1999 German Grand Prix

The 1999 German Grand Prix, officially advertised as the LXI Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland, was the tenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Hockenheimring near Hockenheim, Germany, on the 1 August 1999.'German GP, 1999', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr640.html, (Accessed 28/08/2019) The race would see Eddie Irvine and Mika Salo score a one-two for , as the two hit trouble.
Qualifying had seen Mika Häkkinen secure pole position as usual, although there was a surprise appearance for Heinz-Harald Frentzen in second, with the particularly competitive. David Coulthard hence started from third ahead of Salo, while Irvine claimed fifth behind his new teammate.
The start saw Häkkinen translate pole into an early lead, blasting away at the head of the field as Frentzen and Coulthard comparatively crawled off the grid. That allowed Salo to streak past the pair of them to secure second, while Irvine got caught behind them and duly slipped behind Rubens Barrichello.
Yet, Irvine's hopes were not lost, for Barrichello, who could not match the lead group's pace, would retire early on with a hydraulic failure. That put the Brit back into fifth, just in time to see Coulthard begin an attack on Salo, the Scot having already passed Frentzen.
Ultimately Coulthard would cause a second accident in as many races, smashing into the back of Salo and destroying his front wing. He duly limped back to the pits for a new nose, while Salo carried on in second with no signs of significant damage.
Irvine duly battled past Frentzen to claim third during the pit window, a period which ultimately settled the race. Indeed, Häkkinen was the big loser as a failure in his refuelling rig cost him a lot of time, dumping the Finn back down to fourth behind Frentzen.
With Salo and Irvine now running one-two, and with a healthy gap back to Frentzen, the Ferrari team played their familiar hand, ordering Salo to allow Irvine through. The Finn duly did so before settling into the Brit's shadow, with the duo running nose-to-tail for the rest of the afternoon.
Behind Frentzen would run in third, while Häkkinen's race was to be ended prematurely by a spectacular tyre failure on lap 25. Indeed, fresh out of the pits the Finn was hurtling down the back straight at 200 mph, only for the left-rear tyre to fail and send the McLaren spinning across the gravel trap at the entry to the Stadium.
Häkkinen fortunately clambered out uninjured, although would later appear furious in the McLaren pitbox. On track, meanwhile, Frentzen tried his best to stay with the two Ferraris, while Coulthard battled his way up into the points having picked up a ten-second time penalty for passing Olivier Panis off track.
Ultimately, however, there was no stopping Irvine, who duly swept across the line to claim victory a second ahead of teammate Salo. Frentzen was a happy third at his home race ahead of Ralf Schumacher, while Coulthard recovered to fifth ahead of Panis, a quarter of a minute off the leader.
==Background==
The early collision between Mika Häkkinen and teammate David Coulthard may have proved crucial to the outcome of the Championship, for it had ensured that the Finn's Championship lead had been almost completely wiped out. Indeed, race winner Eddie Irvine had closed to within two points of Häkkinen at the head of the field, ten points clear of the injured Michael Schumacher in third. Elsewhere, Heinz-Harald Frentzen had closed up on his absent compatriot, while Coulthard completed the top five.
In the Constructors Championship it had been an even day for and at the head of the hunt, meaning the gap between them remained at two points. Behind, had lost more ground in third, but with having failed to score the Irish squad were still in a fairly secure position. Elsewhere, completed the top five, three behind Williams, with in sixth.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entreat 	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 	Mika Salo 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F399 	 	048 3.0 V10 	
4 	Eddie Irvine 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F399 	 	048 3.0 V10 	
5 	Alex 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-301 HD 3.0 V10 	
8 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	Benson & Hedges Jordan 	 	199 	 	MF-301 HD 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 	 	A20 	 	T2-F1 3.0 V10 	
15 	Tora Takagi 	Repsol Arrows 	 	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 	 	M01 	 	Zetec-R 3.0 V10 	
21 	Marc Gené 	Fondmetal Minardi 	 	M01 	 	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:'Germany 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)
==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 	1 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:42.950 	— 	238.590 km/h
2 	8 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:43.000 	+0.050s 	238.474 km/h
3 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	1:43.288 	+0.338s 	237.809 km/h
4 	3 	Mika Salo 	 	1:43.577 	+0.627s 	237.145 km/h
5 	4 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:43.769 	+0.819s 	236.707 km/h
6 	16 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:43.938 	+0.988s 	236.322 km/h
7 	18 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:43.979 	+1.029s 	236.228 km/h
8 	7 	Damon Hill 	 	1:44.001 	+1.051s 	236.178 km/h
9 	19 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:44.209 	+1.259s 	235.707 km/h
10 	9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:44.338 	+1.388s 	235.416 km/h
