Norbert Kiss
| Norbert Kiss | |
|---|---|
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Kiss on the Circuito del Jarama during the 2013 season | |
| Nationality |
 Hungary |
| Born |
May 2, 1985 Szombathely |
| FIA European Truck Racing Championship career | |
| Years active | 2011- |
| Teams | OXXO Energy Truck Race Team |
| Championship titles | |
| 2014, 2015 | 2 |
Norbert Kiss (Szombathely, 2 May 1985) 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 managed to win 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 fisnished 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
- FIA European Truck Racing Championship, 10th place with the #12 truck
2013
- FIA European Truck Racing Championship, 4th place with the #10 truck
2014
- FIA European Truck Racing Championship, champion with the #4 truck
2015
- FIA European Truck Racing Championship, champion with the #1 truck, defending his title
Full ETRC results
| Year | # | Team | Truck | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011 | 12 | OXXO Racing Team | MAN | GBR  |
ITA  |
ESP  |
FRA  |
GER  |
RUS  |
CZE  |
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ESP |
FRA |
12th | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | 12 | OXXO Racing Team | MAN | TUR  |
ITA |
ESP |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
RUS |
CZE |
BEL |
ESP |
FRA |
10th | 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | DNS | 8 | Out | 12 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | DNS | DNS | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 11 | Out | 18 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 10 | OXXO Racing Team | MAN | ITA |
ESP |
FRA |
AUT  |
GER |
RUS |
CZE |
BEL |
ESP |
FRA |
4th | 301 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Out | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Out | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Out | NI | 9 | Out | 4 | Out | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Out | 2 | 4 | 2 | Out | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 4 | OXXO Racing Team | MAN | ITA |
ESP |
FRA |
AUT |
GER |
CZE |
BEL |
ESP |
FRA |
1st | 401 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Out | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 1 | OXXO Racing Team | MAN | ESP |
AUT |
ITA |
FRA |
GER |
CZE |
HUN |
BEL |
ESP |
FRA |
1st | 599 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Out | ||||||||||