Formula 1 Budapest

“The Formula 1 in Budapest is a fixed date in the racecalendar” is what Bernie Ecclestone said a couple of years ago. Since 1986 the Formula 1 circus comes to Budapest for a stop at Hungaroring. Since then it is probably the biggest event in Budapest and for the whole country. Not just Hungarians but also people from Croatia, Slovakia, Romania and the Ukraine come year by year to see the fastest cars, the most famous drivers and the best looking girls in the world.

All Winners of the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Budapest

• 2011 – Jenson Button
• 2010 – Mark Webber
• 2009 – Lewis Hamilton
• 2008 - Heikki Kovaleinen
• 2007 - Lewis Hamilton
• 2006 - Jenson Button
• 2005 - Kimi Räikkönen
• 2004 - Michael Schuhmacher
• 2003 - Fernando Alonso
• 2002 - Rubens Barichello
• 2001 - Michael Schuhmacher
• 2000 - Mikka Häkkinen
• 1999 - Mikka Häkkinen
• 1998 - Michael Schuhmacher
• 1997 - Jacques Villeneuve
• 1996 - Jacques Villeneuve
• 1995 - Damon Hill
• 1994 - Michael Schumacher
• 1993 - Damon Hill
• 1992 - Ayrton Senna
• 1991 - Ayrton Senna
• 1990 - Thierry Boutsen
• 1989 - Nigel Mansell
• 1988 - Ayrton Senna
• 1987 - Nelson Piquet
• 1986 - Nelson Piquet

Fancy seeing drivers and VIPs from a very small distance? Well than I have a good tip for you. As the way through the city is too crowded and takes too long the drivers and VIPs are brought from the city by helicopter to the circuit. These helicopters always land in the same place where you can go to as well. At the northern end of the “Ujpesti Alsórakpart” (The road directly next to the Danube on Pest side) the small, white helicopters are taking off and landing all day long during the race weekend. If you wait here you can see the star drivers of the Formula 1 from a distance less than 10m.

Formula 1 Budapest Hotel Reservation

If you come over to Budapest for the Formula 1 you should take care of a decent hotel as soon as possible since most hotels are booked out really fast after the announcement of the exact weekend on which the Formula 1 Grand Prix will take place. Keep in mind that not just fans are booking hotels but also the teams
You need a place to stay near the circuit? But to bee not too far outside the city you should choose a hotel in the city but on the way to the Hungaroring. Book your hotel now to get good prices and best places.

Budapest Grid Girls and Pit Babes

Coming to the most interesting part for some of you, the Grid Girls and Pit Babes in Budapest. They are supposed to be the hottest grid girls during the year and they are definetly beautiful. Just to give you an imagination what we are talking about here.

Every year the Budapest Marathon attracts thousands of runners from all over the world. The Budapest Marathon is a big event for the city. It is comparable with the Red Bull Air Race in Budapest where the Buda rákpart is closed for this event. Next to the full marathon in Budapest every year the Nike half marathon and the Coca Cola women’s running race take place in Budapest. For further information about dates and how to take part in the Budapest marathon please check the link below. 

Enjoy the video about the 22. Budapest Nike 1/2 marathon: 

Budapest marathon website

Even though Hungary did not make it to the World Cup 2006 in Germany football is one of the most popular sports in Hungary. Football is played everywhere in Budapest in clubs and on the streets in the poorer parts of Budapest.

• Players

The biggest stars of Budapest that are still playing are Zoltan Gera (West Bromwich), Gabor Kiraly (Crystal Palace) and Imre Szabics (FC Köln). In former times when Hungary almost won the World Championship in 1954 the biggest star was and still is Ferenc Puskas.

• Clubs

In the season 05/06 the Hungarian league called NB1 exists of 16 clubs. Most of them are from Budapest or suburbs the rest is from big cities over the country. Last years champion of the league is VSC Debrecen. 
Besides Debrecen there are Ferencvaros Budapest, MTK Budapest, Ujpest Budapest, FC ETO Györ, TE Zalaegerszegi FC, FC Sopron, FC Fehérvár, Diosgyöri BFC, Pecsi NFC, Honvéd Budapest, Kaposvari Rakoczi FC, Vasas Budapest, Lombard Papa FC, Rakospalotai EAC, Tatabánya FC.

