Round thirteen of the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship takes place next weekendﷺ at the Hungaroring in Hu💫ngary. Here you can find out some relevant facts and figures...

1. Location:

The tඣwo towns of Buda and Pest skirt the right and left banks of the D🅠anube and were united in 1872.

The Castle District of Pest, with its narrow streets and the riverbank area, have been declared a UNESCO🍒 World Heritage Site. Buda is distinguished by its imposing, neo-classical building🎶s and parks. One of the city's hallmarks is the chain bridge that links the two.

Today, Budapest has a population of over two million, and boasts six universities and numerous museums. It is the cultural and commercial cen🤪tre of Hungary and is home to an important trading port.

🔥𒅌The Hungaroring is about a twenty-minute drive east of the city centre.

2. History:

The ꦕHungarian Grand Prix has been on t🅺he Formula One calendar since 1986. This year will be the 18th Grand Prix Hungary has hosted.

In 1936, the Hungarian Grand Prix was held in a ⛄park on the outskirts of Budapest, Tazio Nuvolari, driving༒ an Alfa Romeo, claimed victory.

Since 1986, the Hungaroring has been subjected to repeated modifications, including changes🐲 made for this year's Grand Prix. Last year, the circuit measured 3.975 kilometres, it has now 𝓡been extended to 4.384 kilometres, the longest the Hungaroring has ever been.

Existing records have been inavl🌟idated𒐪 by the changes to the circuit.

3. Track length:

The 2003 Hungarian Gra𓆏nd Prix will cover 70 laps, totalling 306.873 kilometres.

The race staꦅrts on Sundaꦦy 24 August, at 14:00 hrs local time.

4. Last year:

Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello won in 2002 ahead of the Schumacher brothers Michael and Ralf. Kimi Raikkonen was next up, with David Coulthard and Giancarlo Fisichella completing 🥀the top six.

Barrichello also took pole with a la💫p time of 1 minute 13.333 seconds. Michael Schumacher meanwhile set the race lap record in 1m 16.207s.