Chanoch Nissany

Nissany wearing a Minardi cap.

Chanoch Nissany (Hebrew: חנוך ניסני) (born July 29, 1963, in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli motor racing driver now based in Budapest, Hungary.

He is a successful businessman, and initially took up motor racing as a hobby. He is claimed by some as Israel's first Formula One driver but has not participated in any Grands Prix or qualifying sessions for Grands Prix.

Career

Nissany is said to have had an unconventional career. He only started racing in 2002, at the relatively late age of 38. He began his career in the 2002 Formula 2000 Hungarian National Championship, and was runner-up in his first season. Since then he has progressed, via Formula 3000, to become a Formula One test driver.

Nissany was Minardi's third driver at the 2005 Hungarian Grand Prix because of the driver's popularity in Hungary. This was announced as a one-off deal, although a deal with Nissany's personal sponsor, UPEX, might have allowed him to participate as Minardi's third driver in additional grands prix.

Nissany was noted for being far off the pace and spinning into a gravel trap in his grand prix Friday debut. He was subsequently replaced by the more able Enrico Toccacelo.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	DC	Points
2004	Coloni Motorsport	IMO	CAT	MON	NUR	MAG	SIL	HOC	HUN Ret	SPA Ret	MNZ 12	22 [1]	0

Complete Formula One participations

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	WDC	Points
2005	Minardi Cosworth	Minardi PS05	Cosworth V10	AUS	MAL	BHR	SMR	ESP	MON	EUR	CAN	USA	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN TD	TUR	ITA	BEL	BRA	JPN	CHN	–	–

See also

• List of select Jewish racing drivers

References

1. ^ 2004 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship classifications Retrieved from www.fia.com on May 27, 2010

External links

• Article about Nissany at Something Israeli
• Jewish Racing Drivers Association

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