Romain Grosjean, a French racing driver, rose through Renault's junior programme to win the 2007 F3 Euro Series and the 2011 GP2 championship, which led to a return to Formula 1 with Lotus.
Grosjean joined the Renault Driver Development academy after a 2005 Formula Renault title, raced in F3 with Signature and dominant ASM (now ART), and beat Sebastien Buemi for the 2007 crown with six wins.
He stepped up to GP2 in 2008 and narrowly missed a top finish as a rookie; in 2009 Renault called him up to its F1 team amid the Nelson Piquet Jr "Crashgate" fallout, but limited testing in the R29 left Grosjean uncompetitive alongside Fernando Alonso.
After losing his seat he competed in the Andros Trophy, FIA GT1 and Auto GP—claiming the Auto GP title despite missing rounds—then returned to GP2 with DAMS to win in 2011 and rejoin Enstone-based Lotus, where his first full season involved several collisions, including a Belgian GP start incident he accepted responsibility for.
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