1999 San Marino Grand Prix

The 19° Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino, otherwise known as the 1999 San Marino Grand Prix, was the third round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy, on the 2 May 1999.'San Marino GP, 1999', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr633.html, (Accessed 26/08/2019) The race would see Michael Schumacher claim victory in front of a partisan crowd, as early race leader Mika Häkkinen crashed out.
Häkkinen had won the first battle of the weekend, streaking to pole position ahead of teammate David Coulthard. Third, meanwhile, would go to Schumacher, who was far closer to the than at the previous two rounds, with his teammate Eddie Irvine completing the second row.
The start saw Häkkinen ace his getaway, while Coulthard got the jump on Schumacher to secure second. The Scot did just enough to keep Irvine and Rubens Barrichello at bay, while Champion Jacques Villeneuve stalled in fifth.
Incredibly, for the second race in a row, everyone managed to avoid the stranded car, with the pushed into the pits. On track, meanwhile, Häkkinen would do his best to escape up the road, eeking out a lead over Coulthard as the Scot pulled away from Schumacher.
The order remained unchanged at the head of the field until the end of lap seventeen, with Häkkinen having established a thirteen second lead. Then, the Finn made his first mistake of the weekend, clobbering a kerb at the final corner with enough force to break his suspension, and hence spun straight into the barriers.
Coulthard inherited the lead, although he would lose time to Schumacher as the German ace suddenly realised that there was a win in the offering, his arch-rival having crashed. The Scot's bid was not aided by the lapped traffic that the pair came across a few laps later, with the Ferrari able to sneak through gaps that the McLaren could not.
Ultimately, however the race would be decided in the pitstops, with a quicker swap for Schumacher getting the German ace out ahead of the Scot. Coulthard gave chase but simply could not match the German's pace in the second half of the race, although he remained a threat throughout.
Behind, Barrichello and Irvine fought for third, with the Brazilian eventually getting ahead when the Brit suffered an engine failure. Damon Hill, meanwhile, found himself in a race long fight with Giancarlo Fisichella and Jean Alesi, as Heinz-Harald Frentzen spun off ahead of them.
Yet, there would be no significant changes to the order in the closing stages, with Schumacher securing a popular victory four seconds clear of Coulthard. Barrichello was a satisfied third for , while Hill, Fisichella and Alesi secured the remaining points.
==Background==
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.
===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 	Mika Salo 	British American Racing 	 	01 	 	FB01 3.0 V10 	
Source:'San Marino 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1999: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/engages.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)
==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 	 	1:26.362 	— 	205.507 km/h
2 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	1:26.384 	+0.022s 	205.455 km/h
3 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:26.538 	+0.176s 	205.089 km/h
4 	4 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:26.993 	+0.631s 	204.016 km/h
5 	22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	1:27.313 	+0.951s 	203.269 km/h
6 	16 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:27.409 	+1.047s 	203.045 km/h
7 	8 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:27.613 	+1.251s 	202.573 km/h
8 	7 	Damon Hill 	 	1:27.708 	+1.346s 	202.353 km/h
9 	6 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:27.770 	+1.408s 	202.210 km/h
10 	5 	Alex Zanardi 	 	1:28.142 	+1.780s 	201.357 km/h
11 	18 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:28.205 	+1.843s 	201.213 km/h
12 	17 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:28.246 	+1.884s 	201.120 km/h
13 	11 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:28.253 	+1.891s 	201.104 km/h
14 	19 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:28.403 	+2.041s 	200.762 km/h
15 	12 	Pedro Diniz 	 	1:28.599 	+2.237s 	200.318 km/h
16 	9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:28.750 	+2.388s 	199.977 km/h
17 	10 	Alexander Wurz 	 	1:28.765 	+2.403s 	199.944 km/h
18 	14 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	1:29.293 	+2.931s 	198.761 km/h
19 	23 	Mika Salo 	 	1:29.451 	+3.089s 	198.410 km/h
20 	15 	Tora Takagi 	 	1:29.656 	+3.294s 	197.957 km/h
