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| Born | Romain David Jeremie Grosjean (1986-04-17)17 April 1986 (age 39) Geneva, Switzerland | ||||||
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| Children | 3 | ||||||
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| IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2023 | ||||||
| Current team | Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse | ||||||
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum | ||||||
| Car number | 63 | ||||||
| Former teams | Iron Lynx | ||||||
| Starts | 11 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 1 | ||||||
| Best finish | 14th in2023(GTD Pro) | ||||||
| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 64 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Team | Reserve Driver (Prema Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 13th (2022,2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2021Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama (Birmingham) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024Music City Grand Prix (Nashville Superspeedway) | ||||||
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| Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
| Nationality |  French | ||||||
| Active years | 2009,2012–2020 | ||||||
| Teams | Renault,Lotus,Haas | ||||||
| Car number | 8 | ||||||
| Entries | 181 (179 starts) | ||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Podiums | 10 | ||||||
| Careerpoints | 391 | ||||||
| Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 1 | ||||||
| First entry | 2009 European Grand Prix | ||||||
| Last entry | 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||
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| Years | 2010,2024 | ||||||
| Teams | Matech,Lamborghini | ||||||
| Best finish | 13th(2024) | ||||||
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Romain David Jeremie Grosjean (French pronunciation:[ʁɔmɛ̃ɡʁoʒɑ̃]; born 17 April 1986) is a French and Swissracing driver, who competes in theIMSA SportsCar Championship forLamborghini and serves as a reserve driver in theIndyCar Series forPrema. Grosjean competedunder the French flag inFormula One between2009 and2020,[a] and theIndyCar Series from2021 to2024.
Born and raised inGeneva to a Swiss father and French mother, Grosjean is the grandson ofOlympic alpine skierFernand Grosjean and the great-grandson of weapons designerEdgar Brandt. Graduating fromkart racing tojunior formulae in 2003 under a Swiss license, Grosjean began his career inFormula LO before moving toFrench Formula Renault in2004 withSG Formula. He dominated thefollowing season with 10 wins from 16 races. He then progressed to theFormula 3 Euro Series, winning the championship in2007 amidst a title battle withSébastien Buemi. Grosjean graduated to theGP2 Series in2008, finishing fourth in his rookie season and winning theAsia Series. A member of theRenault Sport Academy since 2006, Grosjean debuted in Formula One withRenault at the2009 European Grand Prix, replacingNelson Piquet Jr. for the remainder of the2009 season. He returned to junior formulae in 2010, winning theAuto GP Series, as well as becoming a race-winner inFIA GT1. He then won the GP2 title in2011, as well as anotherAsia Series.
In2012, Grosjean returned to Formula One withLotus alongsideKimi Räikkönen. He took his maiden podium finish at theBahrain Grand Prix, repeating this feat inCanada andHungary. Grosjean became the first driver to receive a race ban ineighteen years after causing a multi-car collision at theBelgian Grand Prix. He achieved six further podiums in2013 as he finished a career-best seventh in theWorld Drivers' Championship. Partnered byPastor Maldonado in2014 and2015, he achieved his final podium at the latterBelgian Grand Prix. Grosjean moved toHaas for his2016 campaign, ending his ten-year association withTeam Enstone. He scored several points finishes in his2017,2018 and2019 campaigns alongsideKevin Magnussen, finishing fourth at the2018 Austrian Grand Prix. In2020, Grosjean survived a crash during the opening lap of theBahrain Grand Prix—his final race in Formula One—when hisVF-20 split and caught fire after penetrating a metalcrash barrier; he sustainedsecond-degree burns and credited thehalo device with saving his life.
Grosjean moved to theIndyCar Series in2021 withDale Coyne, achieving his maidenpole position and podium at theGrand Prix of Indianapolis. He scored several further podiums across the2022 and2023 seasons withAndretti. After contesting2024 withJuncos Hollinger, Grosjean moved tosportscar racing withLamborghini in theIMSA SportsCar Championship.
Grosjean was born inGeneva, Switzerland. He was born to a Swiss father and a French mother.[1] He is the great-grandson ofEdgar Brandt, weapon designer and founder of Brandt.[2] He is also the grandson of skierFernand Grosjean, silver medalist in giant slalom at the1950 World Ski Championship inAspen.[3]
Grosjean won all ten rounds of the 2003Formula Lista Junior championship and moved to theFrench Formula Renault championship for 2004.[4] He was seventh in that first season with one win and was champion in 2005 with ten victories. He also appeared in theFormula Renault Eurocup and finished on the podium twice inValencia.[4] With his results and potential in theFormula Renault series, Grosjean joined theRenault Driver Development programme for the continuation of his career.[5]
Grosjean made his Formula Three debut at the2005 Macau Grand Prix, standing in forLoïc Duval atSignature-Plus. He qualified nineteenth and raced to ninth, beating teammatesFábio Carbone and Guillaume Moreau.[4]
He did a full season in the2006 Formula 3 Euro Series but had a tough year, taking only one podium finish and ending the year thirteenth. In a one-off appearance in theBritish Formula Three Championship he started on pole position for both races at Pau, won both, and set the fastest lap in each.[4]
He stayed in the Formula 3 Euro Series for2007 but moved to theASM team, for whichJamie Green,Lewis Hamilton, andPaul di Resta won the previous three titles.[4]Sébastien Buemi led the championship in the early stages but Grosjean moved ahead with a victory in the ninth race of the season at Mugello.[6] 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.[7]
Grosjean took pole position for the prestigiousMasters of Formula 3 race atZolder but finished 14th after stalling at the start.[8]
Grosjean drove for ART in theinauguralGP2 Asia Series season alongsideStephen Jelley, winning both races of the first round of the championship. He went on to win the championship with four race victories and sixty-one points overall.[citation needed]
He stayed withART Grand Prix team for the2008 GP2 Series.[9] His teammates wereLuca Filippi[10] andSakon Yamamoto.
