{"id":21482,"date":"2013-07-28T12:25:51","date_gmt":"2013-07-28T10:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/a-few-interesting-hungarian-grand-prix-facts\/"},"modified":"2013-07-28T12:25:51","modified_gmt":"2013-07-28T10:25:51","slug":"a-few-interesting-hungarian-grand-prix-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/a-few-interesting-hungarian-grand-prix-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"A few interesting Hungarian Grand Prix facts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Floor it: Sebastian Vettel flies around the Hungaroring circuit Photo: Reuters<\/p>\n

Did you know that, at 4.381 kilometres long, Budapest\u2019s Hungaroring<\/a> circuit is the third shortest track on the calendar after Monaco and Canada?<\/p>\n

As Hungary prepares to host the Formula One<\/a>, here is a myriad of other interesting facts and figures about the race.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Hungaroring<\/a>, just outside Budapest, has hosted all of the 27 Formula One Grands Prix previously held on Hungarian soil.<\/p>\n

\u2022 As a circuit, the Hungaroring has changed little since the first Hungarian Grand Prix in 1986, though there was a right-left chicane between Turns 3 and 4 for the first three races.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Only one Hungarian has ever started his home Grand Prix, or indeed any other F1 Grand Prix \u2013 Zsolt Baumgartner, who drove for Jordan and Minardi in 2003\/2004.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Michael Schumacher<\/a> holds the record for the most Hungarian Grand Prix wins \u2013 four. Lewis Hamilton<\/a> has won the race the most times of any current driver \u2013 three, a distinction he shares with the late, great Ayrton Senna.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jenson Button<\/a>, Fernando Alonso (once), Kimi Raikkonen (once) and Mark Webber (once) are the only current drivers other than Hamilton to have won in Hungary. Button and Alonso both scored their maiden F1 wins in Hungary (in 2006 and 2003 respectively).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Hungary is one of only two races on the calendar that Sebastian Vettel<\/a> has not won (the other being the USA).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Lewis Hamilton\u2019s 2009 victory for McLaren was a historic one \u2013 it was the first win for an F1 car equipped with KERS.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Prepare the celebratory cake \u2013 the Hungarian Grand Prix will be Adrian Sutil\u2019s 100th F1 start. The German made his debut for Spyker at the 2007 Australian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

\u2022 In the last 10 races in Hungary, the safety car has only been deployed twice. \u2013 Formula 1<\/a><\/p>\n

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