Michaël Rossi

Michaël Rossi
Michaël Rossi
	In 2010, as a WTCC driver.
Nationality	French
Born	12 April 1988 (age 36); Chambéry (France)
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

Michaël Rossi (born 12 April 1988 in Chambéry) is a French racing driver.

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
	French Formula Renault 2.0	SG Formula	11	0	0	0	0	1	21st
	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
2008	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	SUNRED Engineering	6	1	0	0	3	0	NC‡
	Eurocup Mégane Trophy	Boutsen Energy Racing	2	0	0	1	1	10	9th
	Formula Le Mans	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)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2010	SR-Sport	SEAT León TDI	BRA 1	BRA 2	MAR 1	MAR 2	ITA 1	ITA 2	BEL 1	BEL 2	POR 1	POR 2	GBR 1	GBR 2	CZE 1	CZE 2	GER 1	GER 2	ESP 1	ESP 2	JPN 1 Ret	JPN 2 12	MAC 1	MAC 2	25th	0

Complete GT1 World Championship results

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pos	Points
2011	DKR Engineering	Corvette	ABU QR Ret	ABU CR 13	ZOL QR 9	ZOL CR Ret	ALG QR 15	ALG CR Ret	SAC QR	SAC CR	SIL QR 9	SIL CR Ret	NAV QR 8	NAV CR 7	PRI QR 8	PRI CR 10							23rd	17
2011	Exim Bank Team China	Corvette															ORD QR 15	ORD CR 16	BEI QR 8	BEI CR 5	SAN QR 11	SAN CR Ret	23rd	17

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Michaël Rossi | Racing career profile | Driver Database".
^ "SEAT Leon Eurocup". www.seatleoneurocup.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.

External links

Official website
Michaël Rossi career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Pedro Petiz	Eurocup Mégane Trophy Champion 2008	Succeeded by Mike Verschuur

[Stats-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Michaël Rossi | Racing career profile | Driver Database".

[2] "SEAT Leon Eurocup". www.seatleoneurocup.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.

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