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1999 German Grand Prix
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F1 1999 Austrian Grand Prix 1999 Hungarian Grand Prix Germany German 10 16 1999 Hockenheimring prior to 2002.svg Hockenheimring (last modified in 1994) Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1999 1 August HockenheimringHockenheim, Germany Permanent racing facility 4.240 6.823 45 190.792 307.035 Partially cloudy, very hot, dry Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:42.950 UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:45.270 43 UK Eddie Irvine Ferrari Finland Mika Salo Ferrari Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda GER
The 1999 German Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1999)https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1999/races/696/germany/race-result.html German Formula1.com 20 November 2021 was a Formula One motor race held on 1 August 1999 at the Hockenheimring near Hockenheim, Germany. It was the tenth race of the 1999 FIA Formula One World Championship. With Michael Schumacher out injured, Eddie Irvine took a second successive victory as he chased the championship, aided by stand-in team-mate Mika Salo moving over to give him the lead. In the early laps Finnish drivers ran first and second. However, Mika Häkkinen ultimately crashed out on lap 25 due to a tyre failure, allowing Heinz-Harald Frentzen to finish third in his home Grand Prix.
Damon Hill was again rumoured to be leaving Formula One when he allegedly retired a healthy car. Hill claimed that his Jordan had brake problems.https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-60167283/hill-in-crisis-meeting-on-future Hill in crisis meeting on future Birmingham Evening Mail England 2 August 1999 2020-09-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20200903000031/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-60167283/hill-in-crisis-meeting-on-future DAMON Hill faces a crisis meeting with team chief Eddie Jordan this week with his grand prix future again clouded in doubt. The 38-year-old former world champion will have to explain why he quit yesterday's race in Germany even though the team insist there was nothing wrong with the car. Hill took the decision to retire after 14 laps at Hockenheim complaining of the braking system on the Jordan to again raise the prospect that he will not see out the season. Questia subscription 14 May 2010 Eddie Irvine gave his winner's trophy to Mika Salo, who was leading towards the end of the race and moved over on team orders.
Classification
thumb|200px|Mika Häkkinen's stricken MP4/14 on display at the London Science Museum.
Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Lap Gap 1 1Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:42.950 2 8Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:43.000 +0.050 3 2UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:43.288 +0.338 4 3Finland Mika Salo Ferrari 1:43.577 +0.627 5 4UK Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:43.769 +0.819 6 16Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:43.938 +0.988 7 18France Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 1:43.979 +1.029 8 7UK Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:44.001 +1.051 9 19 Italy Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 1:44.209 +1.259 10 9Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 1:44.338 +1.388 11 6Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-Supertec 1:44.468 +1.518 12 22 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Supertec 1:44.508 +1.558 13 10 Austria Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 1:44.522 +1.572 14 5 Italy Alessandro Zanardi Williams-Supertec 1:45.034 +2.084 15 21 Spain Marc Gené Minardi-Ford 1:45.331 +2.381 16 12 Brazil Pedro Diniz Sauber-Petronas 1:45.335 +2.385 17 17 UK Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford 1:45.454 +2.504 18 23 Brazil Ricardo Zonta BAR-Supertec 1:45.460 +2.510 19 20 Italy Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 1:45.917 +2.967 20 14 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 1:45.935 +2.985 21 11 France Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 1:45.962 +3.012 22 15 Japan 1947 Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 1:46.209 +3.259107% time: 1:50.157Source:1999 German GP: Qualification ChicaneF1.com http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1999&gp=German%20GP&r=1&type=qual 6 June 2013
Race
At the start, Jacques Villeneuve was touched from behind, dove inside, and touched Pedro Diniz, knocking both out at the first corner. At the front, Frentzen had a bad start and was overtaken by Mika Salo and David Coulthard, while Rubens Barrichello passed Eddie Irvine. In midfield, Olivier Panis tangled with Ralf Schumacher at Senna corner and damaged his car; at the rear, Jean Alesi had to pit at the end of the first lap. So, the order was Mika Hakkinen, Mika Salo, Coulthard, Frentzen, Barrichello, and Irvine.
