2018 German GP: How to watch, Start time, TV coverage, Weather Forecast and Track info. Sebastian Vettel tops the championship standings heading to his home race.

Formula 1 returns to action this weekend for potentially the last instalment of the German Grand Prix, which forms the first in a back-to-back with Hungary, the final sequence of action before the summer break.

Scuderia Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel tops the championship standings by 8 points over Lewis Hamilton heading to his home race in Germany. Another German who will be looking for a strong finish is Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg. Formula One’s first ever triple header concluded in Silverstone with Mercedes, Ferrari, and Red Bull winning a race each.

Weather forecast:
Friday: Sunny spells, 35°c
Saturday: Thunderstorms, 27°c
Sunday: Sunny spells, 28°c

Other details
Tyre supplier Pirelli has nominated the Ultrasoft (purple), Soft (yellow) and Medium (white) tyres for this weekend’s event, missing out the Supersofts, the second time this year it has made a non-linear approach.

Either the Soft or Medium tyres must be run for one stint of the 67-lap Grand Prix, assuming dry conditions prevail.

There will be three DRS zones, one along the pit straight, between Turns 1 and 2, and along the back straight leading up to the hairpin.

When is the German Grand Prix Weekend?
The German Grand Prix takes place on Sunday, July 22, 2018.

It will commence at local time 3.10pm ( 6.40pm India Standard Time (IST)).

Before that, free practice one FP1 is on Friday, July 20 at (2.30pm IST) 10.00 am UK time with free practice two FP2 scheduled at (6.30pm IST) 2.00 pm UK time.

Free Practice three FP3 is on Saturday, July 21 at ( 3.30pm IST) 11.00 am UK time and the battle for pole position follows with qualifying for the German GP at (6.30pm IST) 2.00 pm UK time.

What TV channel is the German Grand Prix coverage on and where can I watch it Online/LIVE stream?
The German Grand Prix will be live on Star Sports Select HD2 in India, ABC, Sky Sports in the UK.

The LIVE stream of the F1 German Grand Prix will be available on Channel 4 in the UK.
Coverage of the race will begin at 6.40 pm on Sunday, July 22.
On Friday, FP1 will be on air from 2.30 pm and practice two from 6.30pm.
Practice three will be live from 3.30pm on Saturday and F1 Qualifying for German Grand Prix from 6.30 pm.

What circuit is the German Grand Prix held at and how many laps do the drivers race for?
The German GP is held at the Hockenheimring Circuit, Germany.

The total race distance is 306.458 km with a total of 67 Laps, each lap being 4.574 Km.