- Èric Gené and Jenson Brickley were second and third, respectively, in the first race.
- Raphael Reis, who was at the wheel of the third CUPRA León VZ TCR for this event, achieved two fourth-place finishes.
- The team maintains its lead in the team standings and remains in the fight for the drivers’ title, with Gené in second place overall and first among the Juniors.
- “The balance is very positive; this test has helped us prepare the entire team well for next weekend, when we’ll compete in the final round of the TCR Europe,” said David Simón, Monlau Motul team manager.
- “The work of the entire technical staff and the three drivers was impeccable. We’re leading the team standings with just one round left, and we still have a chance in the drivers’ standings,” said Jaime Serrano, CEO of Monlau Motul.
Monlau Motul Technical School completed a solid weekend in the fourth and penultimate round of the TCR Spain 2025, held at the Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto. This time, the team fielded three CUPRA León VZ TCR units, with the addition of Brazilian Raphael Reis, a regular TCR South America driver and runner-up at the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games with the Barcelona-based team. Regulars Èric Gené and Jenson Brickley achieved second and third places, respectively, in the opening round, while Reis, making his debut in the Spanish series, added two fourth places.
The action began on Friday with the first free practice session, and the second session and qualifying took place on Saturday. Qualifying reflected the closeness of the championship; Brickley took second with a time of 1:52.108, just 0.46 seconds off pole, and Gené third, 0.88 seconds off the lead. Reis also showed great competitiveness, clocking a time of 1:52.510, giving him the sixth-fastest time.
On Sunday, it was time for two races. In the first, held in the morning, Gené overtook Brickley early on, and both settled into podium positions. Behind him, Reis climbed to fourth place and stayed very close to his two teammates, allowing Monlau Motul to place all three cars among the top four in the race. Gené crossed the finish line in second place and was also the Junior winner, followed by Brickley in third (second Junior) and Reis in fourth.
In the afternoon, the second race took place, with a reversed grid compared to the qualifying results, with Reis starting fifth, Gené eighth, and Brickley ninth. A poor start by the polesitter left the three Monlau Motul drivers trailing the field, with no chance of fighting for the podium. Nevertheless, they were able to make progress. Reis again finished fourth, Brickley fifth, and Gené seventh. In the Junior category, the Briton took the victory and the Spaniard second.
With these results, Gené remains second in the overall standings, albeit with a 41-point gap to the leader, and remains at the top of the Junior standings. Brickley moves up to third overall (second Junior). Monlau Motul, meanwhile, continues to lead the team standings thanks to the collaborative work of its drivers, engineers, and mechanics.
David Simón , Monlau Motul team manager, praised the drivers’ performance in Andalusia: “ We are very satisfied with the performance in Jerez. We have a third CUPRA unit thanks to the addition of Raphael Reis, who adapted excellently and was very competitive. Èric and Jenson, meanwhile, maintained a high level and we achieved a double podium in the first race. In the second, a complicated start left us with no chance of fighting for the podium, but we still managed to maintain a leading position. The balance is very positive; this test has served as a good preparation for the drivers, mechanics, engineers, and vehicle for next weekend, when we will compete in the final round of the TCR Europe championship in Barcelona, where we will be playing for the drivers’ and teams’ titles.”
Jaime Serrano , CEO of Monlau Motul, highlighted the team’s position in the championship: “The work of the entire technical staff and drivers was impeccable. We are leading the team standings with just one round left. In the drivers’ standings, we still have a chance, with Èric in second place, and we also dominate the Junior category, with Èric first and Jenson second. Now we face the final round in Barcelona with maximum motivation and the goal of fighting for all the titles at home.”
The final round of the 2025 TCR Spain series will take place from November 14-16 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where Monlau Motul will fight for the championships on home soil. Before that, the team will face the final round of TCR Europe next weekend (September 26-28) at the same venue, where it also has a chance of winning both titles.
Jerez and TCR Spain standings:
https://spain.tcr-series.com/docs/2025/r4_jerez/Clasificaciones-TCR-Spain-2025-Jerez-v2.pdf
