The 24-year-old Jose began his motorsport career in karting at
the age of 13, before graduating to single seaters in 2006 when he
entered the Master Formula Junior series. Abadin then moved up to
Spanish F3 in 2008 with Novo Team Eca.
Jose stayed in the category, renamed the European F3 Open
Series, for the following two seasons with the Drivex team,
finishing seventh overall last year. He also claimed third in the
series' 2009 Copa de España class, taking three wins in the
process.