Senna, Alonso, Hill: Top 5 best Hungarian GP moments of all-time

From vintage battles between Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton, to maiden wins for rookie drivers, Formula 1 has presented almost every possible scenario at the Hungarian Grand Prix down the years.

The Hungaroring will play host as one of 22 stops in the 2022 F1 calendar for the 36th time in the sport’s history and has been a mainstay in the schedule since 1986. Astonishingly, the circuit had never even seen a wet race until 2006, but of course, we will touch on that later.

There have been some races here over the years where fans have kept themselves glued to their televisions, some of which narrowly miss out on this list such as Ross Brawn’s tactical masterclass in 1998 to ensure Schumacher got the better of McLaren to take the top step of the podium, and Alonso’s first ever victory for Renault in 2003.

While we appreciate this is subjective and not everyone will agree with our placings, it’s going to be an epic journey of nostalgia for those that have been following Formula 1 for longer than others.

That’s enough talk! Scroll down to find out GiveMeSport’s top five Hungarian Grand Prix moments of all time:

We’re sure none of us would have ever got bored of watching both Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost going wheel-to-wheel on a race track. In 1988, both drivers had their elbows out for McLaren as they were fighting for victory.

With the end of the race edging closer, the Frenchman looked to have snatched the lead from his Brazilian teammate after making their way through lapped cars. But as they made their way through turn one, Prost picked up some dirt on his worn tyres and Senna sensationally snuck back through.

While Prost waited for his tyres to clear up, it was too late. While he managed to keep