In the first round at theCircuit de Catalunya, Grosjean started eleventh 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.[11] 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 thirteenth at the end of the race.[12] Victory in the sprint race at Istanbul, the fourth round of the season, moved Grosjean into second place in the championship.[13] Despite dropping back from this position, he finished the season fourth and achieved the distinction of being the highest-placed rookie in the championship.
2008 Formula 3 Euro Series championNico Hülkenberg joinedPastor Maldonado at ART for 2009, forcing Grosjean out of the team. Nonetheless, Renault placed him at 2008 team champions Campos Grand Prix for 2009, now known asBarwa Addax.[14] Despite missing the last four rounds, Grosjean finished fourth in the championship standings.
Grosjean was confirmed asRenault's test driver for2008, replacingNelson Piquet Jr., who graduated to a race seat.[15] He drove a Formula One car for the first time at the UK round of the2008 World Series by Renault weekend atSilverstone on 7 and 8 June 2008, where he gave a number of demonstrations of the previous year'sR27 car.
He initially continued in the test driver role at Renault for 2009 but took over Piquet's seat in the wake of theCrashgate controversy from theEuropean Grand Prix onwards.[16] Grosjean qualified fourteenth at theEuropean Grand Prix. He was knocked out of Q2 0.323 seconds off the pace of teammateFernando Alonso. He finished fifteenth in the race after a first-lap collision withLuca Badoer necessitated a stop for a new front wing. For the next round inBelgium Grosjean qualified nineteenth, which he blamed on traffic and yellow flags. In the race, he was eliminated on the first lap after a collision withJenson Button. At theItalian Grand Prix, Grosjean qualified a career-best twelfth, but made a poor start, damaged his car with contact at the first corner, spun on the second lap, and finished fifteenth. He described himself as "very disappointed" after the race.
At theSingapore Grand Prix, Grosjean qualified nineteenth after suffering brake problems. He was hopeful of making progress in the race, but the brake problems reappeared, forcing him to retire after just three laps. At theJapanese Grand Prix, Grosjean qualified eighteenth, which he blamed on rain throughout practice preventing him from fully learning the demandingSuzuka Circuit, which he had never driven on before. He was promoted to seventeenth due toTimo Glock being unable to start the race. He was unable to make progress in the race, finishing sixteenth after struggling with understeer throughout the race on the unfamiliar circuit. At theBrazilian Grand Prix, Grosjean suffered an accident in practice, although he escaped unhurt. He qualified 13th in his repaired car, gained positions at the start, but then slipped back down to thirteenth after complaining of grip and tyre temperature problems, his best result of the season. At the season-endingAbu Dhabi Grand Prix, Grosjean qualified nineteenth, and finished eighteenth and last, again complaining of brake problems during the race. He said afterward that he had "learnt an enormous amount this year, especially being a teammate to Fernando".
On 31 January 2010, after the end of the season news reports had doubts that Grosjean would keep his seat into 2010,Renault confirmed that Grosjean's former GP2 teammate at theAddax Team,Vitaly Petrov would be the team's second driver alongsideRobert Kubica for the2010 season, leaving Grosjean without a Formula One drive for 2010. However, in September 2010, it was confirmed by tyre manufacturerPirelli that Grosjean would complete a test for the company, in anticipation of their return to supplying tyres to the F1 grid in 2011. Grosjean replacedNick Heidfeld, who left his testing duties to take up a race seat atSauber.[17]
After leaving Formula One, Grosjean became involved in sportscar racing. In March 2010, Grosjean secured a drive in the inauguralFIA GT1 World Championship, driving aFord GT1 for theMatech Competition team alongside German driverThomas Mutsch.[18] The pairing won the opening Championship Race of the season inAbu Dhabi and added a second victory atBrno in May to lead the standings after the first three rounds of the season.[19]
In June 2010, Grosjean made his debut in the famousLe Mans 24 Hours endurance race, sharing a Ford GT1 with Mutsch andJonathan Hirschi. After qualifying third in the LMGT1 class, they were forced to retire from the race after 171 laps.[20]
In June 2010, Grosjean made a return to single-seaters, racing for the DAMS team in the third round of theAuto GP season atSpa-Francorchamps.[21] After dominating practice and taking pole position, he won the feature race before finishing second toCarlos Iaconelli in the sprint event.[22] Over the course of the weekend, Grosjean accumulated eighteen points out of a possible nineteen on offer and took away €80,000 prize money as the event's top points scorer. He went on to win three more races to take the title atMonza sixteen points ahead of runner-upEdoardo Piscopo.
On 20 July 2010, Grosjean announced that he would return to GP2 with the DAMS team. He replaced the then Renault test driverJérôme d'Ambrosio for theGerman round of the championship.[23] He later substituted for D'Ambrosio's injured teammate,Ho-Pin Tung, from theBelgian round onwards (despite Tung recovering and returning to the series with a different team), finishing third in Belgium andAbu Dhabi to take fourteenth place in the drivers' standings, only two positions behind D'Ambrosio.[24]
Grosjean returned to GP2 full-time with DAMS for the 2011GP2 Series andGP2 Asia Series seasons.[25] He took two pole positions and one race victory to win the Asia Series by six points fromJules Bianchi, and also won the first race of the main series to lead that championship as well. He lost the championship lead toGiedo van der Garde, after the second round of the series, after an event which was hampered by disqualification due to a technical infringement,[26] but regained it again the following week atMonaco, scoring points in both races despite starting from last place on the grid. After scoring four further wins as part of a mid-season run that included six consecutive podium finishes, he pulled clear of his pursuers and clinched the championship at the penultimate round atSpa-Francorchamps.
