To mark 4 a long time of Method 1 grand prix racing in Hungary, monitor officers have named each nook of the Hungaroring.
Half of the corners are named after F1 legends, together with Nelson Piquet, Lewis Hamilton, Nigel Mansell, Jean Alesi, Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna and Ferenc Szisz.
Flip 1 is now referred to as Piquet after the Brazilian driver received the primary two grands prix held on the circuit and the primary nook was the place he made his well-known transfer across the outdoors of Senna within the inaugural race.
Hamilton earned recognition on the circuit, standing as probably the most profitable driver on the monitor with eight wins and 9 pole positions, and Mansell was clearly a straightforward alternative after the Briton clinched the drivers’ championship title on the Hungaroring in 1992.
Whereas many followers had already referred to Flip 11 as Alesi after the Frenchman’s crash on the nook throughout apply in 1995, the title has now turn into official. Schumacher secured his fourth drivers’ championship on the monitor in 2001 and has received 4 Hungarian Grands Prix, and Senna was the primary polesitter on the monitor.
Hungarian driver and engineer Ferenc Szisz can also be honoured on the monitor. He received the very first grand prix in historical past in 1906 and was the top of Renault’s testing division.
Curiously, Hamilton, Mansell and Alesi’s handprints can be solid in concrete and positioned within the run-off space of the Hungaroring.
The remaining corners have been given names that relate to the native space, with nods to the Valley of the Three Springs, the municipality of Mogyoród, Hungary’s first driver coaching facility, Budapest and the River Danube.
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The naming course of started on the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix when organisers launched a fan vote. A specialised committee subsequently reviewed the fan submissions to finalise the alternatives.
2026 Hungarian Grand Prix: Nook names
Flip 1: PiquetTurn 2: HamiltonTurn 3: SpringTurn 4: MansellTurn 5: MogyoródTurns 6 and seven: Driving CentreTurns 8 and 9: Buda and PestTurn 10: DanubeTurn 11: AlesiTurn 12: SchumacherTurn 13: SennaTurn 14: Szisz
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