A week after the spectacular Brembo GP of Italy, which set a record at Mugello with 178,723 spectators, MotoGP moves to a country that curiously features a flag with the same colors as the Italian banner: green, white, and red, except that in Hungary's case, they are arranged horizontally.
It will be the fourth edition of the Hungarian GP, the first in Spring because the others took place from July to September.
GP Data
According to Brembo engineers, who for the 11th consecutive year work closely with all MotoGP teams, the 4.075 km long Balaton Park Circuit falls into the category of medium-demanding circuits for brakes. On a scale from 1 to 6, it has a difficulty index of 3 despite having 10 braking points per lap for over 30 and a half seconds of brake system usage: 5 braking points are categorized as High and another 5 as Light. However, the High braking points are all separated by at least 3 turns, which helps reduce temperatures.
The toughest corner
The toughest corner of the Balaton Park Circuit for the braking system is turn 5: MotoGP bikes go from 290 km/h to 72 km/h in 4.7 seconds, covering 205 meters while riders apply a load of 6.4 kg on the brake lever, the third-highest value in the entire championship. The deceleration is 1.5 g, the Brembo brake fluid pressure reaches 13.7 bar, and the temperature of the carbon discs rises to 740 °C.
Awesome!
During the FP2 of the Brembo GP of Italy last week, Jorge Martin reached 368.6 km/h on the main straight of Mugello. That speed was matched by his teammate Marco Bezzecchi during the Sprint. At that moment, they were covering 102.4 meters per second. An incredible figure that demanded absolute trust in the Brembo braking system of their Aprilia bikes, the same confidence shown by the returning Marc Marquez, who reached 366.1 km/h on his Ducati during the 19th lap of the race. Welcome back, Marc.
The first with Honda
All three editions of the Hungarian GP held so far have been won by motorcycles equipped with Brembo brakes: in 1990, Honda triumphed with Mick Doohan, in 1992, Cagiva with Eddie Lawson, and in 2025, Ducati with Marc Marquez. The 1990 victory was also Honda's first in the 500cc class with Brembo brakes because, unlike Suzuki and Yamaha, the golden-winged brand only began collaborating with Brembo that season. Since then, thanks to mutual satisfaction, the partnership has never been interrupted.
The differences with WSBK
The Balaton Park Circuit hosted the Superbike World Championship in early May: in all 3 races won by Nicolò Bulega riding the Ducati, motorcycles equipped with Brembo brakes dominated the top 10 positions. The cannibal of the SBK season uses steel discs with a diameter of 338.5 mm and a thickness of 6.5 mm, as carbon is banned. In MotoGP, on the other hand, carbon discs of 320 mm, 340 mm, and 355 mm are used depending on the tracks and riders' preferences, but the thickness is always 8 mm.