Michaël Rossi

Michaël Rossi
In 2010, as a WTCC driver.
Nationality	French
Born	12 April 1988 (1988-04-12) (age 23) Chambéry (France)
2011 SEAT León Eurocup
Current team	SUNRED Engineering
Car no.	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
		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	Exagon Engineering	2	0	0	0	0	13	23rd

† - Unlicenced 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
	Exim Bank Team China																ORD QR 15	ORD CR 16	BEI QR 8	BEI CR 5	SAN QR 11	SAN CR Ret

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/3961/career/
2. ^ http://www.seatleoneurocup.com/Read_News.asp?idNews=23

External links

• Official website
• Career statistics from Driver Database

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

Persondata
Name	Rossi, Michael
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Date of birth	April 12, 1988
Place of birth	Bélier (France)
Date of death
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