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Fantasy Formula 1 - German GP Preview
4:02 AM on July 14th, 2014 by Nathan Susanto

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With Germany intrinsically linked with the modern automobile, inevitably, it was at the forefront of European motor racing at the turn of the 20th century. The country hosted the 1904 Gordon Bennett Cup, and the Kaiserpreis and the Prinz-Heinrich-Fahrt, precursors to the German GP, were subsequently organized.

The inaugural German GP in 1926 was held at the AVUS (Automobil Verkehrs und Übungs-Straße) circuit. The following year the race moved to the 17.563 mile (28.265 km), 174 turn Nürburgring Gesamtstrecke and it was then run on the Nordschleife configuration from 1931. The event came to an abrupt halt, though, with the outbreak of World War II.

The Grand Prix was resurrected in 1950 but it didn't feature in the opening Formula 1 World Championship because of Germany's international sporting ban. However, sanctions were lifted in time for the race to be included the following season and since then Germany has staged a Formula 1 race every year expect for 1955 and 1960, although the 2007 event ran under the European GP banner.

The Green Hell Nordschleife fell out of favor in the late-1970s after numerous accidents provided stark reminders of the circuit's dangers. Ironically, its replacement, the Hockenheimring, had its own problems and the site underwent sweeping changes ahead of the 2002 season.

In 2008 Hockenheim started alternating as host venue with the Nürburgring GP-Strecke, which has also staged the European GP and the Luxembourg GP, despite being over 50 miles (80 km) away from the small nation.

The halfway point of the 2014 Formula 1 season has been reached, with round ten taking us to Germany where they'll race at the Hockenheimring on Sunday, July 20th. Lewis Hamilton got back to winning ways last time out in Britain, hauling himself to within four points of championship leader Nico Rosberg, who suffered his first retirement of the season. Rosberg will hope the luck returns to his side of the garage this weekend.

Lewis Hamilton secured pole at the Nürburgring last year but he had a poor start on race day and the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber surged past him at the first corner. Webber fell out of contention when a wheel wasn't secured properly at his first pitstop, with the loose wheel injuring a cameraman. Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean became Vettel's closest challengers after a safety car period, caused by Jules Bianchi's stricken car rolling back down a hill. Grosjean eventually yielded to his Lotus teammate but Räikkönen failed to catch Vettel.

Remember to make your game picks in the 2014 Fantasy Formula 1 thread before the deadline of Saturday, July 19th at 8 AM ET, when qualifying begins. Here we run down some German GP facts and season stats.



Race Info
Grand Prix German GP
Round 10 of 19
Circuit Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg
Location Hockenheim, Baden-Wüttermberg
Circuit Type Race circuit
Circuit Length 2.842 mi (4.574 km)
Circuit Direction Clockwise
Turns 17 (6 Left, 11 Right)
Lap Record 1:13.780, Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren), 2004
Race Length 190.433 mi (306.458 km)
Laps 67
2013 Polesitter Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2013 Winner Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
Timetable
Free Practice 1 Friday, July 18th at 4 AM ET - 5:30 AM ET
Free Practice 2 Friday, July 18th at 8 AM ET - 9:30 AM ET
Free Practice 3 Saturday, July 19th at 5 AM ET - 6 AM ET
Fantasy Deadline / Qualifying Saturday, July 19th at 8 AM ET
Race Sunday, July 20th at 8 AM ET



Hockenheim facts:
  • The polesitter has won five of the last eight races at Hockenheim
  • Seven of the last eight podiums at Hockenheim have featured the polesitter.
  • The race winner at the last nine Hockenheim races has started from no lower than third on the grid.
  • Fernando Alonso (3) is the only current driver with multiple Hockenheim wins.
  • Alonso's wins in 2010 and 2012 marked the first back-to-back Hockenheim victories in 20 years.
  • Lewis Hamilton is the only driver to have won a world championship German GP at two different venues, although Alonso won the renamed 2007 event at the Nürburgring to add to his three Hockenheim wins.
  • Ferrari has the most German GP wins with 22.
  • Ferrari has a record 11 victories at Hockenheim.
  • Williams was the dominant force between 1986 and 2003, winning eight Hockenheim races during that period.
  • Ferrari, McLaren and Williams are the only active constructors with more than one podium finish at Hockenheim.
  • The most positions gained in a Hockenheim race since 2002 is 17 by Juan Pablo Montoya in 2005.
  • Three Hockenheim races since 2002 have seen more than five retirements.
  • Each race between 1999 and 2002 saw at least ten retirements but double figures have not been reached since.
  • Six of the last 11 races at Hockenheim have seen first lap retirements.
  • The safety car has been deployed twice in the last seven Hockenheim races.



