The winter break not only allows drivers to rest and teams to prepare for the coming season: it also allows circuits to initiate work to welcome Formula 1 back for the upcoming campaign. This winter, it is certainly the Hungaroring circuit which is undergoing the most important work of all. The track located near Budapest, which has hosted the Hungarian Grand Prix since 1986, is in a phase of intense transformation which began just after the Hungarian round organized in July 2024 (which saw Oscar Piastri win for the first time in F1) and which will end in early summer 2025.
The first work even began in 2023, with a first phase completed in May 2024, including the widening of the paddock and the creation of two tunnels under the start/finish straight to improve the flow of the crowd in the enclosure. . Since the resumption of construction in the summer of 2024, 620 people have been working every day at the Hungaroring to ensure that the Hungarian circuit is ready for the weekend of August 1 to 3, 2025, for the next Hungarian Grand Prix.
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This second phase of work aims in particular the renovation and complete modernization of the large main grandstand of the start-finish straight, but also the construction of a brand new paddock with new garages in particular. Six months before Formula 1 returns to Hungarian soil, the Hungaroring has shared some figures on these major works. Since the resumption of the site in the summer of 2024, 23,785 m3 of concrete was poured and 7,604 tonnes of reinforcing steel were installed.
The circuit indicates that as of January 10, 2025, the construction of the vertical structure of the 3rd floor of the paddock building is underway in certain areas, while on the main stand, 100% of the prefabricated reinforced concrete beams and almost 50% of the grandstand elements have been installed, and the staircase elements are being installed. Nearly 759 m2 masonry structure was constructed, 22 km of protection tubes and 80 km of cladding tubes were laid in the area surrounding the route, including 20 km of electrical cables.
At the end of the work – which will last until 2026 and which will therefore resume after the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix – the Hungaroring should resemble the projections revealed below. A welcome modernization, since Hungary will remain on the Formula 1 calendar until 2032.
(Photos: Hungaroring)
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