• National team

The national team is managed by the German record national player Lothar Matthäus. Hungary did not qualify for the World Cup 2006 in Germany. In the qualification they reached the fourth place wit 14 points behind Croatia (24 points), Sweden (24 points) and Bulgaria (15 points).

But still the excitement for football is very big. If you want to visit a football match in Hungary Google for your favorite club.

 

At the moment golf is not too popular in Hungary but it is on a good way to become a quiet popular sport. There are a couple Golf Courses all over the country in detail there are seven 18 hole courses, one 9 hole course, one 8 hole course and three 6 hole courses.
Most of them are in and around Budapest maximum 30 minutes away. But also close to other big cities and to the border of Austria there are golf courses. Many Austrians come to play golf in Hungary because it is cheaper.
Additionally to the Golf courses in Budapest you can find some driving ranges in the city or around. Of course all the 18 and 9 hole golf courses have there own driving range and practise area for chipping, putting and bunkers.
The green fee differs a lot from the club and of course the length of the course. Also the practicing areas are priced different.
The club houses on Hungarian golf courses are more or less the same standard as in Europe. For example the club house the Pannónia Golf Club between Budapest and the Austrian boarder was used in former times horse stud and is renovated very nice.

But please check out the single Golf courses for further information.

18 holes Golf Clubs

• Pannónia Golf and Country Club

H-8087 Alcsútdoboz, Máriavölgy
Tel: 0036-22-594-200
Pannonia Golf and Country Club Hungary review
Net: Golfclub.hu 

• Pólus Palace Golf Club

H-2132 Göd, Kádár u. 49.
Tel: 0036-27-530-570
Net: Poluspalace.hu 

• Old Lake Golf and Country Club

H-2890 Tata, Remeteségpuszta Pf.127
Tel: 0036-34-587-620

• Magyar Golf Club

H-1364 Budapest, Pf.275
Tel: 0036-26-392-465

• Kék Duna Golf Club

H-2040 Budaörs, Szabadság út 14., III.Ih. I/2
Tel: 0036-23-440-984

• Birdland Golf and Country Club

H-9740 Bükfürdo, Thermal krt.10.
Tel: 0036-94-358-060
Net: Birdland.hu 

• European Lakes Golf and Country Club

H-7532 Hencse, Kossuth u.1-3
Tel: 0036-82-481-245
Net: Europeanlakes.com 

9 holes Golf Clubs

• Princess Palace Golf Club

H-9225 Dunakiliti Kossuth u. 117 

8 holes Golf Clubs

• St. Lorence Golf and Country Club

H-7634 Pécs, Pellérdi út 55
Tel: 0036-72-259-190 

6 holes Golf Clubs

• Budai Golf Club

H-2040 Budaörs, Thököly u. 1 

• Paplapos Golf Club

H-2200, Monor Paplapos u. 6
Tel: 0036-29-411-699
Net: Paplapos.hu 

• Paplapos Golf Club

H-8380 Hévíz, Lótuszvirág u.
0036-83-500-500
Net: Lotustherme.com 

Golfreisen

Tennis is quite popular in Hungary. Even though the Hungarians like other sports like waterpolo, football and handball more than Tennis you can see many people playing Tennis in Budapest in the evening. Specialy in summer when the weather is warm enough to play outside some courts in and around the city are crowded. We figured out 4 good Tennis places in Budapest for you. Of course there are more but find all these small places is very hard. 

