German Grand Prix LIVE: Max Verstappen wins second race of the season as Hamilton and Bottas crash

Re-live the live updates from Hockenheim where championship leader Lewis Hamilton endured a nightmare afternoon as Red Bull took the spoils

Formula One: 1000 races in numbers

Max Verstappen mastered the tricky Hockenheim conditions to win the German Grand Prix as both Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas crashed out of the running on a miserable day for the championship leaders.

Hamilton looked on course for victory after leading from the front, but repeated accidents throughout the field caused chaos in the running order as different strategies played out. After Ferrari's Charles Leclerc crashed out of fourth position, Hamilton followed him into the wall the following lap with the safety car already deployed, which required him to pit immediately for a new front wing and land him a five-second time penalty for missing the pit entry.

The error allowed Verstappen to take the lead of the race, and despite further safety car periods due to Bottas' accident at Turn One, the Red Bull youngster was able to take the chequered flag and finish ahead of a hard-charging Sebastian Vettel who went from last to second, with the Toro Rosso of Daniil Kvyat a surprise finisher in third, one day after the birth of his first child. Re-live the action below.

What time does it start?

The German Grand Prix gets underway at 2:10pm BST (3:10pm CET).

Where can I watch it?

The race will be shown live on Sky Sports F1 from 12:30pm. Highlights will be shown on Channel 4 at 7pm.

Starting grid

1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 11.767secs

2 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:12.113

3 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 1:12.129

4 Pierre Gasly (Fra) Red Bull 1:12.180

5 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Alfa Romeo Racing 1:12.538

6 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 1:12.851

7 Carlos Sainz (Spa) McLaren 1:12.897

8 Sergio Perez (Mex) Racing Point 1:13.065

9 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 1:13.126

10 Charles Leclerc (Mon) Ferrari No Time Set

11 Antonio Giovinazzi (Ita) Alfa Romeo Racing 1:12.786

12 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 1:12.789

13 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Renault 1:12.799

14 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:13.135

15 Lance Stroll (Can) Racing Point 1:13.450

16 Lando Norris (Gbr) McLaren 1:13.333

17 Alexander Albon (Tha) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:13.461

18 George Russell (Gbr) Williams 1:14.721

19 Robert Kubica (Pol) Williams 1:14.839

20 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari No Time Set

Key Points

• Max Verstappen wins German Grand Prix
• Hamilton spins off during safety car while leading the race
• Bottas spins into wall while running in fourth
• Leclerc crashes out to trigger second of four safety car periods
• Perez crashes out on lap three in wet conditions

[28 July 2019 16:11 · Jack de Menezes]

Sebastian Vettel:

"It was a long race and at times it felt like it was never ending. It was tough and sometimes it was difficult to make the right move.

"At the beginning with the intermediates I justt couldn't get them going. But eventually they came in and I was able to push.

"I think before the last safety car when I realised that I was quite a bit quicker and happy to pass people, it was straightforward and I was quicker than people so it was easy to pass them with moves down the back right."

[28 July 2019 16:12 · Jack de Menezes]

Daniil Kvyat:

"It's incredible to be back on the podium and for Toro Rosso to be back.

"It was a horror movie with a light comedy. From the race start I felt alive again, it was great."

And on his new-born daughter:

"She was born last night!"

[28 July 2019 16:36 · Jack de Menezes]

Results

1 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1hr 44mins 31.275secs

2 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:44:38.608

3 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:44:39.580

4 Lance Stroll (Can) Racing Point 1:44:40.241

5 Carlos Sainz (Spa) McLaren 1:44:40.858

6 Alexander Albon (Tha) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:44:41.327

7 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Alfa Romeo Racing 1:44:43.489

8 Antonio Giovinazzi (Ita) Alfa Romeo Racing 1:44:45.124

9 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 1:44:48.113

10 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 1:44:50.040

11 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1:44:50.942

12 Robert Kubica (Pol) Williams 1:44:56.262

13 George Russell (Gbr) Williams 1:44:57.679

14 Pierre Gasly (Fra) Red Bull at 3 laps

Not classified: 

15 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 56 laps completed

16 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 39 laps completed

17 Charles Leclerc (Mon) Ferrari 27 laps completed

18 Lando Norris (Gbr) McLaren 25 laps completed

19 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Renault 13 laps completed

20 Sergio Perez (Mex) Racing Point 1 lap completed