1999 French Grand Prix
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Circuit | Magny-Cours, 72 laps |
Round | 7 of 16 |
Race numbers | The 1999 French Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +4 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 72 | 1hr 58m 24.343s | 10 |
2 | +12 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 72 | +11.092s | 6 |
3 | -2 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 72 | +43.432s | 4 |
4 | +12 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Williams-Supertec | 72 | +45.475s | 3 |
5 | +1 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 72 | +47.881s | 2 |
6 | +11 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 72 | +48.901s | 1 |
7 | +1 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Prost-Peugeot | 72 | +57.771s | |
8 | -5 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot | 72 | +58.531s | |
9 | +1 | (BRA) Ricardo Zonta | BAR-Supertec | 72 | +1m 28.764s | |
10 | +10 | (ITA) Luca Badoer | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 71 | +1 lap | |
DQ | (JPN) Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 71 | +1 lap | ||
11 | +8 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 71 | +1 lap | |
R | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife | 42 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 31 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Alessandro Zanardi | Williams-Supertec | 26 | DNF | ||
R | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Supertec | 25 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | 25 | DNF | ||
R | (ESP) Marc Gene | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 25 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Sauber-Petronas | 24 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 9 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | Sauber-Petronas | 6 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF |
Notes
- Toranosuke Takagi was disqualified post-race for using an illegal set of tyres during the race.
- David Coulthard ended lap 9 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
2 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Sauber-Petronas |
3 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot |
4 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
5 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan-Mugen-Honda |
6 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
7 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife |
8 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Prost-Peugeot |
9 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
10 | (BRA) Ricardo Zonta | BAR-Supertec |
11 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | Sauber-Petronas |
12 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Supertec |
13 | (AUT) Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife |
14 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
15 | (ITA) Alessandro Zanardi | Williams-Supertec |
16 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Williams-Supertec |
17 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
18 | (GBR) Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen-Honda |
19 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows |
20 | (JPN) Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows |
21 | (ITA) Luca Badoer | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (ESP) Marc Gene | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 40 |
2 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 32 |
3 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 26 |
4 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 23 |
5 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | 15 |
6 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 13 |
7 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 12 |
8 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 10 |
9 | (GBR) Damon Hill | 3 |
10 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | 2 |
11 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa | 1 |
12 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | 1 |
13 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | 1 |
14 | (AUT) Alexander Wurz | 1 |
15 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 1 |
16 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Wins
- 2nd for Heinz-Harald Frentzen (first win since 1997; first for Jordan)
- 2nd for Jordan
- Podiums
- 32nd for Mika Hakkinen
- 12th for Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- 5th for Rubens Barrichello
- 296th for McLaren
- 12th for Jordan
- 3rd for Stewart
- Poles
- 2nd for Rubens Barrichello (first since 1994; first Brazilian polesitter since 1994; only pole for Stewart)
- 1st and only for Stewart (32nd different polesitter)
- Fastest laps
- 9th for David Coulthard
- 83rd for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 10th and last for Jean Alesi (44th driver to achieve ten front row starts, 6th French driver; last French front row starter until 2012)
- 3rd for Rubens Barrichello (first since 1996; only front row start for Stewart)