Swiss-French racing driver, competing under the French flag in the NTT IndyCar Series for Andretti Autosport in the 2022 IndyCar season. Grosjean had previously spent nine full-time seasons in Formula One for a variety of teams, picking up 10 podiums, all with Lotus. He was dismissed in 2009, so he intended to become a Chef Cook (Paris Ferrandi school).
He was born in Switzerland to Christian Grosjean (born in 1952), a lawyer based in Geneva and to painter Marie-Hélène Brandt (born on 30 May 1957, Geneva)., He is is the grandson of Swiss alpine skier Fernand Grosjean and great-grandson of Flavien Grosjean, bobsleigh runner. He is also the great-grandson of Edgar Brandt (maternal family), weapon designer and founder of the Brandt company.
In November 2020, he hit a barrier at high speed in the first lap of the Grand Prix de Bahrain. Fortunately, he could exit the car which caught fire.
During the 2020 season, he decided to retire at the end of that year, after having won 10 podiums in F1. Grosjean chose to compete in the IndyCars Series in 2021.
Grosjean married French journalist and television presenter Marion Jollès on 27 June 2012 in Chamonix. They have been together since 2008. On 29 July 2013, Marion gave birth to a son, Sacha. They have a second child named Simon who was born on 16 May 2015 and a daughter named Camille who was born on 31 December 2017. After Grosjean signed with Andretti Autosport and committed to racing full time in the IndyCar series he announced that he and his family would be moving to Miami due to the city’s selection of French-language schools and the ability to get direct flights between Miami and Paris.
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