German Grand Prix

German Grand Prix

Hockenheimring
Race information
Number of times held	78
First held	1926
Last held	2019
Most wins (drivers)	/ Rudolf Caracciola (6)
Most wins (constructors)	Ferrari (22)
Circuit length	4.574[1] km (2.842 miles)
Race length	306.458 km (190.424 miles)
Laps	67
Last race (2019)
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:11.767
Podium
1. M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:44:31.275 2. S. Vettel Ferrari +7.333 3. D. Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda +8.305
Fastest lap
Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:16.645

The German Grand Prix (German: Großer Preis von Deutschland) was a motor race that took place most years since 1926, with 75 races having been held. The race has been held at only three venues throughout its history: the Nürburgring in Rhineland-Palatinate, Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg and occasionally AVUS in Berlin. The race continued to be known as the German Grand Prix, even through the era when the race was held in West Germany.

Because West Germany was prevented from taking part in international events in the immediate post-war period, the German Grand Prix only became part of the Formula One World Championship in 1951. It was designated the European Grand Prix four times between 1954 and 1974, when this title was an honorary designation given each year to one Grand Prix race in Europe. It has been organised by the Automobilclub von Deutschland (AvD) since 1926.

The German Grand Prix was held at Hockenheimring every year between 1977 and 2006 (except 1985). During this time, a separate F1 race was held in Germany at the Nürburgring most years from 1995 until 2007 under the title of the European Grand Prix. Originally intended to begin in 2007, Hockenheimring and the Nürburgring alternated hosting the German Grand Prix between 2008 and 2014, at which point Nürburgring pulled out of hosting the event in 2015, leaving Hockenheim the sole host of the race but only in alternating years until 2018. A further one-year deal placed the German Grand Prix on the 2019 calendar. As of 2024^[update], a race under the name of 'German Grand Prix' has not been run again although Germany hosted the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.