1999 Australian Grand Prix

Round

1/16

Date

Mar 7, 1999 at 00:00 CET

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Circuit

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit

Circuit length

5.303 m (16 turns)

Race distance

302.271 km (57 laps)

Pitwall › Races 1999 › 1999 Australian Grand Prix

Irvine

Winner

1:35:01.659

Winning time

Häkkinen

Pole position

Schumacher

Fastest lap

1:32.112

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:35:01.659	6th	57	10
2	#8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	+1.026	5th	57	6
3	#6 Ralf Schumacher	Williams	+7.012	8th	57	4
4	#9 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	+33.418	7th	57	3
5	#16 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	+54.697	4th	57	2
6	#14 Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	+1:24.316	18th	57	1
7	#15 Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	+1:26.288	17th	57
8	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+1 lap	3rd	56
DNF	#23 Ricardo Zonta	BAR	Gearbox	19th	48
DNF	#20 Luca Badoer	Minardi	Gearbox	21st	42
DNF	#10 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Suspension	10th	28
DNF	#12 Pedro Diniz	Sauber	Transmission	14th	27
DNF	#21 Marc Gené	Minardi	Collision	22nd	25
DNF	#19 Jarno Trulli	Prost	Collision	12th	25
DNF	#18 Olivier Panis	Prost	Wheel	20th	23
DNF	#1 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Throttle	1st	21
DNF	#5 Alex Zanardi	Williams	Spun off	15th	20
DNF	#2 David Coulthard	McLaren	Hydraulics	2nd	13
DNF	#22 Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	Rear wing	11th	13
DNF	#7 Damon Hill	Jordan	Collision	9th	0
DNF	#11 Jean Alesi	Sauber	Gearbox	16th	0
DNS	#17 Johnny Herbert	Stewart	Fire	13th

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#2 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:32.560		13
2	#1 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:32.670	+0.110	14
3	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:33.638	+1.078	14
4	#12 Pedro Diniz	Sauber	1:34.460	+1.900	14
5	#18 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:34.518	+1.958	11
6	#5 Alex Zanardi	Williams	1:34.556	+1.996	12
7	#17 Johnny Herbert	Stewart	1:34.707	+2.147	11
8	#6 Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:34.747	+2.187	9
9	#19 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:34.784	+2.224	15
10	#11 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:34.805	+2.245	12
11	#10 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:34.973	+2.413	12
12	#9 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:35.013	+2.453	15
13	#16 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:35.046	+2.486	13
14	#8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:35.085	+2.525	16
15	#14 Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:35.135	+2.575	12
16	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:35.241	+2.681	12
17	#23 Ricardo Zonta	BAR	1:35.294	+2.734	10
18	#15 Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	1:35.568	+3.008	10
19	#22 Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:35.676	+3.116	8
20	#20 Luca Badoer	Minardi	1:37.289	+4.729	14
21	#21 Marc Gené	Minardi	1:38.471	+5.911	12
22	#7 Damon Hill	Jordan	16:57.718	+15:25.158	2

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#1 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:30.462		12
2	#2 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:30.946	+0.484	11
3	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:31.781	+1.319	11
4	#16 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:32.148	+1.686	12
5	#8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:32.276	+1.814	11
6	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:32.289	+1.827	12
7	#9 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:32.540	+2.078	12
8	#6 Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:32.691	+2.229	10
9	#7 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:32.695	+2.233	12
10	#10 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:32.789	+2.327	12
11	#22 Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:32.888	+2.426	10
12	#19 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:32.971	+2.509	11
13	#17 Johnny Herbert	Stewart	1:32.991	+2.529	12
14	#12 Pedro Diniz	Sauber	1:33.374	+2.912	9
15	#5 Alex Zanardi	Williams	1:33.549	+3.087	12
16	#11 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:33.910	+3.448	10
17	#15 Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	1:34.182	+3.720	12
18	#14 Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:34.244	+3.782	12
19	#23 Ricardo Zonta	BAR	1:34.412	+3.950	11
20	#18 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:35.068	+4.606	10
21	#20 Luca Badoer	Minardi	1:35.316	+4.854	11
NC	#21 Marc Gené	Minardi	1:37.013	+6.551	11

