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1992 (34 years old)
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Abigail "Abbie" Eaton (born 2 January 1992) is a racing driver from the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. She stars as the test driver for the second and third series of The Grand Tour.
Eaton is a qualified racing instructor, and when not racing, works as a performance driving coach.
Personal life
Eaton lives in Northampton, England, along with her pets. Her father, Paul Eaton, is also a racing driver. Following accusations of homophobia directed at The Grand Tour cast and crew, Eaton came out as gay via Twitter.
Racing career
Eaton began motor racing at the age of ten. Eaton set lap records in different racing series.
Karting
Aged ten years old Eaton started karting in the Comer cadet class, gaining invaluable track craft along with numerous podiums and wins. She then resumed kart racing for three more years, moving up into Minimax and then Junior Max, competing in the Super 1 series.
SAXMAX
In 2007, Eaton completed her first season racing cars, in the SAXMAX Championship at various tracks around the United Kingdom with a highest position of fourth place. In 2008, Eaton returned to the SAXMAX championship and led for most of the year but ended in fourth place, with three podiums and two fastest laps.
Production Touring Car Trophy & British GT
In 2009, Eaton moved into her first year of adult car racing in the Production Touring Car Championship, driving a Vauxhall Corsa SRi-R. She won the class B championship outright with 15/18 wins, sixteen podium positions, and seven fastest laps, finishing second overall in the championship.
In 2010, Eaton was without a team when her British GT debut fell through a few weeks before the season was due to start. However, she did manage to make one race in the Mazda MX-5 Mk1 championship, finishing third out of over 90 entries.
Mazda MX-5 Cup
In 2011, Eaton raced a rear wheel drive Mazda MX-5 Cup car. After a tough season missing several rounds due to a lack of budget, Eaton managed to achieve eleven top-ten finishes and a highest qualifying coming third.
Eaton competed in a handful of races in the 2012 Mazda MX-5 Cup, but had to withdraw owing to family circumstances.
Mazda MX-5 Supercup
Eaton's own "AE Racing" logo on her 2014 racing helmet, with a Mazdaspeed logo on her back
In 2013, Eaton raced in the last three races of the Mazda MX-5 SuperCup with a win, two second places, one third and one fourth. She also raced in the Autumn Challenge and achieved two second places.
In 2014, Eaton returned to the British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC) Mazda MX-5 Supercup Championship for the last time. Despite car troubles early in the season, Eaton went on to achieve five wins, seven podium finishes, six fastest laps, two pole positions, and a new lap record. She was crowned the 2014 Mazda MX-5 Supercup Champion. During a race at the Anglesey Circuit, she qualified on pole position eight-tenths of a second ahead of second placed position, and went on to win, set the fastest lap, and then set a new lap record, all within three races.
GT Cup
Eaton entered GT Racing via the UK based championship GT Cup. She competed for part of season in a BMW E46 M3 GTR run by Geoff Steel Racing. Eaton achieved one win, eight podium finishes, and three fastest laps.
British GT
Abbie Eaton and Marcus Hoggarth's Maserati GT4 at the Brands Hatch motor racing circuit in 2016
In 2016, Eaton moved to the British GT Championship in a Maserati Granturismo MC GT4, the first time that Maserati had been in the British GT for over 20 years. She shared driving duties with Marcus Hoggarth, and their team placed second in the Pro/Am Championship and fourth overall.
Blancpain GT
In 2017, Eaton began with a year out, and was then offered a one off drive for the 2017 Blancpain GT Series in a Ferrari 488 GT3 run by AF Corse. This was Eaton's first time in a GT3 specification car and first time at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza circuit in Italy. Following ten laps of practice, Eaton entered the race as one of the 52 cars starting, and finished in first position in the Am cup, making her the first female ever to win a class in the series. The car was number 961, driven by Eaton, Alex Demirdjian, and Davide Rizzo.
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