11 	6 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:44.468 	+1.518s 	235.123 km/h
12 	22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:44.508 	+1.558s 	235.033 km/h
13 	10 	Alexander Wurz 	 	1:44.522 	+1.572s 	235.001 km/h
14 	5 	Alex Zanardi 	 	1:45.034 	+2.084s 	233.856 km/h
15 	21 	Marc Gené 	 	1:45.331 	+2.381s 	233.196 km/h
16 	12 	Pedro Diniz 	 	1:45.335 	+2.385s 	233.187 km/h
17 	17 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:45.454 	+2.504s 	232.924 km/h
18 	23 	Ricardo Zonta 	 	1:45.460 	+2.510s 	232.911 km/h
19 	20 	Luca Badoer 	 	1:45.917 	+2.967s 	231.906 km/h
20 	14 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	1:45.935 	+2.985s 	231.867 km/h
21 	11 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:45.962 	+3.012s 	231.808 km/h
22 	15 	Tora Takagi 	 	1:46.209 	+3.259s 	231.269 km/h
107% Time: 1:50.157 	107% Time: 1:50.157 	107% Time: 1:50.157 	107% Time: 1:50.157 	107% Time: 1:50.157 	107% Time: 1:50.157 	107% Time: 1:50.157
Source:'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/696/germany/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 28/08/2019)'Germany 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/696/germany/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 28/08/2019)'Germany 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/696/germany/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 28/08/2019)'Germany 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/696/germany/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 28/08/2019)'Germany 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/696/germany/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 28/08/2019)'Germany 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/696/germany/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 28/08/2019)'Germany 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/696/germany/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 28/08/2019)'Germany 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)
*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 	4 	Eddie Irvine 	 	45 	1:21:58.594 	5 	10
2 	3 	Mika Salo 	 	45 	+1.007s 	4 	6
3 	8 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	45 	+5.195s 	2 	4
4 	6 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	45 	+12.809s 	11 	3
5 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	45 	+16.823s 	3 	2
6 	18 	Olivier Panis 	 	45 	+29.879s 	7 	1
7 	10 	Alexander Wurz 	 	45 	+33.333s 	13 	
8 	11 	Jean Alesi 	 	45 	+1:11.291 	21 	
9 	21 	Marc Gené 	 	45 	+1:48.318 	15 	
10 	20 	Luca Badoer 	 	44 	+1 Lap 	19 	
11* 	17 	Johnny Herbert 	 	40 	Gearbox 	17 	
Ret 	14 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	37 	Accident 	20 	
Ret 	1 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	25 	Tyre 	1 	
Ret 	5 	Alex Zanardi 	 	21 	Differential 	14 	
Ret 	23 	Ricardo Zonta 	 	20 	Engine 	18 	
Ret 	15 	Tora Takagi 	 	15 	Engine 	22 	
Ret 	7 	Damon Hill 	 	13 	Brakes 	8 	
Ret 	19 	Jarno Trulli 	 	10 	Engine 	9 	
Ret 	9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	7 	Suspension 	10 	
Ret 	16 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	6 	Hydraulics 	6 	
Ret 	22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	0 	Collision 	12 	
Ret 	12 	Pedro Diniz 	 	0 	Collision 	16 	
Source:'Germany 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Herbert was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* 50th Grand Prix entry for Luca Badoer.'1999 German GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1999&gp=German%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 28/08/2019)
* Tenth race for Marc Gené and Pedro de la Rosa.
* Mika Häkkinen claimed the 100th pole position for a chassis.'10. Germany 1999', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne.aspx, (Accessed 28/08/2019)
* Eddie Irvine claimed his third career victory.
* scored their 124th win as a constructor and engine supplier.
* Maiden podium finish for Mika Salo.
* Tenth fastest lap recorded by David Coulthard.
==Standings==
Eddie Irvine used his third win of the season to establish himself at the head of the Championship, leaving Hockenheim with an eight point advantage. Mika Häkkinen was his closest challenger having lost the lead, with the Finn still the favourite as the battle for the Championship entered its final third. Behind, Heinz-Harald Frentzen had moved into third, nineteen off the lead, with Michael Schumacher hanging onto fourth ahead of David Coulthard.
In the Constructors Championship it had been a very good afternoon for , with a one-two finish ensuring they scored maximum points. That took their tally up to 90 points for the campaign, which translated to a sixteen point advantage over in second, who had arrived in Hockenheim just two behind the Scuderia. Behind, had reinforced their grip on third ahead of , with nine 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 	52 	1
2 	Mika Häkkinen 	44 	1
3 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	33 	1
4 	Michael Schumacher 	32 	1
5 	David Coulthard 	30 	
6 	Ralf Schumacher 	22 	
7 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	13 	
8 	Rubens Barrichello 	10 	
9 	Mika Salo 	6 	8
10 	Damon Hill 	5 	1
11 	Alexander Wurz 	3 	1
12 	Pedro Diniz 	3 	1
13 	Johnny Herbert 	2 	1
14 	Olivier Panis 	2 	1
15 	Jarno Trulli 	1 	2
16 	Pedro de la Rosa 	1 	2
17 	Jean Alesi 	1 	1
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	90 	
2 	 	74 	
3 	 	38 	
4 	 	22 	
5 	 	16 	
6 	 	12 	
7 	 	4 	
8 	 	3 	
9 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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