2019 German Grand Prix

The 2019 German Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Mercedes-Benz Großer Preis von Deutschland 2019) was the eleventh race of the 2019 Formula One season, the sixty-fourth time the German Grand Prix was held on the Formula One calendar, and the thirty-seventh time it was held at the Hockenheimring. It was held between 26 July and 28 July 2019.
In qualifying, both drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc failed to qualify for the top three, when their cars received different mechanical issues that prevented Vettel from setting a lap time while Leclerc could only qualify tenth on the grid without setting a lap time in the final session. Lewis Hamilton, on the other hand, took his eighty-seventh pole position, out-qualifying a teammate for the first time at the Hockenheimring since the 2008 German Grand Prix. Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas qualified second and third, respectively.
Verstappen emerged as the race winner after the race started behind the safety car followed by a standing start, with a series of incidents that saw drivers crashing out or spinning, including Leclerc, Hamilton and Bottas. Vettel recovered to finish second on the podium, and Daniil Kvyat completed the podium, giving Toro Rosso's second podium and their first since the 2008 Italian Grand Prix, having passed the Racing Point of Lance Stroll earlier.
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==Background==
Driver tyre allocations
Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft 	Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft
Hamilton 	1 	4 	8 	Bottas 	2 	3 	8
Vettel 	1 	3 	9 	Leclerc 	2 	2 	9
Verstappen	1 	4 	8 	Gasly 	1 	4 	8
Ricciardo 	1 	2 	10 	Hülkenberg	2 	1 	10
Magnussen 	1 	3 	9 	Grosjean 	2 	2 	9
Sainz 	2 	3 	8 	Norris 	2 	2 	9
Pérez 	2 	3 	8 	Stroll 	2 	3 	8
Räikkönen 	1 	3 	9 	Giovinazzi	2 	2 	9
Kvyat 	2 	1 	10 	Albon 	1 	2 	10
Russell 	2 	2 	9 	Kubica 	1 	3 	9
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To celebrate their 200th race start and their 125th anniversary of competing in motorsport, opted to paint the front of their cars white, with the car numbers also coloured red rather than grey. Bottas stated that without their cooling update, Mercedes would struggle with their pace following the . The team brought along a bigger bodywork to improve the issue. Discussing about whether to replace Bottas with Esteban Ocon for , Toto Wolff stated that the team would wait until August to make a decision. also decided to celebrate twenty-five years since Beat Zehnder became 's team manager.
 confirmed that they would bring a "two-step" upgrade package for both the German and Hungarian Grands Prix, with Sergio Pérez saying: "It has sidepod [upgrades], floor and other stuff, that we hope we can make a good step forward and that can bring a bit more balance to the car - something that we've been missing in the last couple of races." also chose to bring huge upgrades to Germany, with Robert Kubica being the first to try out an improved bargeboard area and upgraded floor, before George Russell would later use them in FP3.
After both Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen caused a first-lap collision with each other on the first lap at the previous race in Britain, decided to use different setups on both their cars for the second race in a row, with Magnussen using new aero parts, while Grosjean would run his setup from the first race in Australia. Team principal Guenther Steiner later said he was still not used to both drivers' incident at the British Grand Prix: "I'm still not over it. You've got a certain amount of opportunities and obviously this year we are struggling in some of the races. We've got these big ups and downs and when we've got ups, we put ourselves down one way or another. So that is quite frustrating. They need to understand where we are, and that's the disappointing thing to me. They didn't let me down as a person, they've let the team down, which is disappointing. And as I said, I'm still not over it – normally I get over things pretty quick, but this one, because we had a clear talk after [they made contact in] Barcelona, what to do and what not to do and it wasn't followed, which is disappointing."
Nico Hülkenberg said that despite not making huge improvements over the previous years, he would be likely to remain with the team for 2020.
After the 2018 German Grand Prix had a DRS zone on the start/finish straight, the FIA decided to remove it for 2019, leaving just the DRS zones located on the approaches to turns 2 and 6.
Celebrating fifteen years since his father Michael Schumacher won the 2004 German Grand Prix, Mick drove the Ferrari F2004 around the Hockenheimring.
