The F1 2019 schedule reaches its 11th race of the season Sunday, the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ESPN returns as the TV channel that will broadcast this weekend's Formula 1 race, with a start time of 9:05 a.m. ET on Sunday. The German Grand Prix also can be live streamed via the ESPN app.
The German Grand Prix in 2019 returns to the iconic Hockenheimring. The 17-turn, 4.574-kilometer course first hosted a Formula 1 race in 1970 and, despite a reconfiguration in 2002 that cut down on the distance, remains a relatively fast course for F1. Sunday's German Grand Prix is scheduled for 67 laps and a total distance of 306.458 kilometers. Only Monaco (66), Italy (69) and Great Britain (70) have hosted more F1 races than Germany (63, alongside Belgium).
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The driver who has had the most success in F1 this season also happens to be the driver who has had the most success in Germany of late. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, the leader in F1 points standings with seven wins this year, is eyeing a third consecutive victory in the German Grand Prix. A win Sunday also would give Hamilton a record fifth at the German Grand Prix for his career.
As for one of the "home" drivers, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, the German has reached the podium in just four of the first 10 F1 races of 2019 — the worst run of his tenure with his current team. His teammate, though, arrives in Germany on the strength of some recent success. Charles Leclerc has reached the podium in each of the last four races.
Below is all you need to know about the 2019 German Grand Prix, including how to watch and live stream the race.
F1 2019 German Grand Prix start time, how to watch
- Date: Sunday, July 28
- Time: 9:05 a.m. ET
- TV channel: ESPN
- Live stream: ESPN app
F1 TV schedule, live stream for German Grand Prix
As it has in years past, in the United States, ESPN will broadcast Sky Sports' presentation of all 2019 F1 races.
Below is the TV and live streaming schedule for German Grand Prix practice, qualifying and race presentations on ESPN platforms Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Friday, July 26
| Event | Start time | TV channel | Live stream |
| Practice 1 | 4:55 a.m. ET | ESPN2 | ESPN app |
| Practice 2 | 8:55 a.m. ET | ESPNU | ESPN app |
Saturday, July 27
| Event | Start time | TV channel | Live stream |
| Practice 3 | 5:55 a.m. ET | ESPN2 | ESPN app |
| Qualifying | 8:55 a.m. ET | ESPN2 | ESPN app |
Sunday, July 28
| Event | Start time | TV channel | Live stream |
| Pre-race show | 8:30 a.m. ET | ESPN | ESPN app |
| Race | 9:05 a.m. ET | ESPN | ESPN app |
| Race (re-air) | 7 p.m. ET | ESPNEWS | N/A |
| Race (re-air) | 10 p.m. ET | ESPN2 | N/A |
German Grand Prix qualifying results, starting lineup
F1 qualifying for the 2019 German Grand Prix is scheduled to take place Saturday, July 27 at 8:55 a.m. ET and will be shown live on ESPN2 and the ESPN app.
Fun fact: The next driver to secure a maiden career pole position will be the 100th different driver to do so in F1 history.
The F1 qualifying results and starting grid for the 2019 German Grand Prix will be posted upon completion of Saturday's session.
| Pos. | Driver | Car/team |
| 1. | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2. | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 3. | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes |
| 4. | Pierre Gasley | Red Bull |
| 5. | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo |
| 6. | Romain Grosjean | Haas |
| 7. | Carlos Sainz | McLaren |
| 8. | Sergio Perez | Racing Point |
| 9. | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault |
| 10. | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| 11. | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo |
| 12. | Kevin Magnussen | Haas |
| 13. | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault |
| 14. | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso |
| 15. | Lance Stroll | Racing Point |
| 16. | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 17. | Alexander Albon | Scuderia Toro Rosso |
| 18. | George Russell | Williams |
| 19. | Robert Kubica | Williams |
| 20. | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
German Grand Prix facts, notes
F1 Opta facts:
- A German driver has won the pole at four of the last five F1 races in Hockenheim (Vettel, 2010 and 2018; Nico Rosberg, 2014 and 2016), but only once has a German won the race in that time (Rosberg, 2014).
- Mercedes has finished first and second seven times already this season. One more one-two finish would equal the number of times the team achieved this across the last two seasons combined.
- If Hamilton reaches the Hockenheim podium, it will be the fifth time he has done so at the track. Only Michael Schumacher (seven) and Ayrton Senna (six) have done this more often.
- Valtteri Bottas is one win away from securing as many races wins in 2019 as in the rest of his F1 career combined (three, all in 2017).
- Bottas has finished fourth or better in his last 10 races, the best run in the Finn’s career.
- Vettel is one podium away from his 50th for Ferrari. If he manages it at this race, he will be 15 shy of the 65 he managed for Red Bull.
- Ferrari is 3.5 points away from becoming the first team to collect 8,000 points in F1.
- Vettel finished 16th in the British Grand Prix two weeks ago, the first time Ferrari had seen one of its drivers fail to pick up points since Kimi Raikkonen at the United States Grand Prix in 2014 (excluding retirements). It could be the first time for this to happen in consecutive races since Malaysia and China in 2012, with Felipe Massa finishing 15th and 13th, respectively.
- Romain Grosjean has the second most retirements of any active driver in F1 (45) after Raikkonen (67).
- Carlos Sainz has a chance to record the 100th F1 podium for Spanish drivers (Fernando Alonso 97, Pedro Martínez de la Rosa and Alfonso de Portago).
German Grand Prix: Live updates
F1 German Grand Prix live updates