The Hungaroring may not be the first track you think of in terms of a headline race each year, but this place has often played its part in some brilliant seasons.
It hosted the first race that took place behind the “Iron Curtain,” showing F1’s previous drive for global expansion that has led it to where it is today.
The circuit has been kind to a lot of different drivers with previous maiden wins for Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon, as well as George Russell’s first pole.
Nestled in the small village of Mogyoród, just over 20km (more than 12 miles) outside Budapest, the Hungaroring is known as “Monaco without the walls” and something of a go-kart track — that to me, if you rotate the map 90 degrees anticlockwise, will always look like a camel on a surfboard.
Here are the key circuit facts:
Circuit length: 4.38 km (2.72 miles)Laps: 70Lap record: 1:16.627 (Lewis Hamilton, 2020)First GP: 1986
As usual, Madeline Coleman is on hand to break down the circuit specifics at the Hungaroring — and you can read up on them all below.
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