==Entry list==
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+	
18 	Lance Stroll 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
63 	George Russell 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
88 	Robert Kubica 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
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==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:15.567	10 	1:15.010	13 	1:13.816	18 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:15.616	12 	1:15.247	16 	1:13.556	14 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:14.013	1 	1:13.573	2 	1:12.644	3 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:15.953	17 	1:14.458	8 	1:13.351	9 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:15.074	8 	1:14.179	6 	1:13.378	10 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:14.813	6 	1:15.089	15 	1:13.324	8 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:15.604	11 	1:14.518	10 	1:13.476	11 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:14.268	2 	1:13.449	1 	1:12.380	1 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:15.191	9 	1:14.268	7 	1:13.672	16 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:15.759	13 	1:15.470	18 	1:12.893	5 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:15.777	15 	1:15.062	14 	1:13.554	13 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:15.776	14 	1:14.800	12 	1:13.767	17 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:15.823	16 	1:14.472	9 	1:13.496	12 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:14.330	4 	1:14.133	5 	1:12.548	2 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:14.315	3 	1:13.595	3 	1:12.965	6 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:15.062	7 	1:14.662	11 	1:13.300	7 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:17.126	20 	1:16.900	19 	1:15.824	20 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:14.660	5 	1:14.111	4 	1:12.890	4 	 	 	 	 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:16.559	19 	1:16.980	20 	1:15.540	19 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	1:16.382	18 	1:15.406	17 	1:13.671	15 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	Grid
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	3 	1:12.852 	 	1 	1:12.149 	 	1 	1:11.767 	1
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	2 	1:12.593 	 	5 	1:12.427 	 	2 	1:12.113 	2
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	6 	1:13.075 	 	4 	1:12.424 	 	3 	1:12.129 	3
4 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	4 	1:12.991 	 	3 	1:12.385 	 	4 	1:12.522 	4
5 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	5 	1:13.066 	 	6 	1:12.519 	 	5 	1:12.538 	5
6 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	9 	1:13.146 	 	9 	1:12.769 	 	6 	1:12.851 	6
7 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	13 	1:13.221 	 	7 	1:12.632 	 	7 	1:12.897 	7
8 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	12 	1:13.194 	 	10 	1:12.776 	 	8 	1:13.065 	8
9 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	11 	1:13.186 	 	8 	1:12.766 	 	9 	1:13.126 	9
10 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	1 	1:12.229 	 	2 	1:12.344 	 	10 	no time 	10
11 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	10 	1:13.170 	 	11 	1:12.786 	 	 	 	11
12 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	7 	1:13.103 	 	12 	1:12.789 	 	 	 	12
13 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	8 	1:13.131 	 	13 	1:12.799 	 	 	 	13
14 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	15 	1:13.278 	 	14 	1:13.135 	 	 	 	14
15 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	14 	1:13.256 	 	15 	1:13.450 	 	 	 	15
16 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	16 	1:13.333 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19*
17 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	17 	1:13.461 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
18 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	18 	1:14.721 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
19 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	19 	1:14.839 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
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NC 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	20 	no time 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20†
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** Norris was forced to start from the start of the grid after using his third MGU-K, third ES and third CE.
*† Vettel failed to set a lap time within the 107% rule, due to a mechanical issue on his car. However, he was given permission from the stewards to race. He was later given a ten-place grid penalty after using his third CE.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
The safety car led the field in the rain for three laps. For the first time since the rule changes in , the drivers took a standing start after the safety car came in, with the first three laps counted as formation laps. While Hamilton and Bottas started well, both Verstappen and Pierre Gasly had poor starts, falling down to fourth and ninth respectively. The safety car soon came out after Sergio Pérez spun at the exit of Turn 7 on lap 2. Most drivers opted to pit for intermediate tyres before the safety car came back in at the end of lap 4, with drivers in the midfield already making up places. The virtual safety car was then briefly deployed on lap 15 after Daniel Ricciardo's car received an exhaust issue, allowing Leclerc and Nico Hülkenberg to take their second pit stops for intermediates. The first round of pit stops for slick tyres began on lap 22 starting with Kevin Magnussen, although Verstappen had a spin on lap 26 while on slicks. The virtual safety car was again briefly deployed on lap 27 when Lando Norris retired with a loss of power, at the same time when Lance Stroll suffered a spin, though the latter was able to rejoin the race, and ones like Hamilton and