1999 Brazilian Grand Prix

The 1999 Brazilian Grand Prix, otherwise officially advertised as the XXVIII Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil, was the second round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil, on the 11 April 1999.'Brazilian GP, 1999', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr632.html, (Accessed 25/08/2019) The race would see Mika Häkkinen secure an impressive victory for , recovering from an early gearbox glitch.
The Finn proved to be the man to beat in qualifying, beating teammate David Coulthard to pole position in a private duel. Rubens Barrichello produced another strong result to secure best-of-the-rest status in third ahead of Michael Schumacher, with four seconds covering the field.
The start saw Häkkinen sprint away to claim an early lead, while teammate Coulthard stalled, causing chaos as the field tried to squeezed past the stranded McLaren. Miraculously everyone managed to avoid the Scot, with the #2 car dragged into the pitlane to be restarted by his pitcrew.
On track, meanwhile, Barrichello secured second ahead of Schumacher, although neither were able to keep pace with the #1 McLaren. Indeed, it looked as if Häkkinen had already sown up the race victory, so it came as a huge shock when Barrichello appeared at the end of lap four in the lead.
Häkkinen had been the victim of a gearbox glitch, which had left the Finn stuck in neutral around the back of the circuit and unable to get into gear. Barrichello and Schumacher both flashed past as the Finn tried to get a gear, with Häkkinen eventually getting back up to speed a few moments later.
An 80,000 strong home crowd cheered Barrichello on, with the Brazilian soon establishing a five second lead over Schumacher. The pilot duly led through to his stop on lap 27, with Schumacher inheriting the lead.
Schumacher spent ten laps in the lead before making his stop, and would be harassed throughout by Häkkinen, who was being severely held up by the . The Finn duly showed his true pace once the German pulled off, setting a series of fastest laps before making his stop.
Ultimately that brief run in clear air did the damage, with Häkkinen emerging from his stop a few seconds ahead of Schumacher. Barrichello, by rights, should have appeared ahead of the Finn, although he was to left heartbroken at the side of the circuit by an engine failure on the same lap.
With that Häkkinen was away, easing clear of Schumacher before pacing himself against the German with around five seconds between them. Behind, Heinz-Harald Frentzen moved into the top three, after Eddie Irvine, who had been fighting Barrichello prior to the Brazilian's engine failure, made an unexpected stop to clear his radiators.
Häkkinen duly flashed across the line to claim victory ahead of Schumacher, opening his account for the season. Frentzen ran out of fuel on the final lap but still completed the podium, for fourth placed Ralf Schumacher was a lap down. The German racer himself was lucky to claim fourth, having been hunted down late on by Irvine, while Olivier Panis claimed the final point.
==Background==
Eddie Irvine unsurprisingly left the opening round at the head of the Championship hunt, leaving Australia with ten points to his name. Heinz-Harald Frentzen was second ahead of Ralf Schumacher, four and six behind the Brit after the first race. The other scorers after the opening race were Giancarlo Fisichella, Rubens Barrichello and Pedro de la Rosa.
 left Australia at the head of the Constructors Championship, holding a four point lead over . were next ahead of , while and completed the scorers. Defending Champions , meanwhile, failed to score.