2013 German GP Qualifying Results
Rank
Driver Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Grid
1.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:31.131
1:30.152
1:29.398
1
2.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing
1:31.269
1:29.992
1:29.501
2
3.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing
1:31.428
1:30.217
1:29.608
3
4.
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus
1:30.676
1:29.852
1:29.892
4
5.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus
1:31.242
1:30.005
1:29.959
5
6.
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:31.081
1:30.223
1:30.528
6
7.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:30.547
1:29.825
1:31.126
7
8.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:30.709
1:29.962
1:31.209
8
9.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:31.181
1:30.269
No Time
9
10.
Nico Hülkenberg
Sauber
1:31.132
1:30.231
No Time
10
11.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:31.322
1:30.326
-
11
12.
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:31.322
1:30.697
-
12
13.
Sergio Pérez
McLaren
1:31.498
1:30.933
-
13
14.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber
1:31.681
1:31.010
-
14
15.
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:31.320
1:31.010
-
15
16.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:31.629
1:31.104
-
16
17.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
1:31.693
-
-
17
18.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:31.707
-
-
18
19.
Cahrles Pic
Caterham
1:32.937
-
-
22
20.
Jules Bianchi
Marussia
1:33.063
-
-
19
21.
Giedo van der Garde
Caterham
1:33.734
-
-
20
22.
Max Chilton
Marussia
1:34.098
-
-
21


107% Time:
1:36.885






Qualifying Notes
Red Bull had two cars in the top-4.
Lotus had two cars in the top-6.
Ferrari had two cars in the top-10.
Charles Pic received a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
Esteban Gutiérrez set his best Q2 time before Adrian Sutil.
Jenson Button elected not to set a time in Q3.
Nico Hülkenberg elected not to set a time in Q3.



2013 German GP Race Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
Rank
Driver Team Retirement
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing

3
40
1
1
2
0
47
2.
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus

1
38
1
1
0
0
41
3.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus

1
36
1
1
0
0
39
4.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari

1
34
1
0
0
1
37
5.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes

5
32
1
0
0
0
38
6.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1
30
1
0
0
0
32
7.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing

2
28
1
1
0
0
32
8.
Sergio Pérez
McLaren

0
26
1
0
0
0
27
9.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes

0
24
1
0
0
0
25
10.
Nico Hülkenberg
Sauber

1
22
1
0
0
0
24
11.
Paul di Resta
Force India

0
20
1
0
0
0
21
12.
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso

1
18
1
0
0
0
20
13.
Adrian Sutil
Force India

0
16
1
0
0
0
17
14.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber

0
14
1
0
0
0
15
15.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams

0
12
1
0
0
0
13
16.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams

0
10
1
0
0
0
11
17.
Charles Pic
Caterham

0
8
1
0
0
0
9
18.
Giedo van der Garde
Caterham

0
6
1
0
0
0
7
19.
Max Chilton
Marussia

0
4
1
0
0
0
5
Ret.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
Hydraulics
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Ret.
Jules Bianchi
Marussia
Engine
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ret.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
Spun off
1
0
0
0
0
0
1