At the start of2011, Grosjean returned to the newly brandedLotus Renault GP team as one of five test drivers along withBruno Senna,Ho-Pin Tung,Jan Charouz andFairuz Fauzy. Lotus Renault had planned to runRobert Kubica andVitaly Petrov throughout 2011 but Kubica had a horrific rally accident and was unable to drive during 2011. FormerBMW Sauber teammateNick Heidfeld replaced Kubica for the first eleven races before himself being replaced by Senna from the Belgian Grand Prix onwards. In late October 2011, Lotus Renault announced that Grosjean would drive in the first Friday free practice session in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (replacing Senna) and the Brazilian Grand Prix (replacing Petrov).
On 9 December 2011, it was announced that Grosjean would make his comeback to Formula One in2012, taking the second seat at the newly renamedLotus F1 Team (formerlyRenault, the team that Grosjean raced with in 2009) alongside2007 World ChampionKimi Räikkönen.[27][28]
At theAustralian Grand Prix, Grosjean set the second fastest time in the final free practice session,[29] and while teammate Räikkönen was eliminated in the first part of qualifying, Grosjean made it into the top ten – for the first time, as his previous best was twelfth place[30] – and ultimately qualified in third position.[31] He fell to sixth at the start and retired on the second lap after a collision withPastor Maldonado,[32] which broke his right-front suspension. At the2012 Bahrain Grand Prix he finished third, collecting his first Formula One podium and the first for a French driver sinceJean Alesi at the1998 Belgian Grand Prix.[33] InSpain Grosjean started third, finished fourth and set his first fastest lap in Formula One; the first for a French driver since Alesi at the1996 Monaco Grand Prix. At the2012 Canadian Grand Prix, he collected his second Formula One podium with a career best finish of second, behindLewis Hamilton.
AtValencia, Grosjean was running second when the car's electronics malfunctioned forcing Grosjean's first mechanical-related retirement of the season. At theBritish Grand Prix, Grosjean topped the timesheets during the first free practice session, but qualifying did not go as well; at the end of Q2 he spun into the gravel at the final corner after managing to get into Q3, this meant he could not take any further part in qualifying and started from tenth, although he was promoted to ninth afterNico Hülkenberg received a grid penalty. At the start of the race, he was involved in an incident withPaul di Resta, which forced a pit stop for a new front wing. However, Grosjean fought back through the field to finish in sixth just behind his teammate. At theGerman Grand Prix, Grosjean started nineteenth due to a gearbox penalty and finished eighteenth after picking up a puncture on lap one. A week later, at theHungarian Grand Prix, Grosjean qualified second, the first time a French Formula One driver had started on the front row of the grid since Alesi at the1999 French Grand Prix; Grosjean finished third in the race behind Hamilton and teammate Räikkönen.
AtSpa, Grosjean caused a multi-car pile-up at the start of the race, with Hamilton,Fernando Alonso andSergio Pérez all eliminated from the race as well as Grosjean; the incident was started when Grosjean drove into Hamilton on the approach to the La Source corner.[34] Grosjean was given a one race ban post-race (the first driver to be banned sinceMichael Schumacher in1994),[35] as well as a fine of €50,000, with the FIA saying in a statement "The stewards regard this incident as an extremely serious breach of the regulations, which had the potential to cause injury to others. It eliminated leading championship contenders from the race. The stewards note [that] the team conceded the action was an extremely serious mistake and an error of judgement. Neither the team nor the driver made any submission in mitigation of penalty."[34] He was replaced for the2012 Italian Grand Prix by Lotus test and reserve driverJérôme d'Ambrosio.[36] His team boss,Éric Boullier said that Grosjean learned an important lesson following his ban,[37] however at theJapanese Grand Prix, Grosjean crashed intoMark Webber at the first corner with Webber branding him a "first lap nutcase". Grosjean's actions were condemned by many drivers in the paddock.[38] At theAbu Dhabi Grand Prix, Grosjean was involved in another first lap incident.[39] InSão Paulo Grosjean hit the back ofPedro de la Rosa's HRT in qualifying.[40]
On 14–16 December Grosjean won theRace of Champions after a Grand Final victory overLe Mans legendTom Kristensen at theRajamangala Stadium inBangkok.[41] The day before Grosjean finished in second place in the Nations' Cup event along with his teammateSébastien Ogier in the French team, after defeat by Germany's Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher.[42]
On 17 December 2012, it was confirmed that Grosjean would stay at Lotus for the2013 season.[43]
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He had three points-scoring finishes at the three opening races before receiving a new chassis to help his chances atBahrain; he qualified eleventh and climbed to third. At the next race inSpain, his suspension failed on lap nine. At theMonaco Grand Prix, Grosjean had three crashes during the practice sessions, leading his team principal, Boullier, to tell Grosjean to "wake up".[44] He qualified thirteenth but his race ended when he crashed into the back ofDaniel Ricciardo, earning him a ten-place grid penalty for the next race. At theCanadian Grand Prix he started last on the grid due to the grid penalty but ran as high as eighth in the race before finishing thirteenth as he had to stop for a third time due to heavy tyre wear. On the first lap of theBritish Grand Prix, Grosjean made contact withMark Webber, damaging the front wing of Webber's car. Grosjean retired on the last lap while in eighth position due to serious front wing damage. At theGerman Grand Prix after qualifying 5th he led the race for a while and seemed to be on a faster pace thanSebastian Vettel but the intervention of the safety car changed the race. He was forced to let his teammateKimi Räikkönen pass towards the end of the race as Räikkönen had faster tyres. Grosjean resistedFernando Alonso to earn his second podium of the season behind Vettel and Räikkönen.