21 	21 	Marc Gené 	 	1:30.035 	+3.673s 	197.123 km/h
22 	20 	Luca Badoer 	 	1:30.945 	+4.583s 	195.151 km/h
107% Time: 1:32.407 	107% Time: 1:32.407 	107% Time: 1:32.407 	107% Time: 1:32.407 	107% Time: 1:32.407 	107% Time: 1:32.407 	107% Time: 1:32.407
Source:'Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/689/san-marino/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 26/08/2019)'San Marino 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/689/san-marino/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 26/08/2019)'San Marino 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/689/san-marino/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 26/08/2019)'San Marino 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/689/san-marino/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 26/08/2019)'San Marino 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/689/san-marino/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 26/08/2019)'San Marino 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/689/san-marino/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 26/08/2019)'San Marino 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino 1999 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/689/san-marino/qualifying-0.html, (Accessed 26/08/2019)'San Marino 1999: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)
*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 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	62 	1:33:44.792 	3 	10
2 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	62 	+4.265s 	2 	6
3 	16 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	61 	+1 Lap 	6 	4
4 	7 	Damon Hill 	 	61 	+1 Lap 	8 	3
5 	9 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	61 	+1 Lap 	16 	2
6 	11 	Jean Alesi 	 	61 	+1 Lap 	13 	1
7* 	23 	Mika Salo 	 	59 	Electrical 	19 	
8 	20 	Luca Badoer 	 	59 	+3 Laps 	22 	
9 	21 	Marc Gené 	 	59 	+3 Laps 	21 	
10* 	17 	Johnny Herbert 	 	58 	Engine 	12 	
11* 	5 	Alex Zanardi 	 	58 	Spin 	10 	
Ret 	12 	Pedro Diniz 	 	49 	Spin 	15 	
Ret 	18 	Olivier Panis 	 	48 	Throttle 	11 	
Ret 	4 	Eddie Irvine 	 	46 	Engine 	4 	
Ret 	8 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	46 	Spin 	7 	
Ret 	15 	Tora Takagi 	 	29 	Fuel pressure 	20 	
Ret 	6 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	28 	Electrical 	9 	
Ret 	1 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	17 	Accident 	1 	
Ret 	14 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	5 	Collision 	18 	
Ret 	10 	Alexander Wurz 	 	5 	Collision 	17 	
Ret 	19 	Jarno Trulli 	 	0 	Collision 	14 	
Ret 	22 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	0 	Gearbox 	5 	
Source:'San Marino 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)	Source:'San Marino 1999: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin/classement.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Salo, Herbert and Zanardi were all still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* 100th Grand Prix for as a constructor.'3. San Marino 1999', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/saint-marin.aspx, (Accessed 26/08/2019)
* Rubens Barrichello started his 100th Grand Prix.
* 34th career victory for Michael Schumacher.
* 121st win for as a constructor and engine supplier.
* Mika Salo's first race BAR.
==Standings==
Michael Schumacher left San Marino with victory and the Championship lead, holding a four point advantage at the head of the hunt. Eddie Irvine had made way for his teammate, while Mika Häkkinen slipped to third, having been set to win the race prior to his accident. Heinz-Harald Frentzen had also lost ground in fourth, while Ralf Schumacher completed the top five.
In the Constructors Championship it was who left their de jure home race with an enhanced lead, moving onto 28 points with two wins. That translated to a twelve point advantage over , with the two set to duel for the crown between themselves for the rest of the campaign. Elsewhere, had inched closer to the McLaren squad, while and completed the early top five.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Michael Schumacher 	16 	4
2 	Eddie Irvine 	12 	1
3 	Mika Häkkinen 	10 	1
4 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	10 	1
5 	Ralf Schumacher 	7 	1
6 	David Coulthard 	6 	7
7 	Rubens Barrichello 	6 	
8 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	5 	2
9 	Damon Hill 	3 	4
10 	Pedro de la Rosa 	1 	2
11 	Olivier Panis 	1 	2
12 	Jean Alesi 	1 	1
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	28 	
2 	 	16 	
3 	 	13 	
4 	 	7 	
5 	 	6 	1
6 	 	5 	1
7 	 	1 	
8 	 	1 	
9 	 	1 	2
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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