Few races in F1 history have worn as many faces as the German Grand Prix. First run in 1926 and organised by the Automobilclub von Deutschland, it became a fixture of European motorsport long before Formula One existed. Across 75 editions, the event visited three venues: the Nürburgring, Hockenheimring and, on rare occasions, Berlin’s AVUS.
In the world championship era, the German Grand Prix carried a particular weight. It was a test of endurance at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, a slipstreaming shootout at the old Hockenheim, and later a race fighting to survive in an increasingly crowded calendar.
What To Know?
- Just three venues, one true one off
Across its history the German Grand Prix has been staged only at the Nürburgring, Hockenheim and AVUS, with AVUS appearing just once in the World Championship era, in 1959. - Most wins, shared record
The most German Grand Prix victories in the World Championship era are shared by Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton with four wins each. - Biggest grid climb to win
The wildest win from deep on the grid in your list is Rubens Barrichello in 2000, who won from 18th on the grid. A modern standout is Lewis Hamilton in 2018, winning from 14th. - Extreme finishes: closest and biggest margin
The tightest win in your table is Mika Häkkinen in 1998 by 0.427 seconds, while the biggest winning margin is Jackie Stewart in 1968 by 4 minutes 03.200 seconds.
The first German Grand Prix took place at AVUS in 1926, a circuit famous for long straights and daunting speed, and a venue whose reputation for danger arrived quickly. Soon after, the race’s spiritual home became the Nürburgring, the sprawling Eifel mountain circuit that would come to define the event’s identity.
That early period matters because it sets up the German Grand Prix as something more than a stop on the schedule. Winning in Germany meant mastering extreme circuits and extreme conditions, long before modern safety, data and infrastructure arrived.
List of Every German Grand Prix Winner
| Year | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start Pos. | Win margin | Race time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hockenheim | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Honda | 2 | 7.333s | 1hr 44m 31.275s |
| 2018 | Hockenheim | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 14 | 4.535s | 1hr 32m 29.845s |
| 2016 | Hockenheim | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 6.996s | 1hr 30m 44.200s |
| 2014 | Hockenheim | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 20.789s | 1hr 33m 42.914s |
| 2013 | Nurburgring | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 2 | 1.008s | 1hr 41m 14.711s |
| 2012 | Hockenheim | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1 | 6.949s | 1hr 31m 05.862s |
| 2011 | Nurburgring | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 2 | 3.980s | 1hr 37m 30.334s |
| 2010 | Hockenheim | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 2 | 4.196s | 1hr 27m 38.864s |
| 2009 | Nurburgring | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 1 | 9.252s | 1hr 36m 43.310s |
| 2008 | Hockenheim | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1 | 5.586s | 1hr 31m 20.874s |
| 2006 | Hockenheim | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 0.720s | 1hr 27m 51.693s |
| 2005 | Hockenheim | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 3 | 22.569s | 1hr 26m 28.599s |
| 2004 | Hockenheim | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 8.388s | 1hr 23m 54.848s |
| 2003 | Hockenheim | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams BMW | 1 | 1m 05.459s | 1hr 28m 48.769s |
| 2002 | Hockenheim | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 10.503s | 1hr 27m 52.078s |
| 2001 | Hockenheim | Ralf Schumacher | Williams BMW | 2 | 46.117s | 1hr 18m 17.873s |
| 2000 | Hockenheim | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 18 | 7.452s | 1hr 25m 34.418s |
| 1999 | Hockenheim | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 1.007s | 1hr 21m 58.594s |
