German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams |
| 2 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Sauber |
| 9 | Pedro de la Rosa | Jaguar |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Jordan |
| 11 | Eddie Irvine | Jaguar |
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | BAR |
| 14 | Jean Alesi | Prost |
| 15 | Ricardo Zonta | Jordan |
| 16 | Luciano Burti | Prost |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton |
| 18 | Jenson Button | Benetton |
| 19 | Enrique Bernoldi | Arrows |
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows |
| 21 | Fernando Alonso | Minardi |
| 22 | Tarso Marques | Minardi |