Hungaroring presents eye-catching, staggeringly expensive Herend porcelain trophy

Ahead of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, the Hungaroring has presented the eye-catching Herend porcelain trophy that this year's winner will receive on Sunday afternoon.

The winner of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix will once again receive a porcelain trophy from the Herend Manufactory as the Hungaroring continues its collaboration with the famous company.

The trophies for the podium finishers and the winning constructor were presented during a press conference on Monday. The neoclassical style vases made by the Herend Porcelain Manufactory have a special Far Eastern motif called the "Imperial Peony".

The leading pattern is a stylized green rose with plant tendrils and leaves, the basic color of the trophy is beige, and the silhouette of the Hungaroring appears in its mirror.

The winning constructor will be handed a Herend decorative bowl with the same pattern, the openwork edge of which, on the porcelain lace made with a special technique, displays the colours of the Hungarian national flag.

The trophies are decorated with 18-carat matte gold, all of them are handmade, and their total value is estimated tens of millions of forints.

The Hungaroring will present itself in a different fashion this weekend after the reconstruction work that has been carried out in recent months.

At the press conference, Zsolt Gyulay, the president and CEO of Hungaroring Sport Zrt., said that the first stage of the development, which was announced ahead of the track’s latest contract extension last year, has been completed.

"The development of the utility network has been completed, and the main entrance and the building have been established, which means that there is now a reception center. However, the internal works will continue until the 30th of November.”

"The paddock became 19 meters wider, this work has also been completed, but this year we will only use the part that we have been using so far, behind which we will create parking spaces for the drivers.

“The run-off zones in Turns 4 and 12 have been renovated, and the main building, which has been standing since 1986, will be demolished after the race, and the new one will be nine meters wider because we are creating larger garages.

“We will practically say goodbye to the main building this weekend," concluded Gyulay.