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This is my guide to Grid 3 grandstand at the Hungaroring.
It includes my tips on choosing the best seats in this grandstand, plus and a full seating chart showing sector, row and seat numbering. And I’ve also included videos of the views from different seats in the stand, ticket options and more.
Contents
Hungaroring Grid 3 grandstand location
The Grid 3 grandstand was new for the 2025 Hungarian GP when the Hungaroring facilities and stands underwent a huge reconstruction project.
Previosuly, Grid 3 was just called Grid. Now it’s called Grid 3, and it’s on the left-hand side of the start finish straight, in line with the starting grid but just to the right of the start and finish lines.
This stand is actually directly joined to the Grid 1 grandstand to its left. To its right is the Grid 2 stand and behind it, further up the hill, is the Podium grandstand.
Grandstand details
Cover
This grandstand doesn’t have a roof, so you’ll be exposed to the elements. It has been known to rain at the Hungarian Grand Prix so keep checking the weather and bring the right clothing!
Seats
The seats are plastic chairs.
TV screens
There’s one TV screen on the other side of the track which is actually opposite the adjacent stand to the left. So you have to look slightly over to your left to see it, and those sat in the left hand side of the stand have a clearer view of the screen.
Hungaroring Grid 3 grandstand tickets
With great views of the starting grid, this grandstand will sells out fast. If that’s the case but you still would like some tickets I’d suggest buying tickets through ViaGoGo instead.
They have a great selection of tickets for sale right up until race day, even when they’re sold out elsewhere. And if you keep watching them, you can often get them at a cheaper price in the minutes before race weekend.
I’ve bought all my F1 tickets using ViaGoGo during the last few Formula 1 seasons, including for my trips to the Dutch, Belgian and British Grand Prix, and have always had a great experience using them.
They also have a very good ‘FanProtect guarantee’ which makes sure your tickets and money are always protected.
Hungaroring Grid 3 grandstand seating plan
Below is the seating plan for the Hungaroring Grid 3 grandstand:
As the seating plan shows the grandstand is made up of 5 different sectors, named A to E.
Sector A is the closest to turn 1 and the start / finish lines, and sector F is the closest to the final corner Turn 14. The starting grid is directly infront of all sectors of the stand.
Each sector is 25 rows of seats high, with row 1 at the front lowest down and row 25 highest up at the back.
Seat numbering is a bit different. The sections are accessed in pairs (A & B, C & D, E ) using the walkway in the middle of each pair (for E there is its own walkway on the right hand side). The seat numbers then increase from 1 outwards from the walkway.
View
The image below shows the areas of track visible from Grid 3 highlighted in green:
As expected given it’s name, from here you have a great view of the starting grid. Here you’re in line with the back half of the grid. The front half will be further to the left. But you’re still in a great spot to do some people watching as you see the drivers, team members and celebrities walking around the cars before the race begins.
To your left your view of the full pit straight is partially blocked by the new massive Hungaroring grandstand. The further right and further forwards in the stand you sit, the more easily you’ll be able to see past it.
To your right, you’ll have a view of the cars coming around the final corner of Turn 14, although the advertising boarding across the track can block your view of that slightly.
The video clip below was filmed from between sectors C and D, row 25:
@hungaroring_official Replying to @Alexandra 🦋 GRID 3 - here you go ☝️ #Hungaroring #HungarianGP #F1Hungary #F1 #grandstand #fyp #foryoupage ♬ original sound - Hungaroring Official
As that clip shows, the new large concrete grandstand further to your left does block the view of the end of the pit straight, especially from this higher row. And then as you look to the right, the Lenovo advertising boards obstruct your view of the final corner slightly.
This next video was filmed in 2023 when the grandstand was just called Grid, but the seat sector and row layout was the same. It was filmed from Sector C row 7:
In the video above you can see you’re just about low enough to see under the Qatar Airways advertising gantry across the track, so it’s not blocking your view of the final corner to you right. Any higher and it will start to do that.
Also note that when that video was filmed in 2023, the new main grandstand wasn’t built. The old one was much less obstructive for being able to see down torward the first corner.
Best seats
Normally I’d suggest going for higher rows in most grandstands. But here, I’d want to be in row 8 or below so the advertising boards across the track to the right don’t block your view of the final corner. Plus, sitting lower down in the stand gives you a better view to your left looking along the straight, without being so blocked by the massive Hungaroring grandstand.
Which sector you pick doesn’t matter too much here. I’d personally choose one on the left side (A, B or C0 to be a little closer to the front of the grid to see the frontrunners more closely when they’re lining up before the race.
Is this a good place to sit?
You’re not going to see much overtaking here, instead your view will mainly be of the back half of the starting grid.
Compared to Grid 1, this stand offers you a sightly better view looking along the straight to the left. But you’re further from the podium here, so it may not be such a good option.