Vettel took pit stops under the virtual safety car around when it ended. Not long after, at the end of lap 28, Leclerc skidded off at the penultimate corner and hit the barrier, deploying the safety car once again. Hamilton skidded off the same corner a lap later, but this time, he only scraped against the barrier and damaged his front wing, forcing him to come back to the pits. However, his pit crew were not ready with the spare front wing and tyres, forcing Hamilton to spend almost a minute in the pits and drop down to fifth, losing the lead to Verstappen. Hamilton was then given a five-second time penalty for entering the pits on the wrong side of the bollard. With the drivers going back on intermediates, the safety car came in at the end of lap 33, where Vettel was making up ground, and Hamilton tried to pass Alexander Albon while under pressure from Carlos Sainz, Jr.. The safety car was brought out a fourth time when Nico Hülkenberg skidded off before the final corner and into the barrier at the end of lap 40. Before the safety car came in at the end of lap 45, Stroll took a gamble of switching to slick tyres. The rest of the field soon pitted for slicks as well a few laps later, with Verstappen being one of those who pitted on lap 47, while Hamilton also served his time penalty on lap 48, which dropped him down to twelfth. He had a complete spin on lap 53 after touching a patch of water at Turn 1, and had to take another pit stop at the end of the lap which saw him at the back of the field. Five laps later, on lap 57, Bottas also had a spin at the same corner, but this time, he crashed into the barrier, deploying the safety car for the final time, while Hamilton was one of those who pitted for the last time. The safety car came in at the end of lap 59, where Vettel started to move up, passing Sainz for fourth on lap 60, Stroll for third on lap 62, and Kvyat for second a lap later. Following Vettel's pass on Stroll, Gasly retired from the race after colliding with Albon. Verstappen took his seventh victory on lap 64, scoring 's first victory at the circuit. Vettel came home to finish second in front of his home crowd, and Kvyat finished third to score 's second ever podium, over ten years since their first at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix.
Phil Turner Red Bull team joined on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer's award.
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	64 	1h 44m 31.275s	2 	26*
2 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	64 	+7.333s 	20 	18
3 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	64 	+8.305s 	14 	15
4 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	64 	+8.966s 	15 	12
5 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	64 	+9.583s 	7 	10
6 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	64 	+10.052s 	16 	8
7 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	64 	+16.838s 	6 	6
8 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	64 	+18.765s 	12 	4
9 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	64 	+19.667s 	1 	2
10 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	64 	+24.987s 	18 	1
11 	63 	George Russell 	 	64 	+26.404s 	17 	
12 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	64 	+42.214s† 	5 	
13 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	64 	+43.849s† 	11 	
14 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	61 	Collision 	4 	
Ret 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	56 	Accident 	3 	
Ret 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	39 	Accident 	9 	
Ret 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	27 	Accident 	10 	
Ret 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	25 	Power loss 	19 	
Ret 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	13 	Exhaust 	13 	
Ret 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1 	Accident 	8 	
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** 25 points for the win and 1 point for the fastest lap.
*† Räikkönen and Giovinazzi were originally seventh and eighth respectively, but were each given a thirty-second time penalty for the use of driver aids at the start of the race.
==Milestones==
*' 200th race.
*First race to start behind the safety car but with a standing start.
*First time in the 2019 Formula One Season that neither Mercedes drivers finished on the podium.
*First time since the 1988 Australian Grand Prix that two teams with finished on the podium.
*Daniil Kvyat's third career podium, his first in Toro Rosso and his first since the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix.
*'s first podium since the 2008 Italian Grand Prix, and their second overall.
*Robert Kubica's first point since the 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, following Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi's time penalties.
**Kubica also set a new record for the longest gap between points finishes at 8 years, 8 months and 14 days, breaking the previous record of 7 years, 11 months and 7 days by Lucien Bianchi.
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	225 	
2 	Valtteri Bottas 	184 	
3 	Max Verstappen 	162 	
4 	Sebastian Vettel 	141 	
5 	Charles Leclerc 	120 	
6 	Pierre Gasly 	55 	
7 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	48 	
8 	Daniil Kvyat 	27 	6
9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	25 	1
10 	Daniel Ricciardo 	22 	1
11 	Lando Norris 	22 	1
12 	Lance Stroll 	18 	4
13 	Kevin Magnussen 	18 	1
14 	Nico Hülkenberg 	17 	3
15 	Alexander Albon 	15 	
16 	Sergio Pérez 	13 	3
17 	Romain Grosjean 	8 	
18 	Robert Kubica 	1 	
19 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	1 	1
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	409 	
2 	 	261 	
3 	 	217 	
4 	 	70 	
5 	 	42 	2
6 	 	39 	1
7 	 	31 	1
8 	 	26 	1
9 	 	26 	3
10 	 	1 	
Only point-scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
==Notes==
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