| 1998 | Hockenheim | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren Mercedes | 1 | 0.427s | 1hr 20m 47.984s |
| 1997 | Hockenheim | Gerhard Berger | Benetton Renault | 1 | 17.527s | 1hr 20m 59.046s |
| 1996 | Hockenheim | Damon Hill | Williams Renault | 1 | 11.452s | 1hr 21m 43.417s |
| 1995 | Hockenheim | Michael Schumacher | Benetton Renault | 2 | 5.988s | 1hr 22m 56.043s |
| 1994 | Hockenheim | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 54.779s | 1hr 22m 37.272s |
| 1993 | Hockenheim | Alain Prost | Williams Renault | 1 | 13.664s | 1hr 18m 40.885s |
| 1992 | Hockenheim | Nigel Mansell | Williams Renault | 1 | 4.500s | 1hr 18m 22.032s |
| 1991 | Hockenheim | Nigel Mansell | Williams Renault | 1 | 13.779s | 1hr 19m 29.661s |
| 1990 | Hockenheim | Ayrton Senna | McLaren Honda | 1 | 12.520s | 1hr 20m 47.164s |
| 1989 | Hockenheim | Ayrton Senna | McLaren Honda | 1 | 18.151s | 1hr 21m 34.302s |
| 1988 | Hockenheim | Ayrton Senna | McLaren Honda | 1 | 13.609s | 1hr 32m 54.188s |
| 1987 | Hockenheim | Nelson Piquet | Williams Honda | 4 | 1m 39.591s | 1hr 21m 25.091s |
| 1986 | Hockenheim | Nelson Piquet | Williams Honda | 5 | 15.437s | 1hr 22m 08.263s |
| 1985 | Nurburgring | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 8 | 11.661s | 1hr 35m 31.337s |
| 1984 | Hockenheim | Alain Prost | McLaren TAG | 1 | 3.149s | 1hr 24m 43.210s |
| 1983 | Hockenheim | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 2 | 1m 10.652s | 1hr 27m 10.319s |
| 1982 | Hockenheim | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 5 | 16.379s | 1hr 27m 25.178s |
| 1981 | Hockenheim | Nelson Piquet | Brabham Ford Cosworth | 6 | 11.520s | 1hr 25m 55.600s |
| 1980 | Hockenheim | Jacques Laffite | Ligier Ford Cosworth | 5 | 3.190s | 1hr 22m 59.730s |
| 1979 | Hockenheim | Alan Jones | Williams Ford Cosworth | 2 | 2.910s | 1hr 24m 48.830s |
| 1978 | Hockenheim | Mario Andretti | Lotus Ford Cosworth | 1 | 15.350s | 1hr 28m 00.900s |
| 1977 | Hockenheim | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 14.330s | 1hr 31m 48.620s |
| 1976 | Nurburgring | James Hunt | McLaren Ford Cosworth | 1 | 27.700s | 1hr 41m 42.700s |
| 1975 | Nurburgring | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham Ford Cosworth | 10 | 1m 37.700s | 1hr 41m 14.100s |
| 1974 | Nurburgring | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | 50.700s | 1hr 41m 35.000s |
| 1973 | Nurburgring | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell Ford Cosworth | 1 | 1.600s | 1hr 42m 03.000s |
| 1972 | Nurburgring | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1 | 48.300s | 1hr 42m 12.300s |
| 1971 | Nurburgring | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell Ford Cosworth | 1 | 30.100s | 1hr 29m 15.700s |
| 1970 | Hockenheim | Jochen Rindt | Lotus Ford Cosworth | 2 | 0.700s | 1hr 42m 00.300s |
| 1969 | Nurburgring | Jacky Ickx | Brabham Ford Cosworth | 1 | 57.700s | 1hr 49m 55.400s |
| 1968 | Nurburgring | Jackie Stewart | Matra Ford Cosworth | 6 | 4m 03.200s | 2hr 19m 03.200s |
| 1967 | Nurburgring | Denny Hulme | Brabham Repco | 2 | 38.500s | 2hr 05m 55.700s |
| 1966 | Nurburgring | Jack Brabham | Brabham Repco | 5 | 44.400s | 2hr 27m 03.000s |
| 1965 | Nurburgring | Jim Clark | Lotus Climax | 1 | 15.900s | 2hr 07m 52.400s |
| 1964 | Nurburgring | John Surtees | Ferrari | 1 | 1m 15.600s | 2hr 12m 04.800s |
| 1963 | Nurburgring | John Surtees | Ferrari | 2 | 1m 17.500s | 2hr 13m 06.800s |
| 1962 | Nurburgring | Graham Hill | BRM | 2 | 2.500s | 2hr 38m 45.300s |
| 1961 | Nurburgring | Stirling Moss | Lotus Climax | 3 | 21.300s | 2hr 18m 12.400s |
| 1959 | AVUS | Tony Brooks | Ferrari | 1 | 1.900s | 2hr 09m 31.600s |
| 1958 | Nurburgring | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 2 | 3m 29.700s | 2hr 21m 15.000s |
| 1957 | Nurburgring | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 1 | 3.100s | 3hr 30m 38.300s |
| 1956 | Nurburgring | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari | 1 | 46.300s | 3hr 38m 43.700s |
