Abbie Eaton.
Abbie Eaton is a British racing driver. She has worked for The Grand Tour since 2017, as the show's professional racing driver for sending high performance cars around The Eboladrome, though she has played a role in other segments of the show.
Appearances[]
Eaton first appeared on Series 2 of The Grand Tour, replacing The American, the previous test driver role as portrayed by NASCAR driver Mike Skinner. She has since set many laps in a selection of cars ranging from a McLaren Senna to a Volkswagen Up! GTI. She also featured in many of the shows films:
- In An Itchy Urus, she piloted a Porsche 911 Turbo S while being chased by Clarkson in a Lamborghini Urus in Sweden.
- In Sea to Unsalty Sea, she took part in a challenge set by May where she raced a Renault 9 GTL against the presenters in a selection of GT cars in Azerbaijan to prove that due to traffic laws, road conditions, traffic, etc., even the fastest car in the world will not be faster than any other car on the road.
- In Legends and Luggage, she raced on Clarkson's Suitcase against another racer on Hammond's suitcase at Stansted Airport.
- In Lochdown, she set a benchmark time in a Hillman Avenger which the presenters failed to beat in their large American Cars.
- In Carnage A Trois, she drives a Citroen Saxo VTS and takes part in a French Hot Hatch race against the presenters and two other drivers.
See Also[]
- The American, Abbie's predecessor
- The Stig