Abbi Pulling joins Nissan for all-female Formula E Test

Written by Teagan Crump, Edited by Vyas Ponnuri

Nissan’s simulator and rookie test driver Abbi Pulling will be taking the wheel for the Japanese marque during the all-female Formula E test on October 31st, as part of Formula E’s pre-season testing events later in October.  

Credit: Nissan Formula E

The test will be two three-hour sessions, with the morning session running from 09:00-12:00, and the afternoon session running from 14:00-17:00, local time.

Pulling participated in the inaugural Women’s test in Berlin last year, topping the timings in the first session. The Briton is the team’s rookie and simulator driver, alongside her maiden campaign in GB3, in which she claimed a podium at Brands Hatch.

“I’m excited to get back on-track with the Nissan Formula E Team and continue helping them to prepare for the upcoming season," Pulling said, after her latest announcement.

"My target for this test is to once again get to grips with the Nissan e-4ORCE 05 and build on my learnings from the Berlin Rookie Test. I’ve really enjoyed my time with the crew over the past year and I’m looking forward to continuing to work together at the test and in the simulator during the 2025/26 campaign.”

Managing director and team principal, Tommaso Volpe said: “We’re very excited to see Abbi back on track after her appearances with the team last season,” and then went on to express his belief in the young Briton: We have an ambitious program for her but she definitely has what it takes to succeed, and we’re all looking forward to having her back in the car.”

Pulling’s vast experience with the team is shown through the fact that she has been to many E-Prix events, and claimed that she: “Really enjoyed my time with the crew over the past year and I’m looking forward to continuing to work together at the test.”

The 2024 F1 Academy champion has already driven in the rookie tests at Jeddah and Berlin for Nissan in 2025, with the all-female test in October 2025 the latest in her list of tests for the Nissan outfit. 

Pulling also becomes the second driver to be announced for the all-female Formula E test, after Bianca Bustamante was announced as Cupra Kiro’s representative, the Filipino native adding on to her earlier rookie sessions with the team in Jeddah and Berlin, too.