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About the Formula 1 race Budapest, Hungary

Circuit/Race info - Formula 1 - Budapest, Hungary

Circuit description Budapest Hungary
The Hungaroring is one of the most controversial venues on the formula one calendar. While it did bring major auto racing behind the Iron curtain the racetrack itself was built as one of the slowest on the Formula One calendar besides Monaco. The circuit design makes for tremendous spectator possibilities as the track is situated in a natural bowl. On the other hand, Istvan Papp's layout was slow and offered limited overtaking possibilities, unless your name was Senna, Mansell, or Piquet, who marvelled the Hungarians in the mid to late 80's with their speed and agressive driving. In 2003 changes were made to the track layout in order to increase overtaking, however that phenomenon has failed to materialize except for Ralf Schumacher's rise from last after the first lap to fourth in 2003. However the Hungaroring appears to have a long-term future in f1, as sponsorship money continues to flow into the Hungarian GP, and tourists still come from other European countries, depending on who is excelling at the time.

Region
The Hungaroring track is based on the north side of Budapest on a 20 kilometer distance. Budapest is the capital city of Hungary and the country's principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre. It has more than 1.7 million inhabitants, down from a peak of 2.07 million in the eighties. The city is definitely one of the most beautiful cities in central Europe and is absolutely worth a visit! The Lake Balatono can be found on the south west of Budapest and is a touristic hot-spot.

History info - Formula 1 - Budapest, Hungary

Last seasons info
Kimi Raikkonen eased to a comfortable victory in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix and put himself back in the hunt for this year’s World Championship when points leader Fernando Alonso failed to score.
Raikkonen, who started from fourth, used a three-stop strategy to work his way to the front after hounding World Champion Michael Schumacher in the middle of the race and seeing teammate Juan Pablo Montoya’s car break down.

Winner + pole + fastest lap Budapest Hungary History
2006 winner: Jenson Button Honda
Pole Position: Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
Fastest lap: Felipe Massa 1:23.516

Listings of past winners / team
2006 Jenson Button Honda
2005 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2003 Fernando Alonso Renault
2002 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari
2001 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2000 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
1999 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
1998 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
1997 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault
1996 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault
1995 Damon Hill Williams-Renault

Historic info Budapest Hungary
A major coup by Bernie Ecclestone, the 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix was the first Formula One race to take place behind the Iron Curtain. Taking place at the twisty Hungaroring near Budapest, the race has been a mainstay of the racing calendar. Run in the heat of a central European summer, it also holds the distinction of being the only current Grand Prix venue that has never seen a wet race. The first Grand Prix saw 200,000 people spectating, although tickets cost several time the average Hungarian's wage at the time. Today, the support is still very enthusiastic, particularly from Finns, who travel down in the absence of a Scandinavian Grand Prix.

Travel info - Formula 1 - Budapest, Hungary

How to get there: Budapest Hungary
If you choose to go to Hungary by car you will enjoy the good highway all the way to Budapest if you enter Hungary from Austria. The airport is located to the east of the centre of Budapest International Airport.
You can catch the airport minibus service into the city or take a taxi If you are not hiring a car for the weekend. In Budapest there are three subway lines and an extensive tram network.

How to get to the track (and back)
Over the race weekend the organisers arrange for buses from Budapest to the Hungaroring. Note that these leave from only a asmall number of places in the city. The alternative is to catch a taxi or drive yourself. A lane of the motorway on the route to the circuit is closed off for F1 traffic, which speeds up the journey.

Parking options
Parking has been well arranged for and is located just of the track.

Where to stay
Hotels can be found in all sizes and classes. There are plenty of 3 and 4 stars hotels as well as the well known luxury hotel chains. If you are looking for a cheap alternative, a camping site is a very good idea. The atmosphere is always fantastic with all the other race fans!

Tickets info - Formula 1 - Budapest, Hungary

General information
The Hungaroring is located some 25 minutes by car from Budapest centre. It offers quite a few grandstands most of which are located around the start-finish straight. Parking is well organized but you may need to walk a bit of you have one of the stands on the outside of the track. The facilites are quite good and the restrooms are decent. Quality of the seating is okay with most stands offering bucket seats. The Super Gold stand is the only covered stand and knowing it is usually very hot in Hungary in August that is no luxury.

Viewing quality
Viewing quality is determined by the track location of the stand. In Hungary they also use the Gold, Silver and Bronze categories. All the (Super) Gold stands are on the main straight and offer pit lane action with the exception of Gold 4. This stand is located at the end of the straight at the first corner. This corner is now tighter than before so the brakes will be tested here. There are just a few stands at other locations like Silver 1 and Bronze. The most popular stand has always been Silver 3 in the last turn.

Prices
The prices for the F1 tickets the Grand Prix in Budapest are lower than average. The Super Gold at a little over 400 Euro is pretty expensive but the very interesting Gold 4 stand at only 325 Euro for the Weekend is a good offer. Silver 3, 4 and 5 with a great view of the cars turning onto the main straight at around 250 Euro is a very decent offer. Stand Silver 4 now has a family ticket as well which offers entry for an adult with 1 child for only 30 Euros more. General Admission is available for around 150 Euro. These prices are priority prices. From Januray onward prices will increase by as much as 10%.

Best Deal
The best deal on F1 tickets for the Hungarian Grand Prix is the Gold 4 grandstand. Yes it is not really cheap but the quality of the action is spectacular. This is the corner everything happens in. Overtaking is difficult on this track so this is one of the few points it can be done. If 330 Euro is too stiff for your liking than consider the Silver 3 stand or even Silver 1 as they offer a good alternative.