1999 Austrian Grand Prix

The 1999 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 25 July 1999 at the A1-Ring in Spielberg, Austria. It was the ninth race of the 1999 Formula One season.

1999 Austrian Grand Prix
Race 9 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
A1-Ring (last modified in 1998)
Race details
Date	25 July 1999
Official name	XXVIII Großer Preis von Österreich
Location	Spielberg, Austria
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.319 km (2.684 miles)
Distance	71 laps, 306.649 km (190.552 miles)
Weather	Overcast, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:10.954
Fastest lap
Driver	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:12.107 on lap 39
Podium
First	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari
Second	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

After Michael Schumacher broke his leg in the previous race at Silverstone, Ferrari's title attention turned to his teammate Eddie Irvine. David Coulthard nudged teammate Mika Häkkinen off the track on the first lap, pushing Häkkinen to the back. When Coulthard failed to hold off Irvine during the sole round of pitstops, the man from Northern Ireland wrapped up his 2nd Formula One win. Häkkinen fought through the field to finish 3rd. Mika Salo substituted for Schumacher, while Pedro Diniz scored his last world championship points at this race.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:10.954
2	2	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:11.153	+0.199
3	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:11.973	+1.019
4	8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	1:12.266	+1.312
5	16	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	1:12.342	+1.388
6	17	Johnny Herbert	Stewart-Ford	1:12.488	+1.534
7	3	Mika Salo	Ferrari	1:12.514	+1.560
8	6	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-Supertec	1:12.515	+1.561
9	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Supertec	1:12.833	+1.879
10	10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	1:12.850	+1.896
11	7	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	1:12.901	+1.947
12	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	1:12.924	+1.970
13	19	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	1:12.999	+2.045
14	5	Alessandro Zanardi	Williams-Supertec	1:13.101	+2.147
15	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR-Supertec	1:13.172	+2.218
16	12	Pedro Diniz	Sauber-Petronas	1:13.223	+2.269
17	11	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	1:13.226	+2.272
18	18	Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	1:13.457	+2.503
19	20	Luca Badoer	Minardi-Ford	1:13.606	+2.652
20	15	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	1:13.641	+2.687
21	14	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:14.139	+3.185
22	21	Marc Gené	Minardi-Ford	1:14.363	+3.409
107% time: 1:15.921
Source:[1]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	71	1:28:12.438	3	10
2	2	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	71	+0.313	2	6
3	1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	71	+22.282	1	4
4	8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	71	+52.803	4	3
5	10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	71	+1:06.358	10	2
6	12	Pedro Diniz	Sauber-Petronas	71	+1:10.933	16	1
7	19	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	70	+1 Lap	13
8	7	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	70	+1 Lap	11
9	3	Mika Salo	Ferrari	70	+1 Lap	7
10	18	Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	70	+1 Lap	18
11	21	Marc Gené	Minardi-Ford	70	+1 Lap	22
12	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	68	Engine	12
13	20	Luca Badoer	Minardi-Ford	68	+3 Laps	19
14	17	Johnny Herbert	Stewart-Ford	67	+4 Laps	6
15	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR-Supertec	63	Clutch	15
Ret	16	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	55	Engine	5
Ret	11	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	49	Out of fuel	17
Ret	14	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	38	Spun off	21
Ret	5	Alessandro Zanardi	Williams-Supertec	35	Out of fuel	14
Ret	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Supertec	34	Halfshaft	9
Ret	15	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	25	Engine	20
Ret	6	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-Supertec	8	Spun off	8
Sources:[2][3]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Mika Häkkinen 44 2 Eddie Irvine 42 3 Michael Schumacher 32 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 29 5 David Coulthard 28 Source: [4]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 74 2 McLaren-Mercedes 72 3 Jordan-Mugen-Honda 34 4 Williams-Supertec 19 5 Benetton-Playlife 16 Source: [4]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.