F1 24 How To Be Faster At the Hungaroring, Hungary (Track Guide)

Hungary in F1 24 is a tricky circuit right in the middle of the calendar. It’s an unusual track due to its tight and twisty layout, which requires a high-downforce car setup and a lot of car control.

In this track guide, I’m going to run through a complete lap of Hungary, showing you the best racing line and braking points for every corner. There are many corners at this track that present a wide variety of challenges.

What is a good lap time around Hungary in F1 24?

• Current time trial record: 1:12.432
• Top 5% lap time: 1:13.945
• Average lap time: 1:16.012

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Hungary track guide

Turn 1

Starting a lap around Hungary, turn 1 is undoubtedly the best overtaking opportunity around the entire lap. There is a hard braking zone with a pretty tight apex and a DRS zone that comes at you quickly.

On the approach, look for the 100 meter braking marker board. Just as you pass this, hit the brakes hard at 100% pressure. Your next reference point is the 50 meter board. As this goes out of view, start slowly rotating the car in towards the corner.

As you come away from the left hand part of the track, start to release the brake pedal gradually, trail braking into the turn. This will help with rotation and shortening your braking zone. Shift down to third gear, or second if you need a little more rotation.

You can touch the inside kerb, but don’t be too aggressive as this kerb can rotate your car. At the apex, you should be completely off the brakes and focusing on accelerating.

You can start to accelerate early out of this corner but try and straighten your car as quickly as possible. The DRS zone starts while you are still applying some steering so be cautious when activating DRS as it can cause the rear of your car to become loose.

Use some of the flat outside kerbs if needed, but don’t touch the green astroturf while accelerating towards turn 2.

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Turns 2 & 3

The second corner is possibly the trickiest braking zone, as the track falls away from you as you turn through it. There aren’t many good braking references, either. I generally try to use the signage on the right side of the track to know when to brake.

If you’re feeling brave, you can mount the outside kerb on the approach. Almost as soon as you start braking, you’ll want to aggressively turn in towards the apex. Shift down to third as you slow through the corner.

Trail off the brake pedal as you rotate your car and hug the inside kerb without touching it. Touching this kerb will almost always start to unsettle your car.

Accelerate early but not too hard right away. Gradually apply the throttle and drift out towards the right of the circuit. Turn three is a very fast right hander which can be taken at full throttle.

Take as much inside kerb as you can without cutting the corner and open up the steering to drift right out to the left of the track while keeping the throttle at full.

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Turns 4 & 5

Turn 4 is one of the quickest corners at the Hungaroring in F1 24. Keep your car positioned far right and mount the kerb on the approach. Our goal with this corner is to apply as little steering as possible.

Just before you reach the start of the yellow signage on the side of the track, apply a small dab of brakes and throw your car into the corner.

Try to cut the inside of the corner as much as you can but avoid the trap of hopping over the large inside kerb. Being too aggressive will always throw you off line and slow you down. Keep the throttle pinned at 100% through the corner and quickly pull your car over to the left of the track ahead of turn 5.

You can carry a lot more speed through turn 5 than you first think. Watch for the kerb on the right hand side and just as it vanishes off the side of the screen start to brake and turn into the corner at the same time.

You won’t need much brake input through this corner. Apply around 40% pressure and shift down to fourth gear. Roll your car through the corner hugging the inside kerb and start to accelerate as soon as you can.

You can run the car wide on the exit and use the yellow sausage kerb as a track limits guide. Ride the kerb all the way until the kerb ends.

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Turns 6 & 7

The slow chicane of turns 6 and 7 is the hardest corner to master. Large inside kerbs are ready to punish any driver who is slightly off-line.

You can brake late into turn 6. Look for the start of the kerb on the left and hit the brakes at 100% pressure as you reach it.

Shift down to fourth gear and start to trail off the brakes and rotate into the first apex right after the 50 meter board. You can be aggressive and ride high over the inside kerb. Try to glance the larger sausage kerb but don’t hit it hard or it will throw you into turn 7.

As soon as you’re through turn 6, focus on switching your steering to turn 7. Again, you can glance the larger inside kerb, but veer on the side of caution.

You can accelerate out of turn 6, lift slightly into turn 7 and then get on the accelerator hard as soon as the car feels planted once again. Use the outside kerb as needed, but watch out as the grass is right there to punish any mistakes.

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Turns 8, 9 & 10

Turns 8, 9 and 10 are three pretty fast corners. On the approach to turn 8, keep your car positioned right over the outside kerb. Watch for the overhead power lines and brake and turn into the apex just as they vanish off-screen.

You’ll only need a short stab on the brakes, keeping the car in fifth gear. Ride up and over the inside kerb aggressively and watch your car as it will start to oversteer mid corner.

Dance the car through this corner and try to keep your car positioned far left ahead of turn 9. You won’t need any brake input for this corner, instead, just lift slightly as you turn in. Use all of the inside kerb once again and all of the run off on the outside. Watch for track limits here as its easy to push the car too far wide.

Turn 10 is completely flat so follow the turn and keep the car all the way left ahead of turn 11.

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Turn 11

Turn 11 can be tricky but be brave and keep the throttle pinned at 100% all the way through. If you get your line right, you can lose minimal speed and potentially set up an overtake into turn 12.

As the left kerb starts, you can slowly turn into the apex of turn 11. Take a little bit of the inside kerb, but not enough to unsettle your car and then run your car out wide using all of the exit kerb and then some on the run out of turn 11.

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Turn 12

Approaching turn 12, you should look for the start of the left hand kerb. This is your cue to start braking, shifting down to third gear. You’ll only need a short stab of 100% brake pressure before trailing off the brake pedal. Turn in towards the apex right after the 50 metre board.

Shift down to third gear and carry a lot of speed through the apex. Ride up and over the inside kerb and start accelerating earlier than you think. Once again, use all of the exit kerb while watching for track limits.

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Turns 13 & 14

The final two corners are long 180 degree turns that test your car’s balance. On the approach to turn 13, I use the overhead DHL sign as a reference of when to brake.

Apply around 50% brake pressure while starting to turn in towards the apex. Carry a lot of speed through this corner while keeping the car in third gear. Try not to touch the inside kerb but get as close as you can while applying around 50% throttle.

Push the car out towards the pit entry and expect the rear of the car to step out of line a little. Then move over to the left of the track before turn 14.

I use the DRS detection line as my reference of when to turn in and you’ll need to start turning in towards turn 14 before you touch the brakes. While rotating the car, dab the brakes and lift right off the throttle pedal while keeping your car in fourth gear.

You can hit a late apex through turn 14 to set up a better run down the pit straight. Modulate your throttle all the way through the corner which never seems to end and use all of the exit kerb to maximise your acceleration to finish a lap of Hungary.

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In F1 24, Hungary is a track that is pretty fast and furious. The corners come at you incredibly fast, and you’ll need a really well-balanced car to truly attack this track.

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Using Track Titan to analyse your laps

You will have seen the live throttle and brake telemetry throughout this track guide. This is provided by Track Titan which is a data analysis and telemetry tool that can be used with F1 24 along with other sim racing titles.

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Recommended F1 24 Hungarian car setup

You should look to maximise your aerodynamic car setup for Hungary to give you the best mid-corner grip and enough downforce to push the limits of your car. You can run lower tyre pressures at this track after the v1.6 patch, but the rest of our setup remains the same as our recommendation from a few weeks ago.

You can view our recommended Hungarian car setup for F1 24 or watch our setup video below.

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