Városliget

After WW2, most racing activities moved to Városliget (City Park), which is situated to the north of Népliget in the cultural centre of Pest, close to the Nyugati (Western) railway station. Easiest access to the park is by Metro 1. It is behind Hősök tere (Heroes’ Square) at the end of the scenic Andrássy road.

The majority of racing in the 1950s included motorbikes and ‘junkyard’-build competition cars, which were well suited to the tight, twisty nature of the park circuit. In 1964, Városliget also hosted a round of the European Touring Car Championship, which was won by Hubert Hahne in a BMW 1800 T1 (see the event poster opposite, courtesy Antikregiseg.hu). This was also the race where Ken Tyrrell first spotted the talent of Jacky Ickx, who was driving a Lotus Cortina. A Formula 1 and sports car legend was born.