GB3 contender Abbi Pulling has been signed up by Nissan as the marque's rookie and simulator driver in the FIA Formula E Championship on a multi-year agreement.
The 22-year-old already has Formula E experience, having topped the times in the all-women's test with Nissan at Jarama last year.
In addition to her GB3 commitments with Rodin Motorsport, the reigning F1 Academy champion will now also take part in Formula E Rookie tests and conduct simulator work for Nissan, and will assist with the initial set-up of the team's new Dynisma simulator.
"I'm really excited to be joining Nissan Formula E Team and extending our collaboration together, after driving for the squad during the all-women's test in Jarama" Pulling said.
"Everything the team did for me during the test was so professional. The time and effort put in to make sure I was prepared was great to see, and the crew were patient with me as a rookie.
"The GEN3 Evo car is so unique, especially the 350kW mode in all-wheel drive which was very fun to use! It's different from anything I've driven before, and it took some time to adjust to the increased power. I'm looking forward to my work in the simulator and to take the car on track as well when the opportunities arise."
Tommaso Volpe, the team's Managing Director and Team Principal is looking forward to working with Pulling.
"We're very pleased to welcome Abbi to the team as our official rookie and simulator driver on a multi-year agreement" he said.
"We were very impressed with her speed, commitment, and professionalism during the all-women's test in Madrid last November, and we're very happy to extend and formalize our collaboration.
"She is very talented – she was able to adapt incredibly quickly to the car and comfortably top the timesheets, which is difficult in every category but even more so in Formula E, so she is the perfect candidate to join us in this role.
"Abbi will have many responsibilities in the position we've created for her; we want to give her as much experience as possible and we are confident that this long-term, continued collaboration will be very beneficial both for the team and for Abbi, to keep developing as a more complete driver."
Pulling returns to GB3 action at the Hungaroring on 5/6 July.