Gábor Wéber (born 4 December 1971 in

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) is a Hungarian

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driver who competed in one race of the 2003

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. Since 2008 he has been competing in the

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, and he won the 2010 season with the Zengő-Dension Team. He made his debut in the

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in 2012 with Zengő Motorsport. He also is a commentator of the

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coverage on Hungarian TV channel Hungarian Television

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Racing career

World Touring Car Championship

Zengő Motorsport (2012)

Wéber moved up to the 2012 season of the FIA

where he drove a

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for Zengő Motorsport alongside

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. 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

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driver

Aleksei Dudukalo Aleksey Nikolayevich Dudukalo ( rus, Алексе́й Никола́евич Дудука́ло, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪdʑ dʊdʊˈkalə; born 6 October 1976) is a Russian auto racing driver. He raced in the World Touring Car Cha ...

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

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

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weber, Gabor 1971 births Living people Racing drivers from Budapest Hungarian racing drivers SEAT León Eurocup drivers Porsche Supercup drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers Zengő Motorsport drivers