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Mika Häkkinen 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4/14 	 	FO110H 3.0 V10 	
2 	David Coulthard 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4/14 	 	FO110H 3.0 V10 	
3 	Michael Schumacher 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F399 	 	048 3.0 V10 	
4 	Eddie Irvine 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F399 	 	048 3.0 V10 	
5 	Alessandro Zanardi 	Winfield Williams 	 	FW21 	 	FB01 3.0 V10 	
6 	Ralf Schumacher 	Winfield Williams 	 	FW21 	 	FB01 3.0 V10 	
7 	Damon Hill 	Benson & Hedges Jordan 	 	199 	 	MF-301HD 3.0 V10 	
8 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	Benson & Hedges Jordan 	 	199 	 	MF-301HD 3.0 V10 	
9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife 	 	B199 	 	FB01 3.0 V10 	
10 	Alexander Wurz 	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife 	 	B199 	 	FB01 3.0 V10 	
11 	Jean Alesi 	Red Bull Sauber Petronas 	 	C18 	 	SPE-03A 3.0 V10 	
12 	Pedro Diniz 	Red Bull Sauber Petronas 	 	C18 	 	SPE-03A 3.0 V10 	
14 	Pedro de la Rosa 	Repsol Arrows F1 Team 	 	A20 	 	T2-F1 3.0 V10 	
15 	Toranosuke Takagi 	Repsol Arrows F1 Team 	 	A20 	 	T2-F1 3.0 V10 	
16 	Rubens Barrichello 	HSBC Stewart Ford 	 	SF3 	 	CR-1 3.0 V10 	
17 	Johnny Herbert 	HSBC Stewart Ford 	 	SF3 	 	CR-1 3.0 V10 	
18 	Olivier Panis 	Gauloises Prost Peugeot 	 	AP02 	 	A18 3.0 V10 	
19 	Jarno Trulli 	Gauloises Prost Peugeot 	 	AP02 	 	A18 3.0 V10 	
20* 	Luca Badoer 	Fondmetal Minardi Team 	 	M01 	 	VJM Zetec-R 3.0 V10 	
20* 	Stéphane Sarrazin 	Fondmetal Minardi Team 	 	M01 	 	VJM Zetec-R 3.0 V10 	
21 	Marc Gené 	Fondmetal Minardi Team 	 	M01 	 	VJM Zetec-R 3.0 V10 	
22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	British American Racing 	 	01 	 	FB01 3.0 V10 	
23 	Ricardo Zonta 	British American Racing 	 	01 	 	FB01 3.0 V10 	
Source:'Brazil 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/engages.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Brazil 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/engages.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Brazil 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/engages.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Brazil 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/engages.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Brazil 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/engages.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Brazil 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/engages.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Brazil 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/engages.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Brazil 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/engages.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)
** Sarrazin was a late entry for Minardi after Badoer was ruled out of the weekend due to injury.
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Gap 	Ave. Speed
1 	1 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:16.568 	— 	201.797 km/h
2 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	1:16.715 	+0.147s 	201.410 km/h
3 	16 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:17.305 	+0.737s 	199.873 km/h
4 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:17.578 	+1.010s 	199.170 km/h
5 	9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:17.810 	+1.242s 	198.576 km/h
6 	4 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:17.843 	+1.275s 	198.492 km/h
7 	7 	Damon Hill 	 	1:17.884 	+1.316s 	198.387 km/h
8 	8 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:17.902 	+1.334s 	198.341 km/h
9 	10 	Alexander Wurz 	 	1:18.334 	+1.766s 	197.248 km/h
10 	17 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:18.374 	+1.806s 	197.147 km/h
11 	6 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:18.506 	+1.938s 	196.816 km/h
12 	18 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:18.636 	+2.068s 	196.490 km/h
13 	19 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:18.684 	+2.116s 	196.370 km/h
14 	11 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:18.716 	+2.148s 	196.290 km/h
15 	12 	Pedro Diniz 	 	1:19.194 	+2.626s 	195.106 km/h
16 	5 	Alex Zanardi 	 	1:19.452 	+2.884s 	194.472 km/h
17 	20 	Stéphane Sarrazin 	 	1:20.016 	+3.448s 	193.101 km/h
18 	14 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	1:20.075 	+3.507s 	192.959 km/h
19 	15 	Tora Takagi 	 	1:20.096 	+3.528s 	192.908 km/h
20 	21 	Marc Gené 	 	1:20.710 	+4.142s 	191.441 km/h
107% Time: 1:21.928 	107% Time: 1:21.928 	107% Time: 1:21.928 	107% Time: 1:21.928 	107% Time: 1:21.928 	107% Time: 1:21.928 	107% Time: 1:21.928
EXC* 	22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:19.377 	+2.809s 	194.656 km/h
NC† 	23 	Ricardo Zonta 	 	— 	— 	—
WD 	20 	Luca Badoer 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
Source:'Grande Premio Marlboro do Brasil 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/688/brazil/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 25/08/2019)'Brazil 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio Marlboro do Brasil 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/688/brazil/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 25/08/2019)'Brazil 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio Marlboro do Brasil 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/688/brazil/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 25/08/2019)'Brazil 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio Marlboro do Brasil 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/688/brazil/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 25/08/2019)'Brazil 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio Marlboro do Brasil 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/688/brazil/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 25/08/2019)'Brazil 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio Marlboro do Brasil 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/688/brazil/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 25/08/2019)'Brazil 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio Marlboro do Brasil 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/688/brazil/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 25/08/2019)'Brazil 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
