Miquel "Miki" Monrás Albanell (born 17 January 1992 in Barcelona) is a professional racing driver from Spain.
| Miki Monrás | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Full name | Miquel Monrás Albanell |
| Born | 17 January 1992 Barcelona (Spain) |
| Current team | MotorSport Vision |
| FIA Formula Two Championship | |
| Years active | 2011 |
| Car number | 6 |
| Starts | 14 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2011 |
| Previous series | |
| 2010 2008–09 2008–09 2007 2007 | GP3 Series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 WEC FR 2.0 Italy Winter Series Master Junior Formula |
Career
editKarting
editMonrás began his motorsport career in karting back in 2002. In 2007, he was runner-up of the European KF2 Championship behind championship winner Will Stevens. He also made his debut in single-seaters in 2007, racing in Master Junior Formula.
Formula Renault
editMonrás contested the Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series at the end of the 2007 season, where he was thirteenth. Monrás moved up to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup for the 2008 season, with the Hitech Junior Team. He finished 21st in the Eurocup standings, taking two points-scoring positions in fourteen races.[1] In the West European Cup, he took eighth place in the championship, taking five points scoring positions in fifteen races, including a podium in the final race of the season at Valencia.[2]
The following season, Monrás competed in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup championships for SG Formula. He finished fifth in the Eurocup standings, taking eleven points-scoring positions in fourteen races, including podiums at Barcelona and two at Hungaroring.[3] In the West European Cup, he took fourth place in the championship, scoring seven podium places.[4]
GP3 Series
edit2010 saw Monrás move to the GP3 Series, competing for MW Arden, the team that is backed by Formula One Red Bull Racing's driver Mark Webber. He joined Michael Christensen at the team.[5]
Formula Two
editIn 2011, Monrás moved again to the FIA Formula Two Championship.[6] He achieved two podiums including one win at his first race weekend at Silverstone,[7] taking pole position in the same race he won.
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Master Junior Formula | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17th | |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series | Cram Competition | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13th | |
| 2008 | Formula Renault 2.0 WEC | Hitech Junior Team SG Formula |
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 8th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21st | ||
| 2009 | Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup | Epsilon Euskadi | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 5th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 WEC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 117 | 4th | ||
| 2010 | GP3 Series | MW Arden | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10th |
| 2011 | FIA Formula Two Championship | MotorSport Vision | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 153 | 4th |
Complete GP3 Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MW Arden | CAT FEA 10 |
CAT SPR 23 |
IST FEA 7 |
IST SPR 2 |
VAL FEA 5 |
VAL SPR 13 |
SIL FEA 15 |
SIL SPR 18 |
HOC FEA Ret |
HOC SPR 15 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 20 |
SPA FEA 9 |
SPA SPR 3 |
MNZ FEA 11 |
MNZ SPR 6 |
10th | 17 |
Complete Formula Two results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 1 |
MAG 1 4 |
MAG 2 4 |
SPA 1 9 |
SPA 2 4 |
NÜR 1 4 |
NÜR 2 7 |
BRH 1 4 |
BRH 2 9 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 11 |
MON 1 17 |
MON 2 3 |
CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 4 |
4th | 153 |
References
edit- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Archived from the original on 26 March 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 WEC 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 WEC 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ Beer, Matt (23 February 2010). "Monras joins MW Arden for GP3". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- ^ "Miki Monras opts for F2 in 2011". MotorSport Vision. 3 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Monras claims commanding maiden win". Formula Two. 17 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
External links
edit- Official site (in Spanish and English)
- Miki Monrás career summary at DriverDB.com