abbi Pulling quits F4 season over funding". Hillingdon Times. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Solid Formula Renault debut for Abbi Pulling". Racers - Behind The Helmet. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Reserve driver line-up confirmed for 2021". W Series. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  9. ^ "W Series debut for Abbi Pulling". W Series. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Alice Powell on Twitter". Twitter. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Jamie Chadwick wins again at COTA to take second W Series title". Formula One. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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