Norbert Kiss

Norbert Kiss in the OXXO MAN racing truck during the European Truck Championship 2013 in Spain

Norbert Kiss (born May 2, 1985 in Szombathely ) is a Hungarian racing car driver who has been taking part in the European Truck Racing Championship since 2011 .

Career

Kiss started the races with a simulator, the Live for Speed. In 2005 he became aware of his success with the game. He drove a short season in the Opel Astra Cup. He won 4 races and was named Rookie of the Year. On his first attempt, he won the most prestigious brand cup in Hungary, the Renault Clio Cup in 2006. In this series he was able to record 10 victories and only failed to get on the podium once. At the end of that year he was named Driver of the Year. In 2007 he competed in the colors of IMC Motorsport at the Hungarian SEAT Léon Cup, which he started at the time and won ahead of Gábor Wéber. The streak of success continued in 2008, although he already had to fight two strong opponents, Weber and Norbert Michelisz . At the end of the year he was able to win the championship again. A year later, in 2009, he drove in two categories, the Suzuki Swift Cup, and the E category of Formula Cars with the Formula Renault. He was able to win the Suzuki Cup (with 8 victories) in the Formula Renault group, he was also first and achieved second place in the absolute ranking. In 2010 he drove a short season in the colors of Zengõ Motorsport in the Spanish SEAT León Supercopa. His results were 2 second places and several good placements. In the overall standings he was third behind Carol and Nogues, but since his vehicle was badly damaged in Jerez, he was unable to drive that last weekend and finally finished sixth in the overall standings. In 2014 and 2015 he became the champion of the European Truck Racing Championship .

successes

2005: Mobil 1 Opel Astra Cup

• Four wins and 5th place overall
• Rookie of the year

2006: Shell V-Power Renault Clio Cup

• 10 wins and championship winners
• Racer of the year

2007:

• Winner of the Hungarian SEAT León Super Cup
• 16th place in the Mobil 1 Porsche Super Cup

2008:

• Winner of the Hungarian SEAT León Super Cup

2009:

• Genex Suzuki Swift Cup winner
• Winner of the Hungarian Formula Renault

2010:

• 6th place in the Spanish SEAT León Supercopa

2011

• European Truck Racing Championship , start number 12
• 12th place in the overall ranking

2012

• European Truck Racing Championship, start number 12
• 10th place in the overall ranking

2013

• European Truck Racing Championship, start number 10
• 4th place in the overall ranking

2014

• European Truck Racing Championship, start number 4
• European Champion 2014

2015

• European Truck Racing Championship, start number 1
• European Champion 2015

2016

• European Truck Racing Championship, start number 1
• 5th place in the 2016 European Truck Racing Championship with a Mercedes-Benz racing truck from Team Tankpool24 Racing

2017

• European Truck Racing Championship, start number 24
• 3rd place in the 2017 European Truck Racing Championship with a Mercedes-Benz racing truck from Team Tankpool24 Racing

2018

• European Truck Racing Championship, start number 3
• Currently 4th place in the Truck Racing European Championship 2018 with a Mercedes-Benz racing truck from Team Tankpool24 Racing

Results in the European Truck Racing Championship

year	#	team	Truck	1				2				3				4th				5				6th				7th				8th				9				10				11				Item	Pts
2011	12	OXXO Racing Team	MAN	GBR				ITA				ESP				FRA				GER				RUS				CZE				BEL				ESP				FRA								12th	63
																																8th	4th	6th	4th	12	8th	8th	1	8th	3	7th	2
2012	12	OXXO Racing Team	MAN	DOOR				ITA				ESP				FRA				GBR				GER				RUS				CZE				BEL				ESP				FRA				10th	98
												20th	DNS	8th	Out	12	11	7th	15th	8th	7th	8th	1					DNS	DNS	14th	11	9	9	9	9	4th	11	Out	18th	8th	1	7th	1	8th	1	8th	1
2013	10	OXXO Racing Team	MAN	ITA				ESP				FRA				AUT				GER				RUS				CZE				BEL				ESP				FRA								4th	301
				13	Out	2	7th	10	7th	2	4th	3	4th	5	3	3	2	3	2	7th	Out	3	1	1	5	Out	NI	9	Out	4th	Out	2	3	3	3	4th	2	2	Out	2	4th	2	Out
2014	4th	OXXO Racing Team	MAN	ITA				ESP				FRA				AUT				GER				CZE				BEL				ESP				FRA												1st	401
				5	1	1	10	2	2	2	2	2	6th	3	2	1	3	3	2	2	3	5	3	1	6th	7th	Out	2	2	1	6th	1	5	1	6th	1	3	1	6th
2015	1	OXXO Racing Team	MAN	ESP				AUT				ITA				FRA				GER				CZE				HUN				BEL				ESP				FRA								1st	599
				2	1	1	4th	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	3	7th	1	1	5	1	5	1	4th	1	4th	2	4th	1	3	1	2	1	3	1	2	1	3	1	11	3	3	2	Out
2016	1	Tankpool24 Racing	Mercedes Benz	AUT				ITA				FRA				GER				HUN				CZE				BEL				ESP				FRA												5th	216
				8th	Out	6th	6th	8th	4th	3	11	1	6th	DNS	DNS	4th	3	3	4th	2	3	2	3	10	6th	6th	4th	6th	15th	4th	Out	9	7th	5	18th	2	5	Out	DNS
2017	24	Tankpool24 Racing	Mercedes Benz	AUT				ITA				GER				SVK				HUN				CZE				BEL				FRA				ESP												3.	315
				6th	2	10	Out	2	9	2	3	2	9	2	C.	1	8th	1	3	1	Out	2	Out	3	Out	5	4th	1	2	5	3	3	1	4th	5	Out	5	1	6th
2018	3	Tankpool24 Racing	Mercedes Benz	ITA				HUN				GER				SVK				CZE				BEL				FRA				ESP																4. *	203 *
				DQ	5	3	4th	2	5	4th	3	3	4th	19th	6th	4th	4th	6th	1	4th	3	4th	2	4th	8th	12	5	3	7th	4th	10

Individual evidence

1. ↑ career. (No longer available online.) AXXYSS MOTORSPORT, archived from the original on February 5, 2017 ; accessed on October 13, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Achievements. (No longer available online.) AXXYSS MOTORSPORT, archived from the original on February 5, 2017 ; accessed on October 13, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Achievements. (No longer available online.) AXXYSS MOTORSPORT, archived from the original on February 5, 2017 ; accessed on October 13, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.