The Most Famous
RACING DRIVERS from Israel
This page contains a list of the greatest Israeli Racing Drivers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,080 Racing Drivers, 3 of which were born in Israel. This makes Israel the birth place of the 34th most number of Racing Drivers behind Venezuela, and India.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Israeli Racing Drivers of all time. This list of famous Israeli Racing Drivers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Chanoch Nissany (b. 1963)
With an HPI of 48.17, Chanoch Nissany is the most famous Israeli Racing Driver. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Chanoch Nissany (Hebrew: חנוך ניסני; born 29 July 1963) is an Israeli-Hungarian real estate developer and auto racing driver. 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. His son, Roy Nissany, is also a racing driver.
2. Robert Shwartzman (b. 1999)
With an HPI of 43.68, Robert Shwartzman is the 2nd most famous Israeli Racing Driver. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Robert Mikhailovich Shwartzman (Russian: Ро́берт Миха́йлович Шва́рцман, pronounced [ˈrobʲɪrt mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ˈʂvartsmən]; Hebrew: רוברט מיכאילוביץ' שוורצמן; born 16 September 1999) is a Russian and Israeli racing driver, who is contracted to compete in the IndyCar Series for Prema and serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Ferrari. Shwartzman previously competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2020 and 2021 where he finished 4th and 2nd respectively. He was a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, and is the 2018 Toyota Racing Series and 2019 FIA Formula 3 champion.
3. Roy Nissany (b. 1994)
With an HPI of 38.28, Roy Nissany is the 3rd most famous Israeli Racing Driver. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Roy Nissany (Hebrew: רוי ניסני [ˈʁoj nisaˈni]; born 30 November 1994) is an Israeli racing driver who most recently competed in the 2023 Formula 2 Championship with PHM Racing by Charouz. He is the son of former racing driver Chanoch Nissany.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Israeli racing drivers born between 1963 and 1999. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Israeli racing drivers include Chanoch Nissany, Robert Shwartzman, and Roy Nissany. As of April 2024, 1 new Israeli racing drivers have been added to Pantheon including Roy Nissany.
Living Israeli Racing Drivers
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Chanoch Nissany
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Robert Shwartzman
1999 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Roy Nissany
1994 - Present
HPI: 38.28
