Lukács Kornél
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Hungarian |
| Born | September 5, 1991 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2014- |
| Teams | Wurmbrand Racing |
| Total points | 8 |
| First rally | 2014 Rally de Portugal |
| Last rally |
ADAC Rallye Deutschland  |
Lukács "Csucsu" Kornél (born 05. September 1991, Tata) is a Hungarian rally and rallycross driver. Since his childhood he has participated racing competitions. Originally he started his career as a motor racer, but then he switched to rallying. After participating several amateur competitions, he rapidly moved up to professional racing level. Nowadays he is one of the most talented rally driver in Hungary. He competes for Wurmbrand Racing and Arrabona Rallye Club in the JWRC, EWRC and the Hungarian Rally Series events. His co-driver is Márk Mesterházi.
Career
Early career
At the age of 16 he started his amateur driver career by entering smaller events with a Suzuki Swift. In 2009 he and his co-driver Márk Mesterházi were driving rally sprints.
Professional Rallying
2010
In this season was Csucsu's first professional year by entering the Hungarian Rally tour category driving a Honda Civic.
2011
He was driving a Citroën C2R2 Max. This year he entered the ERC category. His best race was the Hungarian IRC run, the Mecsek Rally where he gained the 2. place.
2012
This season Csucsu switched to Tatai Aréna Sportsclub. With a new Citroën C2R2 he participated 3 ERC and 6 Hungarian Rally Series Events. On his debut event at the 47. Mogul Rallye Šumava Klatovy Csucsu alongside with Márk Mesterházi took the 3. place. This success was followed by 23. Waldviertel Rally, where he won the event in his category.
2013
In 2013 he participated continuously rally events. He drove a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX in the Hungarian Rally Series and he entered 9 ERC Events. His biggest Trophy: this year he won the 56. Tour the Corse. This season he finished 2. in the overall standings in the ERC 2WD category.
2014
Csucsu is facing a real challenging year: he competes the ERC with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX and this season is Csucsu's first as a JWRC driver with the Wurmbrand Racing Team. He drives a Citroën DS3 R3T.
Complete ERC results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Váci Autó SE | Citroën C2R2 Max | ITA | HR | TUR | BEL | BUL | POR | CZE | ESP | POL | FRA | SUI | - | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Tatai Aréna SE | Citroën C2R2 Max | AUT | ITA | HR | BUL | BEL | TUR | POR | CZE | ESP | POL | SUI | |||||||||||||||
| 42 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Tatai Aréna SE | Citroën C2R2 Max | AUT | LAT | ESP | POR | FRA | BEL | ROM | CZE | POL | HR | ITA | SUI | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 28 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 22 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Tatai Aréna SE | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | AUT | LAT | GRE | IRL | POR | BEL | EST | CZE | CYP | SUI | FRA | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ret = Retired | * = Season still in progress | † = Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Kornél Lukács | Citroën DS3 R3T | MON | SWE | MEX | POR 54 |
ARG | ITA | NC | 0 | |||||||
| Wurmbrand Racing | POL 38 |
FIN Ret |
GER 28 |
AUS | FRA Ret |
ESP | GBR | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Kornél Lukács | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | MON 43 |
SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | NC* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
WRC-3 results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Kornél Lukács | Citroën DS3 R3T | MON | SWE | MEX | POR 12 |
ARG | ITA | 12th | 16 | |||||||
| Wurmbrand Racing | POL 6 |
FIN Ret |
GER 6 |
AUS | FRA Ret |
ESP | GBR | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Kornél Lukács | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | MON 8 |
SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | 8th* | 4* |
* Season still in progress.
JWRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Kornél Lukács | Citroën DS3 R3T | POR 12 |
11th | 16 | ||||||
| Wurmbrand Racing | POL 6 |
FIN Ret |
GER 6 |
FRA Ret |
GBR | ||||||
| 2015 | Kornél Lukács | Citroën DS3 R3T Max | MON 7 |
POR | POL | FIN | FRA | ESP | GBR | 7th* | 6* |
Ret = Retired | * = Season still in progress | † = Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Trainings
- 2012 LRS London Rally School- UK
- 2012 2.CO-Driver Rally School – Huszárokelőpuszta, Hungary
- 2013 Tommi Mäkinen Racing School- Finland
Awards, Trophies
- 2011: Award from the City Tata for the Exceptional talented Sportsman
- 2013: 2. Place in FIA ERC 2WD category
References, External links
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