At theHungarian Grand Prix Grosjean qualified 3rd on the grid but finished the race in sixth position after receiving a drive-through penalty for crossing the white line as he overtookFelipe Massa. After the race, he was given a further twenty-second time penalty for colliding withJenson Button, however, this did not affect his final position. At theBelgian Grand Prix Grosjean qualified seventh on the grid, and Lotus chose to operate a one-stop strategy on Grosjean's car. Later in the race, he was sent off track bySergio Pérez while Pérez was attempting an overtake – Pérez received a drive-through penalty for the incident. Grosjean finished the race in eighth position after being overtaken by Massa towards the end of the race. At theItalian Grand Prix Grosjean qualified thirteenth as both Lotuses showed a slow pace in practice. After a slow pit stop, he came back to finish in eighth after many overtaking moves and resistingLewis Hamilton on the last lap. InSingapore Grosjean had a difficult weekend full of mechanical problems; and despite qualifying third, he was forced to retire due to an engine issue. At theKorean Grand Prix he qualified fourth and was moved up to third on the grid after a grid penalty for Webber. He made a good start in which he overtook Hamilton and was closing on Vettel until the safety car came out. This intervention aided Räikkönen's progression up the order, and after a small mistake, Grosjean was overtaken by his teammate. Grosjean maintained position behind Räikkönen and secured his third podium of the season, in third.
The next weekend, atSuzuka, he qualified fourth. After a poor start by the Red Bulls on the front row, Grosjean took the lead into the first corner and showed a good pace compared to the Red Bulls behind him, leading almost half the race. Vettel passed him on lap 28 and he was also later overtaken byMark Webber, and finished third for the second straight race. InIndia, Grosjean failed to reach Q2 on medium tyres to save softer tyres, and he ultimately qualified seventeenth. In the race, he had a longer first stint with soft tyres to apply a one pit stop strategy that worked perfectly as he finished third behind Vettel and Rosberg after overtaking Massa and then Räikkönen who forced him off the track on his first overtaking attempt. AtAbu Dhabi, after qualifying seventh (and being promoted to 6th due to teammate Räikkönen's penalty), he had another strong start and strong race, finishing fourth. At theUnited States Grand Prix, Grosjean had a good qualifying session and earned the third spot on the grid behind Vettel and Webber. In the race, Grosjean had a strong start once again, by overtaking Webber and nearly overtaking Vettel. Leading a lap during the pit stop phase, Grosjean finished second by holding off Webber despite numerous overtaking attempts.
On 29 November 2013, it was confirmed that Grosjean would continue with Lotus in 2014.[45]
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A new rule for the2014 season allowed the drivers to pick a car number to use for their entire career. Grosjean was awarded his first choice of number 8. He explained his choice of number on his Facebook page: "Simply I like this number, plus it has some signification to me. My wife was born on 8 December, we started dating in 2008 and besides, to my eyes my son is the 8th wonder of the world. That's why I picked up number 8."[46][47] Among all the races in 2014, he was only able to score on two occasions and claim eight points.[48]
In 2015, Lotus produced a much better car, which was powered by a Mercedes engine. Grosjean showed great potential in testing, but mechanical problems inAustralia and a spin after contact withSergio Pérez inMalaysia prevented Grosjean from scoring points. But after the first two troubled races, Grosjean recorded good performances inChina andBahrain, finishing seventh on both occasions. InSpain, Lotus struggled in practice and qualifying and Grosjean missed out on Q3 for the first time in the season. But in the race, his pace improved and he finished eighth, despite making contact withPastor Maldonado in the opening laps and a mistake in the pits, both of which cost him some time. InMonaco, Grosjean was on for his fourth consecutive points finish, despite a grid penalty for a gearbox change, but he was hit byMax Verstappen while battling for position. Grosjean managed to rejoin, but lost time and finished twelfth.
InCanada, Lotus had one of the fastest cars and Grosjean qualified in an impressive 5th place. In the race, he was in the top 5 but made contact with the Marussia ofWill Stevens, which punctured his tyre. Grosjean had to pit for new tyres, but managed to recover and finished in the points. InAustria, he was racing in the top-ten, but he had a mechanical issue and could not finish the race. InGreat Britain, he retired on lap one after contact withDaniel Ricciardo and teammate Maldonado. InHungary, he struggled again and even had a penalty for an unsafe release in the pits. But near the end of the race, he advance many positions due to other drivers' problems. In the end, he managed to repeat his best finish of the season of 7th, finishing ahead ofNico Rosberg's Mercedes. InBelgium, Lotus again had one of the fastest cars and Grosjean qualified in fourth, but started ninth, because of a penalty. In the race, he consistently gained positions, and a few laps before the finish, Grosjean was running fourth. Ahead of him was Vettel, who was on old tyres, and Grosjean caught up with him with five laps to go. He was not able to overtake, but Vettel's right rear tyre exploded on the penultimate lap. Grosjean moved into the podium positions, to record his first such result since 2013. After the race, Grosjean said that he cried on the last lap.
