Formula 1: German Grand Prix, Hockenheimring left off 2020 schedule

The lone race on the 2019 Formula 1 schedule that is not on the 2020 schedule is the German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring.

As previously speculated, the German Grand Prix will not be returning to the schedule in the 2020 Formula 1 season.

It had been rumored that the Hockenheimring would not make an appearance on next year’s schedule, and that was confirmed earlier this morning when Formula 1 revealed this record-breaking schedule.

This schedule features an all-time record 22 races, and the race at the 16-turn, 2.842-mile (4.574-kilometer) Hockenheimring road course in Am Motodrom, Hockenheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany is the lone race form this year’s calendar that is not on it.

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Upon the confirmation of the return of the Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, there were 22 races slated to be on the schedule.

Already added to this year’s schedule for next year’s schedule were the Vietnamese Grand Prix at Hanoi Street Circuit and the Dutch Grand Prix at Circuit Zandvoort.

It was originally expected that any addition to the current 21-race schedule for next season would come at the expense of one of the races on this schedule, but the teams agreed to allow the schedule to expand to 22 races.

But 23 races simply wasn’t an option.

Additionally, Mercedes played a huge role in getting the German Grand Prix back on the 2019 schedule after it was slated to be axed after last season.

The German manufacturer offered support, including title sponsorship, for this year’s German Grand Prix to celebrate 125 years of their involvement in motorsport, but they had previously confirmed that they would not offer future support for this race.

The one-year contract that Liberty Media and the Hockenheimring agreed to for the 2019 season was designed to give the two sides a lot of additional time to discuss a potential five-year contract extension through the 2024 season, but that obviously didn’t work out.

The 2019 season was the first odd season during which the German Grand Prix was held at the track since the 2005 season. The Hockenheimring and the Nurburgring had been sharing the duties of hosting this race, with the former doing so in the even years and the latter doing so in the odd years. The Nurburgring ultimately pulled out of their contract after the 2013 season, so there was no German Grand Prix in the 2015 or 2017 seasons.

To see the full 22-race 2020 Formula 1 schedule, click here.