Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix

Budapest - Hungaroring

Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008

About Hungaroring:

Built in 1985 in a record time of 8 months just a few kilometres north-ost of the Hungarian capital Budapest ander the impetus of Bernie Ecclestone who wanted an Eastern European venue for the F1 Championship the track is in a 110 hectar huge natural valley, surrounded by 50 hectars of rolling hillside.

With this exceptional natural advantage - being situated in a natural amphitheatre - almost 70 percent of the racetrack is visible from any point. This is the reason why it is called "The Shallow Plate", it is because the spectatores are watching races sitting by the side of an imaginary plate.

The F1 event is always well attended by local fans, as well as by many Germans and Austrians and later years by the many followers of Mika Häkkinen.

The constantly improved and reconstructed circuit, with excellent infrastructure which meets the strictest requirements of the F1 and is appreciated by the FOM and FIA host local car and bike races and is popular venue for testing as well as for incentive events. Hungaroring Circuit meets the highest technical requirements and has became one of the safest racetracks in the world.

It is not only the landscape and the safety that makes the circuit popular but the proximity of a metropolis with its hotels, restaurants and pleasure-grounds where tourists, drivers and the teams will be able to meet their requirements.

Previous Winners of the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix

Year	Driver	Car	Engine	Time	km/h
2007	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren MP4-22	Mercedes 2.4 V8	1:35'52.991	191.897
2006	Jenson Button	Honda RA106	Honda 2.4 V8	1:52'20.941	163.773
2005	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren MP4-20	Mercedes 3.0 V10	1:37'25.552	188.859
2004	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari F2004	Ferrari 3.0 V10	1:35'26.131	192.798
2003	Fernando Alonso	Renault R23B	Renault 3.0 V10	1:39'01.460	185.810
2002	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari F2002	Ferrari 3.0 V10	1:41'49.001	180.364
2001	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari F2001	Ferrari 3.0 V10	1:41'49.675	180.348
2000	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren MP4-15	Mercedes 3.0 V10	1:45'33.869	173.964
1999	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren MP4-14	Mercedes 3.0 V10	1:46'23.536	172.524
1998	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari F300	Ferrari 3.0 V10	1:45'25.550	174.062
1997	J.Villeneuve	Williams FW19	Renault 3.0 V10	1:45'47.149	173.295
1996	J.Villeneuve	Williams FW18	Renault 3.0 V10	1:46'21.134	172.372
1995	Damon Hill	Williams FW17	Renault 3.0 V10	1:46'25.721	172.248
1994	Michael Schumacher	Benetton B194	Ford Zetec-R 3.5 V8	1:48'00.185	169.737
1993	Damon Hill	Williams FW15C	Renault 3.5 V10	1:47'39.098	170.291
1992	Ayrton Senna	McLaren MP4-7A	Honda 3.5 V12	1:46'19.216	172.423
1991	Ayrton Senna	McLaren MP4-6	Honda 3.5 V12	1:49'12.796	167.856
1990	Thierry Boutsen	Williams FW13B	Renault 3.5 V10	1:49'30.597	167.401
1989	Nigel Mansell	Ferrari 640	Ferrari 3.5 V12	1:49'38.650	167.196
1988	Ayrton Senna	McLaren MP4-4	Honda 1.5 V6T	1:57'47.081	155.400
1987	Nelson Piquet	Williams FW11B	Honda 1.5 V6T	1:59'26.793	153.238
1986	Nelson Piquet	Williams FW11	Honda 1.5 V6T	2:00'34.508	151.804