1999 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1999 Canadian Grand Prix, otherwise advertised as the XXXVII Grand Prix Air Canada, was the sixth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada, on the 13 June 1999.'Canadian GP, 1999', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr636.html, (Accessed 27/08/2019) The race would see Mika Häkkinen claim victory, as three World Champions smashed into the wall at the final chicane, leading it to be named the "Wall of Champions".
For the first time in 1999 someone other than Häkkinen would start a Grand Prix from pole position, with Michael Schumacher beating the Finn by 0.029s during qualifying. Their teammates Eddie Irvine and David Coulthard would share the second row, while Rubens Barrichello secured a strong fifth for .
The start saw Häkkinen get a better initial launch than Schumacher, prompting the German racer to sweep across the nose of the Finn to prevent him from charging ahead. The ploy worked with Schumacher holding the lead, while Coulthard found himself behind Giancarlo Fisichella.
Behind, Jarno Trulli was forced to cut across the grass into the first corner, fighting with Heinz-Harald Frentzen into the first corner. The Italian duly spun and smashed into Jean Alesi and Rubens Barrichello, resulting in the Safety Car being called out.
The race restarted at the start of lap three, with Schumacher leaping clear of Häkkinen, while Irvine watched on in third. Yet, as the field came to end of the lap the safety car would be called out again, with Ricardo Zonta spinning into the wall at the final chicane in his .
The second restart came and went without issue, with the race finally getting underway properly on lap six. Once again, Schumacher eased clear of Häkkinen, while Coulthard squabbled with Irvine, having moved ahead of Fisichella in between to two safety car periods.
Indeed, the race remained green through the second accident of the day at turn fourteen, with Damon Hill slapping the wall before pulling off in an escape road. He duly walked across the circuit and back to the garage without issue, with Schumacher easing away from Häkkinen out front.
That was, until Schumacher contrived to hit the wall himself on lap 30, pushing too hard having been on the verge of making his stop. Jacques Villeneuve then followed him into the wall on lap 35 to break the hearts of the home fans, resulting in the safety car being called out for the third time.
All that left Häkkinen leading from Irvine and Coulthard, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen now in fourth. Yet, that all changed again as the race restarted on lap 41, with Coulthard trying to lunge around the outside of Irvine into turn one, only to touch the and send both cars spinning.
Both would rejoin, albeit down the field, with Coulthard requiring a new nose. They would spend the rest of the afternoon fighting their way back up the order, only for the race to be effectively ended late on by the fourth and final appearance of the safety car.
The cause this time would be Frentzen, who suffered a brake failure on lap 66 and had a massive accident at turn three. The safety peeled off at the end of the final lap, with Häkkinen sweeping across the line to claim victory ahead of Fisichella, while Irvine recovered well to complete the podium.
The 1999 Canadian Grand Prix hence set the record for the most safety cars in a Grand Prix, as well as the first ever F1 race to finish behind the safety car.
==Background==
Mika Häkkinen moved into second in the Championship after his second win of the season, leaving Spain six behind the leader. Michael Schumacher had therefore retained his lead in the hunt, although his advantage had been reduced by the Finn severely after his win. Behind, Eddie Irvine had lost ground in third, as had Heinz-Harald Frentzen at the head of the next group of drivers in fourth.
In the Constructors Championship it had been a positive day for , who cut the gap between themselves and to fifteen points. The Scuderia still led the way, leaving Spain on 51, although McLaren-Mercedes had the advantage in raw pace with a third of the season gone. Elsewhere, seemed to already be out of the fight in third, with and completing the top five.
===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 	 	VJM1 Zetec-R 3.0 V10 	
21 	Marc Gené 	Fondmetal Minardi Team 	 	M01 	 	VJM1 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:'Cananda 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/engages.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Cananda 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/engages.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Cananda 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/engages.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Cananda 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/engages.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Cananda 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/engages.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Cananda 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/engages.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Cananda 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/engages.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Cananda 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/engages.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)
==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 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:19.298 	— 	200.706 km/h
2 	1 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:19.327 	+0.029s 	200.633 km/h
3 	4 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:19.440 	+0.142s 	200.347 km/h
4 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	1:19.729 	+0.431s 	199.621 km/h
5 	16 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:19.930 	+0.632s 	199.119 km/h
6 	8 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:20.158 	+0.860s 	198.553 km/h
7 	9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:20.378 	+1.080s 	198.009 km/h
8 	11 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:20.459 	+1.161s 	197.810 km/h
9 	19 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:20.557 	+1.259s 	197.569 km/h
10 	17 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:20.829 	+1.531s 	196.905 km/h
11 	10 	Alexander Wurz 	 	1:21.000 	+1.702s 	196.489 km/h
12 	5 	Alex Zanardi 	 	1:21.076 	+1.778s 	196.305 km/h
13 	6 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:21.081 	+1.783s 	196.293 km/h
14 	7 	Damon Hill 	 	1:21.094 	+1.796s 	196.261 km/h
15 	18 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:21.252 	+1.954s 	195.879 km/h
16 	22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:21.302 	+2.004s 	195.759 km/h
17 	23 	Ricardo Zonta 	 	1:21.467 	+2.169s 	195.363 km/h
18 	12 	Pedro Diniz 	 	1:21.571 	+2.273s 	195.113 km/h
19 	15 	Tora Takagi 	 	1:21.693 	+2.395s 	194.822 km/h
20 	14 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	1:22.613 	+3.315s 	192.652 km/h
21 	20 	Luca Badoer 	 	1:22.808 	+3.510s 	192.199 km/h
22 	21 	Marc Gené 	 	1:23.387 	+4.089s 	190.864 km/h
107% Time: 1:24.849 	107% Time: 1:24.849 	107% Time: 1:24.849 	107% Time: 1:24.849 	107% Time: 1:24.849 	107% Time: 1:24.849 	107% Time: 1:24.849
Source:'Air Canada Grand Prix du Canada 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/692/canada/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 27/08/2019)'Canada 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Air Canada Grand Prix du Canada 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/692/canada/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 27/08/2019)'Canada 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Air Canada Grand Prix du Canada 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/692/canada/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 27/08/2019)'Canada 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Air Canada Grand Prix du Canada 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/692/canada/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 27/08/2019)'Canada 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Air Canada Grand Prix du Canada 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/692/canada/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 27/08/2019)'Canada 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Air Canada Grand Prix du Canada 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/692/canada/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 27/08/2019)'Canada 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Air Canada Grand Prix du Canada 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/692/canada/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 27/08/2019)'Canada 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)
*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.
