Hungary, Balatonfőkajár
Balaton Park Circuit
A 4.115 km circuit in Balatonfőkajár. Timed layouts, lap times and what you need to know before a track day here.
Going to Balaton Park Circuit?
See which corner costs you the most time.
Record the session on your phone. Vetkuro splits the laps, times every sector and shows where the gap to your best lap opens.
Filming your laps?
Put speed, delta and lap time on your onboard video.
Overlay the data from the same session on the footage, synced automatically. One file to watch back, or to share.
Driving with friends?
Find out who is faster, and in which corner.
Overlay two laps from the same day and see exactly where the gap opens, not only the final number.
Going to Balaton Park Circuit?
See which corner costs you the most time.
Record the session on your phone. Vetkuro splits the laps, times every sector and shows where the gap to your best lap opens.
Filming your laps?
Put speed, delta and lap time on your onboard video.
Overlay the data from the same session on the footage, synced automatically. One file to watch back, or to share.
Driving with friends?
Find out who is faster, and in which corner.
Overlay two laps from the same day and see exactly where the gap opens, not only the final number.
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Balaton Park Circuit lap times
Timed from GPS on real track days, not typed in. Compare within one layout and one vehicle class, because a motorcycle lap and a car lap are not the same thing.
No recorded laps on Full Circuit yet.
Record a session on this layout and your lap becomes the time other drivers in your class compare against.
Track day guide
Track day at Balaton Park Circuit
Weather by month, who runs the days and what to put in the car. Written for a first visit.
Who runs track days here
What to bring
- Helmet that meets the organiser's standard
- Long sleeves, long trousers, closed shoes
- Tyre pressure gauge, since pressures rise fast on track
- Removable towing eye fitted or in the car
- An empty boot: loose items out before the first session
- Your phone in a rigid mount, recording with Vetkuro
Weather by month
Now, in November: 10°C by day, 2°C at night, rain on 9 days. Warmest in August, 30°C by day on average. Coldest in January, −3°C at night. Fewest days with rain: January.
Rain: days with rain per month. Climate: NASA POWER, daily data 2016–2025. Monthly averages, not a forecast. Check the organiser's calendar for open dates. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division.
Elevation profile
Balaton Park Circuit elevation
Elevation change 3 m. That is within the margin of the terrain model, so Balaton Park Circuit counts as flat and there is no profile to draw.
From a terrain model, sampled every 10 m along the track line and smoothed over 100 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The organisations in charge of the Copernicus programme by law or by delegation do not incur any liability for any use of the Copernicus WorldDEM-30.
Going to Balaton Park Circuit?
More to do with the session than the lap time
About Balaton Park Circuit
Overview
Balaton Park Circuit is a permanent motor racing circuit at Balatonfőkajár, near Lake Balaton in Hungary. It lies 97 kilometres from central Budapest and is reached from the M7 motorway via route 710. It opened in May 2023 and holds an FIA Grade 2 and an FIM Grade A licence. Since 2025 it has hosted rounds of both the Superbike World Championship and MotoGP, whose Hungarian Grand Prix was held there again in June 2026. Alongside racing and testing, the circuit runs its own public track days for road-legal cars, split into a group for beginners and one for drivers with track experience.
Technical Specifications and Track Features
The original car layout, labelled the A layout on the official map, is 4,115 metres long with sixteen corners, six right-handers and ten left-handers. The track is between 12 and 15 metres wide, and the official map gives the highest point as 114 metres at the control line and the lowest as 112 metres between turns ten and eleven. The start line and the control line are 134 metres apart, and the pit lane limit is 60 km/h. The circuit is fitted with Tecpro barriers rather than tyre walls. Race control uses a MyLaps X2 system that links 19 LED marshalling panels with real-time data and full GPS tracking of the vehicles. For motorcycle racing the circuit was modified in 2025: turn seven was split into two tighter bends, a chicane was added on the back straight after the hairpin, and the bikes cut inside the final loop, giving a 4,075-metre lap with seventeen corners.
Facilities and Specialized Areas
The pit building holds 48 garages, all measuring 11 by 4 metres, with a restaurant overlooking the track on the floor above. The complex adds VIP lounges, a large media centre, a medical centre and two support paddocks. The four-star Balaton Park Hotel, with more than 130 rooms, stands next to the paddock, overlooking the final corners. Permanent grandstands seat about 10,000 people, and temporary stands can raise the capacity to 120,000 for major events. An off-road area with a figure-of-eight course, obstacles and a gravel zone sits within the grounds. The operator draws its water from its own well, uses electric and semi-electric vehicles for its crews and offers charging points.
History
A first attempt at a circuit near Lake Balaton, the Balatonring, began construction and was given a MotoGP date for 2009, later moved to 2010, but the project collapsed during the financial crisis and was never completed. Balaton Park was developed by an investor group led by former racing driver Chanoch Nissany, and the track was designed by Hungarian engineer Ferenc Gulácsi. Construction was completed in time for the opening in May 2023, and in October of that year the circuit held the final round of the Czech Formula 4 championship. A Superbike World Championship round planned for 2024 was cancelled in June that year because works were still under way. Negotiations with Dorna had started in 2019, and a ten-year agreement with the Hungarian agency HUMDA guaranteed Balaton Park at least the first three Hungarian Grands Prix. After the 2025 changes, made with input from Loris Capirossi and the FIM safety commission, World Superbikes raced there in July 2025 and MotoGP followed in August.
Address
1 Balaton Park Street
8164 Balatonfőkajár
Hungary
Contact
balatonparkcircuit.com
