1999 Brazilian Grand Prix

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1999 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the XXVIII Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil) was a Formula One motor race held on 11 April 1999 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the second race of the 1999 Formula One season. The 71-lap race was won by McLaren driver Mika Häkkinen after starting from pole position. Michael Schumacher finished second in a Ferrari with Heinz-Harald Frentzen third for the Jordan team.

Ricardo Zonta did not qualify for the race, after he had injured his left foot in a big crash during Saturday's practice.<ref name="sportinglife">[1] Template:Webarchive - article written by Ian Gordon. Published by Sporting Life. {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Report

Background

Driver changes

The race marked the debut for Stéphane Sarrazin, who drove the Minardi for an injured Luca Badoer.<ref name="rejects">Stéphane Sarrazin - Biography Template:Webarchive</ref> Badoer had injured his hand in a testing accident, and Sarrazin - then the test driver for Prost - was drafted in to Minardi.<ref name="rejects" />

As Luca Badoer returned for the following race, and he was still the test driver for Prost, it was Stéphane Sarrazin's only entry in Formula One.<ref name="rejects" />

Race

At the start of the race, pole sitter Mika Häkkinen raced off with the lead, while his McLaren teammate David Coulthard stalled on the grid.<ref name="sportinglife" /> McLaren at this point had been reeling from a double-DNF at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, and Coulthard's failure raised eyebrows at the team.<ref name="sportinglife" /> Coulthard's car was pushed into the pit lane, where it was restarted as the leaders began lap 4.

On lap 4, local hero Rubens Barrichello took the lead of the race from Mika Häkkinen after Häkkinen's car suffered a temporary transmission malfunction and was unable to select any gears. Häkkinen was also passed by Michael Schumacher before his car regained the ability to select gears.<ref name="carenth">Car Enthusiast - Brazilian Grand Prix 1999</ref> Barrichello was able to stay in front until he pitted on lap 27.<ref name="BBC">BBC News | Formula 1 | Hakkinen takes Brazilian Grand Prix</ref> It was the first time a Stewart car had led a race.<ref name="BBC" /> The crowd of roughly 80,000<ref name="BBC" /> cheered wildly as "Rubinho" built a lead of about 5 seconds over Schumacher.<ref name="sportinglife" />

Alexander Wurz and Damon Hill collided on lap 10, ending Hill's race.<ref name="sportinglife" /> Rubens Barrichello fell to fourth place after his pit stop, and Michael Schumacher took over the lead.<ref name="carenth" /> David Coulthard's day ended when he pulled off the track with a mechanical failure. Stéphane Sarrazin, in his only F1 entry,<ref name="rejects" /> had a massive crash on the pit straight on lap 31 after suffering a wing failure, with him spinning more than six times.<ref name="rejects" /> On lap 35, Barrichello passed Eddie Irvine under braking into the first corner to take third place.

Michael Schumacher came in for a pit stop on lap 38, allowing Mika Häkkinen past. Häkkinen had been held up by Schumacher, so he began trying to build up enough of a gap so he could come out ahead of Schumacher after his own pit stop. Lapped traffic delayed his progress at first, but after one lap he was able to turn in a couple of fast laps. He pitted on lap 42, and his fast laps combined with quick work by his pit crew allowed him to easily retain the lead over Schumacher.<ref name="carenth" />

On lap 42, Pedro Diniz spun off and beached his car after trying to pass another car to the inside. Rubens Barrichello's race ended on the same lap with a blown engine.<ref name="sportinglife" /> Eddie Irvine came in for an unscheduled pit stop on lap 55 to clear the radiators of his overheating Ferrari, dropping him back to fifth.<ref name="carenth" />

Mika Häkkinen won the race, with Michael Schumacher second. Heinz-Harald Frentzen was classified third despite running out of fuel on the final lap, as the next car was a lap down. Ralf Schumacher finished fourth after being closely pursued by Eddie Irvine for the last few laps. 10th race win for Mika Häkkinen.<ref name="BBC" />

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Grid
1	1	Template:Flagicon Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:16.568	—	1
2	2	Template:Flagicon David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:16.715	+0.147	2
3	16	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	1:17.305	+0.737	3
4	3	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:17.578	+1.010	4
5	9	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	1:17.810	+1.242	5
6	4	Template:Flagicon Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:17.843	+1.275	6
7	7	Template:Flagicon Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	1:17.884	+1.316	7
8	8	Template:Flagicon Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	1:17.902	+1.334	8
9	10	Template:Flagicon Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	1:18.334	+1.766	9
10	17	Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert	Stewart-Ford	1:18.374	+1.806	10
11	6	Template:Flagicon Ralf Schumacher	Williams-Supertec	1:18.506	+1.938	11
12	18	Template:Flagicon Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	1:18.636	+2.068	12
13	19	Template:Flagicon Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	1:18.684	+2.116	13
14	11	Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	1:18.716	+2.148	14
15	12	Template:Flagicon Pedro Diniz	Sauber-Petronas	1:19.194	+2.626	15
16	22	Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Supertec	1:19.377	+2.809	1|[2]}}
17	5	Template:Flagicon Alessandro Zanardi	Williams-Supertec	1:19.452	+2.884	16
18	20	Template:Flagicon Stéphane Sarrazin	Minardi-Ford	1:20.016	+3.448	17
19	14	Template:Flagicon Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:20.075	+3.507	18
20	15	Template:Flagicon Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	1:20.096	+3.528	19
21	21	Template:Flagicon Marc Gené	Minardi-Ford	1:20.710	+4.142	20
107% time: 1:21.928
DNQ	23	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Zonta	BAR-Supertec	—	—	—
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Template:Flagicon Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	72	1:36:03.785	1	10
2	3	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	72	+4.925	4	6
3	8	Template:Flagicon Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	71	Out of fuel	8	4
4	6	Template:Flagicon Ralf Schumacher	Williams-Supertec	71	+1 Lap	11	3
5	4	Template:Flagicon Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	71	+1 Lap	6	2
6	18	Template:Flagicon Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	71	+1 Lap	12	1
7	10	Template:Flagicon Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	70	+2 Laps	9
8	15	Template:Flagicon Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	69	+3 Laps	19
9	21	Template:Flagicon Marc Gené	Minardi-Ford	69	+3 Laps	20
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	52	Hydraulics	17
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Supertec	49	Hydraulics	21
Ret	5	Template:Flagicon Alessandro Zanardi	Williams-Supertec	43	Gearbox	16
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	42	Engine	3
Ret	12	Template:Flagicon Pedro Diniz	Sauber-Petronas	42	Collision	15
Ret	9	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	38	Clutch	5
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Stéphane Sarrazin	Minardi-Ford	31	Throttle/Accident	18
Ret	11	Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	27	Gearbox	14
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	22	Gearbox	2
Ret	19	Template:Flagicon Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	21	Gearbox	13
Ret	17	Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert	Stewart-Ford	15	Hydraulics	10
Ret	7	Template:Flagicon Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	10	Collision damage	7
DNQ	23	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Zonta	BAR-Supertec		Injured in Practice
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Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Eddie Irvine	12
2	Template:Flagicon Mika Häkkinen	10
3	Template:Flagicon Heinz-Harald Frentzen	10
4	Template:Flagicon Ralf Schumacher	7
5	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	6
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Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	18
2	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Mercedes	10
3	Template:Flagicon Jordan-Mugen-Honda	10
4	Template:Flagicon Williams-Supertec	7
5	Template:Flagicon Benetton-Playlife	3
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• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings

References

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