Driver Focus: Norbert Michelisz

A fan favourite in his home Hungary – where the FIA ETCR heads next – Norbert Michelisz – Norbi as he’s known – came to racing in a contemporary manner, through online racing exploits. Norbi was so pacey by PC that he earned a test in a Zengő Motorsport Renault Clio at the Hungaroring in 2005.

Despite being a total rookie, he ended up 0.2s slower than established racer Gábor Wéber. Ad/> That test performance earned him a season in the Suzuki Swift Cup in his homeland in 2006.

After winning the WTCC Trophy for independent racers twice, Michelisz landed a factory Honda ride for 2016, which culminated in an outright title challenge one year later. FIA ETCRDriver Focus: Giovanni Venturini21 HOURS AGO He eventually finished runner up to Thed Björk with three wins and three fastest laps.

He’s been a Hyundai Motorsport driver since 2018. Norbi makes his ETCR debut in 2022 for the Hyundai Motorsport N squad and with a solid first race weekend in Pau under his belt he heads for his home event next with FIA ETCR Race HU at Budapest’s Hungaroring.

Norbert Michelisz #5 DOB:  08/08/1984 Nat: Hungarian From:Himesháza, Hungary Career Highlights 2006: Hungarian Suzuki Swift Cup champion 2007: Hungarian Renault Clio Cup champion 2009 Hungarian SEAT León Cup champion 2009: SEAT León Eurocup winner 2012, 2015: WTCC Independents’ Trophy champion 2019: World Touring Car Cup winner Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nmichelisz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelisz.norbert Twitter: https://twitter.com/michelisz Looking at the season: I’m excited to be honest, it’s a new journey for me so I’m very happy about getting the chance to compete here. I was following the series last season and even from the outside look very intense, with