Gridpedia1999 Australian Grand Prix
- Date
- 7 Mar 1999
- Circuit
- Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
- Round
- 1 of 16
- Winner
- Eddie Irvine (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Mika Häkkinen (1:30.462)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | 57 | 1:35:01.659 | 10 | |
| 2 | 8 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 5 | 57 | +1.026 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 8 | 57 | +7.012 | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | 57 | +33.418 | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 4 | 57 | +54.697 | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | DLRPedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 18 | 57 | +84.316 | 1 | |
| 7 | 15 | TAKToranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 17 | 57 | +86.288 | 0 | |
| 8 | 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 56 | +1 Lap | 1:32.112 | 0 |
| R | 23 | ZONRicardo Zonta | BAR | 19 | 48 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 20 | BADLuca Badoer | Minardi | 21 | 42 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 10 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 10 | 28 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 12 | DINPedro Diniz | Sauber | 14 | 27 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 21 | GENMarc Gené | Minardi | 22 | 25 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 19 | TRUJarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | 25 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 18 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 20 | 23 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 1 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 21 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 5 | ZANAlessandro Zanardi | Williams | 15 | 20 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 2 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 13 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 22 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BAR | 11 | 13 | Rear wing | 0 | |
| R | 7 | HILDamon Hill | Jordan | 9 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 11 | ALEJean Alesi | Sauber | 16 | 0 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| W | 17 | HERJohnny Herbert | Stewart | 13 | 0 | Fire | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Eddie Irvine: 1 stop (lap 34), stints of 34, 23 laps
- 2nd
- Heinz-Harald Frentzen: 1 stop (lap 34), stints of 34, 23 laps
- 3rd
- Ralf Schumacher: 1 stop (lap 33), stints of 33, 24 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 4 · 2 stops: 2 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 30 of 57
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRVEddie Irvine | 1 | 34 (24.5 s) | 3423 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 34 (24.6 s) | 3423 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 1 | 33 (24.9 s) | 3324 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 18 (37.1 s), 37 (25.5 s) | 181920 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 3 | 22 (25.0 s), 31 (26.3 s), 32 (26.3 s) | 22925 |
| DLRPedro de la Rosa | 2 | 22 (23.9 s), 40 (23.3 s) | 221817 |
| TAKToranosuke Takagi | 1 | 32 (27.0 s) | 3225 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 27 (41.3 s), 37 (11.4 s), 38 (46.2 s) | 271018 |
| ZONRicardo Zonta | 3 | 15 (34.9 s), 31 (29.4 s), 46 (28.7 s) | 151615 |
| BADLuca Badoer | 2 | 15 (46.6 s), 33 (27.3 s) | 15189 |
| WURAlexander Wurz | 1 | 27 (27.3 s) | 27 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 1 | 15 (24.7 s) | 1512 |
| GENMarc Gené | 1 | 23 (27.2 s) | 23 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 22 (23.8 s), 23 (28.6 s) | 22 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 18 (47.6 s) | 183 |
| ZANAlessandro Zanardi | 1 | 13 (23.5 s) | 137 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30.462 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:30.946 | +0.484 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.781 | +1.319 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:32.148 | +1.686 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:32.276 | +1.814 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:32.289 | +1.827 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:32.540 | +2.078 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:32.691 | +2.229 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:32.695 | +2.233 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:32.789 | +2.327 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:32.888 | +2.426 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:32.971 | +2.509 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart | 1:32.991 | +2.529 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:33.374 | +2.912 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Alessandro Zanardi | Williams | 1:33.549 | +3.087 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:33.910 | +3.448 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 1:34.182 | +3.720 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:34.244 | +3.782 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:34.412 | +3.950 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:35.068 | +4.606 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Minardi | 1:35.316 | +4.854 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 1:37.013 | +6.551 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |