Balatonring was to be a Шаблон:Cvt motor racing circuit, located in Sávoly, Hungary, on the western end of the Balaton. The site is located about Шаблон:Cvt from Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. Spain's Balatonring Zrt was to operate the racing circuit with a 70% share owned by Worldwide Circuit Management S.L. (WCM) and Magyar Turizmus Zrt. (Hungarian Tourism Board) owning 30%.[1] Spanish investment group Sedesa would have been the constructor at a cost of €.80 million and seating for 110,000 to 140,000 would have been provided.[2]
Construction work on the 200 million Euro project had started on 6 November 2008, and the facility was due to host its first MotoGP race on 20 September 2009. However, on 11 March 2009, motogpmatters.com reported that the Hungarian round would be canceled due to problems related to the financial crisis of 2007–2010. The circuit would not be completed in time for the 20 September race.[3] The first Hungarian GP was scheduled to take place in September 2010.
As of November 2012, the plot was on auction for a month. The project accumulated a total debt of HUF 3.5 bn (USD 16,000,000) and the plot was being sold for HUF 1.5 bn (USD 6,800,000). Nothing can be seen from the track line as weeds have grown over it.[5]