1999 Austrian Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 9 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One season

A1-Ring (last modified in 1998)
Date July 25, 1999
Official name XXIII Großer Preis von Osterreich
Location Spielberg, Austria
Course Permanent racing facility
4.319 km (2.684 mi)
Distance 71 laps, 306.649 km (190.552 mi)
Weather Overcast, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:10.954
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:12.107 on lap 39
Podium
First United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ferrari
Second United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes
Third Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes

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

After Michael Schumacher broke his leg in the previous race at Silverstone, Ferrari's title attention turned to his team-mate Eddie Irvine. David Coulthard nudged team-mate 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 Michael Schumacher. Pedro Diniz scored his last ever world championship points at this race.

Qualifying

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

Source for Qual Times: http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=30590&FS=F1

Classification

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

Standings after Grand Prix

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Finland Mika Häkkinen 44
2 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine 42
3 Germany Michael Schumacher 32
4 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen 29
5 United Kingdom David Coulthard 28

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Italy Ferrari 74
2 United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 72
3 Republic of Ireland Jordan-Mugen-Honda 34
4 United Kingdom Williams-Supertec 19
5 Italy Benetton-Playlife 16

References

Classification
"1999 Austrian Grand Prix". The Official Formula 1 Website. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
"1999 Austrian GP: Classification". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2007-08-03.

Notes, Race details
"1999 Austrian GP: Overview". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2007-08-03.

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1999 British Grand Prix
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1999 German Grand Prix
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