InItaly Grosjean once again made it into Q3, qualifying in eighth, but was involved in some contact in turn one, provoking his retirement. InSingapore, he was forced to retire a few laps before the end because of a suspected gearbox issue. InJapan, Grosjean was in sixth place after the start but lost a position during the first stops toNico Hülkenberg. Near the end of the race, he was under pressure from Maldonado, who had closed the gap to just over a second, but Grosjean managed to retain his seventh position to the finish and scored points for the first time since Belgium.[49][50]
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On 29 September 2015, it was announced that Grosjean would race for theHaas F1 Team, who were joining the Formula One grid for the2016 season.[51] He was partnered by formerSauber driver andFerrari test driverEsteban Gutiérrez. In the team's first race, theAustralian Grand Prix, Grosjean finished sixth to record Haas' first points and making them the first team sinceToyota Racing to score points in their debut.[52] He was eventually voted Formula One's first Driver of the Day.[53] Grosjean scored again in the followingBahrain Grand Prix by finishing in fifth position,[54] winning Driver of the Day again.[55]
FollowingJenson Button's retirement from full-time racing, the members of theGPDA elected Grosjean to replace Button as one of the directors of the GPDA in May 2017.[56]
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Grosjean drove forHaas for the2017 season where he partneredKevin Magnussen.[57][58] He had multiple retirements, such as in the2017 Australian Grand Prix, where he retired due to a water leak. His second retirement came at the2017 Russian Grand Prix, when he had a collision withJolyon Palmer. His third and final retirement of the season was in the2017 Hungarian Grand Prix due to awheel nut. He scored 28 points in total from eight occasions and finished the season thirteenth.
Haas retained Grosjean for the2018 season where he again partneredMagnussen.[57][58] At theAzerbaijan Grand Prix, Grosjean crashed behind the safety car whilst running in sixth place. His engineer incorrectly blamed the cause of the crash onSauber driverMarcus Ericsson, saying, "I think Ericsson hit us."[59][60] At theSpanish Grand Prix, Grosjean was the cause of a crash on the opening lap. Whilst making his way through turn three, he lost control of hisHaas after running through dirty air. This caused him to spin across the track into the path of the cars behind him, causing a large amount of smoke in the process. He was then hit by Hülkenberg and Gasly, eliminating all three from the race. In theAustrian Grand Prix, Grosjean finished fourth, his best result in his career at Haas, and his first points finish in 2018. Grosjean was disqualified from theItalian Grand Prix after the floor of his car was found to be illegal, taking away a sixth-place finish; although the team appealed this, the decision was upheld.[61][62] Grosjean finished the season fourteenth with 37 points.
On 28 September 2018 it was confirmed thatHaas would retain Grosjean for the2019 season, again partnering Magnussen.[63] Like his 2018 season, Grosjean's 2019 was plagued with reliability issues, poor luck and driver errors. Additionally, theHaas VF-19 suffered from poor pace throughout the season, often qualifying well but falling far behind during races.
The first two races saw a double retirement for Grosjean. InAustralia, a wheel was incorrectly fitted during a pit stop, causing it to come loose on track in an extremely similar incident to hisrace in Australia the year before. InBahrain he was hit byLance Stroll on the opening lap, causing terminal damage. An eleventh-place finish inChina followed, before a third retirement in four races inAzerbaijan due to a brake failure. Grosjean scored his first point of the season by finishing tenth inSpain, and followed this up with another tenth-place finish inMonaco.
Grosjean finished fourteenth inCanada after a collision in front of him on the first lap sent debris into his car, causing him to lose positions. He then retired from the next race, hishome race in France. Another retirement came two races later inBritain, after contact with teammate Magnussen on the first lap, ending the races of both drivers. Both were blamed and criticised for the incident, at a race in which Grosjean was testing the old spec of the VF-19 so that the team could understand their recent lack of pace.[64] His best—and final—points finish of the season came inGermany, when he crossed the line in ninth place but was promoted to seventh after theAlfa Romeo drivers were penalised post-race for the use of driver aids.
Another retirement came inHungary due to a hydraulics issue. InSingapore, Grosjean taggedGeorge Russell during an overtake attempt, damaging his front wing and causing theWilliams driver to crash into a wall. Grosjean finished the race in eleventh. Another retirement followed inRussia after a first-lap collision withDaniel Ricciardo andAntonio Giovinazzi sent him into the barriers. InBrazil, Grosjean was running in seventh place late in the race behindPierre Gasly and ahead ofCarlos Sainz Jr., before issues with his car dropped him back to fourteenth by the finish line (thirteenth after a penalty forNico Hülkenberg). Gasly and Sainz would go on to finish second and third in the race.
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Grosjean ended the season in eighteenth place in the championship with eight points, his worst full-season in Formula One.
