The Magyar Nemzetkozi Motodrome (English: Hungarian National Motodrome) was a planned

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racetrack A race track (racetrack, racing track or racing circuit) is a facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals (e.g. horse racing or greyhound racing). A race track also may feature grandstands or concourses. Race tracks are also us ...

project in

Hajdúnánás Hajdúnánás is a town in Hajdú-Bihar County, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 17,172 people (2015). Racetrack On 21 June 2020, the Magyar Nemzetkozi Motodrome was ...

Debrecen Debrecen ( ; ; ; ) is Hungary's cities of Hungary, second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain Regions of Hungary, region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the large ...

, Hajdú-Bihar County, Hungary. Currently not even under construction, the circuit was designed to host the

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from 2023 and onwards.

Description

After the failed

Balatonring Balatonring was to be a motor racing circuit, located in Sávoly, Hungary, on the western end of the Balaton. The site is located about from Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. Spain's Balatonring Zrt was to operate the racing circuit wi ...

project, Hungary would once again try to build a circuit for

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, this time to be built in

near

. Construction began in the second quarter of 2021 to be built and was to be homologated by

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, the year the

had been expected to return. That grand prix would be postponed by a year. The new track was planned to have a long layout with 15 turns and multiple elevation changes. Two other shorter layouts were also planned to be built. However, in September 2023, it was announced that MotoGP will be planning to return

Hungaroring The Hungaroring is a motorsport racetrack in Mogyoród, Pest County, Hungary where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix motor racing, Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtai ...

from 2025, and include

Balaton Park Circuit Balaton Park Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Balatonfőkajár, Hungary, southwest of Budapest. The track is designed to host regional and international races. The circuit was opened in May 2023. History The main phase of c ...

as a reserve circuit for 2024 without mentioning this circuit.

References

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