Chanoch Nissany
| Chanoch Nissany | |
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Nissany wearing a Minardi cap.
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| Nationality |
 Israeli |
| Born |
29 July 1963 Budapest, Hungary |
| Related to | Roy Nissany (son) |
| Previous series | |
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International Formula 3000 (2004) World Series Lights (2003) FIA CEZ Hungarian championships (2002–11, 2013–14) |
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| Championship titles | |
| 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2009 | FIA CEZ Hungarian championships |
Chanoch Nissany (Hebrew: חנוך ניסני; born 29 July 1963 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli auto racing driver now based in Budapest, Hungary.
He is a successful businessman, and initially took up motor racing as a hobby. He 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. Nissany is 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.
As of 2016, he is Israel's first and only Formula One driver, although he has not raced in any Grands Prix or participated in any qualifying sessions. His son, Roy Nissany, is also a racing driver.
Nissany started racing in 2002, at the relatively late age of 38. He began his career in the 2002 Formula 2000 Hungarian National Championship, and was runner-up in his first season. In the following year, he won the same competition racing for Szasz Motorsport at the wheel of a Coloni CN-98. From 2003, he started to compete at more international events such as FIA Central European Zone and World Series Lights.
In 2004, he defended his title in the Formula 2000 Hungarian National Championship. Furthermore, Nissany signed a contract with Coloni Motorsport for 2004 and he competed in Formula 3000. Since he has progressed at Coloni, Nissany completed four tests – two with Jordan Grand Prix and two with Minardi.
On 2 February 2005, Paul Stoddart, the owner of the Minardi Formula One racing team made an announcement at the Hilton Hotel in Tel-Aviv. At this international press conference, Stoddart announced that Nissany had become the official tester for the team for the 2005 season.
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