1999 Hungarian Grand Prix

Hungary  1999 Hungarian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 11 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One season

Hungaroring (modified this year)
Date 15 August 1999
Official name XV Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj
Location Budapest, Hungary
Course Permanent racing facility
3.973 km (2.469 mi)
Distance 77 laps, 305.921 km (190.099 mi)
Weather Partially cloudy, hot, dry, 25°C
Pole position
Driver Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:18.156
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:20.699 on lap 69
Podium
First Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
Second United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes
Third United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ferrari

The 1999 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XV Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj) was a Formula One motor race held on 15 August 1999 at the Hungaroring near Budapest, Hungary. It was the eleventh race of the 1999 Formula One season. The race, contested over 77 laps, was won by Mika Häkkinen driving for the McLaren team after starting from pole position. David Coulthard finished second in the other McLaren with Eddie Irvine finishing third in a Ferrari car. The remaining points-scoring positions were filled by Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Jordan), Rubens Barrichello (Stewart) and Damon Hill (Jordan). Häkkinen's victory was his fourth of the season, and McLaren team's fifth.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Lap Gap
1 1 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.156
2 4 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:18.263 +0.107
3 2 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.384 +0.228
4 9 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 1:18.515 +0.359
5 8 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:18.664 +0.508
6 7 United Kingdom Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:18.667 +0.511
7 10 Austria Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 1:18.733 +0.577
8 16 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:19.095 +0.939
9 22 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Supertec 1:19.127 +0.971
10 17 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford 1:19.389 +1.233
11 11 France Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 1:19.390 +1.234
12 12 Brazil Pedro Diniz Sauber-Petronas 1:19.782 +1.626
13 19 Italy Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 1:19.788 +1.632
14 18 France Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 1:19.841 +1.685
15 5 Italy Alessandro Zanardi Williams-Supertec 1:19.924 +1.768
16 6 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-Supertec 1:19.945 +1.789
17 23 Brazil Ricardo Zonta BAR-Supertec 1:20.060 +1.904
18 3 Finland Mika Salo Ferrari 1:20.369 +2.213
19 20 Italy Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 1:20.961 +2.805
20 14 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 1:21.328 +3.172
21 15 Japan Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 1:21.675 +3.519
22 21 Spain Marc Gené Minardi-Ford 1:21.867 +3.711

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 77 1:46:23.536 1 10
2 2 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 77 +9.706 3 6
3 4 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ferrari 77 +27.228 2 4
4 8 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda 77 +31.815 5 3
5 16 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 77 +43.808 8 2
6 7 United Kingdom Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 77 +55.726 6 1
7 10 Austria Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 77 +1:01.012 7  
8 19 Italy Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 76 +1 Lap 13  
9 6 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-Supertec 76 +1 Lap 16  
10 18 France Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 76 +1 Lap 14  
11 17 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford 76 +1 Lap 10  
12 3 Finland Mika Salo Ferrari 75 +2 Laps 18  
13 23 Brazil Ricardo Zonta BAR-Supertec 75 +2 Laps 17  
14 20 Italy Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 75 +2 Laps 19  
15 14 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 75 +2 Laps 20  
16 11 France Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 74 Fuel Pressure 11  
17 21 Spain Marc Gené Minardi-Ford 74 +3 Laps 22  
Ret 22 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Supertec 60 Clutch 9  
Ret 9 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 52 Engine 4  
Ret 15 Japan Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 26 Transmission 21  
Ret 12 Brazil Pedro Diniz Sauber-Petronas 19 Spin 12  
Ret 5 Italy Alessandro Zanardi Williams-Supertec 10 Differential 15  

Standings after Grand Prix

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine 56
2 Finland Mika Häkkinen 54
3 United Kingdom David Coulthard 36
4 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen 36
5 Germany Michael Schumacher 32

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Italy Ferrari 94
2 United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 90
3 Republic of Ireland Jordan-Mugen-Honda 42
4 United Kingdom Williams-Supertec 22
5 Italy Benetton-Playlife 16

Notes

References

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

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

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