Return of the German GP
There might be a chance that Formula One could make a return to Germany. With Audi joining in 2026, the possibility of a comeback of Germany and the German Grand Prix to the race calendar is high.
The reason for the lack of German Grand Prixs in the previous years is mostly the huge amount of money it takes to host a GP in Formula One. It can cost up to 20 Million euros and in comparison to other countries, the host of the race track does not get any financial help in Germany.
History of the German GP
Formula One made its debut at the Nürburgring in Germany in 1951. Since then, the German GP has been a continuous race at the Nürburgring up to 1976. Although there have been some exceptions. In 1959 and in 1970 the Grand Prix was hosted at Hockenheim. From that point, the Hockenheimring was supposed to be the new home to the F1 races in Germany. A few years later the motorsport series had to return to the Nürburgring because of construction measures. Despite that, Hockenheim has been the official host for the German GP up until 2007. Between 2008 and 2014 the two tracks had to make a compromise to take turns every other season.
Now and Future
The demand for a German Grand Prix is high. It has even gotten to the point where Formula One approached the managing director of the Hockenheimring Jorn Teske to talk about the situation as a whole. In an interview with Sky Sport Germany he claimed that there have been signals from the racing-series that they are thinking about adding Germany to the race calendar again. Even though that may sound exciting there have been no further conversations concerning this topic and it remains to be a vague rumor.
Whether or not the German GP returns is a matter of money and sponsors. The main issue is that the Hockenheimring can not finance the hosting fees through ticket sales alone. It would not be profitable for the race track and the possibility that they could go bank rot is rather high. To solve this problem, there would have to be sponsors that are willing to take those risks.
