Hamilton Controls German GP, Wins Fourth Race in 2019

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	2	Lewis Hamilton		1:21.082
2	62	Jules Bianchi		1:21.209
3	1	Sebastian Vettel		1:21.219
4	29	Pastor Maldonado		1:21.330
5	63	Diego Álvarez Torrente		1:21.362
6	30	Dean Stoneman		1:21.642
7	34	Valtteri Bottas		1:21.716
8	33	Einar Ármannsson		1:21.722
9	22	Jordan Davies		1:21.915
10	31	Romain Grosjean		1:22.059
11	28	Daniel Melrose		1:22.506
12	27	Dave Cassidy		1:22.651
13	24	Kevin Magnussen		1:23.062
14	23	Pierre Gasly		1:23.272
15	21	J. R. Hildebrand		1:23.682
16	32	Alexander Albon		1:23.850
17	66	Pascal Wehrlein		1:24.238
18	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1:24.287
19	55	Artem Markelov		1:24.402
20	5	Marvin Kirchhöfer		1:24.439
21	56	Sergey Sirotkin		1:24.478
22	91	Max Verstappen		1:24.700
23	6	Santiago Urrutia		1:24.918
24	118	Carlos Sainz Jr		1:25.014
25	119	Felix Rosenqvist		1:25.064
26	67	Mike Rockenfeller		1:25.200

Report:

The Nürburgring has seen many amazing victories: Dries van der Lof dominating the 1954 race and Rhys Davies scoring his second career win in 2001 are just two examples. Lewis Hamilton joined that group, taking a safe win and aiding his title challenge.

His main opposition came from Jules Bianchi, who managed to hang with Hamilton for a short period. By the second half of the race, however, the French driver had to focus on keeping Vettel in check, who overtook him before being passed by Bianchi again.

Bad news came for Sauber, who were not particularly competitive, finishing 4-6. They must immediately react or else they are going to permanently drop behind Caterham in both championships, which would be a damn shame for the Swiss team.

Behind the established forces, Dave Cassidy and a quick-starting Romain Grosjean battled for the honour of being best of the rest after a mental lapse pushed Einar Ármannsson down the order. A disappointing result for Theodore after Bottas damaged his front wing on lap 1.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	2	Lewis Hamilton		46:01.823	15
2	62	Jules Bianchi		+8.127	12
3	1	Sebastian Vettel		+11.900	10
4	29	Pastor Maldonado		+14.401	8
5	63	Diego Álvarez Torrente		+19.494	6
6	30	Dean Stoneman		+21.507	5
7	27	Dave Cassidy		+57.571	4
8	31	Romain Grosjean		+59.006	3
9	33	Einar Ármannsson		+59.326	2
10	22	Jordan Davies		+63.185	1
11	34	Valtteri Bottas		+70.076	0
12	23	Pierre Gasly		+80.222	0
13	21	J. R. Hildebrand		+81.655	0
14	24	Kevin Magnussen		1 Lap	0
15	66	Pascal Wehrlein		1 Lap	0
16	32	Alexander Albon		1 Lap	0
17	55	Artem Markelov		1 Lap	0
18	91	Max Verstappen		1 Lap	0
19	5	Marvin Kirchhöfer		1 Lap	0
20	67	Mike Rockenfeller		1 Lap	0
21	6	Santiago Urrutia		1 Lap	0
22	118	Carlos Sainz Jr		1 Lap	0
23	28	Daniel Melrose		Throttle	0
DNF	56	Sergey Sirotkin		Engine	0
DNF	90	Daniel Ricciardo		Transmission	0
DNF	119	Felix Rosenqvist		Collision	0

Fastest Lap:

Jules Bianchi – 1:23.700

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

J. R. Hildebrand – finishing your unlikely F1 debut in 13th was a great result for a F1 newcomer.

Reject Of The Race:

Theodore-Judd – Bottas ran into his teammate and Ármannsson ruined his front wing lapping slower cars.