Campos Racing driver gets to the Opel Astra OPC his best result to date.

Monza, Italy, May 24, 2015.- Although it was not anticipated that this time cogiera the wheel, Fernando Monje has shown throughout the weekend in Monza its quality as a driver, making for the Opel Astra OPC his Campos Racing best result to date, no less than the 3rd position in the second race after finishing 5th in the first, a result extraordinary group that has been conquered with a mechanical still being set up.

Fernando moved to the Monza racetrack as a member of Campos Racing this season structure involved in various international programs, to continue its work in assisting the team of TCR International Series, a program that does not have a fixed pilot defined. Without being planned in advance, the address of the Monk asked to assume the role of driver for this race, in order to contribute their expertise to the development of this new mechanism, which made the former champion of Europe with liking.

Nothing else get behind the wheel, Monk made his intentions clear: 13th in the first practice session, he scored an incredible 5th fastest time in the second session, which confirmed in Q1 (5th best time) and Q2 (6th fastest time ), which it gave him 6th place in the combined official training that allowed him to leave 6th in the first race and 4th in the second.

In the early stages of the first race, Monk was able to occupy the podium, but had to give ground slowly and finished 5th within 1.2 seconds of the 4th-placed Jordi Gene (SEAT). Gianni Morbidelli won (Honda). In the second race, the driver of the Opel Astra started very well and soon managed to take the lead, a position he maintained until the sixth lap when he was overtaken by Morbidelli. Fernando efforts not to lose the trail of Italian were evident at the same time he had to fend off attacks Comini (Seat). In the seventh round Italian monk not only pass but manages to unseat the leader and other places, but with five drivers, one monk, fighting in less than 1 second.

The last stint was a great emotion, with Fernando Monje like a wild boar struggling to get the best possible outcome, which would get after a tremendous final race, with continuing past between the pilots, making completion of the pilot of Campos Racing in a magnificent third place successfully culminating a weekend very promising. On the podium they would have been with Morbidelli and Gene.

Fernando Monje: "This podium is simply incredible that the evolution that we have managed to make the Opel from Friday practice. The ongoing work of the whole team Campos Racing, changing parameters every time we left the track, has allowed us to clearly improve to the point that we are almost in a position to fight for victory. The battle on the track has been really hard, but improvements have been so clear that we go to Monza with a car that has almost nothing to do with what we got. The future aim well. "

Although to be defined what the team's goals for the future will be, with these results not only Fernando Monje demonstrated his qualities as a touring car driver, but has offered a great leap forward in the development of this engine Opel Astra manages Campos Racing. The TCR paddock, especially Marcello Lotti, CEO of WSC Ltd, have welcomed with satisfaction the good overall result of Monk and Astra International Series in TCR.