Both FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) races held this weekend onthe Boavista circuit in Porto could not have gone better for Tiago Monteiro.On his home turf, the Porto native secured his third podium of the season inthe second race, after taking points for a 4th place finish a few hoursearlier. The overall result enables the SEAT Sun-Red driver to move up twoplaces in the overall classification, and he moves into 4th position, thefirst for a non-Chevrolet driver.

Tiago experienced an emotion-packed weekend racing before his fans, whosupported him all throughout the event. Carried by his fans, Tiago fought anepic duel with Gabriele Tarquini, his SEAT Sun-Red teammate, who he overtookin the first race. "I knew I had to take risks to achieve my objectives,"explained Tiago Monteiro, who was the best-finishing SEAT and Sun-Red driverin both Portuguese races. "The 4th place finish is like a victory for usbecause I know that for now the Chevrolets are in a class by themselves."

With his wins at Portimao (2010) and Estoril (2008), Tiago's 3rd placefinish at Boavista adds to his successful record for FIA WTCC races at home."In the second race, I had to resist being overcome by the emotions I feltevery time I passed by the grandstands. Every time, I felt the fans weresending their help to me and I did not want to lose my concentration. Ididn't lose sight of my objective, and I wanted to reward the public andteam with this 3rd podium of the year. It's the fruit of a job very welldone by the team these past two weeks. I would like to congratulate andthank all the SEAT and Sun-Red crew members."

From his 6th place standing in the championship before coming to Porto,Tiago leapfrogged up to 4th. "It is very important to be on the forefront.We have done an extraordinary job and we managed to face adversity. Beforethis weekend, we thought that an excellent result was unlikely and so thispodium is all the more gratifying," the Portuguese driver concluded.