The German Grand Prix in numbers

1951

First organized in 1926, the German Grand Prix appeared on the Formula 1 World Championship calendar in 1951, in the second year of the championship’s existence. Subsequently, it has featured every year on the world championship calendar, except for the 1955, 1960, 2007, 2015, and 2017 seasons.

22

The number of victories for Ferrari. This makes it the most successful team for the German race, ahead of Mercedes, with eleven victories. Williams is third with nine wins to date.

2000

It was during the 2000 edition that Rubens Barrichello won his first Formula 1 victory. The Brazilian, then with Ferrari, took advantage of the dreadful weather conditions and a spectator’s intrusion on the track during the race to win after starting from the 18th position on the grid.

6

By winning at Hockenheim in 2018, Lewis Hamilton became the sixth driver in history to win a race starting from fourteenth position; he had never won a race starting further back than sixth on the grid.

3

This is the number of circuits that have hosted the German Grand Prix. Besides Hockenheim and the Nürburgring, the Avus circuit also saw Formula 1 cars race on its track for a single edition in 1959.

1995

First victory for Michael Schumacher at the German Grand Prix. At this Grand Prix, all the German supporters swear by the “Kaiser” and for the first time, the Formula 1 legend can win a race on his home soil.

4

The number of victories for Lewis Hamilton in Germany (2008, 2011, 2016, and 2018), as many as Michael Schumacher (1995, 2002, 2004, 2006).

6

6 of the 10 races since the Hockenheim overhaul in 2002 have been won by a driver starting from pole position.

200

An exceptional event for Mercedes at the German Grand Prix for their 200th Grand Prix.

1976

It’s the year when Niki Lauda had his horrifying accident on the Nürburgring circuit, which was almost 23 km long at the time. The story of this accident and his championship battle with James Hunt was depicted in the film “Rush” by Ron Howard.

1.13.780

This is the race lap record held by Kimi Räikkönen, set in 2004 in his McLaren MP4/19B. The pole position record was set last year by Sebastian Vettel, with a time of 1’11.212.