Romain Grosjean
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| Romain Grosjean | |
| Nationality |  Swiss /  French |
| Date of Birth | April 17, 1986 |
| Place of Birth | Geneva (Switzerland) |
| 2008 GP2 Series | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | ART Grand Prix |
| Car No. | 4 |
| Starts | 6 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005 2004 2003 2006-07 2008 |
Formula Renault Eurocup French Formula Renault Swiss Formula Renault Formula Three Euroseries GP2 Asia Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 2007 2005 2003 |
GP2 Asia Series Formula Three Euroseries French Formula Renault Swiss Formula Renault |
Romain Grosjean (b. April 17, 1986) is a racing driver from Geneva, Switzerland, who competes under a French racing licence.[1] He was recently crowned the 2007 Formula Three Euroseries drivers' champion and the inaugural GP2 Asia Series champion.
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[edit] Early racing career
Grosjean won all ten rounds of the 2003 Swiss Formula Renault championship and moved to the French Formula Renault championship for 2004.[1]
He was seventh in that first season with one win and champion in 2005 with ten victories. Grosjean also appeared in the Formula Renault Eurocup and finished on the podium twice in Valencia.[1]
[edit] Formula Three
Grosjean made his F3 debut at the demanding Macau Guia circuit, standing in for Loic Duval at Signature-Plus. He qualified 19th and raced to ninth, beating team mates Fabio Carbone and Guillaume Moreau.[1]
He did a full season in the F3 Euroseries in 2006 but had a tough year, taking only one podium finish and ending the year 13th. But in a one-off appearance in the British Formula Three Championship he started on pole position for both races at Pau, won both and set fastest lap in each.[1]
He stayed in the F3 Euroseries for 2007 but stepped up to ASM Formule 3, for which Jamie Green, Lewis Hamilton, and Paul di Resta won the previous three titles.[1] Sebastien Buemi led the championship in the early stages but Grosjean moved ahead with a victory in the ninth race of the season at Mugello.[2] He maintained a lead in the standings from that point onwards and won the title at the final round of the year with one race in hand.[3]
Grosjean took pole position for the prestigious Masters of F3 race at Zolder but finished 14th after stalling at the start.[4]
[edit] GP2 Series
Grosjean drove for ART in the inaugural GP2 Asia Series season alongside Stephen Jelley, winning both races of the first round of the championship. He went to to win the championship with four race victories and sixty points overall.
He stayed with ART Grand Prix team for the 2008 GP2 Series season.[5] His team-mate is Luca Filippi.[6]
In the first round at the Circuit de Catalunya Grosjean started 11th after engine problems in qualifying. He rose through the field to finish fifth in the feature race, giving him fourth on the grid for the shorter sprint race.[7] After a good start Grosjean was up to second and then passed Kobayashi for the lead. But Grosjean made a mistake on a late rolling restart and Kobayashi tried to pass him again for the lead. Grosjean moved across on Kobayashi to keep the position but the stewards decided his defensive move was illegal and gave him a drive-through penalty dropping him to 13th at the end of the race.[8] Victory in the sprint race at Istanbul, the fourth round of the season, moved Grosjean into second place in the championship. [9]
[edit] Formula One
Grosjean has been confirmed as Renault's test driver for 2008, replacing Nelson Angelo Piquet who has graduated to a race seat.[10] He drove an F1 car for the first time at the UK round of the 2008 World Series by Renault weekend at Silverstone on June 7 and June 8, 2008, where he gave a number of demonstrations of the previous year's R27 car.
[edit] Racing record
[edit] Complete GP2 Series results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Asia |
ART | UAE FEA 1 |
UAE SPR 1 |
IND FEA 4 |
IND SPR 4 |
MAL SPR 9 |
MAL FEA 2 |
BHR SPR 1 |
BHR FEA Ret |
UAE FEA 1 |
UAE SPR Ret |
1st | 61 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | ART | ESP FEA 5 |
ESP SPR 13 |
TUR FEA 2 |
TUR SPR 1 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 10 |
FRA FEA * |
FRA SPR * |
GBR FEA * |
GBR SPR * |
GER FEA * |
GER SPR * |
HUN FEA * |
HUN SPR * |
EUR FEA * |
EUR SPR * |
BEL FEA * |
BEL SPR * |
ITA FEA * |
ITA SPR * |
3rd* | 19* |
* Season in progress.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Meet the rookies: Romain Grosjean. F1Fanatic.co.uk (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ F3 Euro Mugello 1: Grosjean moves ahead. MaximumMotorsport.co.uk (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ Bradley, Charles. Grosjean takes title autosport.com, 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ Hülkenberg wins F3 Masters as Grosjean stalls. MaximumMotorsport.co.uk (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ "Grosjean to race for ART in 2008", autosport.com, 2007-12-11. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
- ^ "Filippi confirmed at ART for 2008", autosport.com, 2007-12-17. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
- ^ "Alvaro Parente wins on GP2 debut in Barcelona", maximummotorsport.co.uk, 2008-04-26. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ "Kobayashi triumphs as Grosjean cracks under pressure", maximummotorsport.co.uk, 2008-04-27. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ "Eight cars crash on first lap, Bruno Senna hits a dog, it's another GP2 sprint race", maximummotorsport.co.uk, 2008-05-11. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Alonso, Piquet, Grosjean with Renault...", uk.eurosport.yahoo.com, 2007-12-10. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
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| Preceded by Paul di Resta |
Formula Three Euroseries Drivers' Champion 2007 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by None |
GP2 Asia Series Drivers' Champion 2008 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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