M1RA

M1RA
Founded2017
Team principal(s)Norbert Michelisz
Dávid Bári
Current seriesTCR Eastern Europe Trophy
Former seriesTCR International Series
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
Current drivers8. Luca Engstler
999. Dániel Nagy
Teams'
Championships
2017 TCR International Series
2020 TCR Eastern Europe Trophy
Drivers'
Championships
2020 TCR Eastern Europe Trophy

M1RA is a Hungarian auto racing team based in Kecskemét, Hungary. The team currently participates in the TCR Europe Series.

TCR International Series

Honda Civic Type R TCR FK2 (2017)

The team was formed in March 2017 by World Touring Car Championship driver Norbert Michelisz and race engineer Dávid Bári. The team fields two Honda Civic Type R TCR for veteran driver Roberto Colciago and Attila Tassi while Michelisz drove an additional Civic at Hungaroring.[1][2]

Hyundai i30 N TCR (2018-)

The team switched from Honda to Hyundai and Dániel Nagy, Francisco Mora joined the team, also the team switched from TCR International Series to TCR Europe Series.

Name

M1 means that they wanted to create the best Hungarian racing team, the RA is the abbreviation of Racing. You pronounce it as Mira, which can mean Michelisz Racing. This word has more meaning: in Italian 'target', in Spanish 'view', in Russian 'peace'. Michelisz has a daughter called Mira.

Results

TCR International Series

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F.L. Points D.C. T.C.
2017 Honda Civic Type R TCR Attila Tassi 20 2 0 2 197 2nd 1st
Roberto Colciago 17 3 0 0 161 5th
Giacomo Altoè 16 0 0 0 63 13th
Norbert Michelisz 4 1 1 1 59 14th
Josh Files 2 0 0 0 23 23rd

† Altoè competed for WestCoast Racing until round 7.

TCR Europe Touring Car Series

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F.L. Points D.C. T.C.
2018 Hyundai i30 N TCR Dániel Nagy 14 1 0 1 138 5th 4th
Francisco Mora 8 1 0 0 44 10th
Norbert Michelisz 2 0 0 0 28 16th
Nicola Baldan† 4 0 0 0 1 28th
2019 Hyundai i30 N TCR Luca Engstler 14 1 0 1 192 9th 4th
Dániel Nagy 8 0 0 0 60 21st
Zsolt Szabó 4 0 0 0 16 30th

† Baldan drove for Pit Lane Competizioni in round 1.

World Touring Car Cup

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F.L. Points D.C. T.C.
2018 Hyundai i30 N TCR Dániel Nagy 3 0 0 1 36 20th NC

TCR Eastern Europe Trophy

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F.L. Points D.C. T.C.
2020 Hyundai i30 N TCR Dušan Borković 8 8 4 6 200 1st 1st
2021 Hyundai i30 N TCR Gergő Báldi 2 0 0 0 4 20th 15th
2023 Hyundai i30 N TCR Attila Bucsi 2 1 1 1 37 11th 8th
2024 Hyundai i30 N TCR Attila Bucsi 8 1 3 2 141 3rd 3rd

Pure ETCR Championship

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Points D.C. T.C.
2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR Rodrigo Baptista 5 0 248 5th 2nd
Luca Filippi 5 0 218 7th
Oliver Webb 4 0 177 9th
Philipp Eng 3 1 159 11th
Luigi Ferrara 1 0 36 13th
Stefano Coletti 2 0 22 14th

References

  1. ^ Norbert, Michelisz. "A nap, amelyen versenycsapatot indítottam" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  2. ^ "Norbert Michelisz set to make TCR International Series debut along with the DTM". TouringCarTimes.com. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.