2019 German Grand Prix
2019 German Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 11 of 21 in the 2019 Formula One World Championship
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Race details[1][2] | |||||
Date | 28 July 2019 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 Mercedes-Benz Grosser Preis von Deutschland 2019 | ||||
Location |
Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Germany | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 4.574 km (2.842 miles) | ||||
Distance | 64 laps, 292.736 km (181.897 miles) | ||||
Scheduled distance | 67 laps, 306.458 km (190.424 miles) | ||||
Weather | Early rain, Late clouds | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Mercedes | ||||
Time | 1:11.767 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda | |||
Time | 1:16.645 on lap 61 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Red Bull Racing-Honda | ||||
Second | Ferrari | ||||
Third | Toro Rosso-Honda | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 2019 German Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Mercedes-Benz Grosser Preis von Deutschland 2019) was a Formula One motor race which was held on 28 July 2019 at the Hockenheimring in Germany. The race was the 11th round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship and marked the 78th running of the German Grand Prix, and the 64th time the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950.
The race was won by Max Verstappen after starting second in a dramatic wet race. Pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton led the race until lap 27 when he crashed behind the safety car, losing the lead and his front wing as well as receiving a penalty for entering the pit lane on the wrong side of a safety bollard. Whilst behind the final safety car Daniil Kvyat and Lance Stroll switched to dry tyres before anyone else, allowing them to finish an unexpected third and fourth respectively.
As of 2023, this is the last German Grand Prix to be held in Formula One, and also the last Formula One race to be held at Hockenheimring.
Background
Formally known as the "Formula 1 Mercedes-Benz Grosser Preis von Deutschland 2019" this was a Formula One race held on 28 July 2019.[1] The event took place at the Hockenheimring near Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was the 11th round of 21 in the 2019 Formula One World Championship, the 78th running of the German Grand Prix and the 64th time it was run as part of the World Championship since the inaugural 1950 season.[3]
Championship standings before the race
Heading into the weekend it was
Entrants
The drivers and teams entered were the same as those on the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for either the race or practice.[10]
Practice
Sebastian Vettel was fastest in the first practice session followed by Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc in second with Lewis Hamilton third fastest. The session passed mostly without incident with the exception being Kevin Magnussen after his car failed causing a brief red flag.[11] Ferrari managed to get first and second in the second practice session but this time with Leclerc leading Vettel by just over 1 tenth of a second, Hamilton once again finished the session in third. The session's only notable incident was Pierre Gasly crashing on the exit of turn 16.[12]
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
Pos. | Car no. |
Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
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Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:12.852 | 1:12.149 | 1:11.767 | 1 |
2 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda | 1:12.593 | 1:12.427 | 1:12.113 | 2 |
3 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:13.075 | 1:12.424 | 1:12.129 | 3 |
4 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull Racing-Honda | 1:12.991 | 1:12.385 | 1:12.522 | 4 |
5 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari | 1:13.066 | 1:12.519 | 1:12.538 | 5 |
6 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1:13.146 | 1:12.769 | 1:12.851 | 6 |
7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren-Renault | 1:13.221 | 1:12.632 | 1:12.897 | 7 |
8 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point-BWT Mercedes | 1:13.194 | 1:12.776 | 1:13.065 | 8 |
9 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:13.186 | 1:12.766 | 1:13.126 | 9 |
10 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:12.229 | 1:12.344 | No time | 10 |
11 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari | 1:13.170 | 1:12.786 | N/A | 11 |
12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:13.103 | 1:12.789 | N/A | 12 |
13 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:13.131 | 1:12.799 | N/A | 13 |
14 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:13.278 | 1:13.135 | N/A | 14 |
15 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point-BWT Mercedes | 1:13.256 | 1:13.450 | N/A | 15 |
16 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Renault | 1:13.333 | N/A | N/A | 191 |
17 | 23 | Alexander Albon
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Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:13.461 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
18 | 63 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 1:14.721 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
19 | 88 | Robert Kubica | Williams-Mercedes | 1:14.839 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
107% time: 1:17.285 | |||||||
— | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | No time | N/A | N/A | 202 |
Source:[13][14] |
- Notes
- MGU-K, a third Energy Store and a third Control Electronics.[15]However, because Norris set a qualifying lap time and Vettel did not, he would only drop three positions to 19th.
