Hungaroring
The Hungaroring is an FIA Grade 1 racetrack paved in 1985 on the Hungarian village of Mogyoród, on a half an hour ride northeast of Budapest, Hungary. Its 2.72-mile (4.37-km) trajectory contains 14 turns snaking over hilly terrain, with a considerable elevation differential of 114 feet (34 meters) from the highest to the lowest point. It is the home of the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, the competition it was purpose-built to host. The Continental climate of the Great Hungarian Plain has extreme variations between seasons, with super cold winters and scorching hot, dry summers.
The front straightaway of the Hungaroring has massive grandstands at both sides of the road that offer spectators a premium spot for watching exciting overtakes during races. Corner number one is a multi-apex right-hander leading into a short straight before the tight left-hander number two. Turn three is a downhill sweeper where racers soar past 160 km/h (99 mph). Another straight segment goes uphill until reaching the sweeping corner four at the top of the hill. Once racers pass the tight-angle turn five, the road course snakes downhill on an exhilarating stretch of nine corners coming in quick succession in alternating directions. The final straight gives room for racers to develop their top speed in the circuit at 220 km/h (136 mph).
