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Chanoch Nissany
Chanoch Nissany is an Israeli and Hungarian former racing driver and businessman, the first Israeli to take part in a Formula One Grand Prix weekend.
born 1963First Israeli at a Formula One weekendHungarian Formula 2000 championshipsMinardi test driver in 2005Investing in Balaton Park Circuit
- Born
- 29 July 1963, Tel Aviv
- Occupation
- engineer, racing automobile driver, businessperson, Formula One driver
Chanoch Nissany was born in 1963 in Tel Aviv
Chanoch Nissany was born on 29 July 1963 in Tel Aviv. He became a businessman and real estate developer, and later lived in Budapest, Hungary.
He began racing in 2002, at age 38, in the Formula 2000 Hungarian National Championship. He finished second in his first season and won the title in 2003 with Szasz Motorsport. He also raced in World Series Lights and International Formula 3000, the first Israeli to do so.
In 2005 Minardi named him an official test driver. On 29 July 2005 he drove in the first practice session of the Hungarian Grand Prix, which ended with a spin into a gravel trap. Enrico Toccacelo replaced him at later races.
He won the Hungarian title again in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2009, and raced in the series until 2014. He is the main investor in the Balaton Park Circuit, opened in 2023. His son Roy Nissany is also a racing driver.
Chanoch Nissany's life in 7 milestones
- 1963
Born in Tel Aviv.
- 2002
Began racing in the Hungarian Formula 2000 championship.
- 2003
Won the Hungarian Formula 2000 title.
- 2004
Signed with Coloni Motorsport to race in Formula 3000.
- 2005
Drove in practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix for Minardi.
- 2009
Won his last Hungarian title, with Fonix Motorsport.
- 2023
Balaton Park Circuit, where he is the main investor, opened.
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