“Dorna Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta met József Pacza, CEO of Kelet Magzarorszàg Versenypálya Kft, in Budapest to sign an agreement to host a Grand Prix at a new circuit near Debrecen! »
This message broadcast today by the official MotoGP.com website, supplemented by the indication that it would be for 2023, leads us to delve into the past to remember the relations between the Grands Prix and Hungary.
Let's ignore the period 1929-1964 where different competitions called Grand Prix took place around Budapest to note that only two Hungarian Grand Prix took place in 1990 and 1992 on the Hungaroring circuit in Mogyoród near Budapest which hosts the Hungarian GP of Formula 1 since 1986.
Mike Doohan, John Kocinski and Loris Capirossi were the winners of the first edition in 500, 250 and 125cc, while Eddie Lawson, Luca Cadalora and Alessandro Gramigni triumphed in the second.
Since then, nothing, despite a project in 2008 on the Balatonring and a final attempt in 2010.
As to " new circuit near Debrecen », we have been talking about it since the end of 2019. Located in the east of the country, the track is currently not built but the project is widely supported by local and national authorities, with the 125 2007cc world champion Gabor Talmacsi as an active ambassador.
