He has had to be on the ground less desired by a pilot, the injury of a companion, but it has been the case. OAK Racing has confirmed to Tiago Monteiro as third driver of one of its OAK 01-Judd Percarolo with those who vie for the 24 hours of Le Mans 2011 edition. The Portuguese will share a seat with the French Guillaume Moreau and Pierre Ragues.
Monteiro will return to the Circuit de La Sarthe after his participation in the 2009 Edition (not completed) along with the Team Oreca Matmut on Board of an Oreca 01-AIM sharing the driving with Stephane Ortelli and Bruno Senna. A new opportunity in the endurance race for excellence for the former Formula 1 driver and SunRed SEAT in the WTCC driver.
The driver who replaced, Matthieu Lahaye, suffered a spectacular crash during the qualifying of the past 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps which suffered breakages in the vertebrae, a hand and knee and that will have to undergo surgery.
