The Hungaroring, home of the Hungarian Grand Prix, renowned for being ‘Monaco without the walls’, it has earned itself a unique piece of Formula 1 history during its time in the sport.
Much like the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Canada, Hungary has crowned several first-time race winners in Formula 1 – six of them, to be precise.
The six first-time F1 race winners at the Hungarian Grand Prix
1993 – Damon Hill (Williams)
Following his promotion to Williams, Damon Hill had already been close to his maiden Formula 1 victory on multiple occasions in the 1993 season.
He was foiled by retirements from potential race-winning positions in both Spain and Great Britain, before a puncture undid his race in Germany.
Arriving at the Hungaroring, Hill qualified second behind team-mate, Alain Prost,