Mikaël Grenier (born October 17, 1992) is a

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racing driver from

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Career

After karting, Grenier moved to

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Americas in 2008 with Apex-HBR Racing Team, finishing fourth in points with a pole at Road America and six podium finishes. In 2009 he made six starts in

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for

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, good enough for 18th in points. In 2010 he drove the full Star Mazda schedule for Andersen and finished eighth in points, finishing second from the pole at

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and winning from the pole in race one at

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. In 2011 Grenier made four

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starts

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and one start for

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with a best finish of fifth at

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. He finished 16th in points. In

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he made a single start with Team Moore at

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. He participated in his first

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test with

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in November 2013 at

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. He returned to racing in 2016 when he signed to drive in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia with Tsunami Racing. After a 3rd-place finished in his first outing at Monza he consistently made top 5 with a few podium finishes. The last race of the season was the turning point of his season with a win at

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in damp conditions. This secured 4th place in the driver Championship on his return to racing after a 2-year absence. For the 2023 season, Grenier joined Team Korthoff Motorsports in the

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, driving in the GTD class alongside Mike Skeen.

Racing Record

Career Summary

† Guest driver ineligible to score points

Star Mazda Championship

Indy Lights

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Mikaël Grenier official website
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