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1999 British Grand Prix
1999 British Grand Prix
Race 8 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One World Championship
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	Silverstone Circuit in its 1999 configuration
Race details
Date	11 July 1999
Official name	LII RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.140 km (3.194 miles)
Distance	60 laps, 308.400 km (191.640 miles)
Weather	Sunny, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver	Mika Häkkinen;
Time	1:24.804
Fastest lap
Driver	Mika Häkkinen
Time	1:28.309 on lap 28
Podium
First	David Coulthard;
Second	Eddie Irvine;
Third	Ralf Schumacher;
	Lap leaders ;

The 1999 British Grand Prix^[1] was a Formula One motor race held on 11 July 1999 at the Silverstone Circuit near Silverstone, England. It was the eighth race of the 1999 Formula One season.^[2] The 60-lap race was won by McLaren driver David Coulthard after he started from third position. Eddie Irvine finished second for the Ferrari team and Williams driver Ralf Schumacher came in third.

Jacques Villeneuve and Alessandro Zanardi both stalled on the grid. The race was red flagged due to Race Director Charlie Whiting accidentally hitting the red flag button instead of the pit exit open button.^[3] While the red flags were out, Michael Schumacher crashed at Stowe corner due to brake failure, breaking his leg. This would keep him out of Formula One until the Malaysian Grand Prix, ending his championship hopes.

Following a difficult season Damon Hill performed well to finish 5th in his home race and seemed happy enough to carry on for the rest of the season. He had also briefly led the race for a lap, which was the last time he would lead a Grand Prix.^[4]

This was Toranosuke Takagi's final classified Formula One race finish. He failed to finish each of his subsequent eight races.

This was McLaren team's first British Grand Prix victory since 1989. The podiums of Coulthard and Irvine (for 1st and 2nd) also marked the last time two drivers racing under a British flag would stand together on the podium at their home event at until the 2023 British Grand Prix where Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton finished second and third.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:24.804
2	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:25.223	+0.419
3	2	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:25.594	+0.790
4	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:25.677	+0.873
5	8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	1:25.991	+1.187
6	7	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	1:26.099	+1.295
7	16	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	1:26.194	+1.390
8	6	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-Supertec	1:26.438	+1.634
9	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Supertec	1:26.719	+1.915
10	11	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	1:26.761	+1.957
11	17	Johnny Herbert	Stewart-Ford	1:26.873	+2.069
12	12	Pedro Diniz	Sauber-Petronas	1:27.196	+2.392
13	5	Alessandro Zanardi	Williams-Supertec	1:27.223	+2.419
14	19	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	1:27.227	+2.423
15	18	Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	1:27.543	+2.739
16	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR-Supertec	1:27.699	+2.895
17	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	1:27.857	+3.053
18	10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	1:28.010	+3.206
19	15	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	1:28.037	+3.233
20	14	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:28.148	+3.344
21	20	Luca Badoer	Minardi-Ford	1:28.695	+3.891
22	21	Marc Gené	Minardi-Ford	1:28.772	+3.968
107% time: 1:30.740
Source:^[5]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	60	1:32:30.144	3	10
2	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	60	+1.829	4	6
3	6	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-Supertec	60	+27.411	8	4
4	8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	60	+27.789	5	3
5	7	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	60	+38.606	6	2
6	12	Pedro Diniz	Sauber-Petronas	60	+53.643	12	1
7	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	60	+54.614	17
8	16	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	60	+1:08.590	7
9	19	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	60	+1:12.045	14
10	10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	60	+1:12.123	18
11	5	Alessandro Zanardi	Williams-Supertec	60	+1:17.124	13
12	17	Johnny Herbert	Stewart-Ford	60	+1:17.709	11
13	18	Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	60	+1:20.492	15
14	11	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	59	+1 Lap	10
15	21	Marc Gené	Minardi-Ford	58	+2 Laps	22
16	15	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	58	+2 Laps	19
Ret	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR-Supertec	41	Suspension	16
Ret	1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	35	Wheel	1
Ret	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Supertec	29	Halfshaft	9
Ret	20	Luca Badoer	Minardi-Ford	6	Gearbox	21
Ret	14	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	0	Gearbox	20
DNS	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	0	Accident/Injury	2^[a]
Sources:^[1]^[6]

^ Michael Schumacher was not present at the race restart. His place on the grid was left vacant.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Mika Häkkinen	40
2	Michael Schumacher	32
3	Eddie Irvine	32
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	26
5	David Coulthard	22
Source:^[7]

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	64
2	McLaren-Mercedes	62
3	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	31
4	Williams-Supertec	19
5	Benetton-Playlife	14
Source:^[7]

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

References

^ ^a ^b "1999 British Grand Prix". The Official Formula 1 Website. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ "1999 British Grand Prix". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
^ "Herbie Blash: From Race Mechanic to Race Control | F1 Beyond The Grid Podcast". Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^ "Hill, Damon". F1 Complete. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "1999 British GP Qualifying". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
^ "1999 British GP Results". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Britain 1999 – Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

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