Grosset-janin joins up with GCK WRX team
Frenchman Jerome Grosset-janin will join compatriot Guerlain Chicherit in the GCK World Rallycross team for its maiden campaign racing a pair of Prodrive-built Renault Megane RS RX Supercars in the series this season.
The squad has also secured the services of double DTM champion and World RX convert Timo Scheider as test driver for the development phase of the new Banbury-built car.
Former French champion Grosset-janin finished second in the European Championship in 2015 and 2016, driving for the Albatec Racing team.
Grosset-janin said: “GCK has developed an awesome project and for the team to have partnered with Prodrive’s technical expertise gives me great confidence. Thanks to an innovative and bold technical design, the Megane RS RX looks super aggressive. When I first had a look at the car, I got excited. It transcends the usual way of how things have been done so far and represents what really gets me inspired and motivated, to think outside the box and dare to go big.”
The new Megane Supercar has begun testing at a private facility but is yet to be revealed. Team owner Chicherit said: “Jerome is a very experienced driver, he knows the sport and the tracks very well and brings quite a lot of experience to GCK. Being a two-time runner up in Euro RX, he’s already demonstrated he’s ready to challenge for a championship, so now it’s up to GCK to deliver him a good car too.”