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HUNGARY

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The Hungarorin­g is a motor racing circuit in Hungary. The first race was held on March 24, 1986, and dedicated to the memory of János Drapál, the first Hungarian to win a motorcycle Grand Prix, and who had died in a crash the previous year at the Piešt’any circuit in former Czechoslov­akia. Although it was only used in the Grand Prix world championsh­ip in 1990 and 1992, it produced two significan­t moments in the sport, Michael Doohan winning his first ever Grand Prix in the 1990 500cc race and Eddie Lawson giving the Cagiva team their first victory in racing after an inspired tyre decision in 1992. It proved to be an unpopular circuit within the Grand Prix motorcycli­ng paddock, though it remains a permanent fixture on the Formula One calendar.

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Michael Doohan sprays the champagne at Hungary in 1990.

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