# 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.
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 ||||||
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### 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 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Eddie Irvine | 56 |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | 54 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | 36 |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 36 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | 32 |
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| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Ferrari | 94 |
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 90 |
| 3 | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 42 |
| 4 | Williams-Supertec | 22 |
| 5 | Benetton-Playlife | 16 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.