| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One season | ||
 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (last modified in 1992) | ||
| Date | June 27, 1999 | |
| Official name | LXXXV Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France | |
| Location | Magny-Cours, France | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.250 km (2.641 mi) | |
| Distance | 72 laps, 305.814 km (190.140 mi) | |
| Weather | Overcast, mild, dry at first, rain later on | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Rubens Barrichello
|
Stewart-Ford |
| Time | 1:38.441 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  David Coulthard
|
McLaren-Mercedes |
| Time | 1:19.227 on lap 8 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Heinz-Harald Frentzen
|
Jordan-Mugen-Honda |
| Second |  Mika Häkkinen
|
McLaren-Mercedes |
| Third | Rubens Barrichello
|
Stewart-Ford |
The 1999 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 27, 1999 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours near Magny-Cours, France. It was the seventh race of the 1999 Formula One season. The race, contested over 72 laps, was won by Heinz-Harald Frentzen driving a Jordan car, after starting from fifth position. Mika Häkkinen finished second driving for McLaren, with Rubens Barrichello finishing third for the Stewart team.
The race was held in wet conditions which at one point required the safety car to be deployed.
Damon Hill hinted after the race that this one could have been his last, or if he did compete at Silverstone in the next race he might leave Formula One afterwards.
Toranosuke Takagi was disqualified for using tyres which had been marked for his team-mate, Pedro de la Rosa.[1]
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Rubens Barrichello
|
Stewart-Ford | 1:38.441 | |
| 2 | 11 |  Jean Alesi
|
Sauber-Petronas | 1:38.881 | +0.440 |
| 3 | 18 | Olivier Panis
|
Prost-Peugeot | 1:40.400 | +1.959 |
| 4 | 2 | David Coulthard
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.403 | +1.962 |
| 5 | 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
|
Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 1:40.690 | +2.249 |
| 6 | 3 | Michael Schumacher
|
Ferrari | 1:41.127 | +2.686 |
| 7 | 9 |  Giancarlo Fisichella
|
Benetton-Playlife | 1:41.825 | +3.384 |
| 8 | 19 | Jarno Trulli
|
Prost-Peugeot | 1:42.096 | +3.655 |
| 9 | 17 | Johnny Herbert
|
Stewart-Ford | 1:42.199 | +3.758 |
| 10 | 23 | Ricardo Zonta
|
BAR-Supertec | 1:42.228 | +3.787 |
| 11 | 12 | Pedro Diniz
|
Sauber-Petronas | 1:42.942 | +4.501 |
| 12 | 22 |  Jacques Villeneuve
|
BAR-Supertec | 1:43.748 | +5.307 |
| 13 | 10 |  Alexander Wurz
|
Benetton-Playlife | 1:44.319 | +5.878 |
| 14 | 1 | Mika Häkkinen
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:44.368 | +5.927 |
| 15 | 5 | Alessandro Zanardi
|
Williams-Supertec | 1:44.912 | +6.471 |
| 16 | 6 | Ralf Schumacher
|
Williams-Supertec | 1:45.189 | +6.748 |
| 17 | 4 | Eddie Irvine
|
Ferrari | 1:45.218 | +6.777 |
| 18 1 | 7 | Damon Hill
|
Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 1:45.334 | +6.893 |
| 19 1 | 21 |  Marc Gené
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:46.324 | +7.883 |
| 20 1 | 20 | Luca Badoer
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:46.784 | +8.343 |
| 21 1 | 14 | Pedro de la Rosa
|
Arrows | 1:48.215 | +9.774 |
| 22 1 | 15 |  Toranosuke Takagi
|
Arrows | 1:48.322 | +9.881 |
1 -Due to the poor weather conditions, all cars from 18th to 22nd on the grid failed to qualify within the 107% rule. However, the stewards chose to waive the rule due to the spacing of the entire field caused by the weather problems. They were ordered in grid by free practice times, therefore Hill started 18th, de la Rosa 19th, Takagi 20th, Badoer 21st and Gené 22nd.
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
|
Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 72 | 1:58:24.343 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Mika Häkkinen
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 72 | +11.092 | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Rubens Barrichello
|
Stewart-Ford | 72 | +43.432 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Ralf Schumacher
|
Williams-Supertec | 72 | +45.475 | 16 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Michael Schumacher
|
Ferrari | 72 | +47.881 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Eddie Irvine
|
Ferrari | 72 | +48.901 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | Jarno Trulli
|
Prost-Peugeot | 72 | +57.771 | 8 | |
| 8 | 18 | Olivier Panis
|
Prost-Peugeot | 72 | +58.531 | 3 | |
| 9 | 23 | Ricardo Zonta
|
BAR-Supertec | 72 | +1:28.764 | 10 | |
| 10 | 20 | Luca Badoer
|
Minardi-Ford | 71 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 11 | 14 | Pedro de la Rosa
|
Arrows | 71 | +1 Lap | 21 | |
| Ret | 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella
|
Benetton-Playlife | 42 | Spun off | 7 | |
| Ret | 7 | Damon Hill
|
Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 31 | Electrical | 18 | |
| Ret | 5 | Alessandro Zanardi
|
Williams-Supertec | 26 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 22 | Jacques Villeneuve
|
BAR-Supertec | 25 | Spun off | 12 | |
| Ret | 10 | Alexander Wurz
|
Benetton-Playlife | 25 | Spun off | 13 | |
| Ret | 21 | Marc Gené
|
Minardi-Ford | 25 | Spun off | 19 | |
| Ret | 11 | Jean Alesi
|
Sauber-Petronas | 24 | Spun off | 2 | |
| Ret | 2 | David Coulthard
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 9 | Electrical | 4 | |
| Ret | 12 | Pedro Diniz
|
Sauber-Petronas | 6 | Transmission | 11 | |
| Ret | 17 | Johnny Herbert
|
Stewart-Ford | 4 | Gearbox | 9 | |
| DSQ | 15 | Toranosuke Takagi
|
Arrows | 71 | Disqualified | 22 |
Standings after Grand Prix[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes[]
- Lap leaders: Rubens Barrichello 44 (1-5, 10-43, 55-59), David Coulthard 4 (6-9), Michael Schumacher 11 (44-54), Mika Häkkinen 6 (60-65), Heinz-Harald Frentzen 7 (66-72)
- Toranosuke Takagi finished 11th but was disqualified for using tyres allocated for his team-mate Pedro de la Rosa.
- British broadcaster ITV did not show qualifying due to a dispute with FOM.[2][3]
- Statistics:
- 1st Pole position for Stewart and the 20th for Bridgestone.
- 25th Race entry for Supertec.
References[]
- ↑ "Takagi Disqualified | F1 News | Jun 1999". Crash.Net. 1999-06-28. http://www.crash.net/f1/news/34085/1/takagi_disqualified.html. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
- ↑ "British TV viewers will see French Grand Prix". Haymarket Publications (Autosport). 1999-06-27. http://www.autosport-atlas.com/article.asp?id=5326. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ↑ "ITV to blame for TV no-show, says Ecclestone". Haymarket Publications (Autosport). 1999-06-27. http://www.autosport-atlas.com/article.asp?id=5344. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
Classification
Qualifying
"1999 French GP: Qualification". ChicaneF1.com. http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1999&gp=French%20GP&type=qual. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
Race
"1999 French Grand Prix". The Official Formula 1 Website. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1999/74/. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
"1999 French GP: Classification". ChicaneF1.com. http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1999&gp=French%20GP&type=res. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
Notes, Race details
"1999 French GP: Overview". ChicaneF1.com. http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1999&gp=French%20GP. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
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