1999 German Grand Prix
# 1999 German Grand Prix

The 1999 German Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1999) was a Formula One motor race held on 1 August 1999 at the Hockenheimring near Hockenheim, Germany. It was the tenth race of the 1999 FIA Formula One World Championship. 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. 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 that his Jordan had brake problems. Eddie Irvine gave his winner's trophy to Mika Salo, who was leading towards the end of the race and moved over on team orders.

## 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 |
| 107% time: 1:50.157 ||||||
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### 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 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Eddie Irvine | 52 |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | 44 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 33 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 32 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | 30 |
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| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Ferrari | 90 |
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 74 |
| 3 | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 38 |
| 4 | Williams-Supertec | 22 |
| 5 | Benetton-Playlife | 16 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