| 1954 | Nurburgring | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 1 | 1m 36.500s | 3hr 45m 45.800s |
| 1953 | Nurburgring | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | 3 | 1m 04.000s | 3hr 02m 25.000s |
| 1952 | Nurburgring | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1 | 14.100s | 3hr 06m 13.300s |
| 1951 | Nurburgring | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1 | 30.500s | 3hr 23m 03.300s |
German Grand Prix Winners: 1951 to 1959
The German Grand Prix joined the Formula One World Championship in 1951, and the Nürburgring quickly became its toughest classroom. Drivers who won here did it the hard way, often over marathon distances where rhythm and mechanical sympathy mattered as much as outright pace.
Juan Manuel Fangio’s name looms largest. His victories at the Nürburgring in the 1950s capture what the race demanded: precision on a circuit that punished the slightest lapse, and the nerve to push deeper when others backed off. By the time Tony Brooks won in 1958, the German Grand Prix had already built a reputation as a race that crowned complete drivers, not just fast ones.
German Grand Prix Winners: 1960s
If the Nürburgring was hard in the 1950s, it became mythic in the 1960s. The list of winners reads like a hall of fame roll call: Stirling Moss, Graham Hill, John Surtees, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart and Jacky Ickx. The conditions could turn without warning, and the circuit’s length meant a small mistake could become a major disaster.
Stewart’s 1968 victory in dreadful weather is one of the era’s signature wins, a reminder that the German Grand Prix was often less about a perfect lap and more about surviving the next one.
German Grand Prix Winners: 1970s
Safety concerns finally forced a change. The race moved away from the Nordschleife in 1970, then returned after modifications, but the clock was ticking. The final Formula One German Grand Prix at the old Nürburgring took place in 1976, following the horrific accident Niki Lauda suffered, and it remains a defining moment in the event’s history.
James Hunt won that 1976 race, making him the last German Grand Prix winner on the full Nordschleife. It is a win that stands at a crossroads: the end of one of motorsport’s most demanding stages, and the beginning of a more modern era.
German Grand Prix Winners: 1977 to 2006
From 1977, Hockenheim became the event’s home almost every year for three decades. For much of that time, the circuit was defined by forest straights and heavy braking zones, a place where engine power, slipstreaming and strategy could turn the race inside out.
This was the era when German winners became the heartbeat of the story. Michael Schumacher’s successes turned the race into a national celebration, and his home victories helped fuel Germany’s Formula One boom in the 1990s and 2000s. He later ended the World Championship era tied for the most German Grand Prix wins, alongside Lewis Hamilton, with four each.
The Hockenheim years also produced modern classics and unlikely triumphs. Rubens Barrichello’s 2000 win from 18th on the grid remains one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the race’s history, proof that Germany could still deliver the unexpected even on a power circuit.
German Grand Prix Winners: 2008 to 2019
After 2007, the German Grand Prix entered a complicated phase. Hockenheim and the Nürburgring alternated hosting duties for stretches, with gaps appearing as finances and contracts tightened.
The final German Grand Prix so far came in 2019 at Hockenheim, and it ended in pure mayhem. Max Verstappen won a rain-hit race full of spins, penalties and surprise podium contenders, a fittingly unpredictable goodbye for an event that had always thrived on the edge.
As of today, the German Grand Prix name has not returned to the Formula One calendar. Germany did host a one-off replacement event in 2020, the Eifel Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, which Lewis Hamilton won.
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