Australian Grand Prix 1999

Albert Park
Melbourne
7 March 1999
57 laps
302.3 km
5.303 km a lap

Pole positionMika HäkkinenMcLaren · 1:30.462
Fastest lapMichael Schumacher1:32.112 · lap 55
Winner started fromP6on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Eddie Irvine	4	Ferrari	6	57	1:35:01.659	10
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8	Jordan · Mugen-Honda	5	57	+1.026	6
3	Ralf Schumacher	6	Williams · Supertec	8	57	+7.012	4
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	9	Benetton · Playlife	7	57	+33.418	3
5	Rubens Barrichello	16	Stewart · Ford	4	57	+54.697	2
6	Pedro de la Rosa	14	Arrows	18	57	+1:24.316	1
7	Toranosuke Takagi	15	Arrows	17	57	+1:26.288
8	Michael Schumacherfastest lap	3	Ferrari	3	56	+1 lap
DNF	Ricardo Zonta	23	BAR · Supertec	19	48	Gearbox
DNF	Luca Badoer	20	Minardi · Ford	21	42	Gearbox
DNF	Alexander Wurz	10	Benetton · Playlife	10	28	Suspension
DNF	Pedro Diniz	12	Sauber · Petronas	14	27	Transmission
DNF	Marc Gené	21	Minardi · Ford	22	25	Collision
DNF	Jarno Trulli	19	Prost · Peugeot	12	25	Collision
DNF	Olivier Panis	18	Prost · Peugeot	20	23	Wheel
DNF	Mika Häkkinen	1	McLaren · Mercedes	1	21	Throttle
DNF	Alex Zanardi	5	Williams · Supertec	15	20	Spun off
DNF	David Coulthard	2	McLaren · Mercedes	2	13	Hydraulics
DNF	Jacques Villeneuve	22	BAR · Supertec	11	13	Rear wing
DNF	Damon Hill	7	Jordan · Mugen-Honda	9	0	Collision
DNF	Jean Alesi	11	Sauber · Petronas	16	0	Gearbox
DNS	Johnny Herbert	17	Stewart · Ford	13		Fire

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Lap by lap

The running order on every lap. A line that stops is a car that stopped.

Laps led: Eddie Irvine 40, Mika Häkkinen 17. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

Show as a table

Driver	Grid	Lap 14	Lap 29	Lap 43	Finish	Laps led
Eddie Irvine	6	2	1	1	1	40
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	5	3	2	2	2
Ralf Schumacher	8	4	3	3	3
Giancarlo Fisichella	7	5	7	4	4
Rubens Barrichello	4	10	4	5	5
Pedro de la Rosa	18	11	9	6	6
Toranosuke Takagi	17	12	6	7	7
Michael Schumacher	3	9	10	9	8
Ricardo Zonta	19	8	5	8	out
Luca Badoer	21	15	8	–	out
Alexander Wurz	10	13	–	–	out
Pedro Diniz	14	7	–	–	out
Marc Gené	22	16	–	–	out
Jarno Trulli	12	6	–	–	out
Olivier Panis	20	14	–	–	out
Mika Häkkinen	1	1	–	–	out	17
Alex Zanardi	15	17	–	–	out
David Coulthard	2	–	–	–	out
Jacques Villeneuve	11	–	–	–	out

Gap to the leader

How far behind each driver was as every lap ended – the margins the running order hides.

Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends, from the lap times. A line that flattens out together with the others is a safety car; a sudden step down is a pit stop. Gaps beyond 100 seconds run off the bottom edge. This is the gap on the road: time penalties given after the flag are not in it.

