The winners of this weekend’s 40th consecutive edition of the Hungarian Grand Prix – in the 75th season of Formula 1 – will receive their trophies from the 200-year-old Herend porcelain company.
There’s plenty of reasons to celebrate this important milestone for the Hungaroring, not least of which is the redeveloped track (works are estimated to have cost almost €200m) that will greet fans this weekend. Only Autodromo Monza, home of the Italian Grand Prix, can boast a longer continuous presence on the Formula 1 calendar than the Hungaroring.
Today, the distinctive trophies for this year’s race were presented to the media at the top of the completely rebuilt Hungaroring grandstand (previously known as the Super Gold grandstand) opposite the pits and starting grid. Once again, the trophies have been made by the world-famous Herend porcelain company from Hungary, which celebrates it’s 200th anniversary this year.
As Herend CEO, Attila Simon, said, “we don’t know who will stand on the podium on Sunday, but one thing is for certain; the trophies will be there, and hopefully the winners will bring them home in one piece!” Infamously, Lando Norris accidentally damaged Max Verstappen’s trophy during the podium ceremony at the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix, which provided Herendy with an invaluable marketing opportunity.
The 2025 trophies build on the porcelain manufacturer’s 200 years of tradition, featuring tulips, dianthus (carnation) and pomegranate motifs on the vases for the top three finishers and plate for the winning team. For the first time this year, a limited collector’s edition of 200 mini helmets will be sold by the company featuring the same pattern from the podium trophies.
Zsolt Gyulay, CEO of the Hungarian GP, was also on hand for the presentation of the trophies and to announce several guests of honor for this year’s race; ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, who was instrumental in bringing Formula 1 behind the Iron Curtain for the first time in 1986, and Thierry Boutsen, winner of the 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix.
