M1RA is a Hungarian

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team based in

Kecskemét Kecskemét ( , sk, Kečkemét) is a city with county rights central part Hungary. It is the eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun. Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third ...

, Hungary. The team currently participates in the

TCR Europe Series A TCR Touring Car is a touring car specification, first introduced in 2014 and is now employed by a multitude of series worldwide. All TCR Touring Cars are front-wheel drive cars based on 4 or 5 door production vehicles, and are powered by 1.75 t ...

TCR International Series

Honda Civic Type R TCR FK2 (2017)

The team was formed in March 2017 by

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driver

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 ...

and race engineer Dávid Bári. The team fields two

Honda Civic Type R TCR The Honda Civic Type R TCR is a racing car built on the basis of the TCR rules established in 2015, which is included in the World Touring Car Cup under the direction of the FIA. In 2019 and 2020, it won the TCR Model of the Year award, which ...

for veteran driver

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and

Attila Tassi Attila Tassi (born 14 June 1999) is a Hungarian racing driver currently competing in the World Touring Car Cup. Having previously competed in the SEAT León Eurocup, TCR International Series and Hungarian Suzuki Cup. Racing career Tassi bega ...

while Michelisz drove an additional Civic at

Hungaroring The Hungaroring is a motorsport racetrack in Mogyoród, Pest County, Hungary where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtain. Bernie Ecclestone wan ...

Hyundai i30 N TCR (2018-)

The team switched from Honda to Hyundai and Dániel Nagy, Francisco Mora joined the team, also the team switched from

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Name

M1 means that they wanted to create the best Hungarian racing team, the RA is the abbreviation of Racing. You pronounce it as Mira, which can mean Michelisz Racing. This word has more meaning: in Italian 'target', in Spanish 'view', in Russian 'peace'. Michelisz has a daughter called Mira.

Results

TCR International Series

TCR Europe Touring Car Series

References

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External links

M1RA official website
Hungarian auto racing teams TCR International Series teams Auto racing teams established in 2017