Introduction
Miquel "Miki" Monrás Albanell (born 17 January 1992 in Barcelona) is a professional racing driver from Spain.
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. 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.
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. In the West European Cup, he took fourth place in the championship, scoring seven podium places.
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.
Formula Two
In 2011, Monrás moved again to the FIA Formula Two Championship. He achieved two podiums including one win at his first race weekend at Silverstone, taking pole position in the same race he won.
Racing record
Career summary
| 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 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 153* | 4th* |
Complete GP3 Series results
(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
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | 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 |