** Villeneuve was excluded from the results of qualifying for providing an illegal fuel sample.
*† Zonta failed to set a time during qualifying.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	72 	1:36:03.785 	1 	10
2 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	72 	+4.925s 	4 	6
3* 	8 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	71 	Out of fuel 	8 	4
4 	6 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	71 	+1 Lap 	11 	3
5 	4 	Eddie Irvine 	 	71 	+1 Lap 	6 	2
6 	18 	Olivier Panis 	 	71 	+1 Lap 	12 	1
7 	10 	Alexander Wurz 	 	70 	+2 Laps 	9 	
8 	15 	Tora Takagi 	 	69 	+3 Laps 	19 	
9 	21 	Marc Gené 	 	69 	+3 Laps 	20 	
Ret 	14 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	52 	Hydraulics 	17 	
Ret 	22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	49 	Hydraulics 	21 	
Ret 	5 	Alex Zanardi 	 	43 	Gearbox 	16 	
Ret 	16 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	42 	Engine 	3 	
Ret 	12 	Pedro Diniz 	 	42 	Collision 	15 	
Ret 	9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	38 	Clutch 	5 	
Ret 	20 	Stéphane Sarrazin 	 	31 	Accident 	18 	
Ret 	11 	Jean Alesi 	 	27 	Gearbox 	14 	
Ret 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	22 	Gearbox 	2 	
Ret 	19 	Jarno Trulli 	 	21 	Gearbox 	13 	
Ret 	17 	Johnny Herbert 	 	15 	Hydraulics 	10 	
Ret 	7 	Damon Hill 	 	10 	Damage 	7 	
DNQ 	23 	Ricardo Zonta 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	20 	Luca Badoer 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Brazil 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/classement.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Brazil 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/classement.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Brazil 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/classement.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Brazil 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/classement.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Brazil 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/classement.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Brazil 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/classement.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Brazil 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/classement.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)	Source:'Brazil 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil/classement.aspx, (Accessed 25/08/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Frentzen was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* Debut (and only) race for Stéphane Sarrazin.'1999 Brazilian GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1999&gp=Brazilian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 26/08/2019)
* 100th Grand Prix entry for Rubens Barrichello.
* Tenth career victory for Mika Häkkinen.'2. Brazil 1999', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/bresil.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)
* secured their 117th win as a constructor.
** scored their 22nd win as an engine supplier.
* Heinz-Harald Frentzen registered the tenth podium finish for a engine.
==Standings==
Eddie Irvine retained the lead in the Championship after the second round of the season, leaving Brazil with twelve points to his name. Defending Champion Mika Häkkinen, meanwhile, had shot up to second, leaving Brazil level with Heinz-Harald Frentzen, but ahead of the German on countback due to his race win. Behind Ralf Schumacher found himself a point ahead of brother Michael Schumacher, with nine drivers on the score sheet.
In the Constructors Championship it was who still led the charge after the second round, and had managed to extend their lead. Indeed, the Scuderia left Interlagos with an eight point lead over rivals , with joining their Anglo-German counterparts on ten points. were next ahead of , with eight constructors on the board.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Eddie Irvine 	12 	
2 	Mika Häkkinen 	10 	6
3 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	10 	1
4 	Ralf Schumacher 	4 	1
5 	Michael Schumacher 	6 	3
6 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	3 	2
7 	Rubens Barrichello 	2 	2
8 	Pedro de la Rosa 	1 	2
9 	Olivier Panis 	1 	1
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	18 	
2 	 	10 	5
3 	 	10 	1
4 	 	7 	1
5 	 	3 	1
6 	 	2 	1
7 	 	1 	1
8 	 	1 	1
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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