# 1999 Austrian Grand Prix

The 1999 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 25 July 1999 at the A1-Ring in Spielberg, Austria. It was the ninth race of the 1999 Formula One season.
After Michael Schumacher broke his leg in the previous race at Silverstone, Ferrari's title attention turned to his teammate Eddie Irvine. David Coulthard nudged teammate Mika Häkkinen off the track on the first lap, pushing Häkkinen to the back. When Coulthard failed to hold off Irvine during the sole round of pitstops, the man from Northern Ireland wrapped up his 2nd Formula One win. Häkkinen fought through the field to finish 3rd. Mika Salo substituted for Schumacher, while Pedro Diniz scored his last world championship points at this race.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:10.954 | |
| 2 | 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:11.153 | +0.199 |
| 3 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:11.973 | +1.019 |
| 4 | 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 1:12.266 | +1.312 |
| 5 | 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford | 1:12.342 | +1.388 |
| 6 | 17 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart-Ford | 1:12.488 | +1.534 |
| 7 | 3 | Mika Salo | Ferrari | 1:12.514 | +1.560 |
| 8 | 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-Supertec | 1:12.515 | +1.561 |
| 9 | 22 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Supertec | 1:12.833 | +1.879 |
| 10 | 10 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | 1:12.850 | +1.896 |
| 11 | 7 | Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 1:12.901 | +1.947 |
| 12 | 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife | 1:12.924 | +1.970 |
| 13 | 19 | Jarno Trulli | Prost-Peugeot | 1:12.999 | +2.045 |
| 14 | 5 | Alessandro Zanardi | Williams-Supertec | 1:13.101 | +2.147 |
| 15 | 23 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR-Supertec | 1:13.172 | +2.218 |
| 16 | 12 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber-Petronas | 1:13.223 | +2.269 |
| 17 | 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber-Petronas | 1:13.226 | +2.272 |
| 18 | 18 | Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot | 1:13.457 | +2.503 |
| 19 | 20 | Luca Badoer | Minardi-Ford | 1:13.606 | +2.652 |
| 20 | 15 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 1:13.641 | +2.687 |
| 21 | 14 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:14.139 | +3.185 |
| 22 | 21 | Marc Gené | Minardi-Ford | 1:14.363 | +3.409 |
| 107% time: 1:15.921 ||||||
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 71 | 1:28:12.438 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | +0.313 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | +22.282 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 71 | +52.803 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | 71 | +1:06.358 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber-Petronas | 71 | +1:10.933 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | Jarno Trulli | Prost-Peugeot | 70 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 8 | 7 | Damon Hill | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 70 | +1 Lap | 11 | |
| 9 | 3 | Mika Salo | Ferrari | 70 | +1 Lap | 7 | |
| 10 | 18 | Olivier Panis | Prost-Peugeot | 70 | +1 Lap | 18 | |
| 11 | 21 | Marc Gené | Minardi-Ford | 70 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| 12 | 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton-Playlife | 68 | Engine | 12 | |
| 13 | 20 | Luca Badoer | Minardi-Ford | 68 | +3 Laps | 19 | |
| 14 | 17 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart-Ford | 67 | +4 Laps | 6 | |
| 15 | 23 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR-Supertec | 63 | Clutch | 15 | |
| Ret | 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford | 55 | Engine | 5 | |
| Ret | 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber-Petronas | 49 | Out of fuel | 17 | |
| Ret | 14 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 38 | Spun off | 21 | |
| Ret | 5 | Alessandro Zanardi | Williams-Supertec | 35 | Out of fuel | 14 | |
| Ret | 22 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR-Supertec | 34 | Halfshaft | 9 | |
| Ret | 15 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 25 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-Supertec | 8 | Spun off | 8 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | 44 |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | 42 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | 32 |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 29 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | 28 |
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| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Ferrari | 74 |
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 72 |
| 3 | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 34 |
| 4 | Williams-Supertec | 19 |
| 5 | Benetton-Playlife | 16 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.