Dániel Nagy (racing driver)

Dániel Nagy
Nagy at the Hungaroring in 2024
NationalityHungary Hungarian
Born (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 26)
Budapest, Hungary
International GT Open career
Debut season2016
Current teamZengő Motorsport
Car number99
Starts2
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish20th in 2017
Previous series
2015
2012-2015		TCR International Series
Hungarian Suzuki Swift Cup
Championship titles
2013, 15Hungarian Suzuki Swift Cup

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

The Hyundai i30 N as used by Nagy in 2018.

Dániel began his career in 2011 in the Hungarian Suzuki Swift Cup, he won the championship in 2013 and 2015.[3][failed verification] In July 2015, it was announced that Dániel 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] Dániel 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

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 TCR International Series Zengő Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 3 36th
2016 World Touring Car Championship Zengő Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2017 TCR International Series Zengő Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
World Touring Car Championship 20 0 0 1 0 1 19th
2018 TCR Europe Touring Car Series M1RA 14 1 0 1 6 138 5th
World Touring Car Cup 3 0 0 1 1 36 20th
2019 TCR Europe Touring Car Series M1RA 8 0 0 0 1 60 21st
2020 TCR Europe Touring Car Series BRC Racing Team 12 0 0 0 1 202 8th
2021 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Zengő Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 60 18th
2022 World Touring Car Cup Zengő Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 62 16th
2024 International GT Open Zengő Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 60th

Complete TCR International Series results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2015 Zengő Motorsport SEAT León Cup Racer SEP
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
Ret 		RBR
2
DNS 		MRN
1 		MRN
2 		CHA
1 		CHA
2 		MAC
1 		MAC
2 		36th 3
2017 Zengő Motorsport SEAT León TCR RIM
1 		RIM
2 		BHR
1 		BHR
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		SAL
1 		SAL
2 		HUN
1
15 		HUN
2
DNS 		OSC
1 		OSC
2 		CHA
1 		CHA
2 		ZHE
1 		ZHE
2 		DUB
1 		DUB
2 		NC 0

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2016 Zengő Motorsport Honda Civic WTCC FRA
1
WD 		FRA
2
WD 		SVK
1 		SVK
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		MAR
1 		MAR
2 		GER
1 		GER
2 		RUS
1 		RUS
2 		POR
1
17 		POR
2
Ret 		ARG
1
15 		ARG
2
17 		JPN
1
15 		JPN
2
19 		CHN
1
15 		CHN
2
18 		QAT
1
11 		QAT
2
15 		NC 0
2017 Zengő Motorsport Honda Civic WTCC MAR
1
11† 		MAR
2
14 		ITA
1
10 		ITA
2
Ret 		HUN
1
13 		HUN
2
Ret 		GER
1
14 		GER
2
Ret 		POR
1
13 		POR
2
14 		ARG
1
12 		ARG
2
14 		CHN
1
DSQ 		CHN
2
DSQ 		JPN
1
15 		JPN
2
14 		MAC
1
15 		MAC
2
11 		QAT
1
15 		QAT
2
13 		19th 1

† 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)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points
2018 M1RA Hyundai i30 N TCR LEC
1
2 		LEC
2
3 		ZAN
1
7 		ZAN
2
11 		SPA
1
8 		SPA
2
6 		HUN
1
3 		HUN
2
2 		ASS
1
1 		ASS
2
Ret 		MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
12 		CAT
1
7 		CAT
2
2 		5th 138
2019 M1RA Hyundai i30 N TCR HUN
1
5 		HUN
2
3 		HOC
1
23 		HOC
2
15 		SPA
1
17 		SPA
2
Ret 		RBR
1
13 		RBR
2
Ret 		OSC
1 		OSC
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		21st 60
2020 BRC Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR LEC
1
11 		LEC
2
10 		ZOL
1
4 		ZOL
2
3 		MNZ
1
6 		MNZ
2
13 		CAT
1
6 		CAT
2
5 		SPA
1
17 		SPA
2
6 		JAR
1
7 		JAR
2
20† 		8th 202
2021 Zengő Motorsport CUPRA León Competición TCR SVK
1
3 		SVK
2
5 		LEC
1
WD 		LEC
2
WD 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		18th 60

† 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)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2018 M1RA Hyundai i30 N TCR MAR
1 		MAR
2 		MAR
3 		HUN
1
7 		HUN
2
2 		HUN
3
6 		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 		20th 36
2022 Zengő Motorsport CUPRA León Competición TCR FRA
1
13 		FRA
2
11 		GER
1
C 		GER
2
C 		HUN
1
17 		HUN
2
Ret 		ESP
1
Ret 		ESP
2
4 		POR
1
12 		POR
2
Ret 		ITA
1 		ITA
2 		ALS
1
8 		ALS
2
12 		BHR
1
11 		BHR
2
10 		SAU
1
Ret 		SAU
2
7 		16th 62

References

  1. ^ "Viktor Nagy". FINA. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Dániel Nagy". World Touring Car Championship. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Dániel Nagy career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Dániel Nagy joins Zengõ Motorsport in Austria". TouringCarTimes.com. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  5. ^ Cozens, Jack (29 March 2016). "Zengo Motorsport signs two Hungarian teenagers for 2016 WTCC". autosport.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.