Jérôme Grosset-Janin
| Jérôme Grosset-Janin | |
|---|---|
 Grosset-Janin at the 2018 World RX of Portugal | |
| Nationality |
 |
| Born |
19 June 1984 Sallanches, France |
| FIA World Rallycross Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | GC Kompetition |
| Car no. | 74 |
| Former teams | Albatec Racing |
| Starts | 13 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Best finish | 17th in 2014 |
| FIA ERX Supercar Championship | |
| Years active | 2012–2017 |
| Former teams |
Albatec Racing Jérôme Grosset-Janin |
| Starts | 23 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2015, 2016 |
Jérôme Grosset-Janin (born 19 June 1984) is a French rallycross driver from Sallanches, Haute-Savoie.
Biography
Grosset-Janin began his motorsport career in ice racing in 2003, and competed in the 2005 Andros Trophy, where he secured 14 podiums from 14 races. The following year, at age 22, he switched to rallying in the French Asphalt Rally Championship, finishing third to become the youngest driver to win a rally and reach the podium.
In 2009, Grosset-Janin returned to rallycross, finishing third in the French Rallycross Championship in 2010 and 2011. In 2012, he finished runner-up and in 2013 he was crowned French Rallycross Champion. In 2014, he piloted a Clio in the British round of the FIA European Rallycross Championship and finished sixth overall in the heats.[1] In 2015, he raced a full-time campaign in the European Rallycross Championship with Albatec Racing, winning in Belgium on his way to second in the championship behind Tommy Rustad.
Grosset-Janin currently races in the World Rallycross Championship for Renault. He took his first podium in Sweden 2018.
Racing record
Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results
Division 1
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ERX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Jérôme Grosset-Janin | Citroën Xsara T16 4x4 | FRA 14 |
POR |
AUT |
CZE |
NOR |
SWE |
BEL |
NED |
POL |
GER |
40th | 3 |
| 2010 | Jérôme Grosset-Janin | Citroën C4 T16 4x4 | POR |
FRA 8 |
GBR |
HUN |
SWE |
FIN |
BEL |
GER |
POL |
CZE |
27th | 9 |
Supercar
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ERX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Jérôme Grosset-Janin | Renault Clio | GBR |
FRA 6 |
AUT |
HUN |
NOR |
SWE |
BEL 5 |
NED |
FIN |
GER |
18th | 23 |
| 2013 | Jérôme Grosset-Janin | Renault Clio | GBR |
POR |
HUN |
FIN |
NOR |
SWE |
FRA 17 |
AUT |
GER |
45th | 0 | |
| 2014 | Jérôme Grosset-Janin | Renault Clio | GBR 2 |
NOR 15 |
BEL 9 |
GER 9 |
ITA 21 |
7th | 33 | |||||
| 2015 | Albatec Racing | Peugeot 208 | BEL 1 |
GER 2 |
NOR 4 |
BAR 5 |
ITA 5 |
2nd | 117 | |||||
| 2016 | Albatec Racing | Peugeot 208 | BEL 2 |
NOR 5 |
SWE 9 |
BAR 4 |
LAT 4 |
2nd | 105 | |||||
| 2017 | Hervé "Knapick" Lemonnier | Citroën DS3 | BAR 11 |
NOR 8 |
SWE 18 |
FRA 10 |
LAT 7 |
9th | 45 |
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results
Supercar
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WRX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Jérôme Grosset-Janin | Renault Clio | POR |
GBR 8 |
NOR 24 |
FIN |
SWE |
BEL 17 |
CAN |
FRA 7 |
GER |
ITA 31 |
TUR |
ARG |
17th | 27 | |
| 2015 | Albatec Racing | Peugeot 208 | POR |
HOC |
BEL |
GBR |
GER |
SWE |
CAN |
NOR |
FRA 14 |
BAR |
TUR |
ITA |
ARG |
29th | 3 |
| 2018 | GC Kompetition | Renault Mégane RS | BAR 11 |
POR 14 |
BEL 14 |
GBR 10 |
NOR 14 |
SWE 3 |
CAN 12 |
FRA |
LAT |
USA |
GER |
RSA |
11th* | 47* | |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ↑ "About Jérôme Grosset-Janin". Albatec Racing. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
