Miki Monras' racing career dates back to the age of eight, when
by chance he was invited by current Toro Rosso F1 driver Jaime
Alguersuari to take part in the Marc Gene karting trophy. Monras
finished sixth, and in doing so laid the foundation for a
glittering karting career that would see him crowned European and
Spanish karting champion six years later in 2006.
2007 saw Monras gain yet more acclaim in karts as, aged just 15,
he finished second in the European Championship and third in the
World Series. Despite his young age such success prompted a move
into single seaters, and in the latter part of the year he made his
first steps in the Master Junior and Formula Renault 2.0 Italy
Winter series.
Miki stayed in Formula Renault for the next two seasons and
experienced great success - becoming the youngest driver to score a
podium in the WEC series in 2008 despite competing against Red Bull
reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo and 2010 British F3 Champion
Jean-Eric Vergne. He then finished fourth in WEC in 2009 and fifth
in the Eurocup class, taking a combined total of 11 podiums, 1 pole
position and one fastest lap across the two championships.
2010 heralded a move into GP3 where Miki again met with success,
ending the season tenth in the standings and as MW Arden's top
driver. He scored two podiums, including a third
at Spa-Francorchamps, and set the fastest lap at Barcelona's
Circuit de Catalunya - both tracks F2 will visit in 2011.