On 19 September 2019, Haas announced that Grosjean would remain with the team for the2020 season alongside Magnussen.[65]
Grosjean retired from the first race inAustria and finished thirteenth at thesame venue a week later. His finish at Styria would prove to be his highest finish for the next six races, when he finished twelfth inItaly and again inTuscany. He scored ninth inGermany for his only points of the season. Ahead of thePortuguese Grand Prix, Grosjean announced he and Magnussen were to leave Haas at the end of 2020.[66]
In what would be his final race, Grosjean suffered a serious crash in the2020 Bahrain Grand Prix on the first lap in which hisHaas VF-20 made contact with theAlphaTauri AT01 ofDaniil Kvyat, and hit the barrier at high speed, splitting the car in half, releasing the fuel and causing a significant fire. The force and angle of the impact caused the driver's compartment and the front half of the car to be wedged into the barrier, while the rear half was separated from the rest of the vehicle, igniting the car immediately upon impact.[67]
The impact was measured at 67g (660 m/s2; 2,200 ft/s2).[68] He was able to exit the car unaided after 28 seconds, and was helped away from the crash scene byAlan van der Merwe andIan Roberts, with minor burn injuries to his hands and ankles before being airlifted to a nearby military hospital.[69] The crash caused ared flag for more than an hour to recover the chassis and repair the damaged barrier section.[70] Thehalo head-protective device, introduced in Formula One in 2018, was credited with saving his life: it sheltered Grosjean's head and body from coming into contact with the barrier upon collision.[71][72][73] Grosjean ultimately missed the last two races of the season, and was replaced by Haas reserve driverPietro Fittipaldi.[74][75] He underwent surgery for his injuries on 16 December.[76]
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Grosjean was due to test drive theMercedes AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+, which won the2019 Formula One World Championship, for a full day of testing with the team at the2021 French Grand Prix.[77] The test was delayed due to pandemic related travel restrictions.[78] On 26 September 2025, Grosjean drove aHaas VF-23 in a test at Mugello, marking his return to Formula One machinery following his 2020 crash.[79]
From 2021 onwards, Grosjean chose to compete in theIndyCar Series.
For2021 Grosjean competed on a joint deal betweenDale Coyne Racing andRick Ware Racing with backing fromHonda. Grosjean was scheduled to only participate in thestreet androad course events in the2021 season but he later announced after the Indianapolis 500 that he would run theBommarito Automotive Group 500 to get experience racing on ovals for a potential full schedule in 2022.[80][81][82] Because his only oval race would be on what IndyCar considers a short oval Haas F1 Team colleaguePietro Fittipaldi was signed to replace Grosjean for IndyCar's three races on superspeedways, the double header atTexas Motor Speedway and the2021 Indianapolis 500.
Grosjean quickly adapted to IndyCar racing and immediately showed pace. He recorded three podium finishes on the season; two second-place finishes at both rounds on theIMS Road Course and a third-place finish atLaguna Seca.[83][84] In addition he made the final round of qualifying at both rounds on the IMS Road Course andDetroit,Nashville, andLong Beach. The highpoint of Grosjean's season was at the first round at Indianapolis, where after sitting out for two weeks he returned and out qualified fellow rookieScott McLaughlin,Josef Newgarden,Jack Harvey,Conor Daly, andAlex Palou to earn his first IndyCar pole position and first pole position since May 2011, when he was on pole in GP2 at Istanbul Park with DAMS.[85] He went on to finish in second place behind winnerRinus VeeKay.[86] Other highlights included making up ten positions at Laguna Seca, several passes of which he made at the famed "Corkscrew", the location ofAlex Zanardi's iconic pass onBryan Herta in 1996, and his first ever oval race atGateway, where he recorded the most overtakes for the race despite finishing fourteenth.[87][88][89] Grosjean also recorded top ten finishes atBarber,Road America, andMid-Ohio.[90][91][92]
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Grosjean's arrival to IndyCar coincided with the arrival of three-timeSupercars champion Scott McLaughlin and seven-timeNASCAR championJimmie Johnson to the series, creating what some pundits dubbed the most intriguing rookie class to American open wheel racing since the arrival ofNigel Mansell to CART in the early 1990s.[93] Many pundits picked Grosjean to have the strongest season of the three due to his extensive open-wheel experience, picking him to be a potential candidate for IndyCar Rookie of the Year despite competing for a team with significantly fewer resources than McLaughlin'sTeam Penske or Johnson'sChip Ganassi Racing and not racing a full schedule.[94] While Johnson would be the slowest to adapt to IndyCar racing and would run the fewest events of the three, McLaughlin and Grosjean were frequently measured against each other throughout the season. McLaughlin outperformed Grosjean four times during their rookie seasons; at St. Petersburg where he had made his IndyCar debut the previous year while Grosjean was racing there for the first time, at Grosjean's first-ever oval race at Gateway, and atPortland and Long Beach after Grosjean was caught up in an accident caused by other drivers on the opening laps.[95][96] Grosjean's performances were so strong that despite his partial schedule he was nearly able to outscore McLaughlin for the Rookie of the Year award heading into the final race at Long Beach. Both Grosjean and McLaughlin downplayed any comparisons between the two, with Grosjean noting that comparing the two's rookie results in IndyCar did not take into account his nearly two decades of open-wheel racing compared to only one year of open-wheel racing experience for McLaughlin.[97]
Grosjean droveAndretti Autosport's No. 28 DHL Honda entry in the2022 season, replacing the outgoingRyan Hunter-Reay.[98] Grosjean underwent his rookie orientation at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on 5 October 2021, and confirmed that he will be racing in the2022 Indianapolis 500 along with the entire 2022 schedule.[99] Grosjean picked up his first podium with Andretti Autosport at Long Beach, nearly taking the win from Josef Newgarden before an accident caused byTakuma Sato caused the race to finish under caution.[100] He managed to advance to Q2 in his first Indianapolis 500 but ultimately crashed out of the race. Overall 2022 was a difficult season for Grosjean, as he struggled with bad luck and on track contact with teammates and other drivers.