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#1 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:30.324		26
2	#2 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:30.969	+0.645	30
3	#17 Johnny Herbert	Stewart	1:32.569	+2.245	26
4	#7 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:32.661	+2.337	29
5	#22 Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:32.717	+2.393	20
6	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:32.722	+2.398	25
7	#16 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:32.828	+2.504	22
8	#8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:32.876	+2.552	23
9	#9 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:32.975	+2.651	28
10	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:32.994	+2.670	24
11	#12 Pedro Diniz	Sauber	1:32.999	+2.675	22
12	#10 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:33.110	+2.786	16
13	#19 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:33.252	+2.928	21
14	#11 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:33.305	+2.981	14
15	#6 Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:33.323	+2.999	24
16	#18 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:34.129	+3.805	28
17	#14 Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:34.194	+3.870	17
18	#15 Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	1:34.386	+4.062	28
19	#5 Alex Zanardi	Williams	1:35.444	+5.120	7
20	#20 Luca Badoer	Minardi	1:35.839	+5.515	29
21	#21 Marc Gené	Minardi	1:36.848	+6.524	19
22	#23 Ricardo Zonta	BAR	1:48.227	+17.903	3

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#2 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:31.971		30
2	#1 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:31.985	+0.014	21
3	#16 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:32.947	+0.976	30
4	#8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:33.029	+1.058	38
5	#17 Johnny Herbert	Stewart	1:33.166	+1.195	28
6	#7 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:33.420	+1.449	38
7	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:33.576	+1.605	17
8	#19 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:33.870	+1.899	31
9	#5 Alex Zanardi	Williams	1:33.951	+1.980	30
10	#6 Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:33.957	+1.986	26
11	#10 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:34.046	+2.075	31
12	#9 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:34.135	+2.164	25
13	#11 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:34.541	+2.570	17
14	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:34.595	+2.624	23
15	#18 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:34.693	+2.722	23
16	#22 Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:34.695	+2.724	25
17	#12 Pedro Diniz	Sauber	1:35.253	+3.282	24
18	#15 Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	1:35.699	+3.728	30
19	#14 Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:35.756	+3.785	35
20	#21 Marc Gené	Minardi	1:36.481	+4.510	38
21	#20 Luca Badoer	Minardi	1:37.958	+5.987	22
22	#23 Ricardo Zonta	BAR	1:38.075	+6.104	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:32.112		55
2	#16 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:32.894	+0.782	29
3	#1 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:33.309	+1.197	9
4	#8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	1:33.378	+1.266	33
5	#6 Ralf Schumacher	Williams	1:33.407	+1.295	32
6	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:33.560	+1.448	29
7	#2 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:33.603	+1.491	9
8	#9 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:33.657	+1.545	34
9	#12 Pedro Diniz	Sauber	1:34.748	+2.636	13
10	#23 Ricardo Zonta	BAR	1:34.756	+2.644	13
11	#22 Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	1:34.771	+2.659	12
12	#19 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:34.980	+2.868	21
13	#14 Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:35.220	+3.108	39
14	#15 Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	1:35.877	+3.765	50
15	#18 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:35.910	+3.798	13
16	#10 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:36.068	+3.956	20
17	#20 Luca Badoer	Minardi	1:37.073	+4.961	29
18	#5 Alex Zanardi	Williams	1:37.146	+5.034	20
19	#21 Marc Gené	Minardi	1:37.454	+5.342	20

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1	1	10
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	0	1	6	-4
3	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	0	1	4	-6
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	0	0	3	-7
5	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	0	0	2	-8
6	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	0	0	1	-9

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Ferrari	Ferrari	1	1	10
2	Jordan	Mugen-Honda	0	1	6	-4
3	Williams	Supertec	0	1	4	-6
4	Benetton	Playlife	0	0	3	-7
5	Stewart	Ford	0	0	2	-8
6	Arrows	Arrows	0	0	1	-9

