Vivien Keszthelyi
Hungarian female drivers are making big strides into their domestic motorsport scene. The current favoured series is the RCM Cup, which allows very young drivers to race alongside more experienced competitors. The Lotus Ladies’ Cup also attracted a largely Hungarian field, especially in its earlier seasons.
Annamaria Abari– Hungarian-born, but now a US passport holder. She did some races in the 2014 RCM Suzuki Swift Cup, finishing 19th overall, with a best finish of ninth, at the Pannoniaring. Previously, she competed in karting in the USA, and she returned to senior competition after her Hungarian races. She was also a competitive swimmer.
Edina Bús - winner of the Lotus Ladies’ Cup in 2011 and 2012, after an appeal in the case of the 2012 championship. She has 17 wins from 24 races in that series. Before the Ladies’ Cup, she raced Suzuki Swifts in her native Hungary. In 2008, she was fourth in the Hungarian Suzuki Swift Cup, and in 2009, ninth. In 2010, she raced in a bio-fuelled version of the Swift Cup, and was fourth in that. As part of the Ladies’ Cup, she has undertaken various media duties for Lotus. Her activities in 2013 included racing a Ferrari in the Central Europe Zone championship, alongside Norbert Kiss. She also did one race in India as part of the Lotus Ladies set-up. In 2014, she raced in the SEAT Leon Eurocup. Her best result was eighth, at Salzburg. She was 21st overall.
Anett György– races in the RCM Suzuki Swift Cup in Hungary. Her first season in the Championship was 2014, when she joined part-way through. Her best finish was fourteenth. In 2015, she did the full championship, and was a much improved driver. Her best finishes were two sixth places, and she was tenth in the championship. Prior to her Suzuki experiences, she raced in the Lotus Ladies’ Cup in Eastern Europe, from 2013. She was a solid performer from the start, and achieved her first podium finish, a third, near the end of the season. She was fifth overall. After the shortened 2014 season, she was fourth, with three third places and one pole position. During her first Lotus season, she became one of a tiny handful of father/daughter racing pairs to compete in FIA-sanctioned series at the same meeting. Her father, Gábor, also competes in the RCM Cup.
Stefánia Havellant - Hungarian driver in her first season of racing in 2014. She competes in the Suzuki Swift Cup, in the Hungarian national class. Her best result has been seventh, at the Slovakiaring. She does not appear to have completed all of her races this season. Stefánia may well be from a motorsport family, as there are others in Hungarian motorsport with the surname Havellant.
Vivien Kezsthelyi - Hungarian driver who had her first senior races in 2014, aged only thirteen years. She is competing in the Suzuki Swift Cup in Central and Eastern Europe. Her best result has been second, at the Panonniaring, and she regularly visits the top ten. This is all despite having almost no prior motorsport experience. She also competes as a rally navigator.
Vivien Miss– raced in the RCM Swift Suzuki Cup in Hungary in 2014. She did a part-season in the second half of the year, driving for the Proex team. Her best finish was fourteenth, and she was 23rdin the championship. She was competing alongside her father, János Miss. She does not appear to have raced in 2015.
Diána Simon – Hungarian driver who races in the Suzuki Swift Cup in Europe. She is a team-mate to Vivien Keszthelyi in 2015. Her best result so far has been a 17th place. Diána is still only fifteen years old, but under Hungarian motorsport authority rules, can race as a senior. 2015 is her first year of senior competition.
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