- ^2 – Sebastian Vettel failed to set a Q1 time within the 107% requirement but was given permission to race at the stewards' discretion.[16] He also received a 10-place grid penalty for a third Control Electronics (CE), but his starting position remained unchanged as he was due to be starting from the back without the application of any penalties.[15]
Race
Race report
The race was scheduled for 67 laps with the
Race start
Since at race time the track conditions were considered unsuitable due to heavy rain, all 20 cars were obligated to start on the wet tyres. After the formation lap and three additional laps behind the safety car, the race director elected to begin the grand prix with a standing start. Accordingly, the race distance was set to 64 laps, with all four laps behind the safety car at the beginning of the race officially scored as formation laps.[19][20]
At the standing start the
Lap 22
By lap 22, the track had dried sufficiently that teams further down the order decided to risk slick tyres. The first driver to attempt them was Magnussen in his Haas on soft tyres, followed shortly after by Vettel. Verstappen pitted from third position and fitted the medium tyres. Valtteri Bottas then pitted on lap 27 from second and was also fitted with mediums. Almost immediately after Bottas pitted, Verstappen lost control of his car and performed a 360 degree spin at turn 14, but managed to recover.
Norris's car lost power on track on lap 26, prompting a second deployment of the virtual safety car. Many teams took the opportunity to pit their drivers for dry weather tires, including Leclerc and
Lap 34
At the beginning of lap 34, the top five drivers in order were Verstappen, Nico Hülkenberg, Bottas, Albon and Hamilton. Vettel, who had started last, was now in 8th. Shortly after the safety car restart, Hamilton was found to have entered the pit lane on the wrong side of a safety bollard on lap 27, and was given a five-second penalty. Meanwhile, on track, Bottas and Hamilton overtook the cars ahead of them to race second and third respectively behind Verstappen. Räikkönen avoided beaching his car in a turn 17 gravel trap on lap 39, losing numerous places. One lap later, Hülkenberg slid into another gravel trap on the same corner, and was unable to free his car. This brought out the third safety car of the day. A few drivers including race leader Verstappen pitted during this safety car period; Verstappen's stop was notable as the fastest F1 pit stop time ever at 1.88 seconds, beating the previous time of 1.91 seconds, set during the 2019 British Grand Prix.[26] All drivers who pitted during this safety car kept intermediate tyres, with one notable exception: Lance Stroll, who was the only driver to fit slick tyres. The third safety car period ended on lap 46.
Lap 46
By this point in the race, the rain had stopped falling, and a clear dry line had formed on the track. Half the field pitted on lap 46 for dry weather tyres, including Verstappen and Bottas. Hamilton took the lead ahead of both. All the drivers remaining on intermediates, Hamilton included, pitted on lap 47 for slick tyres. Hamilton, because he had to serve his five-second penalty, was relegated to 12th position after his stop. Meanwhile, Stroll, the only driver to take slicks during the previous safety car, briefly inherited the lead of the race. Verstappen and then Daniil Kvyat soon passed him within a lap leaving Stroll in 3rd.
The next several laps of the race saw Verstappen extend his race lead to more than ten seconds. Sebastian Vettel, who had started lap 46 in 8th, began showing pace on dry tyres and moving through the midfield. Lewis Hamilton spun out at turn 1, narrowly avoiding the barriers, dropping down to 13th on lap 53. The field was frozen once again on lap 56, when Valtteri Bottas, running in 4th, slid off track and into a tyre barrier in a near identical spin to Hamilton a few laps earlier, suffering front suspension damage that would end his race. Verstappen's 10 second lead disappeared as Bottas's shunt brought out the fourth and final safety car of the race. Sebastian Vettel, who had by this point moved up to 5th position, found himself in a favorable position to attack the frontrunners heading into the final few laps.
Finish
The safety car caused by Bottas's crash ended on lap 60. Pierre Gasly's car suffered terminal damage when he collided with Albon two laps later. Verstappen extended his race lead once again, pulling over 7 seconds ahead of 2nd position by the final lap. Vettel was able to pass Sainz, Stroll, and Kvyat to finish in 2nd after starting the race in last. Kvyat, finishing 3rd, achieved Toro Rosso's first podium since Vettel's victory at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix. Verstappen won his second race of the last three, also picking up the point for fastest lap and the spectator voted "Driver of the Day" award. Phil Turner, Red Bull team chief mechanic joined him on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer's award.[27]
After the race
After the race, both
Race classification
- Notes
- ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.
- ^2 – Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi originally finished 7th and 8th respectively, but both had 30 seconds added to their race times for use of driver aids at the start.[28]
- ^3 – Pierre Gasly was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note
- Only the top five positions for each set of standings are shown
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