Background and career
Chanoch Nissany (Hebrew: חנוך ניסני; born 29 July 1963) is an Israeli and Hungarian former racing driver and real estate developer.
Nissany is the first Israeli racing driver to compete in some of the higher levels of the international racing sports, such as International Formula 3000 and World Series Lights. He is also the first Israeli who participated at a Formula One Grand Prix weekend, on his birthday, 29 July 2005, in the first free practice session of the 2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, when he drove at the Hungaroring as one of the official test drivers of the Minardi F1 Team. He was 6.8 seconds slower than teammate Christijan Albers in free practice at the event. After spinning the car, he was unable to take the steering wheel out of his Minardi so he was recovered with the car.
Nissany is the main investor in the Balaton Park Circuit, a motorsports venue opened in 2023.
Nissany's son, Roy Nissany, is also a racing driver.
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