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In 2023 Grosjean won the pole at the season opener but a late race collision withScott McLaughlin ended his chances of a victory.[101] He again crashed out at Texas when fighting for a podium finish before picking up two consecutive second-place finishes at Long Beach and Barber. The rest of the season was not a success as he suffered numerous DNFs and posted only one top-ten finish in the remaining thirteen races.
On 3 September NBC reported that Grosjean would not be retained by Andretti for the 2024 season.[102] A month later, Grosjean announced that he would be taking legal action against Andretti.[103]
On 2 November it was announced that Grosjean would be racing for theJuncos Hollinger Racing team for the2024 season, replacing the departingCallum Ilott. This marked his first drive in IndyCar in a Chevrolet powered car, having raced in the No. 51 and No. 28 Honda cars with Dale Coyne and Andretti. He finished fourth in the2024 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey atLaguna Seca.[104]
Grosjean was not kept at the team after 2024, with Juncos choosing to signSting Ray Robb andConor Daly for the2025 season.[105]
On 10 January 2025 it was confirmed that the new teamPrema Racing would hire Grosjean as a reserve driver.[106]
Grosjean married French journalist and television presenterMarion Jollès on 27 June 2012 inChamonix.[107] They have been together since 2008. On 29 July 2013, Marion gave birth to a son.[108] They have a second child who was born on 16 May 2015[109] and a daughter born on 31 December 2017.
After signing with Andretti Autosport and committed to racing full time in the IndyCar series, he announced that he would be moving toMiami with his family. They chose Miami due to the city's selection of French-language schools and the ability to get direct flights between Miami and Paris.[110]
Early in his motorsports career, Grosjean worked at a bank in Geneva.[111]
Grosjean is a qualified pilot and frequently uploads videos related to flying on his YouTube channel.[112]
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Grosjean holds endorsements with various brands includingChristian Roth (Via DITA Eyewear),Richard Mille,Bell Sports, Seier Capital, and Field Pass[113]
In 2014 Grosjean was featured in French disc jockeyDavid Guetta's music video titled "Dangerous".[114]
In October 2017 Grosjean launchedCuisine et Confidences, a cookbook he authored with his wife.[115]
Grosjean also founded R8G eSports, a sim racing team.[116]
He also has his ownYouTube channel called Romain Grosjean Official with 253K subscribers which he launched in November 2017.
In 2024, Grosjean became a partner in Field Pass Inc, a brand management and media company he worked with as a client in 2023.[117]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | French Championship — ICA | 1st | |
| 2002 | Grand Prix Karting FFSA — Espoir | 34th | |
| Monaco Kart Cup — Formula A | Christian Grosjean | 16th | |
| 2003 | European Championship - Western Region Qualification — ICA | SG Compétition | DNF |
| Grand Prix Karting FFSA — Espoir | 34th | ||
| 2011 | ERDF Masters Kart — Stars | 5th |
† As Grosjean was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SG Formula | NOG 1 17 | NOG 2 3 | VDV 1 Ret | VDV 2 6 | PAU 1 18 | PAU 2 Ret | DIJ 1 1 | DIJ 2 Ret | ALB 1 2 | ALB 2 3 | LMS 1 6 | LMS 2 Ret | MAG 1 Ret | MAG 2 5 | 7th | 130 | ||
| 2005 | SG Formula | NOG 1 2 | NOG 2 3 | LÉD 1 Ret | LÉD 2 5 | PAU 1 1 | PAU 2 1 | DIJ 1 1 | DIJ 2 1 | VDV 1 DSQ | VDV 2 1 | LMS 1 1 | LMS 2 1 | ALB 1 1 | ALB 2 1 | MAG 1 1 | MAG 2 2 | 1st | 211 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SG Formula | MNZ 1 7 | MNZ 2 Ret | VAL 1 10 | VAL 2 13 | MAG 1 6 | MAG 2 24 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | BRN 1 | BRN 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | SPA 25 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | OSC 1 5 | OSC 2 22 | 14th | 32 |
| 2005 | SG Formula | ZOL 1 Ret | ZOL 2 5 | VAL 1 3 | VAL 2 2 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | BIL 1 | BIL 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | EST 1 32 | EST 2 DNS | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 24 | 12th | 28 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Signature-Plus | Dallara F305/029 | Mercedes | HOC 1 21 | HOC 2 13 | LAU 1 6 | LAU 2 4 | OSC 1 3 | OSC 2 6 | BRH 1 9 | BRH 2 6 | NOR 1 12 | NOR 2 8 | NÜR 1 18 | NÜR 2 10 | ZAN 1 4 | ZAN 2 11 | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 9 | BUG 1 20 | BUG 2 12 | HOC 1 DSQ | HOC 2 DSQ | 13th | 19 |
