| Norbert Michelisz | |
|---|---|
 Michelisz in 2015 | |
| Nationality |  Hungarian |
| Born | (1984-08-08)8 August 1984 (age 40) Himesháza,Hungarian People's Republic |
| World Touring Car Championship and World Touring Car Cup career | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | BRC Racing Team |
| Car number | 5 |
| Former teams | Sunred Engineering,Zengő Motorsport,JAS Motorsport |
| Starts | 182 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Poles | 6 |
| Fastest laps | 7 |
| Best finish | 1st in2019 |
| 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 | |
| 2023-2024 2019 2012,2015 2009 2009 2007 2006 | TCR World Tour World Touring Car Cup WTCC Independents' Trophy SEAT León Eurocup Hungarian SEAT León Cup Hungarian Renault Clio Cup Hungarian Suzuki Swift Cup |
Norbert Michelisz (born 8 August 1984)[1] is a Hungarianauto racing driver. He was the 2019 winner of theWorld Touring Car Cup and the 2023 winner of theTCR World Tour.
Michelisz was the 2006 Hungarian Suzuki Swift Cup champion, and in 2007 he won theHungarian Renault Clio Cup.[1]
In 2008 he competed in the Hungarian SEAT León Supercup, where he finished as runner-up.[1] He drove in theSEAT León Eurocup, winning one race at Monza,[2] and finishing 14th overall. The win in the SEAT León Eurocup led to a drive in theFIAWorld Touring Car Championship, competing in two rounds at Okayama for the SEAT backedSUNRED Engineering team. After retiring in race one, he finished sixteenth in the second race.[citation needed]
In 2009 he was the best scorer in the León Eurocup round atPorto, winning WTCC participation atBrands Hatch. He went on to win the León Eurocup title in September.[1] This won him a drive forSEAT Sport in aSEAT León TDI at the2009 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 driversJames Thompson andFranz Engstler.
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In 2010 he completed his first full season withSEAT León TDI in Zengő-Dension Team. He gained his first podium at Okayama in Race 1 after disqualification ofAndy Priaulx andAugusto 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.[citation needed]
In 2011 he switched to aBMW 320 TC with his Zengő-Dension Team. He scored his only podium finish in the season at Hungaroring. In both races he posted fastest lap. In overall he was 9th again with 88 points.
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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.[citation needed]
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 motor racing.
Zengő Motorsport switched to Honda for 2013, Michelisz stayed with the Hungarian squad until the end of 2015 – he won twice during this time: in 2013, he took victory at Honda's home track,Suzuka Circuit, two years later, he was a winner again at theHungaroring.
On 13 January 2016,Honda announced Michelisz as factory driver alongsideRob Huff andTiago Monteiro.[3] The Himesháza-born driver was victorious in Japan for the second time; then he finished fourth in the standings. Next year, he became a championship protagonist, but got defeated byCyan Racing'sThed Björk in a dramatic final weekend in Qatar.
After the 2017 season, WTCC becameWorld Touring Car Cup following the merge withTCR International Series.[4] On 30 January 2018, it was announced that Michelisz would join toBRC Racing Team's Hyundai team asGabriele Tarquini's team-mate.[5] His only win of the year was clinched atSlovakia Ring, he was fourth in the championship while helping Tarquini to become the first WTCR champion.
