Lukács Kornél
Lukács "Csucsu" Kornél (born 5 September 1991) is a Hungarian rally and rallycross driver.
| Lukács Kornél | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Hungarian |
| Born | 5 September 1991 |
| FIA World Rallycross Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Current team | Speedy Motorsport |
| Car number | 10 |
| Starts | 12 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Best finish | 42nd in 2017 |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | |
| Years active | 2016 |
| Starts | 4 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Best finish | 13th (Supercar) in 2016 |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2014–2015 |
| Teams | Wurmbrand Racing |
| Rallies | 7 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Total points | 8 |
| First rally | 2014 Rally de Portugal |
| Last rally | 2015 Rally de Portugal |
He competed for Wurmbrand Racing and Arrabona Rallye Club in the JWRC, EWRC and the Hungarian Rally Series events. His co-driver is Márk Mesterházi.
He currently competes in the FIA World Rallycross Championship with Speedy Motorsport in a Kia Rio.
Career
Early career
Since his childhood he has participated in racing competitions. Originally, he started his career as a motorcycle racer before switching to rallying. After participating several amateur competitions, he rapidly moved up to professional racing level.
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.
2010
In this season was Kornél'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 Kornél 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 rd 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. He won the 56. Tour the Corse and finished 2nd in the overall standings in the ERC 2WD category.
2014
In 2014 Kornél competed in the ERC with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX and his first as a JWRC driver with the Wurmbrand Racing Team. He drove a Citroën DS3 R3T.
Results
Complete ERC results
(key)
| 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
WRC results
(key)
| 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 55 |
ITA | POL | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | NC | 0 |
WRC-3 results
(key)
| 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 11 |
ITA | POL | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | 22nd | 4 |
JWRC results
(key)
| 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 9 |
POL | FIN | FRA | ESP | GBR | 16th | 8 |
Ret = Retired
Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results
(key)
Supercar
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ERX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Speedy Motorsport | Ford Focus | BEL 4 |
NOR 18 |
SWE 13 |
BAR 13 |
LAT |
13th | 24 |
| 2018 | Speedy Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo | BAR 22 |
BEL 24 |
SWE |
FRA |
LAT |
26th* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results
(key)
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
- "Kristoffersson wins in Belgium". FIA World Rallycross. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