More Australian GP

Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Fastest lap	Pole position
2025	#4 Lando Norris	Max Verstappen	George Russell	1:22.167 - Lando Norris	Lando Norris
2024	#55 Carlos Sainz Jr.	Charles Leclerc	Lando Norris	1:19.813 - Charles Leclerc	Max Verstappen
2023	#1 Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton	Fernando Alonso	1:20.235 - Sergio Pérez	Max Verstappen
2022	#16 Charles Leclerc	Sergio Pérez	George Russell	1:20.260 - Charles Leclerc	Charles Leclerc
2019	#77 Valtteri Bottas	Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	1:25.580 - Valtteri Bottas	Lewis Hamilton
2018	#5 Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	Kimi Räikkönen	1:25.945 - Daniel Ricciardo	Lewis Hamilton
2017	#5 Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	Valtteri Bottas	1:26.538 - Kimi Räikkönen	Lewis Hamilton
2016	#6 Nico Rosberg	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	1:28.997 - Daniel Ricciardo	Lewis Hamilton
2015	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Nico Rosberg	Sebastian Vettel	1:30.945 - Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton
2014	#6 Nico Rosberg	Kevin Magnussen	Jenson Button	1:32.478 - Nico Rosberg	Lewis Hamilton
2013	#7 Kimi Räikkönen	Fernando Alonso	Sebastian Vettel	1:29.274 - Kimi Räikkönen	Sebastian Vettel
2012	#3 Jenson Button	Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	1:29.187 - Jenson Button	Lewis Hamilton
2011	#1 Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	Vitaly Petrov	1:28.947 - Felipe Massa	Sebastian Vettel
2010	#1 Jenson Button	Robert Kubica	Felipe Massa	1:28.358 - Mark Webber	Sebastian Vettel
2009	#22 Jenson Button	Rubens Barrichello	Jarno Trulli	1:27.706 - Nico Rosberg	Jenson Button
2008	#22 Lewis Hamilton	Nick Heidfeld	Nico Rosberg	1:27.418 - Heikki Kovalainen	Lewis Hamilton
2007	#6 Kimi Räikkönen	Fernando Alonso	Lewis Hamilton	1:25.235 - Kimi Räikkönen	Kimi Räikkönen
2006	#1 Fernando Alonso	Kimi Räikkönen	Ralf Schumacher	1:26.045 - Kimi Räikkönen	Jenson Button
2005	#6 Giancarlo Fisichella	Rubens Barrichello	Fernando Alonso	1:25.683 - Fernando Alonso	Giancarlo Fisichella
2004	#1 Michael Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Fernando Alonso	1:24.125 - Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher
2003	#5 David Coulthard	Juan Pablo Montoya	Kimi Räikkönen	1:27.724 - Kimi Räikkönen	Michael Schumacher
2002	#1 Michael Schumacher	Juan Pablo Montoya	Kimi Räikkönen	1:28.541 - Kimi Räikkönen	Rubens Barrichello
2001	#1 Michael Schumacher	David Coulthard	Rubens Barrichello	1:28.214 - Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher
2000	#3 Michael Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Ralf Schumacher	1:31.481 - Rubens Barrichello	Mika Häkkinen
1998	#8 Mika Häkkinen	David Coulthard	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1:31.649 - Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen
1997	#10 David Coulthard	Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	1:30.585 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jacques Villeneuve
1996	#5 Damon Hill	Jacques Villeneuve	Eddie Irvine	1:33.421 - Jacques Villeneuve	Jacques Villeneuve
1995	#5 Damon Hill	Olivier Panis	Gianni Morbidelli	1:17.943 - Damon Hill	Damon Hill
1994	#2 Nigel Mansell	Gerhard Berger	Martin Brundle	1:17.140 - Michael Schumacher	Nigel Mansell
1993	#8 Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Damon Hill	1:15.381 - Damon Hill	Ayrton Senna
1992	#2 Gerhard Berger	Michael Schumacher	Martin Brundle	1:16.078 - Michael Schumacher	Nigel Mansell
1991	#1 Ayrton Senna	Nigel Mansell	Gerhard Berger	1:41.141 - Gerhard Berger	Ayrton Senna
1990	#20 Nelson Piquet	Nigel Mansell	Alain Prost	1:18.203 - Nigel Mansell	Ayrton Senna
1989	#5 Thierry Boutsen	Alessandro Nannini	Riccardo Patrese	1:38.480 - Satoru Nakajima	Ayrton Senna
1988	#11 Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna	Nelson Piquet	1:21.216 - Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna
1987	#28 Gerhard Berger	Michele Alboreto	Thierry Boutsen	1:20.416 - Gerhard Berger	Gerhard Berger
1986	#1 Alain Prost	Nelson Piquet	Stefan Johansson	1:20.787 - Nelson Piquet	Nigel Mansell
1985	#6 Keke Rosberg	Jacques Laffite	Philippe Streiff	1:23.758 - Keke Rosberg	Ayrton Senna

The 1999 Australian Grand Prix started Mar 7, 1999 on Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. Mika Häkkinen started from pole position with David Coulthard next to him. Michael Schumacher started from third place.

In 1 hour, 35 minutes and 01 seconds Eddie Irvine finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Heinz-Harald Frentzen in second and Ralf Schumacher in third place.

After the 1999 Australian Grand Prix, Eddie Irvine is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 10 points. Irvine is 4 points ahead of Heinz-Harald Frentzen.