2013 German GP Teams' Fantasy Points
Team Drivers
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
Red Bull Racing
(Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber)
3
34
2
1
2
0
42
Ferrari
(Fernando Alonso/Felipe Massa)
1
17
0
0
0
1
19
McLaren
(Jenson Button/Sergio Pérez)
0
28
2
0
0
0
30
Lotus
(Kimi Räikkönen/Romain Grosjean)
2
37
2
1
0
0
42
Mercedes
(Nico Rosberg/Lewis Hamilton)
0
28
2
0
0
0
30
Sauber
(Nico Hülkenberg/Esteban Gutiérrez)
0
21
2
0
0
0
23
Force India
(Paul di Resta/Adrian Sutil)
0
18
2
0
0
0
20
Williams
(Pastor Maldonado/Valtteri Bottas)
0
11
2
0
0
0
13
Toro Rosso
(Jean-Éric Vergne/Daniel Ricciardo)
0
10
0
0
0
0
10
Caterham
(Charles Pic/Giedo van der Garde)
0
7
2
0
0
0
9
Marussia
(Jules Bianchi/Max Chilton)
0
2
0
0
0
0
2



Race Notes
Classified finishers Top-19 drivers.
Two classified finishers Lotus, Red Bull, McLaren, Mercedes, Force India, Sauber, Williams, Caterham.
Race leaders Vettel (Red Bull), Räikkönen (Lotus), Grosjean (Lotus), Webber (Red Bull).
Laps led Vettel (1-6), Webber (7-8), Grosjean (9-13), Vettel (14-40), Räikkönen (41-49),
Vettel (50-60).
Fastest lap Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) on lap 51 (1:33.468).
Miscellaneous Safety car (23-29).



Points and Bonus Points Key
Q.P.
Qualifying Points
R.P.
Race Points
C.F.
Classified Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s)
L.L.
Lap Led Bonus Point
M.L.
Most Laps Led Bonus Points
F.L.
Fastest Lap Bonus Point