===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 	 	69 	1:41:35.727 	2 	10
2 	9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	69 	+0.782s 	7 	6
3 	4 	Eddie Irvine 	 	69 	+1.797s 	3 	4
4 	6 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	69 	+2.392s 	13 	3
5 	17 	Johnny Herbert 	 	69 	+2.805s 	10 	2
6 	12 	Pedro Diniz 	 	69 	+3.711s 	18 	1
7 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	69 	+5.004s 	4 	
8 	21 	Marc Gené 	 	68 	+1 Lap 	22 	
9 	18 	Olivier Panis 	 	68 	+1 Lap 	15 	
10 	20 	Luca Badoer 	 	67 	+2 Laps 	21 	
11* 	8 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	65 	Brakes 	6 	
Ret 	5 	Alex Zanardi 	 	50 	Brakes 	12 	
Ret 	15 	Tora Takagi 	 	41 	Transmission 	19 	
Ret 	22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	34 	Accident 	16 	
Ret 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	29 	Accident 	1 	
Ret 	14 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	22 	Transmission 	20 	
Ret 	7 	Damon Hill 	 	14 	Accident 	14 	
Ret 	16 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	14 	Steering 	5 	
Ret 	23 	Ricardo Zonta 	 	2 	Spin 	17 	
Ret 	11 	Jean Alesi 	 	0 	Collision 	8 	
Ret 	19 	Jarno Trulli 	 	0 	Collision 	9 	
Ret 	10 	Alexander Wurz 	 	0 	Transmission 	11 	
Source:'Canada 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/classement.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Canada 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/classement.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Canada 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/classement.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Canada 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/classement.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Canada 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/classement.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Canada 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/classement.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Canada 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/classement.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)	Source:'Canada 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada/classement.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)
*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==
* 25th Grand Prix entry for Alexander Wurz.'1999 Canadian GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1999&gp=Canadian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 27/08/2019)
* Michael Schumacher scored the 125th pole position for as a constructor and engine supplier.'6. Canada 1999', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/canada.aspx, (Accessed 27/08/2019)
* Mika Häkkinen secured his twelfth career victory.
* claimed their 119th win as a constructor.
** 24th win for as an engine supplier.
* Eddie Irvine recorded the only fastest lap of his career.
==Standings==
Mika Häkkinen overturned a six point deficit with victory to leave Canada with a four point lead, with the Finn holding 34 points at the end of the weekend. Indeed, had Michael Schumacher not crashed out the German would still have led the Championship, but would instead leave Canada in second, four off the leader. Eddie Irvine was still in third, nine behind the defending Champion, while Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Giancarlo Fisichella completed the top five.
In the Constructors Championship it was still who led the way, although had done a lot of damage. Indeed, the Anglo-German squad left Canada nine behind the Scuderia, with those two set to duel for the crown for a second straight season. Elsewhere, had retained third ahead of , while completed the top five.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Mika Häkkinen 	34 	1
2 	Michael Schumacher 	30 	1
3 	Eddie Irvine 	25 	
4 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	13 	
5 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	13 	2
6 	David Coulthard 	12 	1
7 	Ralf Schumacher 	12 	1
8 	Rubens Barrichello 	6 	
9 	Damon Hill 	3 	
10 	Johnny Herbert 	2 	10
11 	Alexander Wurz 	1 	1
12 	Jarno Trulli 	1 	1
13 	Pedro de la Rosa 	1 	1
14 	Olivier Panis 	1 	1
15 	Jean Alesi 	1 	1
16 	Pedro Diniz 	1 	5
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	55 	
2 	 	46 	
3 	 	16 	
4 	 	14 	1
5 	 	12 	1
6 	 	8 	
7 	 	2 	
8 	 	2 	1
9 	 	1 	1
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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