Balatonring
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Balatonring will be a 4.650 km long motor racing circuit, located in Sávoly
, Hungary
near Central and South Europe's biggest lake Balaton
. The circuit is located about 180 km away from Budapest
, the capital city of Hungary
. Spain's Balatonring Zrt will operate the racing circuit with 70% share owned by Worldwide Circuit Management S.L. (WCM) and Magyar Turizmus Zrt. (Hungarian Tourism Board) owning 30%. Spanish investment group Sedesa will be the constructor at a cost of €80 million and seating for 110,000 to 140,000 will be constructed.
Construction work on the 200 million Euro project has started on 6 November 2008, and the facility was due to host its first MotoGP race on 20 September 2009. However, on 11 March 2009, motogpmatters.com reported that the Hungarian round would be canceled due to problems related to the Financial crisis of 2007–2010. The circuit would not be completed in time for the September 20th race. The first Hungarian GP was scheduled to take place in September 2010.
On 18 March 2010 the Hungarian GP was cancelled as the FIM said the construction work that needed to be done will not be done in time for the event. It was replaced by the Motorland Aragon
.
46.588538°N 17.253256°W
Sávoly
-About Sávoly:Population: 576Area: 1.19 km²Fields: 25.65 km²The road running across the bridge of the Marótvölgyi Channel takes us with a double bend to Sávoly. Water flows very slowly in the channel, since it has a new task recently: it cannot reach River Zala but serves as the cradle of...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
near Central and South Europe's biggest lake Balaton
Balaton
Balaton may refer to:* Lake Balaton in Hungary, the largest lake in central Europe* Balaton Principality , a Slavic state* Balaton , a Hungarian microcar* Balaton, Minnesota, a city in the United States* 2242 Balaton, a main-belt asteroid...
. The circuit is located about 180 km away from Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, the capital city of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. Spain's Balatonring Zrt will operate the racing circuit with 70% share owned by Worldwide Circuit Management S.L. (WCM) and Magyar Turizmus Zrt. (Hungarian Tourism Board) owning 30%. Spanish investment group Sedesa will be the constructor at a cost of €80 million and seating for 110,000 to 140,000 will be constructed.
Construction work on the 200 million Euro project has started on 6 November 2008, and the facility was due to host its first MotoGP race on 20 September 2009. However, on 11 March 2009, motogpmatters.com reported that the Hungarian round would be canceled due to problems related to the Financial crisis of 2007–2010. The circuit would not be completed in time for the September 20th race. The first Hungarian GP was scheduled to take place in September 2010.
On 18 March 2010 the Hungarian GP was cancelled as the FIM said the construction work that needed to be done will not be done in time for the event. It was replaced by the Motorland Aragon
Ciudad del Motor de Aragón
The Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, also known as Motorland Aragón, is a race circuit located near Alcañiz, Spain.The circuit has been designed by well-known German architect Hermann Tilke in conjunction with the British architectural firm Foster + Partners...
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46.588538°N 17.253256°W