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Abbie Eaton
Eaton in 2021
Nationality
British
Born
(1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 32) Hull, England
British GT career
Debut season
2009
Current team
AE Racing
Racing licence
FIA Silver
Car number
44
Starts
101
Wins
25
Podiums
38
Poles
4
Fastest laps
16
Previous series
Cadet, Minimax, Junior Max, Saxmax, Production Touring car Championship, British GT, Blancpain GT
Championship titles
2014, 2010
2014 Mazda MX-5 Supercup Champion, Production Touring Car Class B Champion
Abigail Eaton (born 2 January 1992)[1] is a British racing driver from the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. She starred as the test driver for the second and third series of The Grand Tour,[2] an Amazon Prime Video-exclusive motoring series.
Eaton is a qualified racing instructor and a performance driving coach.[3][4][5] In October 2021, Eaton broke her back in an accident during a W Series race at the Circuit of the Americas, requiring rehabilitation and a break from racing.[6][7] She returned to race in the W Series in 2022.[8]
^Pedrosa, Patrícia (15 December 2017). "Who is the new The Grand Tour driver?". DriveTribe. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
^"The Falls Guys". The Grand Tour. Series 2. Episode 2. 15 December 2017. Event occurs at 1:09:37. Amazon Video. Driver[:] Abbie Eaton
^"Abigail Eaton". Instructors. Association of Racing Driver Schools. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
^"Abbie Eaton". Profiles. Association of Performance Driving Instructors. Retrieved 15 December 2017. Instructor Licence ... ARDS Grade A
^Beaumont, Will (24 May 2017). "Overclockers UK Racing Series – Sim racing turned real". Evo. Retrieved 15 December 2017. ... excellent tuition from my instructor, Abbie Eaton ...
^"Eaton left with compression fracture after hitting "ridiculous" COTA kerb". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^DriveTribe (21 November 2021). Abbie Eaton speaks out after breaking her back in a horrible crash (YouTube video).
^"GB's Eaton returning to W Series after back injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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full driver line-up was revealed on 22 March 2022. On 22 April 2022, AbbieEaton was confirmed as the final driver, with Ayla Ågren announced as reserve...
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otherwise known as "Mr JWW", supercar driver Miles Lacey, as well as AbbieEaton and Gordie Mutch, a protegé of Romain Grosjean, were announced as the...
Richard Hammond and James May, as well as from professional driver AbbieEaton. Alongside the single-player mode, the game also has a local multiplayer...
to his involvement led to him being replaced by British racing driver AbbieEaton for the second and third series. Studio segments were primarily filmed...
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time penalty for crashing into Emma Kimiläinen. ^2 – Chloe Chambers and AbbieEaton both received a 30-second time penalty for overtaking before the control...
test to less than 20 drivers". Highway F1. Retrieved 24 June 2021. "Legge, Eaton, Agren among 2020 W Series applicants". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 24...
Elsewhere, Clarkson reviews the Mercedes AMG GT R before new test driver AbbieEaton takes it around the Eboladrome, while Kevin Pietersen competes against...
representative driver Tina Hausmann. Hawkins is currently in a relationship with AbbieEaton, also a British racing driver. * Season still in progress. (key) (Races...
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February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022. "From Grand Tour to W Series – AbbieEaton ready for the real thing after showing Jeremy Clarkson how it's done"...
Grisham Chelsea Herbert Anna Inotsume Gabriela Jílková Katherine Legge Abbie Munro The series was scheduled to continue supporting the 2020 Deutsche...
Ambassadors include Richard Morris, Charlie Martin, Sarah Moore and AbbieEaton. The organisation has also gone on to partner with a number of motorsport...
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Retrieved 5 March 2021. "W SERIES RACER AND THE GRAND TOUR TEST DRIVER ABBIEEATON JOINS PRAGA ALONGSIDE ROMAIN GROSJEAN PROTÉGÉ GORDIE MUTCH". pragaglobal...
3-4: Andreas Steffen is driving the Audi A1 used by Craig Breen in RD2. AbbieEaton is driving the Hyundai i30 used by Antoine Massé in RD1-2. Dan Rooke...
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Global Information
British
FIA Silver