2019 Formula 1 German Grand Prix — race results

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Race results for the 2019 German Grand Prix. Contains full classification. Click for full race report

Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes leads at the start of the German GP

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Max Verstappen delighted his hordes of fans in attendance by winning a chaotic wet-dry German Grand Prix at Hockenheim for Red Bull.

Verstappen, having had a very poor start, ran behind the Mercedes pair early on, and vaulted to the front in a madcap spell before half distance, just after most of the field switched to slicks on the drying track.

The tyre choice proved premature and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, who had looked in control in first, went off at the penultimate turn and damaged his front wing. Hamilton also got a five-second plenty as in diving immediately to pit he went the wrong side of the pit-entry bollard.


Read Mark Hughes’ full German Grand Prix race report


This let Verstappen through into the lead as he’d pitted for intermediate tyres amid Hamilton’s chaos and Hamilton’s Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas pitted a lap later from the safety car queue, losing him time. An almost identical off to Hamilton at the same corner ended the race of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc the lap before.

Later on there was more drama as the track finally became good for slicks, and Racing Point’s Lance Stroll briefly jumped to the lead after being the first to gamble on a change, doing so under a safety car. He finished fourth with Daniil Kvyat third, the Toro Rosso looking swift in the tricky conditions.

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who had started last, came through the uproar to finish second, while Mercedes’ day fell apart. Hamilton dropped further to finish 11th by being one of the last to switch to slicks late on then having a spin. Bottas later crashed out to compound the team’s misery.

Read the full story in Mark Hughes’ race report

The full race results are below.

 

 

2019 German Grand Prix provisional results

Position Driver Team Time Points
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1hr 44min 31.3sec 26*
2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari +7.333sec 18
3 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso +8.305sec 15
4 Lance Stroll Racing Point +8.966sec 12
5 Carlos Sainz Jr. McLaren +9.583sec 10
6 Alexander Albon Toro Rosso +10.052sec 8
7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo +12.214sec 6
8 A.Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo +13.849sec 4
9 Romain Grosjean Haas +16.838sec 2
10 Kevin Magnussen Haas +18.765sec 1
11 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +19.667sec  
12 Robert Kubica Williams +24.987sec  
13 George Russell Williams +26.404sec  
14 Pierre Gasly Red Bull Collision  
  Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Spun off  
  Nico Hülkenberg Renault Spun off  
  Charles Leclerc Ferrari Spun off  
  Lando Norris McLaren/Renault Retirement  
  Daniel Ricciardo Renault Power Unit  
  Sergio Pérez Racing Point/Mercedes Spun off  

*Includes point for fastest lap

 

 

F1 drivers’ championship after Race 11 (Germany)

Position Driver Team Points
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 223
2 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 184
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 162
4 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 141
5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 120
6 Pierre Gasly Red Bull 55
7 Carlos Sainz Jr. McLaren 48
8 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 31
9 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 27
10 Lando Norris McLaren 22
11 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 22
12 Lance Stroll Racing Point 18
13 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 17
14 Kevin Magnussen Haas 15
15 Alexander Albon Toro Rosso 15
16 Sergio Pérez Racing Point 13
17 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 5
18 Romain Grosjean Haas 4
19 Robert Kubica Williams 0
20 George Russell Williams 0

 

 

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