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Race details
Race 16 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One season
Suzuka International Racing Course (last modified in 1991)
Suzuka International Racing Course (last modified in 1991)
Date October 31, 1999
Official name XXV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Location Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Course Permanent racing facility
5.864 km (3.644 mi)
Distance 53 laps, 310.792 km (193.117 mi)
Weather Overcast, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:37.470
Fastest lap
Driver 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:41.319 on lap 31
Podium
First 25px Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
Second 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Third 25px United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ferrari

The 1999 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 31, 1999 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka, Mie, Japan. It was the sixteenth and final race of the 1999 Formula One season, and the final race of former World Champion Damon Hill.


Report[]

Mika Häkkinen and Eddie Irvine were battling for the drivers title. Eddie Irvine was leading by four points, meaning that if Häkkinen won the race then he would be Champion, regardless of where Irvine finished. However, if Häkkinen had finished second, Irvine would only have needed fourth to take the title.

In qualifying, Irvine's Ferrari team mate, Michael Schumacher took pole position, with Häkkinen second, David Coulthard, Häkkinen's McLaren team mate, third. Jordan's Heinz-Harald Frentzen was fourth, with Irvine fifth, and Prost's Olivier Panis sixth. Irvine also had a peculiar crash with about 10 minutes to go in qualifying.

At the start of the race, Häkkinen took the lead from Schumacher, while Irvine passed Frentzen and Coulthard, all three were overtaken by Panis. The Häkkinen, Schumacher, Panis, Irvine, Coulthard, Frentzen order remained for the first part of the race, until lap 16 when Panis pitted. Three laps later Panis retired with a broken alternator drive. Schumacher briefly took the lead when Häkkinen pitted on lap 19, but Häkkinen retook the lead when Schumacher pitted on lap 22. Coulthard also pitted on lap 22, and when Irvine made his stop the following lap, Coulthard was able to pass him. The Häkkinen, Schumacher, Coulthard, Irvine order stood until lap 34, when Coulthard spun into the wall and lost his nose. He pitted for a new one and rejoined just in front of Schumacher. Coulthard deliberately held up Schumacher, costing him several seconds. Schumacher later criticized Coulthard's behaviour. Coulthard retired a few laps later with a hydraulic failure. There were no major changes up front after that, Häkkinen won the race and the drivers title.

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 3 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:37.470
2 1 25px Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:37.820 +0.350
3 2 25px UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.239 +0.769
4 8 25px Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:38.696 +1.226
5 4 25px UK Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:38.975 +1.505
6 18 25px France Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 1:39.623 +2.153
7 19 25px Italy Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 1:39.644 +2.174
8 17 25px UK Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford 1:39.706 +2.236
9 6 25px Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-Supertec 1:39.717 +2.247
10 11 25px France Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 1:39.721 +2.251
11 22 25px Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Supertec 1:39.732 +2.262
12 7 25px UK Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:40.140 +2.670
13 16 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:40.140 +2.670
14 9 25px Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 1:40.261 +2.791
15 10 25px Austria Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 1:40.303 +2.833
16 5 25px Italy Alessandro Zanardi Williams-Supertec 1:40.403 +2.933
17 12 25px Brazil Pedro Diniz Sauber-Petronas 1:40.740 +3.270
18 23 25px Brazil Ricardo Zonta BAR-Supertec 1:40.861 +3.391
19 15 25px Japan Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 1:41.067 +3.597
20 21 25px Spain Marc Gené Minardi-Ford 1:41.529 +4.059
21 14 25px Spain Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 1:41.708 +4.238
22 20 25px Italy Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 1:42.515 +5.045

Race[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 25px Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 53 1:31:18.785 2 10
2 3 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 53 +5.015 1 6
3 4 25px UK Eddie Irvine Ferrari 53 +1:35.688 5 4
4 8 25px Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda 53 +1:38.635 4 3
5 6 25px Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-Supertec 53 +1:39.494 9 2
6 11 25px France Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 52 +1 Lap 10 1
7 17 25px UK Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford 52 +1 Lap 8  
8 16 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 52 +1 Lap 13  
9 22 25px Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Supertec 52 +1 Lap 11  
10 10 25px Austria Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 52 +1 Lap 15  
11 12 25px Brazil Pedro Diniz Sauber-Petronas 52 +1 Lap 17  
12 23 25px Brazil Ricardo Zonta BAR-Supertec 52 +1 Lap 18  
13 14 25px Spain Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 51 +2 Laps 21  
14 9 25px Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 47 Engine 14  
Ret 15 25px Japan Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 43 Gearbox 19  
Ret 20 25px Italy Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 43 Engine 22  
Ret 2 25px UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 39 Hydraulics 3  
Ret 21 25px Spain Marc Gené Minardi-Ford 31 Gearbox 20  
Ret 7 25px UK Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 21 Withdrew 12  
Ret 18 25px France Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 19 Alternator 6  
Ret 19 25px Italy Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 3 Engine 7  
Ret 5 25px Italy Alessandro Zanardi Williams-Supertec 0 Electrical 16  

Standings after Grand Prix[]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 25px Finland Mika Häkkinen 76
2 25px Great Britain Eddie Irvine 74
3 25px Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen 54
4 25px Great Britain David Coulthard 48
5 25px Germany Michael Schumacher 44
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 25px Italy Ferrari 128
2 25px Great Britain McLaren-Mercedes 124
3 25px Flag of Ireland Jordan-Mugen-Honda 61
4 25px UK Stewart-Ford 36
5 25px UK Williams-Supertec 35
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]

Report
"Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix - 1999". Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. http://www.gpracing.net192.com/races/reports/646.cfm. Retrieved 2007-08-02. 


Classification
"1999 Japanese Grand Prix". The Official Formula 1 Website. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1999/83/. Retrieved 2007-07-30. 


"1999 Japanese GP: Classification". ChicaneF1.com. http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1999&gp=Japanese%20GP&type=res. Retrieved 2007-08-02. 


Notes, Race details
"1999 Japanese GP: Overview". ChicaneF1.com. http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1999&gp=Japanese%20GP. Retrieved 2007-08-02. 


Footnotes[]


Previous race:
1999 Malaysian Grand Prix
FIA Formula One World Championship
1999 season
Next race:
2000 Australian Grand Prix
Previous race:
1998 Japanese Grand Prix
Japanese Grand Prix Next race:
2000 Japanese Grand Prix
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