Michaël Rossi

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. However he only scored one point in 11 races, placing him 21st in the standings.

In 2007, Rossi raced in the Eurocup Mégane Trophy with the Racing for Belgium team, finishing ninth in the standings with one victory. For 2008 he moved to the TDS Racing team, taking four wins on the way to the championship title.

In 2009 Rossi moved to the SEAT León Eurocup, a support series for the World Touring Car Championship, driving a SUNRED Engineering-prepared car. He scored a victory at Brno and at Imola. He finished sixth in the standings after missing two of the six rounds in mid-season. He did a few races of the Spanish series, and scored a podium in his one-off Mégane Trophy return.

As the overall winner of the León Eurocup weekend in Imola, 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

† - 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)

Complete GT1 World Championship results

References

External links

• Official website
• Michaël Rossi career summary at DriverDB.com

1. Francis Rossi
2. Mike Rossi
3. Alexander Rossi
4. Rossi (surname)
5. Michael Rossi (Peyton Place)
6. Portia de Rossi
7. Valentino Rossi
8. John Wayne Gacy
9. Theo Rossi
10. Paolo Rossi
11. 2008 Eurocup Mégane Trophy
12. Ed Nelson
13. 61st Street (TV series)
14. 2009 SEAT León Eurocup
15. Nicholas Alahverdian
16. Giuseppe Rossi
17. Michael Matteo Rossi
18. Renault Sport Series
19. Peyton Place (TV series)
20. TDS Racing