Being temporarily out of an F1 seat for 2010, Romain Grosjean signed with Matech Competition to drive the Matech Ford GT1 N°5 car this season.

Pairing with the German Thomas Mutsch, the Geneva resident will discover his new surroundings at Abu Dhabi, for the first round of the GT1 World championship on his 24th birthday.

Romain Grosjean: “Like any driver, I am happy when I have a wheel in my hands. The opportunity to join Martin Bartek’s team allows me to discover a new environment and a growing discipline. The fact that the GT1 received the World label represents a great challenge that I look forward to with great motivation. I know the team has worked a lot on the Ford GT1 for this new championship, and I hope that between Thomas and myself we will aim for the podium. We will put all our efforts to this.''

 Martin Bartek: “The arrival of Romain Grosjean brings great value to our team. Romain is young and has already accumulated victories and titles in all disciplines of racing cars, results that led him to F1. His experience and his speed, combined with the qualities of Thomas Mutsch will allow us to see the future with eager anticipation”

 Matech Concepts SA is a Swiss based motorsport company founded in 2007. Matech GT Racing, also set up in 2007, originally competed with the Ford Mustang and Ford GT3, securing the FIA GT3 European Team Championship title in 2008 in only its second year of competition. In 2009, Matech GT Racing continued to race the Matech Ford GT3, securing victory in its class at the 24 hours of Spa at the first attempt and finishing the season as FIA GT3 European Vice-Champions.

Additionally during 2009, Matech Competition was created to focus exclusively on GT1 racing activities worldwide. In 2010, Matech Competition will be competing in the FIA GT1 World Championship and the 24 hours of Le Mans in the Matech Ford GT1.