Michaël Rossi (born 12 April 1988 in

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) is a French racing driver.

Career

After racing in

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, 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 The Renault Eurocup Mégane Trophy was a one-make racing series created and managed by Renault Sport. The series has raced with the Renault Mégane Renault Sport since 2005 as part of the World Series by Renault. The Renault Eurocup has run wi ...

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 The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It has had several different incarnations, including a s ...

, driving a

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-prepared car. He scored a victory at Brno and at

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. 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

debut at the 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Japan at

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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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rossi, Michael 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Chambéry French racing drivers Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers French Formula Renault 2.0 drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers SEAT León Eurocup drivers Eurocup Mégane Trophy drivers FIA GT1 World Championship drivers European Touring Car Cup drivers TDS Racing drivers SG Formula drivers Cupra Racing drivers Boutsen Ginion Racing drivers