"The Hungaroring circuit is situated by the M3 highway near the town of Mogyoród, 19 kilometers from Budapest centre.The circuit lies in a natural valley, embraced by a semicircle of 50 hectares of audience section.
Due to the excellent landscape conditions, spectators can see 80 per cent of the total circuit from any place.
That is why it is called "the flat plate", since the viewers sit on the rim of an imaginary plate and enjoy the event from there."
Source: Budapestinfo.hu
"The Hungaroring circuit is 19 km from the centre of Budapest, alongside the M3 motorway at the border of the village, Mogyoród. The track is in a natural valley, surrounded by 50 hectares of rolling hillside. With this exceptional natural advantage, almost 80 percent of the racetrack is visible from any point. This is the reason why it is called "The Shallow Plate", it is because the spectators are watching races sitting by the side of an imaginary plate.
At the Grand Opening, the total length of the Hungaroring was 4013,786 metres. A minor correction was made during 1989, as a result of cutting an S-curve combination, the circuit became faster, giving an extra overtaking opportunity to the drivers; hence, the full track length was reduced to 3968 metres.
The smallest radius of a curve is 20 metres, while the largest is 400 metres. The full length of the start-finish line is 788 metres; the top speed here is approximately 320 km/h. The track is at its widest here: 15 metres, elsewhere the width varies between 10 and 11 metres, relative to the possible highest speed."
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28.07.2008