Jérôme Luc Ludovic Grosset-Janin (born 19 June 1984) is a French

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driver from

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Biography

Grosset-Janin began his motorsport career in

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in 2003, and competed in the 2005

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, 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

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and finished sixth overall in the heats. In 2015, he raced a full-time campaign in the European Rallycross Championship with

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, winning in

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on his way to second in the championship behind

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. Grosset-Janin raced in the

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for GC Kompetition behind the wheel of a

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. He took his first podium in Sweden 2018. For the 2019 season, Grosset-Janin entered the TitansRX championship at the wheel of the single-design PanteraRX6 Supercar. He took first place in 2019 TitansRX in Estering, Germany. This past year, Grosset-Janin has been working alongside Mercedes Benz Etoile Mont Blanc as an ambassador.

Racing record

Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results

Division 1

Supercar

Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results

Supercar

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grosset-Janin, Jerome 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Sallanches French racing drivers FIA European Rallycross Championship drivers World Rallycross Championship drivers 21st-century French sportsmen