1999 Malaysian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 17 October 1999 |
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| Circuit | Sepang, 56 laps |
| Round | 15 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 56 | 1hr 36m 38.494s | 10 |
| 2 | -1 |  Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 56 | +1.040s | 6 |
| 3 | +1 |  Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +9.743s | 4 |
| 4 | +1 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 56 | +17.538s | 3 |
| 5 | +1 |  Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 56 | +32.296s | 2 |
| 6 | +8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 56 | +34.884s | 1 |
| 7 | +8 |  Jean Alesi | Sauber-Petronas | 56 | +54.408s | |
| 8 | -1 |  Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | 56 | +1m 00.934s | |
| 9 | +10 |  Marc Gene | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +6 |  Alessandro Zanardi | Williams-Supertec | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife | 52 | +4 laps | ||
| R |  Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Supertec | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | Pedro Diniz | Sauber-Petronas | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 30 | DNF | ||
| R | Luca Badoer | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 14 | DNF | ||
| R | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-Supertec | 7 | DNF | ||
| R |  Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | Ricardo Zonta | BAR-Supertec | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 0 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Jarno Trulli | Prost-Peugeot | |||||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 4 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-Supertec |
| 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen-Honda |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Supertec |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife |
| 12 | Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot |
| 13 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR-Supertec |
| 14 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan-Mugen-Honda |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Sauber-Petronas |
| 16 | Alessandro Zanardi | Williams-Supertec |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber-Petronas |
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| 19 | Marc Gene | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows |
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:39.688 | |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:40.635 | 0.947 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.806 | 1.118 |
| 4 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.866 | 1.178 |
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 1:40.937 | 1.249 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 1:41.351 | 1.663 |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | 1:41.444 | 1.756 |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-Supertec | 1:41.558 | 1.870 |
| 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 1:42.050 | 2.362 |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Supertec | 1:42.087 | 2.399 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife | 1:42.110 | 2.422 |
| 12 | Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot | 1:42.208 | 2.520 |
| 13 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR-Supertec | 1:42.310 | 2.622 |
| 14 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 1:42.380 | 2.692 |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Sauber-Petronas | 1:42.522 | 2.834 |
| 16 | Alessandro Zanardi | Williams-Supertec | 1:42.885 | 3.197 |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber-Petronas | 1:42.933 | 3.245 |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Prost-Peugeot | 1:42.948 | 3.260 |
| 19 | Marc Gene | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:43.563 | 3.875 |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:43.579 | 3.891 |
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:44.321 | 4.633 |
| 22 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 1:44.637 | 4.949 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1999 Malaysian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Eddie Irvine | 70 |
| 2 | Mika Hakkinen | 66 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 51 |
| 4 | David Coulthard | 48 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | 38 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | 33 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | 21 |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | 15 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 13 |
| 10 | Mika Salo | 10 |
| 11 | Jarno Trulli | 7 |
| 12 | Damon Hill | 7 |
| 13 | Alexander Wurz | 3 |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | 3 |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | 2 |
| 16 | Pedro de la Rosa | 1 |
| 17 | Jean Alesi | 1 |
| 18 | Marc Gene | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Ferrari | 118 |
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 114 |
| 3 |  Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 58 |
| 4 | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 36 |
| 5 | Williams-Supertec | 33 |
| 6 | Benetton-Playlife | 16 |
| 7 | Prost-Peugeot | 9 |
| 8 |  Sauber-Petronas | 4 |
| 9 | Arrows | 1 |
| = | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 4th and last for Eddie Irvine
- 125th for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- 46th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 70th for Michael Schumacher (3rd driver to score 70 podiums, 1st German driver), 36th for Mika Hakkinen, 23rd for Eddie Irvine
- 433rd & 434th for Ferrari, 304th for McLaren
- Poles
- 22nd for Michael Schumacher
- 126th for Ferrari
- Qualifying 1-2
- 46th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 38th for Michael Schumacher
- 138th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 44th for Michael Schumacher, 4th and last for Eddie Irvine
- Points finishes
- 29th and last for Johnny Herbert