• Mini Garros Tennis Club

Csömöri út 21/A.
Distric 14.
Phone: 363-6800

• Római Tennis Akademie

Királyok útja 105.
Distric 3.
Phone: 240-8616

• Szépvölgyi Tenniszentrum

Szépvölgyi Tenniszentrum.
Virág B. u. 39-41.
Phone: 388-1591

• Városmajori Tennisakademie

Városmajor u. 63-69.
Distric 12.
Phone: 202-5337

If you need some workout after a hard day or jsut want to relax in a sauna or a spa you should check out some fitness centers in Budapest. Many of these fitness clubs offer an allround wellness and feel good package where you can use cardio machines, running or cycling machines, you can use the spinning or aerobic lessons and of course the wellness area with pool, jacuzzi, sauna, infrasauna and much more. Check out Fitness Clubs in Budapest.

World Class Fitness Budapest

World Class Fitness
World Class Fitness has 2 places in Budapest where you can perfectly work out from 6.00 – 22.00 on weekdays and 08.00 – 21.00 on weekends. World Class fitness is present on both sides of Budapest. On Buda that is in the 3rd district, Nagyszombat u. 1, on the Pest side it is Apáczai Csere János u. 4 in the Hotel Marriott.

For further information about World Class Fitness in Budapest visit their website.
Buda: Nagyszombat u. 1, 1036 Budapest
Pest: Apáczai Csere János u. 4 (Hotel Marriott), 1052 Budapest

• Alexandra Fitness

1134 Budapest, Váci út 35. Phone: 452-0118

• Arnold Gold Fitness & Squash Club

1157 Budapest, Szentmihályi u. 131. Phone: 414-0580

• Arnold Gym

1037 Budapest, Szépvölgyi u. 15. Phone: 250-4052

• Astoria Fitness Center

Budapest, Dohány u. 32. Phone: 343-1140

• Body Box Óbuda

1032 Budapest, Bécsi u. 154. Phone: 437-4636

• Club Laguna

1025 Budapest, Törökvész u. 87-91 Phone: 345-8493

• Csokibarna Fitness

1122 Budapest, Városmajor u. 12. Phone: 356-2344

• Danubius Premier – Congress Park Hotel Flamenco

Budapest, Tas vezér u.7. Phone: 1/ 889-5761 1113

• Ideál Noi Mozgásstúdió

1074 Budapest, Szövetség u. 2/c. Phone: 352-5546

• Judy-Gym Fitness

for women only 1067 Budapest, Teréz krt. 41 fsz. 6. Phone: 302-2544

• Lady Fitness Budapest

1073 Budapest, Erzsébet krt. 19. Phone: 351-7481

• Lidó Leisure Center

1031 Budapest, Nánási u. 67. Phone: 242-4479

• Light Mozgás Stúdió

1024 Budapest, Fillér u. 8. Phone: 315-0021

• Lines Stúdió Fitness Club

1025 Budapest, Verecke u. 17. Phone: 335-6878

• Mozgáskontroll Stúdió<

1051 Budapest, Hercegprímás u. 11. Phone: 311-2720

• Pasarét Fitness

Budapest, Pasaréti u. 11-13 Phone: 214-4824

• Pro Fitness Gym

1103 Budapest, Koér u. 1/a Phone: 261-7554

• Roxan Budapest

1054 Budapest,Akadémia u. 11. Phone: 311-6828

• Speedo Noi Fitness

1052 Budapest, Váci u. 19-21. Phone: 266-8444

• World Class Fitness

1052 Budapest, Apáczai Csere J. u. 4. Phone: 266-4290

Squash is a good activity to keep in shape. If you have a partner to play with we can offer you several adresses to play squash in Budapest. It is a good alternative for winter months to stay fit because these places are indoor and don’t require good weather. Many of the squash places are in Fitness Centers in Budapest but don’t need a membership but a one time fee which is OK. 

• A & TSH

Pálya u. 9.
Distric 1.
Phone: 356-9530 

• Aktív Squash Club

Tábornok u. 7.
Distric 14.
Phone: 251-3322

• Aréna Fitness

Váci út 178. (Duna Plaza)
Distric 13.
Phone: 239-4356

• Arnold Gym

Szépvölgyi út 15.
Distric 3.
Phone: 250-4259 

• City Squash & Fitness

Marcibányi tér 13.
Distric 2.
Phone: 325-0082

• Top Squash

Lövoház u. 2-6. (Mammut Shopping Center)
Distric 2.
Phone: 345-8193

Swimming is one of the most popular sports in Hungary and therefore you will find swimming pools in nearly any corner of Budapest. But not only swimming also water polo is very popular thus really every district has at least one swimming pool which of course is open to the public as well.