In 2019, he continued his career with BRC and Hyundai.[6] After a couple of races, he became a real challenger by taking five wins and 10 podium finishes during the season. In a thrilling final atSepang, he was crowned as champion after defeatingMünnich Motorsport's and Honda'sEsteban Guerrieri.[7]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | MAR 1 Ret | MAR 2 7 | MAR 3 5 | HUN 1 3 | HUN 2 6 | HUN 3 2 | GER 1 4 | GER 2 5 | GER 3 Ret | NED 1 Ret | NED 2 23 | NED 3 22† | POR 1 Ret | POR 2 5 | POR 3 3 | SVK 1 23† | SVK 2 6 | SVK 3 1 | CHN 1 Ret | CHN 2 11 | CHN 3 5 | WUH 1 Ret | WUH 2 14 | WUH 3 14 | JPN 1 11 | JPN 2 3 | JPN 3 9 | MAC 1 5 | MAC 2 Ret | MAC 3 3 | 4th | 246 |
| 2019 | BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse | Hyundai i30 N TCR | MAR 1 11 | MAR 2 12 | MAR 3 8 | HUN 1 10 | HUN 2 Ret | HUN 3 2 | SVK 1 3 | SVK 2 6 | SVK 3 2 | NED 1 Ret | NED 2 8 | NED 3 3 | GER 1 1 | GER 2 7 | GER 3 Ret | POR 1 1 | POR 2 Ret | POR 3 9 | CHN 1 4 | CHN 2 1 | CHN 3 Ret | JPN 1 13 | JPN 2 1 | JPN 3 8 | MAC 1 2 | MAC 2 10 | MAC 3 12 | MAL 1 1 | MAL 2 8 | MAL 3 4 | 1st | 372 |
| 2020 | BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse | Hyundai i30 N TCR | BEL 1 11 | BEL 2 8 | GER 1 DNP | GER 2 DNP | SVK 1 10 | SVK 2 6 | SVK 3 10 | HUN 1 21 | HUN 2 5 | HUN 3 10 | ESP 1 6 | ESP 2 15 | ESP 3 16 | ARA 1 16 | ARA 2 5 | ARA 3 7 | 13th | 93 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | GER 1 5 | GER 2 Ret | POR 1 Ret | POR 2 3 | ESP 1 7 | ESP 2 NC | HUN 1 6 | HUN 2 14 | CZE 1 15 | CZE 2 1 | FRA 1 7 | FRA 2 6 | ITA 1 4 | ITA 2 9 | RUS 1 12 | RUS 2 8 | 8th | 146 | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | FRA 1 9 | FRA 2 Ret | GER 1 C | GER 2 C | HUN 1 12 | HUN 2 4 | ESP 1 6 | ESP 2 Ret | POR 1 4 | POR 2 5 | ITA 1 4 | ITA 2 4 | ALS 1 4 | ALS 2 4 | BHR 1 2 | BHR 2 1 | SAU 1 2 | SAU 2 4 | 4th | 222 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | ALG 1 1 | ALG 2 8 | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 2 | VAL 1 1 | VAL 2 4 | HUN 1 6 | HUN 2 19 | ELP 1 6 | ELP 2 7 | VIL 1 2 | VIL 2 4 | SYD 1 8 | SYD 2 4 | SYD 3 2 | BAT 1 10 | BAT 2 1 | BAT 3 5 | MAC 1 1 | MAC 2 8 | 1st | 440 |
| 2024 | BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | VAL 1 1 | VAL 2 6 | MRK 1 3 | MRK 2 11 | MDO 1 2 | MDO 2 5 | SAP 1 6 | SAP 2 1 | ELP 1 4 | ELP 2 4 | ZHZ 1 7 | ZHZ 2 8 | MAC 1 2 | MAC 2 5 | 1st | 323 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Scuderia Giudici | BMW M3 (E92) | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | HUN 1 3 | HUN 2 Ret | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | PER 1 | PER 2 | 25th | 14 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | M1RA | Honda Civic Type R TCR | RIM 1 | RIM 2 | BHR 1 | BHR 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | SAL 1 | SAL 2 | HUN 1 2 | HUN 2 6 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | CHA 1 1 | CHA 2 22† | ZHE 1 | ZHE 2 | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | 14th | 59 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | M1RA | Hyundai i30 N TCR | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | CAT 1 3 | CAT 2 4 | 16th | 28 |
| 2023 | BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | ALG 1 1 | ALG 2 8 | PAU 1 | PAU 2 | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 2 | HUN 1 6 | HUN 2 19 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | NC‡ | 0‡ |
‡ Driver was a World Tour full-time entry and was ineligible for points.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | SEAT León Eurocup Champion 2009 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | World Touring Car Championship Independents' Trophy winner 2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | World Touring Car Championship Independents' Trophy winner 2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | World Touring Car Cup Champion 2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Mikel Azcona (World Touring Car Cup) | TCR World Tour Champion 2023-2024 | Succeeded by Incumbent |