Norbert Michelisz

Norbert "Norbi" Michelisz (born 8 August 1984 in Mohács^[1]) is a Hungarian auto racing driver, who currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship.

Career

Michelisz was the 2006 Hungarian Suzuki Swift Cup champion, and in 2007 he won the Hungarian Renault Clio Cup.^[1]

In 2008 he competed in the Hungarian SEAT León Supercup, where he finished as runner-up.^[1] He also drove in the SEAT León Eurocup, winning one race at Monza,^[2] and finishing 14th overall. The win in the SEAT León Eurocup led to a drive in the FIA World Touring Car Championship, competing in two rounds at Okayama for the SEAT backed SUNRED Engineering team. After retiring in race one, he finished sixteenth in the second race.

In 2009 he was the best scorer in the León Eurocup round at Porto, winning WTCC participation at Brands Hatch. He went on to win the León Eurocup title in September.^[1] This won him a drive for SEAT Sport in a SEAT León TDI at the 2009 European Touring Car Cup. He scored pole position and won the first race, but finished the second race in fifth, meaning he finished third in the overall standings, behind established touring car drivers James Thompson and Franz Engstler.

Michelisz is racing full-time in the WTCC for the Zengő-Dension Team in 2010.

Racing record

Complete WTCC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

References