Jérôme D'Ambrosio named as Lotus F1 Team third driver

25th January 2012

Lotus F1 Team has announced that Jérôme D'Ambrosio has joined the team as third
driver for the 2012 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season.

Jérôme, who contested last year’s season as a race driver for Marussia Virgin Racing, will
attend all races in 2012, working with the race driver pairing of Kimi Räikkönen and Romain
Grosjean. The 26 year-old Belgian will be ready to stand-in for either of the two race drivers if
required.

Jérôme D'Ambrosio: “It’s a great feeling to be joining Lotus F1 Team. It’s an exciting next step
in my career. I contested a complete season in F1 as a race driver for a smaller team where I
learnt a lot about Formula 1. Now, I have the opportunity to work with one of the top teams with
great potential for my future development. With my recent race experience, I know I can make a
valuable contribution. Of course, I would love to be racing, but racing with a top team. Being
associated with Lotus F1 Team should be more beneficial and this is the choice I have made.
This opportunity is one I couldn’t afford to miss. My desire to get back in a race seat in the
future is motivating me to do the best job possible in my new position.”

Eric Boullier, Team Principal and Managing Director: “To have a third driver who is highly
motivated, fresh and talented and who contested the full 2011 season is highly beneficial for us.
In Jérôme we have someone we know well who integrates beneficially with the squad. He
impressed as reserve driver for us in 2010 and at the end of that year he made a strong
showing in the young driver test. He also showed strongly in his rookie season as an F1 race
driver. I am looking forward to working with Jérôme again and think he is a perfect addition to
our driving strength.”

Jérôme will be present at the Lotus F1 Team launch in Jerez (Spain) on February 6th.

Jérôme D’Ambrosio / Racing CV
2012 – Lotus F1 Team Third Driver
2011 – Marussia Virgin Racing Race Driver
2010 – Renault F1 Team Reserve Driver / Virgin Racing Test Driver / GP2 Series DAMS
2009 – GP2 Series DAMS / GP2 Asia Series DAMS
2008 – GP2 Series DAMS / GP2 Asia Series DAMS
2007 – International Formula Master
2006 – Euroseries 3000
2005 – Formula Renault 2.0 Italia
2004 – Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0
2003 – Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium / Formula König

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