Show as a table

Driver	Lap 14	Lap 29	Lap 43	Last lap
Eddie Irvine	+17.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+19.2	+1.1	+4.7	+1.0
Ralf Schumacher	+22.1	+2.9	+9.5	+7.0
Giancarlo Fisichella	+25.9	+17.5	+31.1	+33.4
Rubens Barrichello	+38.1	+8.7	+49.5	+54.7
Pedro de la Rosa	+43.1	+22.1	+51.8	+84.3
Toranosuke Takagi	+53.4	+16.6	+52.9	+86.3
Michael Schumacher	+35.0	+79.7	+125.9	+110.3
Ricardo Zonta	+34.5	+15.3	+53.3	out
Luca Badoer	+65.7	+21.6	–	out
Alexander Wurz	+53.9	–	–	out
Pedro Diniz	+32.0	–	–	out
Marc Gené	+80.1	–	–	out
Jarno Trulli	+27.1	–	–	out
Olivier Panis	+55.1	–	–	out
Mika Häkkinen	0.0	–	–	out
Alex Zanardi	+93.2	–	–	out
David Coulthard	–	–	–	out
Jacques Villeneuve	–	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:30.462
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:30.946	+0.484
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:31.781	+1.319
4	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:32.148	+1.686
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:32.276	+1.814
6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:32.289	+1.827
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:32.540	+2.078
8	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:32.691	+2.229
9	Damon Hill	Jordan	1:32.695	+2.233
10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:32.789	+2.327
11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:32.888	+2.426
12	Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:32.971	+2.509
13	Johnny Herbert	Stewart	1:32.991	+2.529
14	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	1:33.374	+2.912
15	Alex Zanardi	Williams	1:33.549	+3.087
16	Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:33.910	+3.448
17	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	1:34.182	+3.720
18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:34.244	+3.782
19	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	1:34.412	+3.950
20	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:35.068	+4.606
21	Luca Badoer	Minardi	1:35.316	+4.854
NC	Marc Gené	Minardi	1:37.013	+6.551

Pit stops

Time from entering to leaving the pit lane, not the stationary time.

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Alex Zanardi	1	13	23.512 s
Eddie Irvine	1	34	24.474 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	34	24.630 s
Pedro Diniz	1	15	24.711 s
Ralf Schumacher	1	33	24.890 s
Toranosuke Takagi	1	32	27.046 s
Marc Gené	1	23	27.215 s
Alexander Wurz	1	27	27.315 s
Mika Häkkinen	1	18	47.557 s
Pedro de la Rosa	2	22, 40	23.293 s
Jarno Trulli	2	22, 23	23.752 s
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	18, 37	25.520 s
Luca Badoer	2	15, 33	27.282 s
Michael Schumacher	3	27, 37, 38	11.371 s
Rubens Barrichello	3	22, 31, 32	25.027 s
Ricardo Zonta	3	15, 31, 46	28.728 s

Every stop, lap by lap (26)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
13	Alex Zanardi	1	23.512 s
15	Pedro Diniz	1	24.711 s
15	Ricardo Zonta	1	34.918 s
15	Luca Badoer	1	46.637 s
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	1	37.052 s
18	Mika Häkkinen	1	47.557 s
22	Jarno Trulli	1	23.752 s
22	Pedro de la Rosa	1	23.919 s
22	Rubens Barrichello	1	25.027 s
23	Marc Gené	1	27.215 s
23	Jarno Trulli	2	28.602 s
27	Alexander Wurz	1	27.315 s
27	Michael Schumacher	1	41.287 s
31	Rubens Barrichello	2	26.345 s
31	Ricardo Zonta	2	29.441 s
32	Rubens Barrichello	3	26.335 s
32	Toranosuke Takagi	1	27.046 s
33	Ralf Schumacher	1	24.890 s
33	Luca Badoer	2	27.282 s
34	Eddie Irvine	1	24.474 s
34	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	24.630 s
37	Michael Schumacher	2	11.371 s
37	Giancarlo Fisichella	2	25.520 s
38	Michael Schumacher	3	46.248 s
40	Pedro de la Rosa	2	23.293 s
46	Ricardo Zonta	3	28.728 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Michael Schumacher	55	1:32.112
2	Rubens Barrichello	29	1:32.894	+0.782
3	Mika Häkkinen	9	1:33.309	+1.197
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	33	1:33.378	+1.266
5	Ralf Schumacher	32	1:33.407	+1.295
6	Eddie Irvine	29	1:33.560	+1.448
7	David Coulthard	9	1:33.603	+1.491
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	34	1:33.657	+1.545
9	Pedro Diniz	13	1:34.748	+2.636
10	Ricardo Zonta	13	1:34.756	+2.644

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 1
Pos	Driver	Points
1	Eddie Irvine	10
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	6
3	Ralf Schumacher	4
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	3
5	Rubens Barrichello	2
6	Pedro de la Rosa	1

Constructors' championship after round 1
Pos	Team	Points
1	Ferrari	10
2	Jordan	6
3	Williams	4
4	Benetton	3
5	Stewart	2
6	Arrows	1