Miki Monrás

Miquel "Miki" Monrás Albanell (born 17 January 1992 in Barcelona) is a professional racing driver from Spain.

Miki Monrás
NationalitySpain Spanish
Full nameMiquel Monrás Albanell
Born (1992-01-17) 17 January 1992 (age 32)
Barcelona (Spain)
Current teamMotorSport Vision
FIA Formula Two Championship
Years active2011
Car number6
Starts14
Wins1
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Best finish4th in 2011
Previous series
2010
200809
200809
2007
2007
GP3 Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC
FR 2.0 Italy Winter Series
Master Junior Formula

Career

Karting

Monrás 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

Monrás 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

2010 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

In 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

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2007Master Junior Formula300002517th
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter SeriesCram Competition400003213th
2008Formula Renault 2.0 WECHitech Junior Team
SG Formula
150001308th
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup140000621st
2009Formula Renault 2.0 EurocupEpsilon Euskadi140003765th
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC1401171174th
2010GP3 SeriesMW Arden1600121710th
2011FIA Formula Two ChampionshipMotorSport Vision1611241534th

Complete GP3 Series results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2010MW ArdenCAT
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
10th17

Complete Formula Two results

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

Year12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2011SIL
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
4th153

References