German GP & Hockenheimring 2004 - 2013 and This Season's Statistics
List
Driver/Team
TM
This
Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
Race
6
1
3.50
3.83
1
6
5
1
38.83
Track
3
1
4.00
5.33
3
3
2
0
36.00
Season
9
0
6.78
9.44
3
6
5
0
25.22
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
Race
6
2
3.83
8.83
1
4
4
2
30.00
Track
3
1
5.00
9.67
1
2
2
1
28.67
Season
9
4
2.78
5.00
1
7
7
5
38.22
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
Race
7
0
12.29
9.43
4
6
1
0
24.29
Track
4
0
13.50
11.50
8
3
0
0
20.00
Season
9
4
2.11
3.44
1
8
8
3
41.33
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
Race
9
1
5.33
3.89
1
8
7
3
37.78
Track
6
1
4.00
3.67
1
5
5
3
38.83
Season
9
0
7.22
5.22
3
9
5
0
33.56
A
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
Race
7
2
5.00
10.43
2
4
3
0
25.00
Track
5
2
4.40
10.40
3
3
2
0
25.80
Season
9
0
9.33
10.78
7
6
0
0
22.11
A
Jenson Button
MCL
Race
9
0
6.00
7.33
2
7
6
0
30.00
Track
6
0
5.83
5.50
2
5
5
0
33.67
Season
9
0
9.33
8.11
3
5
3
0
27.44
B
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
Race
3
0
13.33
14.67
12
0
0
0
14.00
Track
1
0
11.00
13.00
13
0
0
0
17.00
Season
9
0
4.11
5.25
1
7
6
1
30.67
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
Race
2
0
10.00
10.50
3
1
1
0
23.00
Track
1
0
15.00
18.00
18
0
0
0
7.00
Season
9
0
13.67
12.89
8
2
0
0
17.11
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
Race
3
0
12.33
14.67
14
0
0
0
14.00
Track
1
0
6.00
15.00
15
0
0
0
14.00
Season
9
0
17.71
16.00
12
0
0
0
9.44
B
Kevin Magnussen
MCL
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Track
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
9
0
9.11
9.67
2
6
1
0
24.22
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
Race
3
0
8.33
10.67
9
2
0
0
22.67
Track
2
0
7.50
11.00
9
1
0
0
22.00
Season
9
0
9.00
6.56
5
9
4
0
30.44
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
Race
3
0
13.33
8.33
6
2
0
0
26.33
Track
1
0
12.00
6.00
6
1
0
0
31.00
Season
9
0
11.56
10.00
3
5
1
0
20.89
B
Adrian Sutil
SAU
Race
5
0
12.60
13.20
6
1
0
0
17.00
Track
2
0
16.50
16.00
15
0
0
0
11.00
Season
9
0
16.33
16.33
11
0
0
0
10.33
B
Esteban Gutiérrez
SAU
Race
1
0
14.00
14.00
14
0
0
0
15.00
Track
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
9
0
15.75
16.44
12
0
0
0
9.67
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
Race
2
0
17.00
17.00
14
0
0
0
8.50
Track
1
0
18.00
14.00
14
0
0
0
15.00
Season
9
0
10.44
15.22
8
3
0
0
12.89
B
Daniil Kvyat
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Track
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
8
0
10.89
13.33
9
4
0
0
16.67
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
Race
9
0
7.89
7.78
2
6
5
0
29.22
Track
6
0
8.50
6.67
2
4
3
0
31.50
Season
9
1
9.33
11.89
4
4
1
0
20.67
B
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
Race
1
0
17.00
16.00
16
0
0
0
11.00
Track
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
9
0
8.33
6.78
2
8
4
0
30.33
B
Jules Bianchi
MAR
Race
1
0
20.00
21.00
21
0
0
0
0.00
Track
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
9
0
18.22
16.11
9
1
0
0
10.67
B
Max Chilton
MAR
Race
1
0
22.00
19.00
19
0
0
0
5.00
Track
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
9
0
19.00
16.33
13
0
0
0
10.22
B
Kamui Kobayashi
CAT
Race
3
0
14.33
8.00
4
2
1
0
27.00
Track
2
0
12.50
7.50
4
1
1
0
28.00
Season
9
0
19.44
16.67
13
0
0
0
9.33
B
Marcus Ericsson
CAT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Track
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
9
0
20.89
17.67
11
0
0
0
7.22
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
Race
8
3
5.31
6.69
1
13
7
2
33.63
Track
5
1
7.10
8.90
3
7
2
0
27.80
Season
9
0
5.44
7.47
1
13
11
1
28.22
TM
Mercedes
MER
Race
4
1
8.63
7.88
5
8
1
0
28.75
Track
2
0
10.25
8.50
7
5
1
0
27.50
Season
9
8
2.44
4.22
1
15
15
8
42.00
TM
Ferrari
FER
Race
9
2
5.72
6.17
1
14
12
4
34.67
Track
6
2
5.17
4.67
1
11
8
4
38.50
Season
9
0
9.28
8.00
3
15
5
0
28.89
TM
Lotus
LOT
Race
2
0
8.50
6.50
2
3
3
0
32.50
Track
1
0
12.50
10.50
3
1
1
0
23.00
Season
9
0
15.44
14.35
8
2
0
0
13.44
TM
McLaren
MCL
Race
9
3
6.17
9.61
1
12
9
2
27.00
Track
6
3
5.75
9.17
1
8
8
1
28.00
Season
9
0
9.22
8.89
2
11
4
0
26.44
TM
Force India
FI
Race
6
0
13.42
12.75
6
2
0
0
19.00
Track
3
0
14.83
14.00
9
1
0
0
16.33
Season
9
0
10.28
8.17
3
14
5
0
26.11
TM
Sauber
SAU
Race
9
0
13.39
10.61
4
9
2
0
22.67
Track
6
0
13.17
10.25
4
7
2
0
23.33
Season
9
0
16.06
16.39
11
0
0
0
10.33
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
Race
7
0
15.38
14.50
8
2
0
0
14.57
Track
4
0
15.63
13.50
8
2
0
0
17.25
Season
9
0
10.67
14.28
8
7
0
0
14.67
TM
Williams
WIL
Race
9
0
11.72
13.33
4
4
2
0
17.11
Track
6
1
10.08
13.00
5
4
2
0
17.67
Season
9
1
8.83
9.33
2
12
5
0
26.33
TM
Marussia
MAR
Race
2
0
21.25
20.50
19
0
0
0
2.50
Track
1
0
21.50
21.00
20
0
0
0
3.00
Season
9
0
18.61
16.22
9
1
0
0
11.00
TM
Caterham
CAT
Race
2
0
19.75
17.50
16
0
0
0
9.00
Track
1
0
19.50
17.50
16
0
0
0
9.00
Season
9
0
20.17
17.17
11
0
0
0
8.56



