1999 German Grand Prix
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One season | ||
 Hockenheimring (last modified in 1994) | ||
| Date | August 1, 1999 | |
| Official name | LXI Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland | |
| Location | Hockenheim, Germany | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 6.823 km (4.240 mi) | |
| Distance | 45 laps, 307.035 km (190.792 mi) | |
| Weather | Partially cloudy, very hot, dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Mika Häkkinen |
McLaren-Mercedes |
| Time | 1:42.950 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  David Coulthard |
McLaren-Mercedes |
| Time | 1:45.270 on lap 43 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Eddie Irvine |
Ferrari |
| Second | Mika Salo |
Ferrari |
| Third |  Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Jordan-Mugen-Honda |
The 1999 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 1, 1999 at the Hockenheimring near Hockenheim, Germany. It was the tenth race of the 1999 Formula One season.
With Michael Schumacher out injured, Eddie Irvine took a second successive victory as he chased the championship, aided by stand-in team-mate Mika Salo moving over to give him the lead. In the early laps Finnish drivers ran first and second, which Martin Brundle noted is "not bad for a nation of 5 million". However, Mika Häkkinen ultimately crashed out on lap 25 due to a tyre failure, allowing Heinz-Harald Frentzen to finish third in his home Grand Prix.
Damon Hill was again rumoured to be leaving Formula One when he allegedly retired a healthy car. Hill claimed the Jordan had brake problems.[1]
Eddie Irvine gave the winner's trophy to Mika Salo, who was leading towards the end of the race and moved over on team orders, after the race.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mika Häkkinen |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:42.950 | |
| 2 | 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 1:43.000 | +0.050 |
| 3 | 2 | David Coulthard |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:43.288 | +0.338 |
| 4 | 3 | Mika Salo |
Ferrari | 1:43.577 | +0.627 |
| 5 | 4 | Eddie Irvine |
Ferrari | 1:43.769 | +0.819 |
| 6 | 16 |  Rubens Barrichello |
Stewart-Ford | 1:43.938 | +0.988 |
| 7 | 18 |  Olivier Panis |
Prost-Peugeot | 1:43.979 | +1.029 |
| 8 | 7 | Damon Hill |
Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 1:44.001 | +1.051 |
| 9 | 19 |  Jarno Trulli |
Prost-Peugeot | 1:44.209 | +1.259 |
| 10 | 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
Benetton-Playlife | 1:44.338 | +1.388 |
| 11 | 6 | Ralf Schumacher |
Williams-Supertec | 1:44.468 | +1.518 |
| 12 | 22 |  Jacques Villeneuve |
BAR-Supertec | 1:44.508 | +1.558 |
| 13 | 10 |  Alexander Wurz |
Benetton-Playlife | 1:44.522 | +1.572 |
| 14 | 5 | Alessandro Zanardi |
Williams-Supertec | 1:45.034 | +2.084 |
| 15 | 21 |  Marc Gené |
Minardi-Ford | 1:45.331 | +2.381 |
| 16 | 12 | Pedro Diniz |
Sauber-Petronas | 1:45.335 | +2.385 |
| 17 | 17 | Johnny Herbert |
Stewart-Ford | 1:45.454 | +2.504 |
| 18 | 23 | Ricardo Zonta |
BAR-Supertec | 1:45.460 | +2.510 |
| 19 | 20 | Luca Badoer |
Minardi-Ford | 1:45.917 | +2.967 |
| 20 | 14 | Pedro de la Rosa |
Arrows | 1:45.935 | +2.985 |
| 21 | 11 | Jean Alesi |
Sauber-Petronas | 1:45.962 | +3.012 |
| 22 | 15 |  Toranosuke Takagi |
Arrows | 1:46.209 | +3.259 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Eddie Irvine |
Ferrari | 45 | 1:21:58.594 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Mika Salo |
Ferrari | 45 | +1.007 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 45 | +5.195 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Ralf Schumacher |
Williams-Supertec | 45 | +12.809 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | David Coulthard |
McLaren-Mercedes | 45 | +16.823 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 | Olivier Panis |
Prost-Peugeot | 45 | +29.879 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | Alexander Wurz |
Benetton-Playlife | 45 | +33.333 | 13 | |
| 8 | 11 | Jean Alesi |
Sauber-Petronas | 45 | +1:11.291 | 21 | |
| 9 | 21 | Marc Gené |
Minardi-Ford | 45 | +1:48.318 | 15 | |
| 10 | 20 | Luca Badoer |
Minardi-Ford | 44 | +1 Lap | 19 | |
| 11 | 17 | Johnny Herbert |
Stewart-Ford | 40 | Gearbox | 17 | |
| Ret | 14 | Pedro de la Rosa |
Arrows | 37 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 1 | Mika Häkkinen |
McLaren-Mercedes | 25 | Tyre/Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 5 | Alessandro Zanardi |
Williams-Supertec | 21 | Differential | 14 | |
| Ret | 23 | Ricardo Zonta |
BAR-Supertec | 20 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 15 | Toranosuke Takagi |
Arrows | 15 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 7 | Damon Hill |
Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 13 | Brakes | 8 | |
| Ret | 19 | Jarno Trulli |
Prost-Peugeot | 10 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
Benetton-Playlife | 7 | Suspension | 10 | |
| Ret | 16 | Rubens Barrichello |
Stewart-Ford | 6 | Hydraulics | 6 | |
| Ret | 22 | Jacques Villeneuve |
BAR-Supertec | 0 | Collision | 12 | |
| Ret | 12 | Pedro Diniz |
Sauber-Petronas | 0 | Collision | 16 |
Standings after Grand Prix
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
- Statistics:
- 100th Pole position for McLaren.
- 10th Fastest lap for David Coulthard and the 20th for Bridgestone.
- 10th Race entry for Marc Gené and Pedro de la Rosa; and the 50th for Luca Badoer.
References
- ↑ "Hill in crisis meeting on future". Birmingham Evening Mail. England. 2 August 1999. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
DAMON Hill faces a crisis meeting with team chief Eddie Jordan this week with his grand prix future again clouded in doubt. The 38-year-old former world champion will have to explain why he quit yesterday's race in Germany even though the team insist there was nothing wrong with the car. Hill took the decision to retire after 14 laps at Hockenheim complaining of the braking system on the Jordan to again raise the prospect that he will not see out the season.
Qualifying
"1999 German GP: Qualification". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
Classification
"1999 German Grand Prix". The Official Formula 1 Website. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
"1999 German GP: Classification". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
Notes, Race details
"1999 German GP: Overview". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
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