Most people in summertime go to one of the two swimming pools on Margit Island which is totally crowded in the hot months of the year but also fantastic since you are on the island, swimming, having fun. Check out some pools in Budapest.

• Csillaghegyi Bath

Pusztakúti út 3. 
Budapest III. 

• Dagály Bath

Népfürdo u. 34-36
Budapest XIII. 

• Hajós Alfréd Sports Swimming Pool

Margaret Island 
Budapest XIII. 

• Kondorosi Swimming Pool

Kondorosi út 14. 
Budapest XI. 

• Lukács Medicinal Bath and Swimming Pool

Frankel Leo út 25. 
Budapest II. 

• Palatinus Swimming Pool

Margaret Island 
Budapest XIII. 

• Pünkösdfürdoi Swimming Pool

Királyok útja 272. 
Budapest III. 

• Római Swimming Pool

Rozgonyi Piroska u. 2. 
Budapest III. 

• Újpesti Medicinal Bath and Swimming Pool

Árpád út 114-120. 
Budapest IV. 

Kart racing is a fun activity you should not miss. Feel like Schuhmacher and the rest of the Formula One while racing in a kart. There are two kart tracks in Budapest where you can go for a fun race. The costs are not too high for a couple of hours with your frineds or family. 

• Budaring Gokart>

Budaörsi út (next to the flower store “Floracoop”)
District 11.
Phone: 0630 311-9856 (mobile number)

• Eurocenter Gokart

Bécsi út 154
District 3.
Phone: 0630 206-4206 (mobile number)

Quad Budapest

Quad is a vehicle with 4 wheels which can also be called ATV (All terrain vehicle). All terrain because it is a vehicle used for off road driving. Usually in major cities it is impossible to ride a quad but Budapest has the Quad Park in Budaörs next to Kika and Auchan. 

Horse riding Budapest

Horses need much space so it is hard to find places to horse ride in Budapest. Usually the horse riding schools are in the outskirts of major cities. Budapest has two stables to ride on horses. 

• Favourite Riding Stables

Mókus u. 23.
District 16.
Phone: 0630 966-9992 (mobile number)

• Petneházy Horse-Riding School

Feketefej u. 2.
District 2.
Phone: 397-5048

Skateboarding Budapest

The advantage of skatboarding compared to activities like quad is that you don’t need an extra park or off road terrain. Never the less skateboarding with ramps and pipes is fun as well. Here you can find a cool place used only for skateboarding in Budapest. 

• Görzenál

Árpád fejedelem útja 46.
District 3.
Phone: 250-4800

You like to go bowling every once in a while? Of course in Budapest you can go boling as well to have a nice fun evening with your lads while hitting the piles and have a few beer. Som of the bowling centers in Budapest are a bit out of the city center but most of them are reachable with public transport and offer to go out after the bowling. Check out the bowling centers.

• Blue Bowling

Budapest, 2nd district, Törökvészi út 87-91. +36 1 345-8440 
Blue Bowling website 

• Extreme Budapest Bowling Club

Budapest, 15th district, Szentmihályi út 131. +36 1 410-9060 

• Mammut Bowling Club

1024 Budapest, second district, Lövoház u. 3. +36 1 345-8000 

• Novotel Bowling

1123 Budapest, 12th district, Alkotás u. 63-67. +36 1 372-5724 

• Strike Bowling Club

1117 Budapest, 11th district, Budafoki út 111. +36 1 206-2754 

• Vilati Bowling Centrum

1138 Duna Plaza 

• Westend Bowling Club

Budapest, 6th district, Váci út 1-3. (WestEnd City Center) +36 1 238-7040