1999 San Marino Grand Prix

Italy  1999 San Marino Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One season

Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
(last modified in 1997)
Date May 2, 1999
Official name XIX Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino
Location Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
4.930 km (3.064 mi)
Distance 62 laps, 305.660 km (189.937 mi)
Weather Sunny, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:26.362
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:28.362 on lap 45
Podium
First Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Second United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes
Third Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford

The 1999 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 2, 1999 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy. It was the third race of the 1999 Formula One season.

Report

Race

Mika Häkkinen took an instant lead from Michael Schumacher after the start. Eddie Irvine was ahead of Rubens Barrichello, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Ralf Schumacher, Damon Hill and Jean Alesi. Jacques Villeneuve was left stranded on the grid after a clutch problem. In an unforced error, Häkkinen crashed out at the final Traguardo chicane on lap 17, allowing Michael Schumacher into the lead and his first win of the season.[1][2] Häkkinen would later repeat this error at the Italian Grand Prix, during which he spun off whilst leading comfortably.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 1 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.362  
2 2 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.384 +0.022
3 3 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:26.538 +0.176
4 4 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:26.993 +0.631
5 22 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Supertec 1:27.313 +0.951
6 16 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:27.409 +1.047
7 8 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:27.613 +1.251
8 7 United Kingdom Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:27.708 +1.346
9 6 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-Supertec 1:27.770 +1.408
10 5 Italy Alessandro Zanardi Williams-Supertec 1:28.142 +1.780
11 18 France Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 1:28.205 +1.843
12 17 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford 1:28.246 +1.884
13 11 France Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 1:28.253 +1.891
14 19 Italy Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 1:28.403 +2.041
15 12 Brazil Pedro Diniz Sauber-Petronas 1:28.599 +2.237
16 9 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 1:28.750 +2.388
17 10 Austria Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 1:28.765 +2.403
18 14 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 1:29.293 +2.931
19 23 Finland Mika Salo BAR-Supertec 1:29.451 +3.089
20 15 Japan Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 1:29.656 +3.294
21 21 Spain Marc Gené Minardi-Ford 1:30.035 +3.673
22 20 Italy Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 1:30.945 +4.583

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 62 1:33:44.792 3 10
2 2 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 62 +4.265 2 6
3 16 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 61 +1 Lap 6 4
4 7 United Kingdom Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 61 +1 Lap 8 3
5 9 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 61 +1 Lap 16 2
6 11 France Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 61 +1 Lap 13 1
7 23 Finland Mika Salo BAR-Supertec 59 Electrical 19  
8 20 Italy Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 59 +3 Laps 22  
9 21 Spain Marc Gené Minardi-Ford 59 +3 Laps 21  
10 17 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford 58 Engine 12  
11 5 Italy Alessandro Zanardi Williams-Supertec 58 Spun off 10  
Ret 12 Brazil Pedro Diniz Sauber-Petronas 49 Spun off 15  
Ret 18 France Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 48 Throttle 11  
Ret 4 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ferrari 46 Engine 4  
Ret 8 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda 46 Spun off 7  
Ret 15 Japan Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 29 Fuel pressure 20  
Ret 6 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-Supertec 28 Electrical 9  
Ret 1 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 17 Accident 1  
Ret 14 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 5 Collision 18  
Ret 10 Austria Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 5 Collision 17  
Ret 22 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Supertec 0 Gearbox 5  
Ret 19 Italy Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 0 Spun off 14  

Standings after Grand Prix

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Germany Michael Schumacher 16
2 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine 12
3 Finland Mika Häkkinen 10
4 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen 10
5 Germany Ralf Schumacher 7

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Italy Ferrari 28
2 United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 16
3 Republic of Ireland Jordan-Mugen-Honda 13
4 United Kingdom Williams-Supertec 7
5 United Kingdom Stewart-Ford 6

Notes

The race was the 10th entry for Supertec and the 100th for Sauber.

This was Luca Badoer's 35th start without scoring any World Championship points, overtaking Brett Lunger's record. Nicola Larini had previously made 40 starts without scoring but finished 2nd at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, his 41st start.

Citations

  1. Lupini, Michele. "Grand Prix of San Marino Review". Autosport. Retrieved May 2, 1999.
  2. "San Marino GP, 1999 Race Report". grandprix.com. Retrieved May 2, 1999.

References

Classification
Qualifying
"1999 San Marino GP: Qualification". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
Race
"1999 San Marino Grand Prix". The Official Formula 1 Website. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
"1999 San Marino GP: Classification". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2007-08-05.

Lap Chart
Henry, Alan (ed.) (1999). AUTOCOURSE 1999-2000. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-874557-34-9.

Notes, Race details
"1999 San Marino GP: Overview". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2007-08-05.

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