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The Hungarian Grand Prix |
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Visit the official web site of the 2002
Hungarian Grand Prix: http://www.hungaroring.hu/
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The Hungarian Grand Prix Course Map |  |
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Statistics | |
| 2001 result - top six | 2001 Pole Position & Grid Top Four | |||
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1. M Schumacher 2. R Barrichello 3. D Coulthard 4. R Schumacher 5. M Häkkinen 6. N Heidfeld |
Ferrari Ferrari McLaren Williams McLaren Sauber |
1. M Schumacher (Pole Position) 2. D Coulthard 3. R Barrichello 4. R Schumacher |
Ferrari McLaren Ferrari Williams |
1:14.059 |
| Pit stops schedule | Previous pole positions | |||
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1 Stop 2 Stops 3 Stops |
44-48 20-32, 45-56 19-22, 35-39, 53-57 |
2000 - M Schumacher 1999 - M Häkkinen 1998 - M Häkkinen |
Ferrari McLaren McLaren |
1:17.514 1:18.156 1:16.973 |
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Fastest Lap | |||
| M Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:16.723 | ||
| Lap Record | ||||
| M Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:16.723 | ||
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History of The Hungarian Grand Prix | |
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Motor racing in Hungary was talked about several years before it ever happened. In the early 1930s there was a Hungarian Grand Prix listed in the calendar for several years but it never happened. In 1936, however, the organizers finally succeeded in organ
Hungary suffered serious damage in the war years and it was not until the early 1960s that the first races were held for Formula Junior cars at Budapest's Ferihegy Airport. These events lasted for only three years and then the 1936 track was revived in a
At the start of the 1980s Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone wanted to hold a Grand Prix behind "The Iron Curtain" and spent many months negotiating with Soviet Russia, the aim being to stage a race in Moscow - the center of the Communist world. In 1983, ho
A Hungarian government study looked at possible street circuits but concluded that it was better to build a new track in Three Springs Valley, 12 miles outside Budapest, close to the new motorway which linked the capital with Miskolc in the north-east of
The valley was perfect, allowing architect Istvan Papp to design a track with marvelous spectating. In February 1985 a consortium - Forma 1-GT - was created to build the track and the work was completed in seven months. The track opened in June 1986 and the first race took place in August. The first F1 World Championship event to be held behind the Iron The track has become a popular mid-August venue with thousands of Germans, Austrians and Italians traveling to the city to join the many race fans from the east. The track is slightly antiquated by modern standards and upgrading is intermittent.
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2002 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying Places | |
| Qulifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix is due to take place on Saturday 17th August 2002... The results will be posted here once they are made official. |