Norbert Michelisz

Norbert Michelisz
Michelisz at the 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	(1984-08-08) August 8, 1984 Mohács (Hungary)
2014 World Touring Car Championship
Debut season	2008
Current team	Zengő Motorsport
Car no.	5
Former teams	Sunred Engineering
Starts	95
Wins	3
Poles	2
Fastest laps	6
Best finish	6th in 2012-13
Previous series
2012 2009 2008–09 2008–09 2007 2006	Superstars Series SEAT León Supercopa SEAT León Eurocup Hungarian SEAT León Cup Hungarian Renault Clio Cup Hungarian Suzuki Swift Cup
Championship titles
2012 2009 2009 2007 2006	WTCC Independents' Trophy SEAT León Eurocup Hungarian SEAT León Cup Hungarian Renault Clio Cup Hungarian Suzuki Swift Cup

Norbert 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.

In 2010 he completed his first full season with SEAT León TDI in Zengő-Dension Team. He gained his first podium at Okayama in Race 1 after disqualification of Andy Priaulx and Augusto Farfus. Last race of the season he won his maiden victory in WTCC at Macau. He finished 9th in the championship with 104 points. He won the Rookie Challenge in that year.

In 2011 he switched to a BMW 320 TC with his Zengő-Dension Team. He scored his only podium finish in the season at Hungaroring.Both races he posted fastest lap. In overall he was 9th again with 88 points.

In 2012 he took his first win since the Race of Macau in 2010, and his first win with the BMW. He was victorious in Race 2 of Race of Hungary, in front of his home crowd.

On 18 November 2012, after the last race (Macau) he won the Yokohama Trophy (Independent Championship) with Zengő Motorsport team, achieving the most significant victory in the history of Hungarian car racing.

Racing record

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

^* Season in progress ^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete International Superstars Series results

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

References