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Norbert Kiss
Hungarian racing driver

Norbert Kiss

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Hungarian racing driver
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Place of birth
Szombathely, Hungary
Age
39 years
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Biography

Norbert Kiss (born 2 May 1985 in Szombathely) two-time FIA European Truck Racing Championship champion, one of the most successful Hungarian speed race drivers.

Career

He began racing with a car race simulator, the Live for Speed. The success he achieved made people aware of him 2005. Norbert Kiss raced for a short season in the Opel Astra Cup with four wins and was nominated Rookie of the Year. In 2006 he won the most prestigious brand cup in Hungary, the Renault Clio Cup at the first attempt. In this series he won ten times and only missed the top three once. At the end of that year he received the Rookie of the Year award. 2007 he competed in the Hungarian SEAT León Cup, which was started that year, for the IMC Motorsport and he became champion with Gábor Wéber being second. His success continued 2008, even though he had to face serious competition from Wéber and Norbert Michelisz. At the end of the year he could celebrate the champion’s title again. The next year he raced in two categories, the Suzuki Swift Cup and the E category among the formula cars, with the Formula Renault. He won the Suzuki Cup (8 wins) and he also landed top spot in the Formula Renault Group, he finished second in the absolute evaluation. In 2010 he featured the Zengő Motorsport in the Spanish SEAT León Supercopa for an incomplete season: 1 win, 2 second places and several good places. He was third in the absolute behind Carol and Nogues, but as his car was badly damaged in Jerez, he could not race at the final weekend and finished in sixth place. 2014 and 2015 he became the champion in the FIA European Truck Racing Championship.

Results

2005

  • Mobil 1 Opel Astra Cup, 4 wins, 5th place
  • Rookie of the Year

2006

  • Shell V-Power Renault Clio Cup champion, 10 wins
  • Speed Car Racer of the Year

2007

  • Hungarian SEAT León Supercup champion, eight wins
  • Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup race, 16th place

2008

  • SEAT León Supercopa champion, 4 victories, 4 second places, 1 third place, 1 retirement

2009

  • Genex Suzuki Swift Cup champion, 8 wins, 1 third grid, 1, 1 retirement
  • Single-seater Formula cars (E group) championship 2. place
  • Formula Renault Group champion

2010

  • Spanish SEAT León Supercopa 6. place

2011

  • FIA European Truck Racing Championship, 12th place with the #12 truck

2012

  • European Truck Racing Championship, 10th place with the #12 truck

2013

  • European Truck Racing Championship, 4th place with the #10 truck

2014

  • European Truck Racing Championship, champion with the #4 truck

2015

  • European Truck Racing Championship, champion with the #1 truck, defending his title

2016

  • European Truck Racing Championship, 5th place with the #1 truck

2017

  • European Truck Racing Championship, 3rd place with #24 truck

2018

  • European Truck Racing Championship with the #3 truck

Full ETRC results

Year#TeamTruck1234567891011PosPts
201112OXXO Racing TeamMANGBR ITA ESP FRA GER RUS CZE BEL ESP FRA 12th63
8464128818372
201212OXXO Racing TeamMANTUR ITA ESP FRA GBR GER RUS CZE BEL ESP FRA 10th98
20DNS8Out12117158781DNSDNS14119999411Out1881718181
201310OXXO Racing TeamMANITA ESP FRA AUT GER RUS CZE BEL ESP FRA 4th301
13Out2710724345332327Out3115OutNI9Out4Out2333422Out242Out
20144OXXO Racing TeamMANITA ESP FRA AUT GER CZE BEL ESP FRA 1st401
511102222263213322353167Out221615161316
20151OXXO Racing TeamMANESP AUT ITA FRA GER CZE HUN BEL ESP FRA 1st599
2114111131137115151414241312131213111332Out
20161[1] Tankpool24 RacingMercedes-BenzAUT ITA FRA GER HUN CZE BEL ESP FRA 5th216
8Out668431116DNSDNS43342323106646154Out9751825OutDNS
201724[2] Tankpool24 RacingMercedes-BenzAUT ITA GER SVK HUN CZE BEL FRA ESP 3rd315
6210Out2923292C18131Out2Out3Out5412533145Out516
20183Tankpool24 RacingMercedes-BenzITA HUN GER SVK CZE BEL FRA ESP 4.*203*
DQ534254334196446143424812537410
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