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Eurosport \u2013 Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany steers his car during the qualifying session of the German F1 Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring circuit. Photo: Reuters<\/p>\n

Did you know that Germany has hosted a record 73 rounds of the Formula One<\/a> world championship or that Michael Schumacher\u2019s<\/a> victories alone would put German drivers third in the all-time wins list?<\/p>\n

As the Nurburgring prepares to host the Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Deutchland 2013 \u2013 the 60th running of the event \u2013 all the essential facts and figures have been compiled:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Germany has hosted a record 73 rounds of the world championship \u2013 59 as the German Grand Prix, 12 as the European Grand Prix and two as the Luxembourg Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

\u2022 There are four German drivers on the current grid (Sebastian Vettel, Adrian Sutil, Nico Rosberg and Nico Hulkenberg) \u2013 the same number as both Great Britain and France.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The first German Grand Prix took place at the Nurburgring in 1951 on the famous 22.8-kilometre Nordschleife circuit. It was won by Alberto Ascari for Ferrari. The Nordschleife hosted its last Grand Prix in 1976. The circuit raced used now, the \u2018new\u2019 Nurburgring, is just 5.148 kilometres long.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The German Grand Prix<\/a> has been won five times by two German drivers from the same family. Michael Schumacher won it four times (a record), Ralf Schumacher once.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The most recent German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring took place in 2011 and was won by Lewis Hamilton for McLaren. Ferrari\u2019s Fernando Alonso was second and Red Bull\u2019s Mark Webber was third.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ferrari are overwhelmingly the most successful team in German Grand Prix history. The Italian team has won the race 21 times \u2013 11 times more than the next best team, Williams. In total, Ferrari have 14 Nurburgring victories to their name \u2013 also a record.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Germany must be Kimi Raikkonen\u2019s most unlucky country to compete in. The Finn has raced there 16 times but has never won and has retired from the German Grand Prix on six occasions.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Red Bull\u2019s Sebastian Vettel has never won his home event, making it one of just three Grands Prix on the calendar he hasn\u2019t won (the others are Hungary and the USA). His best result in Germany is second in 2009. He\u2019s also never won a race in the month of July\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2022 Germany\u2019s most famous racer, Michael Schumacher, has a record 91 Grand Prix wins to his name \u2013 that\u2019s more on his own than the total wins for all but two countries, including France (79), Finland (46) and Italy (43).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Michael Schumacher holds the lap record for the Nurburgring \u2013 1m 29.468s set in a Ferrari in 2004. \u2013 Formula One<\/a><\/p>\n

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