The Hungarian Grand Prix 2010 is history and this year Mark Webber (RBR-Renault) won the race. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) ended up on the second place, while Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault) ended up third. Michael Schumacher ended up on 11th place!
This years race was a success as always, and it is just to get ready for next years race which is expected to be held July 29, 30 and 31st at Hungaroring. More information will be given concerning this at our Formula 1 page.
Standings for Hungarian Grand Prix 2010
1. Mark Webber, RBR-Renault
2. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
3. Sebastian Vettel, RBR-Renault
4. Felipe Massa, Ferrari
5. Vitaly Petrov, Renault
6. Nico Hulkenberg, Williams-Cosworth
7. Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber-Ferrari
8. Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes
9. Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber-Ferrari
10. Rubens Barrichello, Williams-Cosworth
11. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP
12. Sebastien Buemi, STR-Ferrari
13. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India-Mercedes
14. Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus-Cosworth
15. Jarno Trulli, Lotus-Cosworth
16. Timo Glock, Virgin-Cosworth
17. Bruno Senna, HRT-Cosworth
18. Lucas di Grassi, Virgin-Cosworth
19. Sakon Yamamoto, HRT-Cosworth
Ret. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes
Ret. Robert Kubica, Renault
Ret. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP
Ret. Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes
Ret. Jaime Alguersuari, STR-Ferrari
The Hungarian Forint is never standing still, and it can be quite hard to keep up to date with the value of the Hungarian Forint. Some years ago 1 Euro was 230 Forint, and then in 2009 1 Euro reached around 320 Forint. Currently 1 Euro gives you somewhere between 280 and 290 Forints, but this keeps changing all the time. Because of this we just added a currency converter to our page about the currency in Hungary, so if you would like to know how much the Hungarian Forint is currently worth, head towards our currency page!
The most exciting weekend of the year in Budapest is just around the corner. Michael Schumacher and his competetors will race the annual Formula 1 race at Hungaroring Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and thousands of tourists come to Budapest to check out this amazing event. Hotel prices go up with almost 20% for this weekend, so everyone does their best to get the most out of this extraordinary event.
The main races will be Saturday and Sunday at Hungaroring outside Budapest. For more information about the race, check out our Formula 1 in Budapest page. If you want to get to Hungaroring using public transportation, read more about “How to get to Hungaroring.”
Enjoy your weekend, and if you still have not booked your hotel, check out our Budapest hotel descriptions! If you want an airport transfer, or maybe a guided tour, hurry up and contact us today!
Last Thursday was the premiere day for Christopher Nolans new film Inception in Budapest cinemas. In the main roles you find Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Berenger and Michael Caine.
I must admit that this was a film I did not really want to see, as the trailer did not really interest me. But, yesterday I went with my family to Palace Cinemas with my family to see Inception anyway. How come? As I checked out the information about the film at Internet Movie Database i noticed that it had a rating of 9,2/10 which is extremely high compared to most other films I’ve seen in cinema this year so far. And, normally IMDB does not lie!
Inception is a quite long film, lasting almost 2 1/2 hours… but I enjoyed the 2 1/2 hour I spent in the cinema very much. Inception will not be my new favorite film, but it is full of action, cool scenes, intelligence (which means that you need to use your brain and pay attention) and a tensity that makes the viewer curious about what will happen next throughout the entire film.
If you want to check it out you’d better reserve tickets beforehand, because Inception is filling the seats of almost every Budapest cinema in these days!
Red Bull Air RaceWe just read on the official Red Bull Air Race homepage that the planned Air Race in Budapest August 20th, 2010, has been cancelled. This event that has been part of the August 20th celebration in Budapest the last six years hope to return again in 2011, but time will show.
A good news is though that the annual fireworks will be arranged as normal. A big group on Facebook wanted to cancel the fireworks in support of the floodsuffering people in Hungary (to use the money to help those instead). A company in Szombathely offered to arrange the fireworks for free, and due to this the people in Budapest will be able to see the annual fireworks in 2010 as well. See video from Fireworks in 2009!
Official press release concerning Red Bull Air Race 2010:
The Red Bull Air Race in Budapest has been cancelled this year due to lengthy delays in the permissions process, the organization announced with regret today. Interrupting a six-year tradition of racing in the Hungarian capital, the Red Bull Air Race World Champion will now be crowned after the final race of the 2010 season at EuroSpeedway in Lausitz, Germany on 7th & 8th August.
