Noblesville, IN – MAZDASPEED driver Conor Daly, heads to Monza, Italy this weekend to close out his rookie GP3 season on one of the world’s fastest Grand Prix circuits. His plan is to continue the upward momentum that almost every race weekend has brought with Spa, Francorchamps two weeks ago being Daly’s best qualifying (6^th) and race finish (5^th) of the season,

He will carry to Monza some impressive credentials, despite the difficulty experienced during his first season of European racing. He has been recognized as “the best passer in GP3” by America’s Speed channel television announcer, Will Buxton, in recognition of the aggressive passing moves he has been making since Valencia, Spain, in June. Despite his aggressive style, his consistency has been impressive as he is one of only three drivers including the championship’s top two drivers, Finn, Valteri Bottas & Britain’s, James Calado, who have finished every lap of every race this season.

“What a season it has been for me. We have improved every race and I can’t wait to get to Monza. I would have liked better results overall but I’m very pleased to have had the type of consistency that we have managed as a team in the first 14 races” said Daly. “I think I came to Europe at the right time, GP3 is one of the most difficult series to master and therefore it was the right place for me to learn”.

Daly has never raced at Monza before although he did attend the Italian Grand Prix last year to see the GP3 series in action.

Conor Daly, son of former Formula One driver, Derek Daly, is the 2010 Star Mazda Champion and is part of the MAZDASPEED Motorsports development program and the Mazda Road to Indy. Daly is sponsored by: Doug Mockett Companies, SAS International, ModSpace, Callcap, The College Network and Merchant Services Ltd., with additional support from, Alpinestars, Tom Lange Co., Arai Helmets and Aspin Group.

The GP3 Championship is a Formula One support series being contested by 30 drivers from more than 18 nations. It is contested at eight European Formula One venues from Istanbul, Turkey to Monza, Italy.

The Firestone Indy Lights series is part of the Road to Indy development program designed to provide financial assistance to young drivers as they pursue their goals of racing in the IZOD Indycar series.

For more information about this release or Conor Daly’s programs please contact Jeff Grist at Derek Daly Academy – 905.328.7458 or press@derekdalyacademy.com