Dániel Nagy (racing driver) explained

Dániel Nagy
Nationality: Hungarian
Birth Date:1998 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Current Series:[International GT Open]
First Year:2016
Current Team:Zengő Motorsport
Car Number:99
Starts:2
Wins:0
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
Best Finish:20th
Year:2017
Prev Series:TCR International Series
Hungarian Suzuki Swift Cup
Prev Series Years:2015
2012-2015
Titles:Hungarian Suzuki Swift Cup
Title Years:2013, 15

Dániel Nagy (born 9 April 1998) is a Hungarian racing driver currently competing in the World Touring Car Championship for Zengő Motorsport. He previously competed in the TCR International Series and the Hungarian Suzuki Swift Cup, where he won the title in 2013 and 2015 while still a teenager.

He is the brother of water polo player Viktor Nagy.[1] [2]

Racing career

Nagy began his career in 2011 in the Hungarian Suzuki Swift Cup, he won the championship in 2013 and 2015.[3] In July 2015, it was announced that Nagy would make his TCR International Series debut with Zengő Motorsport driving a SEAT León Cup Racer.[4] He competed at the Red Bull Ring round of the championship, qualifying in third on his debut. In March 2016 he was announced as part of Zengő's team for their 2016 World Touring Car Championship campaign, driving a Honda Civic.[5] Nagy competed in the final five events of the 2016 WTCC season, with a best finish of 11th, which he achieved at the series finale in Qatar.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2015TCR International SeriesZengő Motorsport10000336th
2016World Touring Car ChampionshipZengő Motorsport1000000NC
2017TCR International SeriesZengő Motorsport100000NC
World Touring Car Championship200010119th
2018TCR Europe Touring Car SeriesM1RA1410161385th
World Touring Car Cup300113620th
2019TCR Europe Touring Car SeriesM1RA800016021st
2020TCR Europe Touring Car SeriesBRC Racing Team1200012028th
2021TCR Europe Touring Car SeriesZengő Motorsport200016018th
2022World Touring Car CupZengő Motorsport1400006216th
2024International GT OpenZengő Motorsport

Complete TCR International Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2015Zengő MotorsportSEAT León Cup RacerSEP
1
SEP
2
SHA
1
SHA
2
VAL
1
VAL
2
ALG
1
ALG
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
SAL
1
SAL
2
SOC
1
SOC
2
RBR
1

RBR
2

MRN
1
MRN
2
CHA
1
CHA
2
MAC
1
MAC
2
36th3
2017Zengő MotorsportSEAT León TCRRIM
1
RIM
2
BHR
1
BHR
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
SAL
1
SAL
2
HUN
1

HUN
2

OSC
1
OSC
2
CHA
1
CHA
2
ZHE
1
ZHE
2
DUB
1
DUB
2
NC0

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2016Zengő MotorsportHonda Civic WTCCFRA
1
FRA
2
SVK
1
SVK
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
MAR
1
MAR
2
GER
1
GER
2
RUS
1
RUS
2
POR
1
POR
2
ARG
1
ARG
2
JPN
1
JPN
2
CHN
1
CHN
2
QAT
1
QAT
2
NC0
2017Zengő MotorsportHonda Civic WTCCMAR
1

MAR
2
ITA
1
ITA
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
GER
1
GER
2
POR
1
POR
2
ARG
1
ARG
2
CHN
1

CHN
2

JPN
1
JPN
2
MAC
1
MAC
2
QAT
1
QAT
2
19th1
Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2018M1RAHyundai i30 N TCRLEC
1

LEC
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

ASS
1

ASS
2

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

5th138
2019M1RAHyundai i30 N TCRHUN
1

HUN
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

RBR
1

RBR
2

OSC
1
OSC
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
21st60
2020BRC Racing TeamHyundai i30 N TCRLEC
1

LEC
2

ZOL
1

ZOL
2

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

JAR
1

JAR
2

8th202
2021Zengő MotorsportCUPRA León Competición TCRSVK
1

SVK
2

LEC
1

LEC
2

ZAN
1
ZAN
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
18th60
Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2018M1RAHyundai i30 N TCRMAR
1
MAR
2
MAR
3
HUN
1

HUN
2

HUN
3

GER
1
GER
2
GER
3
NED
1
NED
2
NED
3
POR
1
POR
2
POR
3
SVK
1
SVK
2
SVK
3
CHN
1
CHN
2
CHN
3
WUH
1
WUH
2
WUH
3
JPN
1
JPN
2
JPN
3
MAC
1
MAC
2
MAC
3
20th36
2022Zengő MotorsportCUPRA León Competición TCRFRA
1

FRA
2

GER
1

GER
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

ESP
1

ESP
2

POR
1

POR
2

ITA
1
ITA
2
ALS
1
ALS
2
BHR
1

BHR
2

SAU
1

SAU
2

16th62

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Viktor Nagy . . . 10 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Dániel Nagy . . . 10 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160920200342/https://www.fiawtcc.com/driver/daniel-nagy/ . 20 September 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Dániel Nagy career statistics . Driver Database . 30 July 2015.
  4. News: Dániel Nagy joins Zengõ Motorsport in Austria. TouringCarTimes.com. 7 July 2015. 30 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Zengo Motorsport signs two Hungarian teenagers for 2016 WTCC . Cozens . Jack . 29 March 2016 . . 10 August 2016.