| 2007 | ASM Formule 3 | Dallara F305/059 | Mercedes | HOC 1 5 | HOC 2 1 | BRH 1 1 | BRH 2 Ret | NOR 1 1 | NOR 2 Ret | MAG 1 2 | MAG 2 7 | MUG 1 1 | MUG 2 2 | ZAN 1 1 | ZAN 2 3 | NÜR 1 5 | NÜR 2 2 | CAT 1 8 | CAT 2 DSQ | NOG 1 1 | NOG 2 3 | HOC 1 2 | HOC 2 3 | 1st | 106 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ART Grand Prix | DUB1 FEA 1 | DUB1 SPR 1 | SEN FEA 4 | SEN SPR 4 | SEP FEA 9 | SEP SPR 2 | BHR FEA 1 | BHR SPR Ret | DUB2 FEA 1 | DUB2 SPR Ret | 1st | 61 |
| 2011 | DAMS | YMC FEA 2 | YMC SPR Ret | IMO FEA 1 | IMO SPR 7 | 1st | 24 | ||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ART Grand Prix | CAT FEA 5 | CAT SPR 13 | IST FEA 2 | IST SPR 1 | MON FEA Ret | MON SPR 10 | MAG FEA Ret | MAG SPR Ret | SIL FEA 5 | SIL SPR 8 | HOC FEA 2 | HOC SPR 4 | HUN FEA 17 | HUN SPR 12 | VAL FEA 3 | VAL SPR Ret | SPA FEA 1 | SPA SPR 9 | MNZ FEA 4 | MNZ SPR 3 | 4th | 62 |
| 2009 | Barwa Addax Team | CAT FEA 1 | CAT SPR 2 | MON FEA 1 | MON SPR 17† | IST FEA Ret | IST SPR 12 | SIL FEA 5 | SIL SPR 4 | NÜR FEA 18† | NÜR SPR 5 | HUN FEA 10 | HUN SPR 4 | VAL FEA | VAL SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | ALG FEA | ALG SPR | 4th | 45 |
| 2010 | DAMS | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA | MON SPR | IST FEA | IST SPR | VAL FEA | VAL SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | HOC FEA 20 | HOC SPR 19† | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | SPA FEA 3 | SPA SPR 6 | MNZ FEA 13 | MNZ SPR 17† | YMC FEA 6 | YMC SPR 3 | 14th | 14 |
| 2011 | DAMS | IST FEA 1 | IST SPR 10 | CAT FEA DSQ | CAT SPR 9 | MON FEA 4 | MON SPR 3 | VAL FEA 1 | VAL SPR Ret | SIL FEA 4 | SIL SPR 1 | NÜR FEA 3 | NÜR SPR 1 | HUN FEA 1 | HUN SPR 3 | SPA FEA 3 | SPA SPR 4 | MNZ FEA 3 | MNZ SPR 21 | 1st | 89 | ||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | DAMS | BRN 1 | BRN 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | SPA 1 1 | SPA 2 2 | MAG 1 1 | MAG 2 Ret | NAV 1 3 | NAV 2 1 | MNZ 1 1 | MNZ 2 3 | 1st | 58 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dale Coyne Racing w/Rick Ware Racing | 51 | Dallara DW12 | Honda | ALA 10 | STP 13 | TXS | TXS | IMS 2 | INDY | DET 23 | DET 24 | ROA 5 | MOH 7 | NSH 16 | IMS 2 | GTW 14 | POR 22 | LAG 3 | LBH 24 | 15th | 272 | [118] | ||
| 2022 | Andretti Autosport | 28 | STP 5 | TXS 26 | LBH 2 | ALA 7 | IMS 17 | INDY 31 | DET 17 | ROA 4 | MOH 21 | TOR 16 | IOW 7 | IOW 9 | IMS 16 | NSH 16 | GTW 13 | POR 19 | LAG 7 | 13th | 328 | [119] | |||
| 2023 | STP 18 | TXS 14 | LBH 2 | ALA 2 | IMS 11 | INDY 30 | DET 24 | ROA 25 | MOH 13 | TOR 22 | IOW 11 | IOW 12 | NSH 6 | IMS 18 | GTW 12 | POR 27 | LAG 11 | 13th | 296 | [120] | |||||
| 2024 | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 77 | Chevrolet | STP 22 | THE DNQ | LBH 8 | ALA 12 | IMS 12 | INDY 19 | DET 23 | ROA 7 | LAG 4 | MOH 23 | IOW 24 | IOW 10 | TOR 9 | GTW 16 | POR 27 | MIL 24 | MIL 9 | NSH 16 | 17th | 260 | [121] | |
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dallara | Honda | 9 | 31 | Andretti Autosport |
| 2023 | Dallara | Honda | 19 | 30 | Andretti Autosport |
| 2024 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 26 | 19 | Juncos Hollinger Racing |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Matech Competition | Ford GT1 | ABU QR 2 | ABU CR 1 | SIL QR 21 | SIL CR Ret | BRN QR 6 | BRN CR 1 | PRI QR 7 | PRI CR 7 | SPA QR 20 | SPA CR 14 | NÜR QR | NÜR CR | ALG QR | ALG CR | NAV QR | NAV CR | INT QR | INT CR | SAN QR | SAN CR | 11th | 62 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  Matech Competition |  Thomas MutschJonathan Hirschi | Ford GT1 | GT1 | 171 | DNF | DNF |
| 2024 |  LamborghiniIron Lynx | Matteo CairoliAndrea Caldarelli | Lamborghini SC63 | Hypercar | 309 | 13th | 13th |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Iron Lynx | GTD Pro | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini 5.2 LV10 | DAY 4 | SEB 4 | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 14th | 612 |
| 2024 | Iron Lynx | GTD Pro | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | DAY 12 | MOS | VIR | 43rd | 213 | ||||||||
| Lamborghini –Iron Lynx | GTP | Lamborghini SC63 | Lamborghini 3.8 L twin-turbo V8 | SEB 7 | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | ELK | IMS 8 | PET 8 | 22nd | 764 | ||||
| 2025 | Automobili Lamborghini Squadra Corse | GTP | Lamborghini SC63 | Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8 | DAY 12 | SEB 13 | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL 7 | ELK | IMS 10 | PET 4 | 15th | 1209 | ||
