GridpediaHockenheimring
- Location
- Hockenheim, Germany
- Races held
- 37 (1970 to 2019)
- Most wins, drivers
- Michael Schumacher (4), Lewis Hamilton (3), Fernando Alonso (3), Ayrton Senna (3), Nelson Piquet (3)
- Most wins, teams
- Ferrari (11), Williams (9), McLaren (6), Mercedes (3), Benetton (2)
- Most poles
- Nigel Mansell (3), Ayrton Senna (3), Alain Prost (3), Lewis Hamilton (2), Nico Rosberg (2)
- Fastest race lap
- 1:13.780, Kimi Räikkönen, 2004 (race laps since 1982; layouts change over time)
- Map
- OpenStreetMap
What is a lap of Hockenheimring like?
The original flat-out forest circuit was cut down by Hermann Tilke in 2002 to a 4.574 km layout that keeps the stadium-style Motodrom but replaces the long forest straights with tighter corners. The 1.2 km Parabolika leads into the Spitzkehre, the Turn 6 hairpin that formula1.com calls the circuit's prime overtaking spot; the second DRS zone in 2019 ran along this stretch. The lap combines a long back straight with a low-speed stadium section at the end, so downforce is a compromise: teams run a medium-downforce set-up that gives reasonable straight-line speed but leaves the cars short of grip in the stadium. Hockenheim first hosted the German Grand Prix in 1970 and held it every year from 1977 to 2006 except 1985; from 2007 it alternated with the Nürburgring, and the 2019 race was the last Formula 1 event held there.
- Lap length
- 4.574 km
- Turns
- 17
- Direction
- clockwise
- Downforce
- Medium
- Longest straight
- 1,200 m
- DRS zones (to 2025)
- 2
- Character
- Balanced (about 33% of the lap is cornering)
- Layout described
- Shortened Grand Prix circuit redesigned by Hermann Tilke, 4.574 km and 17 turns, used from 2002 to the last German Grand Prix in 2019
| Turn | Name | Side | Type | Angle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nordkurve | Right | fast | 52° |
| 2 | Bernie Ecclestone-Kurve | Right | slow | 104° |
| 3 | Right | medium | 33° | |
| 4 | Left | medium | 57° | |
| 5 | Parabolika | Left | fast | 8° |
| 6 | Spitzkehre | Right | hairpin | 167° |
| 7 | Right | medium | 41° | |
| 8 | Left | slow | 101° | |
| 9 | Left | medium | 40° | |
| 10 | Right | medium | 63° | |
| 11 | Right | medium | 36° | |
| 12 | Right | medium | 84° | |
| 13 | Sachskurve | Left | hairpin | 158° |
| 14 | Left | medium | 51° | |
| 15 | Right | medium | 34° | |
| 16 | Südkurve | Right | medium | 90° |
| 17 | Südkurve | Right | medium | 100° |
Sources for the checked facts (12)
- racingcircuits.info/europe/germany/hockenheimring.html
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockenheimring
- formula1.com/en/racing/2019/germany
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_German_Grand_Prix
- racefans.net/2016/07/27/2016-german-grand-prix-track-preview/
- formula1.com/en/latest/article/fia-tweaks-drs-zones-for-german-grand-prix.7e2pAsdZsj5rS18G
- api.fia.com/sites/default/files/2019_german_gp_preview_0.pdf
- pressreader.com/uk/autosport-uk/20180726/281904478970767
- crash.net/f1/news/39530/1/alexander-wurzs-lap-of-hockenheim
- sportskeeda.com/f1/hockenheimring-track-check
- f1technical.net/news/9807
- auto123.com/en/news/f1-german-gp-hockenheim-tech-file/3782/
Map, character and grey values are approximate (measured from a GPS trace). Report a correction.
Does pole position win at Hockenheimring?
The pole sitter has won 18 of 37 races here (49%). Across all circuits since 1950 the pole sitter wins 44% of races. The winner started from the front row (P1 or P2) in 27 of 37 races (73%) and from the top three in 29 (78%). Lowest grid position to win: 18th, Rubens Barrichello in 2000.
| Winner started from | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | 18 | 49% |
| P2 | 9 | 24% |
| P3 | 2 | 5% |
| P4 | 1 | 3% |
| P5 | 4 | 11% |
| P6 | 1 | 3% |
| P11 or lower | 2 | 5% |
Where the winner started, every race at this circuit. Pole sitter means the driver who set the fastest qualifying time (first on the grid where no qualifying data exists); a grid penalty can move the pole sitter back, and that race still counts for them. Compare every circuit.
How are races at Hockenheimring won?
- Since 2010
- 6 races; winners made 1 stop in 2, 2 stops in 2, 3 or more in 2; first stop at a median lap 15 (22% of the race)
- 1994 to 2009 (refuelling)
- 14 races; winners made no stop in 1, 1 stop in 4, 2 stops in 7, 3 or more in 2; first stop at a median lap 20 (40% of the race)
| Race | Winner | Stops | Stop laps | Tyre compounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Max Verstappen | 5 | 3, 25, 29, 41, 46 of 64 | C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft |
| 2018 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 42 of 67 | |
| 2016 | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 14, 34, 47 of 67 | |
| 2014 | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 15, 41 of 67 | |
| 2012 | Fernando Alonso | 2 | 18, 41 of 67 | |
| 2010 | Fernando Alonso | 1 | 13 of 67 | |
| 2008 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 50 of 67 | |
| 2006 | Michael Schumacher | 2 | 20, 45 of 67 | |
| 2005 | Fernando Alonso | 2 | 22, 47 of 67 | |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher | 3 | 10, 28, 47 of 66 | |
| 2003 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 3 | 17, 33, 50 of 67 | |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | 2 | 27, 47 of 67 | |
| 2001 | Ralf Schumacher | 1 | 24 of 45 | |
| 2000 | Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 17, 26 of 45 | |
| 1999 | Eddie Irvine | 1 | 22 of 45 | |
| 1998 | Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 26 of 45 | |
| 1997 | Gerhard Berger | 2 | 17, 34 of 45 | |
| 1996 | Damon Hill | 2 | 20, 34 of 45 | |
| 1995 | Michael Schumacher | 2 | 19, 34 of 45 | |
| 1994 | Gerhard Berger | 0 |