Norbert Michelisz, the defending champion of the World Car Tour (WTCR), has extended his contract with Hyundai's factory team.
The 35-year-old Hungarian rider announced on his Facebook page on Monday that he had also signed for the 2020 season at the BRC Hyundai stable.
“The moment we’ve been really looking forward to,” Michelisz wrote to the post, adding that although he won the World Cup last year, he believes they could be even faster this year.
The male-born racer won five of the 30 races last year and eventually became the world cup winner with 370 points, a 21-point advantage.
The first race weekend of this year's WTCR season would have been held at the Hungaroring at the end of April, but due to the coronavirus epidemic it had to be canceled, and the series' promoter indicated there was no way to replace the event at a later date. station of the SME.
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