Mikaël Grenier

Mikaël Grenier (born October 17, 1992) is a Canadian racing driver from Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury.

Mikaël Grenier
NationalityCanada Canadian
Born (1992-10-17) 17 October 1992
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Québec, Canada
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters career
Debut season2022
Current teamMercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number88
Starts14 (16 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish20th in 2022

Career

After karting, Grenier moved to Formula BMW Americas in 2008 with Apex-HBR Racing Team, finishing fourth in points with a pole at Road America and six podium finishes. In 2009 he made six starts in Star Mazda for Andersen Racing, good enough for 18th in points. In 2010 he drove the full Star Mazda schedule for Andersen and finished eighth in points, finishing second from the pole at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis and winning from the pole in race one at Autobahn Country Club.[1]

In 2011 Grenier made four Firestone Indy Lights starts O2 Racing Technology and one start for Team Moore Racing with a best finish of fifth at Barber Motorsports Park. He finished 16th in points. In 2013 he made a single start with Team Moore at Long Beach. He participated in his first IndyCar Series test with KV Racing Technology in November 2013 at Sebring Raceway.[2]

He returned to racing in 2016 when he signed to drive in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia with Tsunami Racing. After a 3rd-place finished in his first outing at Monza he consistently made top 5 with a few podium finishes. The last race of the season was the turning point of his season with a win at Mugello in damp conditions. This secured 4th place in the driver Championship on his return to racing after a 2-year absence.

For the 2023 season, Grenier joined Team Korthoff Motorsports in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, driving in the GTD class alongside Mike Skeen.[3] He was also added to the Mercedes-AMG factory roster for the 2023 season.[4]

Racing Record

Career Summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2008 Formula BMW Americas Apex-HBR Racing Team 15 0 1 1 5 126 4th
Formula BMW World Final Apex-HBR Motorsport USA 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2009 Star Mazda Championship Andersen Racing 6 0 0 0 2 189 18th
2010 Star Mazda Championship Andersen Racing 12 1 2 0 3 366 8th
2011 Indy Lights O2 Racing Technology 4 0 0 0 0 121 16th
Team Moore Racing 1 0 0 0 0
2013 Indy Lights Team Moore Racing 1 0 0 0 0 26 15th
2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia Tsunami Racing Team 16 1 0 0 3 150 4th
2017 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Antonelli Motorsport 12 6 1 0 9 142 1st
International GT Open 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Attempto Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Emil Frey Jaguar Racing 5 0 0 0 0 22 21st
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 2 0 0 0 0 3 23rd
Intercontinental GT Challenge SunEnergy1 Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD SunEnergy1 Racing 3 0 0 0 0 67 32nd
2019 International GT Open Emil Frey Racing 14 4 1 1 7 116 2nd
Intercontinental GT Challenge SunEnergy1 Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Emil Frey Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 3 3 3 45.5 8th
Intercontinental GT Challenge SunEnergy1 Racing 1 0 0 0 0 2 20th
Emil Frey Racing 1 0 0 0 0
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Winward Motorsport
GT World Challenge America Winward Racing 6 1 1 2 4 73 6th
Michelin Pilot Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 170 56th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Winward Racing 1 0 0 0 0 10 16th
SunEnergy1 Racing 2 0 0 0 0
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD SunEnergy1 Racing 5 0 0 0 1 778 30th
2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing 14 0 0 0 0 17 20th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 13 23rd
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Asian Le Mans Series - GT SPS Automotive Performance 4 0 0 0 0 2 15th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro WeatherTech Racing 2 0 0 0 0 559 18th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Winward Racing 1 0 1 0 0 285 54th
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Team Korthoff Motorsports 9 0 1 1 2 2773 7th
Korthoff Preston Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing 1 0 0 0 0 7 20th
Intercontinental GT Challenge
GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 Triple Eight JMR 4 0 0 0 2 42 17th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP-X Schnitzelalm Racing 1 0 1 1 1 N/A 2nd

† Guest driver ineligible to score points

Star Mazda Championship
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points
2009 Andersen Racing SEB
 VIR
8		 MMP
7		 NJ1
3		 NJ2
3		 WIS
12		 IOW
 ILL
 ILL
 QUE
4		 ONT
 ATL
 LAG
 18th 189
2010 Andersen Racing SEB
4		 STP
6		 LAG
3		 ORP
2		 IOW
15		 NJ1
5		 NJ2
21		 ACC
1		 ACC
4		 TRO
10		 ROA
16		 MOS
6		 ATL
 8th 366

Indy Lights
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2011 O2 Racing Technology STP
7		 ALA
5		 LBH
7		 INDY
10		 MIL IOW TOR EDM1 EDM2 15th 134
Team Moore Racing TRO
11		 NHM BAL KTY LVS
2013 Team Moore Racing STP ALA LBH
7		 INDY MIL IOW POC TOR MDO BAL HOU FON 15th 26

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2018 SunEnergy1 Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
8		 SEB
10		 MOH
 DET
 WGL
8		 MOS LRP ROA VIR LAG PET 32nd 67
2021 SunEnergy1 Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
2		 SEB
9		 MDO DET
10		 WGL
14		 WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 30th 778
2022 Winward Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
6		 SEB LBH LGA MDO
 DET
 WGL MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 PET
 54th 285
WeatherTech Racing DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL
5		 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 PET
6		 18th 559
2023 Team Korthoff Motorsports GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
15		 SEB
10		 LBH
4		 MON
15		 WGL
12		 MOS
3		 LIM
10		 ELK
3		 VIR
 IMS
 PET
 5th* 2024*


Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2022 Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ALG
1
15		 ALG
2
Ret		 LAU
1
Ret		 LAU
2
Ret		 IMO
1
19		 IMO
2
15		 NOR
1
9		 NOR
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
10		 NÜR
2
8		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
6		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2
DNS		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
DNS		 20th 17

References
  1. Mikaël Grenier - career detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2011-03-22
  2. Mikael Grenier to get IndyCar test time with KV Racing at Sebring, AutoWeek, November 12, 2013, Retrieved 2013-11-19
  3. Dagys, John (6 January 2023). "Grenier Joins Korthoff Mercedes Squad as Full Season Driver". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  4. "Grenier & Schiller Added To Mercedes Performance Driver Stable For 2023". Dailysportscar. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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