| Louis Rossi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 1989 Le Mans, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Junior Team LMS Suzuki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louis Rossi (born 23 June 1989 in Le Mans) is a French former Grand Prix motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2012 French Grand Prix in the Moto3 class. [1] He has also previously competed in the French 125GP Championship (where he finished runner-up in 2007), the Spanish 125GP Championship, and the Endurance FIM World Championship.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Transfiormers | VAL1 6 | VAL2 16 | ARA1 | ARA2 | CAT1 | CAT2 | ALB | ALG1 | ALG2 | JER | VAL | 22nd | 12 |
| MVP | VAL1 | VAL2 | ARA1 | ARA2 | CAT1 | CAT2 | ALB | ALG1 | ALG2 | JER 14 | VAL |
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 125cc | Honda | FFM Honda GP 125 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2008 | 125cc | Honda | FFM Honda GP 125 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2010 | 125cc | Aprilia | CBC Corse | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28th |
| 2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | Matteoni Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 17th |
| 2012 | Moto3 | FTR Honda | Racing Team Germany | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 11th |
| 2013 | Moto2 | Tech 3 | Tech 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24th |
| 2014 | Moto2 | Kalex | SAG Team | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26th |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Tech 3 | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25th |
| Total | 115 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
(key)
| Yr | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 125cc | Honda | QAT | SPA | TUR | CHN | FRA | ITA | CAT | GBR | NED | GER | CZE | RSM | POR 24 | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 | |
| 2008 | 125cc | Honda | QAT 25 | SPA 24 | POR WD | CHN 18 | FRA 19 | ITA 32 | CAT 25 | GBR 23 | NED 24 | GER 21 | CZE 29 | RSM 23 | INP | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL 23 | NC | 0 | |
| 2010 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 17 | SPA Ret | FRA 21 | ITA Ret | GBR 19 | NED 19 | CAT 17 | GER Ret | CZE 14 | INP Ret | RSM 19 | ARA Ret | JPN 18 | MAL 17 | AUS 17 | POR Ret | VAL Ret | 28th | 2 | |
| 2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 15 | SPA 14 | POR Ret | FRA 13 | CAT 12 | GBR 13 | NED 30 | ITA Ret | GER 18 | CZE 15 | INP 12 | RSM Ret | ARA Ret | JPN DNS | AUS 9 | MAL 18 | VAL 10 | 17th | 31 | |
| 2012 | Moto3 | FTR Honda | QAT 9 | SPA Ret | POR Ret | FRA 1 | CAT 4 | GBR Ret | NED 5 | GER Ret | ITA Ret | INP 13 | CZE 17 | RSM Ret | ARA 7 | JPN 8 | MAL Ret | AUS 20 | VAL 6 | 11th | 86 | |
| 2013 | Moto2 | Tech 3 | QAT Ret | AME 23 | SPA 24 | FRA 14 | ITA 25 | CAT Ret | NED 12 | GER 21 | INP 23 | CZE 19 | GBR 23 | RSM 19 | ARA 18 | MAL 16 | AUS Ret | JPN Ret | VAL 23 | 24th | 6 | |
| 2014 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 10 | AME Ret | ARG 25 | SPA Ret | FRA Ret | ITA 20 | CAT 15 | NED 28 | GER 13 | INP 13 | CZE 16 | GBR 17 | RSM 26 | ARA 20 | JPN 16 | AUS 12 | MAL Ret | VAL 15 | 26th | 18 |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Tech 3 | QAT 9 | AME 22 | ARG Ret | SPA DNS | FRA Ret | ITA 20 | CAT 23 | NED Ret | GER Ret | INP Ret | CZE Ret | GBR 27 | RSM 19 | ARA 23 | JPN 20 | AUS 23 | MAL 18 | VAL DNS | 25th | 7 |
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