Recent Form Table
List
Driver/Team
TM
Last 4 Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
TM
Mercedes
MER
2,DNF,2,1
3
3.13
5.50
1
6
6
3
38.50
1,2,1,DNF
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
1,2,1,DNF
3
1.50
5.50
1
3
3
2
38.50
B
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
3,1,8,3
0
5.50
3.75
1
4
3
1
37.00
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
2,DNF,2,1
0
4.75
5.50
1
3
3
1
35.00
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
4,6,5,6
0
8.50
5.25
4
4
2
0
33.50
A
Jenson Button
MCL
6,4,11,4
0
9.00
6.25
4
3
2
0
31.25
B
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
DNF,7,3,2
0
8.75
7.00
2
3
2
0
30.00
TM
McLaren
MCL
6,4,11,4
0
8.38
7.25
4
7
2
0
30.00
10,9,7,7
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
5,5,9,8
0
9.00
6.75
5
4
2
0
30.00
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
DNF,3,DNF,5
0
5.50
8.00
1
6
5
1
28.75
3,1,8,3
TM
Williams
WIL
7,12,4,DNF
1
9.25
9.13
2
5
3
0
27.50
DNF,7,3,2
B
Kevin Magnussen
MCL
10,9,7,7
0
7.75
8.25
7
4
0
0
27.25
TM
Ferrari
FER
4,6,5,6
0
9.63
9.25
4
7
2
0
26.50
12,10,10,DNF
TM
Force India
FI
5,5,9,8
0
9.63
9.50
5
5
2
0
25.25
DNF,11,6,11
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
7,12,4,DNF
1
9.75
11.25
4
2
1
0
23.00
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
DNF,3,DNF,5
0
5.50
12.25
3
2
2
0
19.50
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
DNF,11,6,11
0
10.25
12.25
6
1
0
0
19.25
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
8,DNF,14,12
0
13.75
12.25
8
1
0
0
18.25
A
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
12,10,10,DNF
0
10.75
13.25
10
2
0
0
17.25
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
DNF,8,DNF,10
0
10.00
13.75
8
2
0
0
15.75
B
Adrian Sutil
SAU
DNF,13,13,13
0
16.50
14.25
13
0
0
0
14.25
TM
Lotus
LOT
8,DNF,14,12
0
14.43
13.86
8
1
0
0
13.50
DNS,DNF,12,17
B
Jules Bianchi
MAR
9,DNF,15,14
0
17.25
15.00
9
1
0
0
13.25
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
DNF,8,DNF,10
0
10.00
15.13
8
3
0
0
13.00
14,DNF,DNF,9
TM
Marussia
MAR
9,DNF,15,14
0
17.63
16.00
9
1
0
0
11.75
14,DNF,17,16
B
Kamui Kobayashi
CAT
13,DNF,16,15
0
20.50
15.50
13
0
0
0
11.75
TM
Sauber
SAU
DNF,13,13,13
0
16.43
15.63
13
0
0
0
11.75
DNF,14,19,DNF
B
Daniil Kvyat
TR
DNF,DNF,DNF,9
0
10.00
16.50
9
1
0
0
10.50
TM
Caterham
CAT
13,DNF,16,15
0
20.88
16.25
11
0
0
0
10.50
11,DNF,18,DNF
B
Max Chilton
MAR
14,DNF,17,16
0
18.00
17.00
14
0
0
0
8.75
B
Marcus Ericsson
CAT
11,DNF,18,DNF
0
21.25
17.00
11
0
0
0
8.50
B
Esteban Gutiérrez
SAU
DNF,14,19,DNF
0
16.33
17.00
14
0
0
0
8.50
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
DNS,DNF,12,17
0
15.33
16.00
12
0
0
0
8.00

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