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1999 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSuzuka, 53 laps
Round16 of 16
Race numbers

The 1999 Japanese Grand Prix was the:

  • 646th World Championship race
  • 15th World Championship Japanese Grand Prix
  • 13th World Championship race at Suzuka
  • 1999 Drivers’ title decider
  • 1999 Constructors’ title decider
More 1999 season
More Japanese Grands Prix
Next race2000 Australian Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes531hr 31m 18.785s10
2-1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari53+5.015s6
3+2(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari53+1m 35.688s4
4 (DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenJordan-Mugen-Honda53+1m 38.635s3
5+4(DEU) Ralf SchumacherWilliams-Supertec53+1m 39.494s2
6+4(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas52+1 lap1
7+1(GBR) Johnny HerbertStewart-Ford Cosworth52+1 lap 
8+5(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth52+1 lap 
9+2(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBAR-Supertec52+1 lap 
10+5(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife52+1 lap 
11+6(BRA) Pedro DinizSauber-Petronas52+1 lap 
12+6(BRA) Ricardo ZontaBAR-Supertec52+1 lap 
13+8(ESP) Pedro de la RosaArrows51+2 laps 
14 (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife47DNF 
R (JPN) Toranosuke TakagiArrows43DNF 
R (ITA) Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford Cosworth43DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes39DNF 
R (ESP) Marc GeneMinardi-Ford Cosworth31DNF 
R (GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda21DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot19DNF 
R (ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot3DNF 
R (ITA) Alessandro ZanardiWilliams-Supertec0DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
2(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes
3(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes
4(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenJordan-Mugen-Honda
5(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari
6(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot
7(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot
8(GBR) Johnny HerbertStewart-Ford Cosworth
9(DEU) Ralf SchumacherWilliams-Supertec
10(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas
11(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBAR-Supertec
12(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda
13(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth
14(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife
15(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife
16(ITA) Alessandro ZanardiWilliams-Supertec
17(BRA) Pedro DinizSauber-Petronas
18(BRA) Ricardo ZontaBAR-Supertec
19(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiArrows
20(ESP) Marc GeneMinardi-Ford Cosworth
21(ESP) Pedro de la RosaArrows
22(ITA) Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford Cosworth

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:37.470 
2(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:37.8200.350
3(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:38.2390.769
4(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenJordan-Mugen-Honda1:38.6961.226
5(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:38.9751.505
6(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot1:39.6232.153
7(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot1:39.6442.174
8(GBR) Johnny HerbertStewart-Ford Cosworth1:39.7062.236
9(DEU) Ralf SchumacherWilliams-Supertec1:39.7172.247
10(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas1:39.7212.251
11(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBAR-Supertec1:39.7322.262
12(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda1:40.1402.670
13(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:40.1402.670
14(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife1:40.2612.791
15(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife1:40.3032.833
16(ITA) Alessandro ZanardiWilliams-Supertec1:40.4032.933
17(BRA) Pedro DinizSauber-Petronas1:40.7403.270
18(BRA) Ricardo ZontaBAR-Supertec1:40.8613.391
19(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiArrows1:41.0673.597
20(ESP) Marc GeneMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:41.5294.059
21(ESP) Pedro de la RosaArrows1:41.7084.238
22(ITA) Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:42.5155.045

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FIN) Mika Hakkinen76
2(GBR) Eddie Irvine74
3(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen54
4(GBR) David Coulthard48
5(DEU) Michael Schumacher44
6(DEU) Ralf Schumacher35
7(BRA) Rubens Barrichello21
8(GBR) Johnny Herbert15
9(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella13
10(FIN) Mika Salo10
11(ITA) Jarno Trulli7
12(GBR) Damon Hill7
13(AUT) Alexander Wurz3
14(BRA) Pedro Diniz3
15(FRA) Olivier Panis2
16(FRA) Jean Alesi2
17(ESP) Pedro de la Rosa1
18(ESP) Marc Gene1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari128
2McLaren-Mercedes124
3Jordan-Mugen-Honda61
4Stewart-Ford Cosworth36
5Williams-Supertec35
6Benetton-Playlife16
7Prost-Peugeot9
8Sauber-Petronas5
9Arrows1
=Minardi-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Damon Hill
Toranosuke Takagi (last Japanese driver to start a race until 2002)
Alessandro Zanardi
Stewart
World Champion
2nd and last title for Mika Hakkinen (13th driver to win two championships, 1st Finnish driver; last Finnish champion until 2007)
9th title for Ferrari (2nd constructor to win nine championships) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Williams)
Wins
14th for Mika Hakkinen
123rd for McLaren
Podiums
71st for Michael Schumacher
37th for Mika Hakkinen
24th for Eddie Irvine (last podium until 2001; last for Ferrari)
435th & 436th for Ferrari
305th for McLaren
Poles
23rd for Michael Schumacher
127th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
39th for Michael Schumacher
139th for Ferrari
Front row starts
45th for Michael Schumacher
28th for Mika Hakkinen