Nyirád Racing Center
{{Short description|Motorsport race track in Hungary}}
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|Name = Nyirád Racing Center
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|Location = Nyirád, Hungary
|Image = Nyirad_Racing_Center_pálya.jpg
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|Coordinates = {{coord|46|58|12|N|17|25|18|E|type:landmark_region:HU|display=inline,title}}
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|FIA_grade = 6R (Rallycross){{efn|name=Nyirád G6|Nyirád Racing Center has both Grade 6A and Grade 6R license expired 15 May 2025. It features both on the 2025 FIA World Rallycross Championship and 2025 FIA European Rallycross Championship calendars, so at least its Grade 6R license will have to be renewed.}}
6A (Autocross){{efn|name=Nyirád G6|Nyirád Racing Center has both Grade 6A and Grade 6R license expired 15 May 2025. It features both on the 2025 FIA World Rallycross Championship and 2025 FIA European Rallycross Championship calendars, so at least its Grade 6R license will have to be renewed.}}
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|Events = Current:
FIA World Rallycross Championship
World RX of Hungary (2024–present)
FIA European Rallycross Championship
Euro RX of Hungary (2006–2013, 2022–present)
|Layout1 = Rallycross Circuit
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|length_km = 1.290
|length_mi = 0.802
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|Layout2 = Autocross Circuit
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|Length_km2 = 1.040
|Length_mi2 = 0.646
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Nyirád Racing Center is a motorsport race track situated in the village of Nyirád, in Veszprém County, Hungary. It is one of the most traditional tracks in Central Europe and has hosted events in the FIA World Rallycross Championship, FIA European Rallycross Championship and European Autocross Championship, as well national championship races and amateur competitions.
History
The Nyirád Racing Center was already an important stop in the first Hungarian Rallycross Championship, as it is one of the first tracks in the country. The Hungarian round of the FIA European Rallycross Championship was held in Hungary for the first time on this track in 2006, remaining on the calendar until 2013. In 2022, it became the Hungarian round of the Euro RX again, serving as the opening round of the championship.{{cite web |date=21 March 2022 |title=UPDATED CALENDAR ISSUED FOR 2022 WORLD RX CAMPAIGN |url=https://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/world-rx/news/world-rx/2022/updated-2022-calendar/ |url-status=live |access-date=10 April 2022 |work=fiaworldrallycross.com |publisher=FIA World Rallycross Championship |archive-date=21 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321133034/https://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/world-rx/news/world-rx/2022/updated-2022-calendar/ }} It returned for the 2023 season, again as its opening round.{{Cite web |title=World RX unveils global calendar for 2023 |url=https://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/world-rx/news/world-rx/2022/world-rx-unveils-global-calendar-for-2023/ |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=FIA World Rallycross Championship |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218224813/https://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/world-rx/news/world-rx/2022/world-rx-unveils-global-calendar-for-2023/|archive-date=18 December 2022|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |title=Fans to get first taste of 2023 action next month |url=https://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/world-rx/news/world-rx/2023/fans-to-get-first-taste-of-2023-action-next-month/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=FIA World Rallycross Championship |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327105007/https://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/world-rx/news/world-rx/2023/fans-to-get-first-taste-of-2023-action-next-month/|archive-date=27 March 2023|url-status=dead}} On 28 February 2024, the Nyirád Racing Center was announced as hosting the Euro RX of Hungary and World RX of Hungary in the same weekend, on 27–28 July.{{Cite web |date=28 February 2024 |title=FIA World Rallycross Championship unveils 2024 calendar |url=https://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/a/news./w27444_FIA-World-Rallycross-Championship-unveils-2024-calendar |access-date=29 February 2024 |website=FIA World Rallycross Championship|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327063549/https://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/a/news/w27444_FIA-World-Rallycross-Championship-unveils-2024-calendar|archive-date=27 March 2024}}
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