Hello dear motorsport friends, a bit late but here again the thread to the current Grand Prix: Grand Prix of Germany / Hockenheim Facts Name Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg Length 4,574 meters Rounds 67 Distance 306,458 km Local time CEST Start 14:00 o’clock CEST Data Portrait The original track in Hockenheim was founded in 1932 as a twelve kilometer long triangular course.Over the years there have been modifications, especially due to the construction of the nearby Autob The new Hockenheimring was opened on 22 May 1966 and was an absolute high-speed track with a length of 6,789 kilometres through the Hartwald, even though Jim Clark was fatally injured on one of the straights in a Formula 2 race. The first Formula 1 Grand Prix in Hockenheim was held in 1970. When the Nürburgring had to be removed from the calendar for safety reasons after Niki Lauda’s fire accident in 1976, the AvD jumped permanently from 1977 onwards. with the exception of 1985, when the Grand Prix circuit at the Nürburgring was run once more on the newly opened Grand Prix circuit. In 2002 there was another major conversion, because the long straights and the long track length were no longer considered to be contemporary – for safety and commercial reasons. The capacity of the spectators was increased from 83,000 to 120,000 places. In its new version, the model developed by Hermann Tilke counts Hockenheimring to the most modern race tracks in the world. However, the conversions, which cost more than 60 million euros, and the declining interest of German motorsport fans led to the Hockenheimring not being able to afford an annual alignment of the Formula 1 race. Thus, with the Nürburgring, which is also in a similar situation, it was agreed that the Deutschland-Grand-Prix will be held alternately starting in 2007. Asphalt quality even Grip level medium to high Tyre mixture medium Tires wear medium to high Brake wear medium Top speed race 315 km/h Direction clockwise Number of left turns 7 Number of right turns 10 Track debut 1970 First winner 1970: Jochen Rindt, Lotus First pole 1970: Jacky Ickx, Ferrari Number of Grands Prix 30 Top 8 Qualifying 2006 1. Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren 2. Michael Schumacher, Ferrari 3. Felipe Massa, Ferrari 4. Jenson Button, Honda 5. Giancarlo Fisiche lla, Renault 6. Rubens Barrichello, Honda 7. Fernando Alonso, Renault 8. Ralf Schumacher, Toyota Top 8 races 2006 1. Michael Schumacher, Ferrari 2nd Felipe Massa, Ferrari 3rd Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren 4. Jenson Button, Honda 5th Fernando Alonso, Renault 6th Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault 7th Jarno Trulli, Toyota 8th Christian Klien, Red Bull Records Races Absolute: 1:13.780 (Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren, 2004) 2006: 1:16.357 (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari) 2005: 1:14.873 (Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren) 2004: 1:13.7 80 (Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren) 2003: 1:14,917 (Juan-Pablo Montoya, Williams) 2002: 1:16,462 (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari) Records Qualifying Absolut: 1:13,306 (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 2004) 2006: 1:14,070 (Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren) 2005: 1:14,320 (Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren) 2004: 1:13,306 (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari) 2003: 1:15,167 (Juan-Pablo Montoya, Williams) 2002: 1:14,389 (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari) Last winner 2006: Michael Schumacher, Ferrari 2005: Fernando Alonso, Renault 2004: Mi chael Schumacher, Ferrari 2003: Juan-Pablo Montoya, Williams 2002: Michael Schumacher, Ferrari Most wins driver Michael Schumacher (4) Nelson Piquet (3) Ayrton Senna (3) Nigel Mansell (2) Gerhard Berger (2) Alain Prost (2) Niki Lauda (1) Fernando Alonso (1) Most wins team Williams (9) Ferrari (9) McLaren (5) Benetton (2) Lotus (2) Most points driver Michael Schumacher (67) Ayrton Senna (46) Alain Prost (44) David Coulthard (37) Gerhard Berger (36) Nelson Piquet (32) Nigel Mansell (31) ) Juan-Pablo Montoya (28) Most Points Teams Ferrari (166) Williams (160) McLaren (151) Renault (60) Benetton (57) Ligier (40) Lotus (36) Brabham (25) Most Poles driver Alain Prost (3) Nigel Mansell (3) Ayrton Senna (3) Damon Hill (2) Michael Schumacher (2) Mika Häkkinen (2) Kimi Räikkönen (2) Gerhard Berger (2) Most Poles Teams McLaren (10) Williams (9) Ferrari (6) Renault (2) Lotus (1) Benetton (1) Wolf (1) As it looks like it will be a rain race again, that should be S Keep Racing invisible_ghost