German GP Facts & Figures

By Andrew Hooper
July 23 2002

 

 

  
German GP Facts & Figures
 
* WilliamsF1 has won eight Grands Prix at Hockenheim so far. First win came in 1979 when Alan Jones achieved the second victory of the 108 scored by the team so far.
In Hockenheim a WilliamsF1 car has started eight times in total from pole.

* In 2001 the BMW WilliamsF1 Team celebrated an unforgettable event when Juan Pablo Montoya set his first pole in F1 with a lap time of 1.38,117min and Ralf Schumacher achieved in front of his home crowd the third victory of the season for the team. Montoya, who had been leading the race for 22 laps also set the fastest lap with the time of 1.41,808min, didn't finish the race. He was first delayed by a long pit-stop due to a fault of the refuelling machine and finally had an engine failure.

* For the 70th anniversary the Hockenheim circuit presents a new look and a new name: the "Hockenheimring Baden Württemberg". The popular long straights through the wood have gone but the track has some new parts instead. Where the circuit once went into the wood there is now a sharp right turn (second corner after the start/finish line) into the extremely long high speed left turn "Parabolika". This results a hairpin to be driven with maximum steering in first gear. After this huge corner there is a right-left-right-again turning into the famous Motodrom with the unique stadium atmosphere.

* Works on the Hockenheimring has made a the lap distance shorter so the F1 race is now 67 laps long instead of 45.

* The new circuit has increased the viewer capacity to over 40,000 more spectators.

* The construction has cost 62 Million Euro, including the new built link road and the reforestation works. The Federal State County paid 15 Million Euro and was honoured with the renaming of the circuit.

* On 29th May 1932 the first bike race was held as opening event on the three-corner, no-asphalt track. In 1938 the circuit was rebuilt in oval shape. In 1957 it was updated and the Motodrom was built. On August 2nd 1970 hosted the first F1 Grand Prix, won by Jochen Rindt. Since 1977 the Grand Prix of Germany is held at the Hockenheim, except only for the 1985 race, held at the Nürburgring.

* The race will start on Sunday 28th July 2002, at 14:00 (12.00 UTC).
 
 
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