Michaël Rossi

Michaël Rossi
Born	(1988-04-12) April 12, 1988 Chambéry, France
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2006–2011
Known for	Winning the 2008 Eurocup Mégane Trophy championship; competing in World Touring Car Championship

Michaël Rossi (born 12 April 1988 in Chambéry) is a professional racing driver from France.

Career

Following his karting beginnings, Rossi took part in the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 during 2006, competing with both SG Formula and Hexis Racing. He earned a single point across 11 events, finishing the season in 21st place overall.

In 2007, Rossi participated in the Eurocup Mégane Trophy representing Racing for Belgium, where he secured one win and ended the year ninth in the standings. The next season, he signed with TDS Racing, achieving four victories and ultimately winning the championship.

The year 2009 saw Rossi transition to the SEAT León Eurocup, a supporting competition for the World Touring Car Championship, piloting a vehicle prepared by SUNRED Engineering. He claimed victories at Brno and Imola, ranking sixth overall despite missing two events. Additionally, he competed in the Spanish series and made a one-time return to the Mégane Trophy, where he earned a podium finish.

By winning the overall title at the León Eurocup event held at Imola, Rossi made his World Touring Car Championship debut at the 2010 Race of Japan hosted at Okayama International Circuit, driving for SR-Sport.

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

† - Competed without official licensing; permitted to race but not score points.

Complete WTCC results

(key) (Bold indicates pole position) (Italicized denotes fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	DC	Points

|- ! 2010 ! SR-Sport ! SEAT León TDI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#efcfff;"| style="background:#cfcfff;"| | | 25th 0 |}

Full GT1 World Championship Results

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