Michaël Rossi
French racing driver
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Michaël Rossi (born 12 April 1988 in Chambéry) is a French racing driver.
| Michaël Rossi | |
|---|---|
| |
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 12 April 1988 |
| SEAT León Eurocup career | |
| Current team | SUNRED Engineering |
| Car number | 32 |
| Starts | 8 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2010 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009 2009 2008 2007–09 2006 2006 2006 | SEAT León Supercopa Spain Formula Le Mans THP Spider Cup Eurocup Mégane Trophy French Formula Renault FR2.0 UK Winter Series Formula Renault 2.0 Italy |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 | Eurocup Mégane Trophy |
Career
After racing in karting, Rossi raced in the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 in 2006 driving for both SG Formula and Hexis Racing.[1] However he only scored one point in 11 races, placing him 21st in the standings.[1]
In 2007, Rossi raced in the Eurocup Mégane Trophy with the Racing for Belgium team, finishing ninth in the standings with one victory.[1] For 2008 he moved to the TDS Racing team, taking four wins on the way to the championship title.[1]
In 2009 Rossi moved to the SEAT León Eurocup, a support series for the World Touring Car Championship, driving a SUNRED Engineering-prepared car.[1] He scored a victory at Brno and at Imola.[1] He finished sixth in the standings after missing two of the six rounds in mid-season.[1] He did a few races of the Spanish series, and scored a podium in his one-off Mégane Trophy return.[1]
As the overall winner of the León Eurocup weekend in Imola,[2] Rossi made his World Touring Car Championship debut at the 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Japan at Okayama driving for SR-Sport.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Italian Formula Renault 2.0 | CO2 Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | NC |
| French Formula Renault 2.0 | Hexis Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21st | |
| SG Formula | |||||||||
| British Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series | SL Formula Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A† | N/A† | |
| 2007 | Eurocup Mégane Trophy | Racing for Belgium | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 9th |
| 2008 | Eurocup Mégane Trophy | TDS Racing | 14 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 170 | 1st |
| THP Spider Cup | RBA Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22nd | |
| 2009 | SEAT León Eurocup | SUNRED Engineering | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 6th |
| SEAT León Supercopa Spain | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | NC‡ | ||
| Eurocup Mégane Trophy | Boutsen Energy Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9th | |
| Formula Le Mans Cup | Exagon Engineering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23rd |
† - Unlicensed driver: allowed to race without scoring. ‡ - As Rossi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete WTCC results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)