1999 Australian Grand Prix
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Circuit | Melbourne, 57 laps |
Round | 1 of 16 |
Race numbers | The 1999 Australian Grand Prix was the:
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Previous race | 1998 Japanese Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +5 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 57 | 1hr 35m 01.659s | 10 |
2 | +3 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 57 | +1.026s | 6 |
3 | +5 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Williams-Supertec | 57 | +7.012s | 4 |
4 | +3 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife | 57 | +33.418s | 3 |
5 | PL | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +54.697s | 2 |
6 | +12 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 57 | +1m 24.316s | 1 |
7 | +10 | (JPN) Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 57 | +1m 26.288s | |
8 | -5 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 56 | +1 lap | |
R | (BRA) Ricardo Zonta | BAR-Supertec | 48 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Luca Badoer | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 42 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | 28 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | Sauber-Petronas | 27 | DNF | ||
R | (ESP) Marc Gene | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 25 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Prost-Peugeot | 25 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot | 23 | DNF | ||
R | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 21 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Alessandro Zanardi | Williams-Supertec | 20 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 13 | DNF | ||
R | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Supertec | 13 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Sauber-Petronas | 0 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(GBR) Johnny Herbert | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
Notes
- Johnny Herbert did not start the Grand Prix due to his car catching fire on the grid.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
2 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
3 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
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5 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan-Mugen-Honda |
6 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
7 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife |
8 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Williams-Supertec |
9 | (GBR) Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen-Honda |
10 | (AUT) Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife |
11 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Supertec |
12 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Prost-Peugeot |
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14 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | Sauber-Petronas |
15 | (ITA) Alessandro Zanardi | Williams-Supertec |
16 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Sauber-Petronas |
17 | (JPN) Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows |
18 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows |
19 | (BRA) Ricardo Zonta | BAR-Supertec |
20 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot |
21 | (ITA) Luca Badoer | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (ESP) Marc Gene | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
Started from the pit lane | ||
(BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
Notes
- Michael Schumacher and Toranosuke Takagi started the Grand Prix from the back of the grid after failing to pull away at the beginning of the formation lap.
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 10 |
2 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 6 |
3 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | 4 |
4 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 3 |
5 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 2 |
6 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Pedro de la Rosa & Marc Gene (first Spanish drivers to start a race since 1989)
- Ricardo Zonta
- BAR
- Milestone race start
- 100th for Damon Hill (41st driver to start 100 races, 8th British driver)
- 50th for Jacques Villeneuve (96th driver to start 50 races, 2nd Canadian driver)
- Wins
- 1st for Eddie Irvine (88th different winner, 17th British driver)
- 120th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 16th for Eddie Irvine
- 10th for Heinz-Harald Frentzen (56th driver to score ten podiums, 2nd German driver; first for Jordan)
- 4th for Ralf Schumacher (first for Williams)
- 420th for Ferrari
- 246th for Williams
- 10th for Jordan (19th constructor to score ten podiums)
- Poles
- 11th for Mika Hakkinen
- 93rd for McLaren
- 1-2 start
- 43rd for McLaren
- Fastest laps
- 35th for Michael Schumacher
- 134th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 18th for David Coulthard
- 16th for Mika Hakkinen
- Points finishes
- 1st for Pedro de la Rosa (278th different point scorer, 4th Spanish driver)