2022 FIA ETCR Recap: Norbert Michelisz

One of three new faces in the Hyundai Motorsport N ETCR line-up, but one of only two to be making their electric touring car debut outright, Norbert Michelisz – so used to the bustle of large WTCR grids and punishing distances – was always likely to find the short, sharp and spectacular sprints of ETCR a culture shock. Ad And so it proved during the initial rounds, Michelisz getting to grips with starting gates, power boosts and tournament-style race formats in between tackling the more traditional demands of his WTCR campaign.

FIA ETCR2022 FIA ETCR Recap: Sustainability Actions: Carbon Footprint measurement & reduction2 HOURS AGO Making his ETCR debut on the streets of Pau for the RACE FR 2022 curtain raiser, Michelisz had made solid progress through the Quarter-Final and Semi-Final, only to see his DHL Super Final hopes stymied by technical woes that forced a start from the pit-lane. With a return to beloved home soil at the Hungaroring beckoning for Round 2, Michelisz sought some hometown glory to get his season going.

However Michelisz wasn’t able to channel the immense home support and endured a frustrating weekend which left him a lowly 11th in the King of the Weekend ranking. “Hungaroring is always special for me and I was very excited before my home race, [but] it wasn’t an easy race weekend.

Racing in both WTCR and ETCR the timetable was very tight, and I already knew from the event in Pau that it would take everything from my side to be competitive,” he said. “I realised that the series was more difficult than I expected.