Norbert Kiss
Hungarian racing driver
Norbert "Norbi" Kiss (born 2 May 1985 in Szombathely) is a Hungarian truck race driver. He is a seven-time FIA European Truck Racing Championship champion. He is one of the most successful Hungarians in motorsport.
01Career
Kiss began racing with race car simulator, Live for Speed. The success he achieved in the simulator made people become aware of him. In 2005, 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 the series, he won ten times and only missed the rostrum once. At the end of that year, he received the Rookie of the Year award. In 2007, he competed in the Hungarian SEAT León Cup, which started competition that year, for the IMC Motorsport and he became champion with Gábor Wéber finishing runner up. His success continued in 2008, even though he had to face serious competition from Wéber and Norbert Michelisz. At the end of the year, he won the championship 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 (eight wins) and 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: one win, two second places and several good finishes throughout the year. He was third 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. In 2014 and 2015, he became the champion in the FIA European Truck Racing Championship. In 2021, he achieved his third European Champion title, and in the following year he won the championship with five races before the end of the season, thus defended his title for his fourth European Championship.
Over the years, Kiss never stopped pursuing virtual motorsports. He started racing in popular racing sim game iRacing and competed with a variety of Hungarian teams over the years, mainly in endurance races like the 24 hours of the Nürburgring. In 2021, he joined Team Racewerk.com, a German simracing team sponsored by a simracing hardware manufacturer and celebrated multiple wins and podium results in high rated endurance races, most notably the DNLS championship in the SP9 class, for which he partnered with Mercedes-AMG E-Sports Team HTR. In 2022, he joined getcloserracing Team, a team sponsored by a virtual motorsport business located in Dortmund, Germany. Norbi also functions as one of the brand ambassadors for getcloserracing and regularly competes in online endurance racing events with the team on iRacing.
02Results
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, 1st European Championship with the #4 truck
2015
- European Truck Racing Championship, 2nd European Championship 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, 5th place with the #3 truck
2019
- European Truck Racing Championship, 6th place with the #5 truck
2020
- European Truck Racing Championship, 1st place with the #40 truck; the season was ended after only two events out of a planned 8, mainly due to COVID-19 restrictions. No title was awarded in 2020.
2021
- European Truck Racing Championship, 3rd European Championship with the #41 truck
2022
- European Truck Racing Championship, 4th European Championship with the #1 truck, defending his title 5 races before the end of the season
2023
- European Truck Racing Championship, 5th European Championship with the #1 truck, defending his title 5 races before the end of the season
2024
- European Truck Racing Championship, 6th European Championship with the #1 truck, defending his title 5 races before the end of the season
03Full 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 | BEL | 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 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | DNS | DNS | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 11 | Ret | 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 | Ret | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Ret | NI | 9 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | ||||||||||
| 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 | Ret | 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 | Ret | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 1 | Tankpool24 Racing | Mercedes-Benz | AUT | ITA | FRA | GER | HUN | CZE | BEL | ESP | FRA | 5th | 216 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 4 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 24 | Tankpool24 Racing | Mercedes-Benz | AUT | ITA | GER | SVK | HUN | CZE | BEL | FRA | ESP | 3rd | 315 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 10 | Ret | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | C | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 3 | 17† | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16† | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 3 | Tankpool24 Racing | Mercedes-Benz | ITA | HUN | GER | SVK | CZE | BEL | FRA | ESP | 5th | 207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DSQ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 5 | Tankpool24 Racing | Mercedes-Benz | ITA | HUN | SVK | GER | CZE | BEL | FRA | ESP | 6th | 190 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 | C | C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | DSQ | DNS | Ret | Ret | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 40 | Révész TRT | MAN | CZE | HUN | - | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 3 | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 41 | Révész Racing | MAN | HUN | CZE | BEL | FRA | ESP | ITA | 1st | 276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ret | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 1 | Révész Racing | MAN | ITA | HUN | SVK | GER | CZE | BEL | FRA | ESP | 1st | 410 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 1 | Révész Racing | MAN | ITA | SVK | POL | GER | CZE | BEL | FRA | ESP | 1st | 419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ret | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 1 | Révész Racing | MAN | ITA | SVK | BEL | GER | CZE | FRA | ESP | 1st | 397 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 1 | Révész Racing | MAN | ITA | LAU | SVK | NUR | CZE | BEL | FRA | ESP | 1st | 419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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