1999 San Marino Grand Prix

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1999 San Marino Grand Prix
Race 3 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One World Championship
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Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (last modified in 1997)
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
(last modified in 1997)
Race details
Date 2 May 1999
Official name Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino 1999
Location Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.930 km (3.064 miles)
Distance 62 laps, 305.660 km (189.937 miles)
Weather Sunny, mild, dry, 23 °C
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:26.362
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:28.362 on lap 45
Podium
First Ferrari
Second McLaren-Mercedes
Third Stewart-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1999 San Marino Grand Prix (formally the Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino 1999)[1] was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on 2 May 1999. It was the third race of the 1999 Formula One World Championship.

The 62-lap race was won by German Michael Schumacher, driving a Ferrari, after he started from third position. Finn Mika Häkkinen took pole position in his McLaren-Mercedes, but crashed out after 17 laps. Häkkinen's teammate, Briton David Coulthard, finished second, with Brazilian Rubens Barrichello third in a Stewart-Ford.

Report[edit]

Race[edit]

Mika Häkkinen took an instant lead from David Coulthard and Michael Schumacher after the start. Eddie Irvine was ahead of Rubens Barrichello, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Ralf Schumacher, Damon Hill and Jean Alesi. Jacques Villeneuve was left stranded on the grid after a clutch problem. In an unforced error, Häkkinen crashed out at the final Traguardo chicane on lap 17, allowing David Coulthard into the lead ahead of Michael Schumacher.[2]

This remained unchanged until both drivers made pitstops for fuel and tyres. Schumacher stopped earlier and for a shorter time than Coulthard allowing him to take over the lead from the McLaren driver. Schumacher then gradually expanded his lead to a maximum of about 23 seconds before making a second pit stop. He was able to stay in first place and thereafter comfortably retained his position to secure his first win of the season.[2][3]

Meanwhile, Schumacher's teammate Irvine had settled in third place following Häkkinen's retirement. He was forced to retire from the race himself when his Ferrari engine expired on lap 47. Frentzen span off shortly afterwards on the oil left by Irvine's Ferrari. This allowed Hill to inherit third place, but he made his final stop in a three stop strategy two laps later. Barrichello was consequently promoted to third place which he held until the end of the race ahead of Hill.[2]

Johnny Herbert looked set to finish in fifth place until his Ford engine expired coming out of the Villeneuve chicane with three laps remaining. Alessandro Zanardi spun off shortly afterwards on the fluid spread by Herbert's stricken Stewart-Ford, allowing Giancarlo Fisichella and Alesi to complete the top six.[2]

Classification[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 1 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.362  
2 2 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.384 +0.022
3 3 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:26.538 +0.176
4 4 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:26.993 +0.631
5 22 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Supertec 1:27.313 +0.951
6 16 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:27.409 +1.047
7 8 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:27.613 +1.251
8 7 United Kingdom Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:27.708 +1.346
9 6 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-Supertec 1:27.770 +1.408
10 5 Italy Alessandro Zanardi Williams-Supertec 1:28.142 +1.780
11 18 France Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 1:28.205 +1.843
12 17 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford 1:28.246 +1.884
13 11 France Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 1:28.253 +1.891
14 19 Italy Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 1:28.403 +2.041
15 12 Brazil Pedro Diniz Sauber-Petronas 1:28.599 +2.237
16 9 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 1:28.750 +2.388
17 10 Austria Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 1:28.765 +2.403
18 14 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 1:29.293 +2.931
19 23 Finland Mika Salo BAR-Supertec 1:29.451 +3.089
20 15 Japan Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 1:29.656 +3.294
21 21 Spain Marc Gené Minardi-Ford 1:30.035 +3.673
22 20 Italy Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 1:30.945 +4.583
107% time: 1:32.407
Source: [4]

Race[edit]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 62 1:33:44.792 3 10
2 2 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 62 + 4.265 2 6
3 16 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 61 + 1 lap 6 4
4 7 United Kingdom Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 61 + 1 lap 8 3
5 9 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 61 + 1 lap 16 2
6 11 France Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 61 + 1 lap 13 1
7 23 Finland Mika Salo BAR-Supertec 59 Electrical 19  
8 20 Italy Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 59 + 3 laps 22  
9 21 Spain Marc Gené Minardi-Ford 59 + 3 laps 21  
10 17 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford 58 Engine 12  
11 5 Italy Alessandro Zanardi Williams-Supertec 58 Spun off 10  
Ret 12 Brazil Pedro Diniz Sauber-Petronas 49 Spun off 15  
Ret 18 France Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 48 Throttle 11  
Ret 4 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ferrari 46 Engine 4  
Ret 8 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda 46 Spun off 7  
Ret 15 Japan Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 29 Fuel pressure 20  
Ret 6 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-Supertec 28 Electrical 9  
Ret 1 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 17 Accident 1  
Ret 14 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 5 Collision 18  
Ret 10 Austria Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 5 Collision 17  
Ret 22 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Supertec 0 Gearbox 5  
Ret 19 Italy Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 0 Spun off 14  
Sources:[5][6]

Championship standings after the race[edit]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "San Marino". Formula1.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Lupini, Michele (2 May 1999). "Grand Prix of San Marino Review". Autosport.
  3. ^ "San Marino GP, 1999 Race Report". grandprix.com. 2 May 1999.
  4. ^ "1999 San Marino GP: Qualification". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
  5. ^ "1999 San Marino Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  6. ^ "1999 San Marino GP: Classification". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
  7. ^ a b "San Marino 1999 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.


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