The German Grand Prix (Grosser Preis von Deutschland) is an automobile race.
On June 19, 1927, the race site shifted to the 28 kilometer track at Nürburgring where it would basically stay until the 1970s when it began rotating with Hockenheim which became its permanent home in 1986. The 1930 and 1933 German Grand Prix events were both cancelled due to the country's economic problems.
The Nürburgring track is the site of the famous near-fatal accident crash of Austrian driver, Niki Lauda. Considered the true test for race drivers, more Formula One drivers have been killed at the Nürburgring track than any other race.
Grand Prix motor racing winners:
- 1926 - Rudolf Caracciola (Germany) - Mercedes-Benz
- 1927 - Otto Merz (Germany) - Mercedes-Benz
- 1928 - Rudolf Caracciola and Christian Werner (Germany) - Mercedes-Benz
- 1929 - Louis Chiron (Monaco) - Bugatti
- 1930 - No Competition
- 1931 - Rudolf Caracciola (Germany) - Mercedes-Benz
- 1932 - Rudolf Caracciola (Germany) - Alfa Romeo
- 1933 - No competition
- 1934 - Hans Stuck (Switzerland) - Auto Union
- 1935 - Tazio Nuvolari (Italy) - Alfa Romeo
- 1936 - Bernd Rosemeyer (Germany) - Auto Union
- 1937 - Rudolf Caracciola (Germany) - Mercedes-Benz
- 1938 - Richard Seaman (England) - Mercedes-Benz
- 1939 - Rudolf Caracciola (Germany) - Mercedes-Benz
- 1951 - Alberto Ascari (Italy) - Ferrari
- 1952 - Alberto Ascari (Italy) - Ferrari
- 1953 - Giuseppe Farina (Italy) - Ferrari
- 1954 - Juan Manuel Fangio (Argentina) - Mercedes
- 1956 - Juan Manuel Fangio (Argentina) - Lancia-Ferrari
- 1957 - Juan Manuel Fangio (Argentina) - Maserati
- 1958 - Tony Brooks (England) - Vanwall
- 1959 - Tony Brooks (England) - Ferrari
- 1961 - Sterling Moss (England) - Lotus-Climax
- 1962 - Graham Hill (England) - BRM
- 1963 - John Surtees (England) - Ferrari
- 1964 - John Surtees (England) - Ferrari
- 1965 - Jim Clark (Scotland) - Lotus-Climax
- 1966 - Jack Brabham (Australia) - Brabham-Repco
- 1967 - Denny Hulme (New Zealand) - Brabham-Repco
- 1968 - Jackie Stewart (Scotland) - Matra-Ford
- 1969 - Jacky Ickx (Belgium) - Brabham-Ford
- 1970 - Jochen Rindt (Austria) - Lotus-Ford
- 1971 - Jackie Stewart (Scotland) - Tyrrell-Ford
- 1972 - Jacky Ickx (Belgium) - Ferrari
- 1973 - Jackie Stewart (Scotland) - Tyrrell-Ford
- 1974 - Clay Regazzoni (Switzerland) - Ferrari
- 1975 - Carlos Reutemann (Argentina) - Brabham-Ford
- 1976 - James Hunt (England) - McLaren-Ford
- 1977 - Niki Lauda (Austria) - Ferrari
- 1978 - Mario Andretti (United States) - Lotus-Ford
- 1979 - Alan Jones (Australia) - Williams-Ford
- 1980 - Jacques Lafitte (France) - Ligier-Ford
- 1981 - Nelson Piquet (Brazil) - Brabham-Ford
- 1982 - Patrick Tambay (France) - Ferrari
- 1983 - Rene Arnoux (France) - Ferrari
- 1984 - Alain Prost (France) - McLaren-TAG
- 1985 - Michele Alboreto (Italy) - Ferrari
- 1986 - Nelson Piquet (Brazil) - Williams-Honda
- 1987 - Nelson Piquet (Brazil) - Williams-Honda
- 1988 - Ayrton Senna (Brazil) - McLaren-Honda
- 1989 - Ayrton Senna (Brazil) - McLaren-Honda
- 1990 - Ayrton Senna (Brazil) - McLaren-Honda
- 1991 - Nigel Mansell (England) - Williams-Renault
- 1992 - Nigel Mansell (England) - Williams-Renault
- 1993 - Alain Prost (France) - Williams-Renault
- 1994 - Gerhard Berger (Switzerland) - Ferrari
- 1995 - Michael Schumacher (Germany) - Benetton-Renault
- 1996 - Damon Hill (England) - Williams-Renault
- 1997 - Gerhard Berger (Switzerland) - Benetton-Renault
- 1998 - Mika Häkkinen (Finland) - McLaren-Mercedes
- 1999 - Eddie Irvine (Northern Ireland) - Ferrari
- 2000 - Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) - Ferrari
- 2001 - Ralf Schumacher (Germany) - Williams/BMW
- 2002 - Michael Schumacher (Germany) - Ferrari
- 2003 - Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) - Williams