This is my guide to Grid 1 grandstand at the Hungaroring.
My guide includes my tips on picking the best seats in this stand and a full seating chart showing sector, row and seat numbering. Plus I’ve included videos of the views from different seats in the stand, ticket information and more.
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Hungaroring Grid 1 grandstand location
The Grid 1 grandstand was new for 2025 when the Hungaroring underwent a massive reconstruction.
Previosuly, Grid 1 was a combination of the old Gold 2 and Silver 2 grandstands. Now it’s just called Grid 1, and it’s on the left-hand side of the start finish straight, directly in line with the starting grid and also the finish line.
The new Hungaroring grandstand is directly to the left of this stand. To its right is the Grid 3 stand which is actually physically part of the same grandstand as Grid 1, just a little further to the right.
Grandstand details
Cover
The Grid 1 grandstand is not covered, so it’s completely open to the weather conditions. It can (and does) rain at the Hungarian Grand Prix, so wear appropriate clothing!
Seats
The seats are plastic chairs.
TV screens
There’s one TV screen on the other side of the track directly opposite this stand, that’s easily visible from all seats.
Hungaroring Grid 1 grandstand tickets
With such great views of the starting grid, this grandstand sells out fast. So if that’s the case but you still would like some tickets in this stand, I’d suggest buying tickets through ViaGoGo.
They have a large selection of tickets available right up until race day, even when they are sold out in other places. Additionally, you can often find them at a cheaper price in the last minutes before race weekend.
I’ve bought all my F1 tickets through ViaGoGo d uring the last few seasons, including for my trips to the Dutch, British and Belgian Grand Prix, and have always had a great experience using their service.
They also have a very robust ‘FanProtect guarantee’ which makes sure your tickets and money are always protected.
Hungaroring Grid 1 grandstand seating plan
Below is the seating plan for the Hungaroring Grid 1 grandstand:
As the seating plan shows the grandstand is made up of 6 different sectors, named A to F.
Sector A is the closest to turn 1 and sector F is the closest to the final corner Turn 14. The finish line is directly in front of sector A, the podium is on the opposite side of the track just to the left of sector A and the start line is a little further left again. The starting grid is directly in front of all sectors.
Each sector has 25 rows of seats. Row 1 is at the front lowest down and row 25 is highest up at the back.
Seat numbering is a little weird. The sections are effectively accessed in pairs (A & B, C & D, E & F) using the walkway in the middle of each pair (the grey gap between the blue blocks in the map above). The seat numbers then go up from 1 outwards from the walkway.
View
The image below shows the areas of track visible from Grid 1 highlighted in green:
As the name suggests, this grandstand gives you a fantastic view of the starting grid. You’ll be within touching distance of seeing the cars, drivers, team members and celebrities lining up on the grid before the race begins. Perfect for people spotting. You’re in line with the start of the pit garages, so you might just be able to see the first few teams do their pitstops, but it’ll be a struggle to see all the way along the pit lane.
As you look to your right, you’ll be able to see the cars coming around the exit of Turn 14 and accelerating on to the start / finish straight.
As you look to your left, unfortunately the new massive main Hungaroring grandstand blocks your view of seeing the cars as they head down towards Turn 1. The further left in Grid 1 you sit, the worse it gets. You’ll see the F1 cars cross the start line but lose them out of sight shortly afterwards, as the image below shows:
The short clip below shows the view from row 25, between sectors C and D:
@hungaroring_official Replying to @lenawbr_ GRID 1 - here you go 🤩🤩 what’s next?? #Hungaroring #HungarianGP #HungarianGP40 #F1 #grandstand #fyp #foryoupage ♬ original sound - Hungaroring Official
From that viewpoint, you can see how much the large stand to the left of this one blocks your view of the second half of the straight.
The next videos below show what the view is like from other positions. These were filmed in the older versions of the stand – Gold 2 (the part in line with the finish line) and Silver 2 (just to the right of the finish line).
Something to bear in mind is that these were filmed before the new main grandstand was built to the left. The old main grandstand allowed for better visibility down the straight.
This first video is filmed from the equivalent of Sector A row 6 in Grid 1, directly in line with the finish line:
This video is filmed from the equivalent of Sector C row 13, a little further to the right and higher up:
This next video was filmed from the equivalent of Sector F row 12 in Grid 1, the furthest section to the right:
Best seats
Sitting in front of the finish line in sector A might be tempting, but if you do that you’ll be right up alongside the massive main grandstand which will be directly on your left. The closer you are to that stand, the less you’ll be able to see down the start straight towards turn 1.
So I’d pick seats in the furthest sectors to the right – E or F preferably. I’d go for the higher rows to make it easier to see over the pit wall in to the start of the pit lane.
These seats will still give you a fantastic view of the grid, screen and being further away from the main grandstand, will allow you to see a little further along the straight.
Is this a good place to sit?
If you want to do some celebrity spotting whilst the cars are getting lined up on the grid before the race, then this is the place to sit. You won’t see much overtaking because it’s at the start of the pit straight, and you’ll barely see much of the cars coming around the last corner.
But the screen is well placed to keep an eye on the action elsewhere on the track.
