F1 Hungarian Grand Prix live updates: Follow latest from today's race with Ferrari's Leclerc on pole
It hosted the first race that took place behind the 'Iron Curtain,' giving an early glance of F1's 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 — right up to Oscar Piastri last year — as well as delivering 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.
To me, it will always be the track where if you rotate the map 90 degrees anticlockwise, it looks like a camel on a skateboard.
Here are the key circuit facts: Circuit length: 4.38 km (2.72 miles)
(2.72 miles) Laps: 70
Lap record: 1:16.627 (Lewis Hamilton, 2020)
(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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