1999 Hungarian Grand Prix

The 1999 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XV Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj) was a Formula One motor race held on 15 August 1999 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary. It was the eleventh race of the 1999 FIA Formula One World Championship.

1999 Hungarian Grand Prix
Race 11 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Hungaroring (modified this year)
Race details
Date	15 August 1999
Official name	XV Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj
Location	Hungaroring Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary^[1]
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.973 km (2.469 miles)
Distance	77 laps, 305.921 km (190.090 miles)
Weather	Partially cloudy, hot, dry, Air: 25 °C (77 °F), Track 37 °C (99 °F)
Pole position
Driver	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:18.156
Fastest lap
Driver	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:20.699 on lap 69
Podium
First	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 77-lap race was won from pole position by Mika Häkkinen, driving a McLaren-Mercedes. Häkkinen's teammate David Coulthard finished second, while Drivers' Championship rival Eddie Irvine finished third in his Ferrari. The top six was completed by Heinz-Harald Frentzen in the Jordan, Rubens Barrichello in the Stewart, and Damon Hill in the other Jordan.

The win, Häkkinen's fourth of the season, moved him to within two points of Irvine in the Drivers' Championship, while McLaren reduced Ferrari's lead in the Constructors' Championship to four points.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:18.156
2	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:18.263	+0.107
3	2	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:18.384	+0.228
4	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	1:18.515	+0.359
5	8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	1:18.664	+0.508
6	7	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	1:18.667	+0.511
7	10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	1:18.733	+0.577
8	16	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	1:19.095	+0.939
9	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Supertec	1:19.127	+0.971
10	17	Johnny Herbert	Stewart-Ford	1:19.389	+1.233
11	11	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	1:19.390	+1.234
12	12	Pedro Diniz	Sauber-Petronas	1:19.782	+1.626
13	19	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	1:19.788	+1.632
14	18	Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	1:19.841	+1.685
15	5	Alessandro Zanardi	Williams-Supertec	1:19.924	+1.768
16	6	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-Supertec	1:19.945	+1.789
17	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR-Supertec	1:20.060	+1.904
18	3	Mika Salo	Ferrari	1:20.369	+2.213
19	20	Luca Badoer	Minardi-Ford	1:20.961	+2.805
20	14	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:21.328	+3.172
21	15	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	1:21.675	+3.519
22	21	Marc Gené	Minardi-Ford	1:21.867	+3.711
107% time: 1:23.627
Source:^[2]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	77	1:46:23.536	1	10
2	2	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	77	+ 9.706	3	6
3	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	77	+ 27.228	2	4
4	8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	77	+ 31.815	5	3
5	16	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	77	+ 43.808	8	2
6	7	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	77	+ 55.726	6	1
7	10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	77	+ 1:01.012	7
8	19	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	76	+ 1 Lap	13
9	6	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-Supertec	76	+ 1 Lap	16
10	18	Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	76	+ 1 Lap	14
11	17	Johnny Herbert	Stewart-Ford	76	+ 1 Lap	10
12	3	Mika Salo	Ferrari	75	+ 2 Laps	18
13	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR-Supertec	75	+ 2 Laps	17
14	20	Luca Badoer	Minardi-Ford	75	+ 2 Laps	19
15	14	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	75	+ 2 Laps	20
16	11	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	74	Fuel Pressure	11
17	21	Marc Gené	Minardi-Ford	74	+ 3 Laps	22
Ret	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Supertec	60	Clutch	9
Ret	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	52	Engine	4
Ret	15	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	26	Transmission	21
Ret	12	Pedro Diniz	Sauber-Petronas	19	Spun Off	12
Ret	5	Alessandro Zanardi	Williams-Supertec	10	Differential	15
Sources:^[3]^[4]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1   Eddie Irvine 56 2   Mika Häkkinen 54 3   David Coulthard 36 4   Heinz-Harald Frentzen 36 5   Michael Schumacher 32 Source:^[5]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1   Ferrari 94 2   McLaren-Mercedes 90 3   Jordan-Mugen-Honda 42 4   Williams-Supertec 22 5   Benetton-Playlife 16 Source:^[5]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. "1999 Hungarian Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
2. F1, STATS. "Hungary 1999 - Qualifications • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 November 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. . formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
4. "1999 Hungarian GP: Classification". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
5. "Hungary 1999 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

• "1999 Hungarian GP: Overview". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 3 August 2007.

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