Budapest has been an annual fixture on the Red Bull Air Race World Championship calendar since 2004 with enormous crowds of more than 600,000 spectators watching the racing from the banks of the Danube River. This year’s race, which would have been the seventh annual race in Budapest, was set for 19th & 20th August.
Red Bull Air Race GmbH CEO Bernd Loidl expressed his disappointment over the Budapest cancellation, which comes just a week after a race cancellation in Portugal due to unexpected delays in reaching a revised host city agreement. But he said he hoped Budapest would be back on the calendar in 2011. Loidl also said the 2011 calendar will be announced after the final round in Germany next month – which will include a return to New York after the historic first race there in June.
“Having safely and successfully executed the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Budapest for the past six years, it was a tough decision to make,” Loidl said. “Following so close to the cancellation of the Portugal race last week, we are obviously disappointed and every effort will be made to see a return to Budapest in 2011. Securing the future of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship is paramount and making tough decisions is part of that process. We look forward to announcing the 2011 calendar after the final round in Germany including a much anticipated return to New York in the United States.”
The battle for the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship will remain intense at Lausitzring in Germany, where defending champion Paul Bonhomme is holding a five-point lead over 2008 champion Hannes Arch of Austria. Arch has won three of the last five races and is confident he can overtake Bonhomme down the home stretch of the 2010 season to take his second title. The Red Bull Air Race has been a FAI-recognised world championship since 2005.
It is always fun when days end up in a different way then originally planned. This day was somehow like that! Just checking our email at 8:15 this morning I recognized that someone sent an email at 7:09 telling that they will arrive with train from Vienna at 9:50, and they would like to have a Budapest introduction tour. They didn’t really expect an answer to their email that fast, but hoping for luck they sent their email, and by 8:30 a deal was made and at 9:50 a guide was waiting for them together with a private driver at the Keleti trainstation!
It was extremely hot outside today, and I saw a thermometer showing 41 Celsius in the sun. But, everyone enjoyed the trip and the guests were impressed with the fast answer and service!
Are you coming to Budapest as well? Maybe you are already here? Send us an email, and we will do our best to help you out as soon as possible!
Euro 2012 qualificationThis is the match that definitely should bring Hungary three more points. But, football is changing, and even the weakest teams can turn into a serious challenge. This match might turn into a disaster, but hopefully it will be a victorious night with several goals and lots of fun. Tickets can be bought further down. The match will be played at Puskas Ferenc Stadium. More information about the Euro 2012 qualifying and Hungary’s matches can be found here.
Hungary – San Marino Puskas Stadium October 8 – 2010, 20:00
This is the event many have been waiting for since the news was released late 2009. Rod Stewart will perform in Budapest June 26, and the concert is a free event. Thousands of tourists come to Budapest because of this, and several hundred thousand people often visit the parking lot next to the Heroes Square during these annual free concerts. So, this Saturday is the event day, and it should start at 19.00. If you are coming to Budapest for this event, why not book a cheap airport transfer with high quality from us?
Standing in line in front of Starbucks in BudapestStarbucks is finally here! Yesterday Hungary’s first Starbucks opened, in Budapest, in WestEnd Citycenter. That means that we do not have to wait any longer, but we can finally get the coffee from Starbucks in Hungary as well. If you go to WestEnd today, you might have to wait some still, because there are quite long lines in front of Starbucks. Now what we reported on May 6th that Starbucks would come to Budapest has come to pass, so why not go grab a coffee and a cake in Budapest newest coffee shop?
World Cup 2010 BudapestI have lately been speaking with quite a lot of people in the tourist business, and they all say that during big sport events the amount of tourists decrease. I do not really understand why, because as an international you have a lot of bonuses coming to Hungary during the World Cup 2010. Here you can enjoy good Hungarian food at a restaurant, drink cheap stuff while watching your favorite team at big LCD screens and televisions around in the city. Couldn’t be easier!
Some people coming to Budapest in these days might ask the question: Where should I watch the World Cup 2010 in Budapest (since we went to Budapest instead of South Africa)? Below you will find a list presenting some different options and opportunities.
Some places with big outdoor screens: Holdudvar (Margaret Island) Corvintető (Corvin Áruház, 4. emelet, VIII. Blaha Lujza tér 1-2) Liberty Square (big outdoor screen)
