Gábor Wéber (born 4 December 1971 in
Budapest
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) is a
Hungarian auto racing
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driver who competed in one race of the 2003
Porsche Supercup
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. Since 2008 he has been competing in the
SEAT León Eurocup
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Background
The championship began in 2008, making its debut at Circuit de Valencia, as a support series for the World To ...
, and he won the
2010 season with the
Zengő-Dension Team. He made his debut in the
World Touring Car Championship
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in 2012 with Zengő Motorsport. He also is a commentator of the
Formula One
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coverage on
Hungarian TV channel
Hungarian Television M4 Sport
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.
Racing career
World Touring Car Championship
Zengő Motorsport (2012)
Wéber moved up to the
2012 season of the
FIA
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World Touring Car Championship
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where he drove a
BMW 320 TC
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for Zengő Motorsport alongside
Norbert Michelisz
Norbert Michelisz (born 8 August 1984) is a Hungarian auto racing driver and the 2019 winner of the World Touring Car Cup.
Career
Early career
Michelisz was the 2006 Hungarian Suzuki Swift Cup champion, and in 2007 he won the Hungarian Ren ...
. He was forced to miss the
Race of Morocco due to financial issues and was only expected to compete in the European rounds of the championship as a result. In race two of the
Race of Hungary he collided with
TMS Sport driver
James Thompson and was issued with a drive-through penalty for his involvement in the incident. The
Race of Portugal saw Wéber collide with
Lukoil Racing
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driver
Aleksei Dudukalo
Aleksey Nikolayevich Dudukalo ( rus, Алексе́й Никола́евич Дудука́ло, p=ɐlʲɪˈksej nʲɪkɐˈlaɪvʲɪtɕ dʊdʊˈkalə; born 6 October 1976, in Moscow) is a Russian auto racing driver. He raced in the World Touring ...
sending both cars into the gravel traps; they were able to return to the pits to retire their cars after the incident. He skipped the next round in
Brazil
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due to an insufficient budget. He aimed to return to the championship in 2013.
Racing record
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(
key
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Budapest
Hungarian racing drivers
SEAT León Eurocup drivers
Porsche Supercup drivers
World Touring Car Championship drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
Zengő Motorsport drivers