Barrichello passed Frentzen at Agip corner on lap 2 and started to pressure Coulthard, only to see his engine blow up on lap 6. Coulthard closed in on Mika Salo and dove for a maneuver at Ost Kurve on lap 9, but lost a winglet and had to pit. On lap 11 the order was Hakkinen, Salo, Frentzen, Irvine, Ralf Schumacher, and Alexander Wurz.
The Scotsman, who was on a mission to climb the field after his unscheduled pit stop, overtook Olivier Panis off the track only to be penalized with a Stop & Go. The leaders started their mandatory pits, and the first one to stop was Frentzen, only to be overcut by Irvine one lap later. Mika Salo pitted for good and came back just in front of his teammate, putting both Ferraris in podium positions.
If McLaren's journey wasn't a dream given Coulthard's faults, it became a complete nightmare when Hakkinen pitted for the lead and his fuel pump didn't work. The team had to change it for David's one, costing the Finn 24.3 seconds stopped and his fall to fourth place. On lap 26, Hakkinen passed Frentzen at the first chicane and started to pursue the Ferrari duo. However, on the straight before the Stadium section, his rear left tire exploded, his rear wing broke, and he spun off into the tire barrier, retiring from the race and potentially losing his lead in the championship. On the same lap, Salo and Irvine swapped positions, putting the Ulsterman in first. On lap 27 the order was Irvine, Salo, Frentzen, Ralf Schumacher, Panis, and Coulthard.
After those incidents, the other two casualties were Pedro de la Rosa's accident and Johnny Herbert retiring after a good journey, but suffering from reliability problems once again. In the closing stages, Coulthard passed Panis for fifth place and the order remained the same until the chequered flag.1999 German Grand Prix Formula 1 https://f1tv.formula1.com/detail/1000001756/1999-german-grand-prix?action=play 2024-08-19 F1 TV en
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 4 UK Eddie Irvine Ferrari 45 1:21:58.594 5 10 2 3 Finland Mika Salo Ferrari 45 + 1.007 4 6 3 8 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda 45 + 5.195 2 4 4 6 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-Supertec 45 + 12.809 11 3 5 2 UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 45 + 16.823 3 2 6 18 France Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 45 + 29.879 7 1 7 10 Austria Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 45 + 33.333 13 8 11 France Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 45 + 1:11.291 21 9 21 Spain Marc Gené Minardi-Ford 45 + 1:48.318 15 10 20 Italy Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 44 + 1 Lap 19 11 17 UK Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford 40 Gearbox 17 Ret Retired 14 Spain Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 37 Accident 20 Ret Retired 1 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 25 Tyre/Accident 1 Ret Retired 5 Italy Alessandro Zanardi Williams-Supertec 21 Differential 14 Ret Retired 23 Brazil Ricardo Zonta BAR-Supertec 20 Engine 18 Ret Retired 15 Japan 1947 Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 15 Engine 22 Ret Retired 7 UK Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 13 Brakes 8 Ret Retired 19 Italy Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 10 Engine 9 Ret Retired 9 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 7 Suspension 10 Ret Retired 16 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 6 Hydraulics 6 Ret Retired 22 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Supertec 0 Collision 12 Ret Retired 12 Brazil Pedro Diniz Sauber-Petronas 0 Collision 16 Sources:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1999/77/ 1999 German Grand Prix formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150109175631/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1999/77/ 9 January 2015 24 December 20151999 German GP: Classification ChicaneF1.com http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1999&gp=German%20GP&type=res 3 August 2007 2 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200902185801/https://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1999&gp=German%20GP&type=res dead
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points 1 GBR Eddie Irvine52 2 FIN Mika Häkkinen44 3 GER Heinz-Harald Frentzen33 4 GER Michael Schumacher32 5 GBR David Coulthard30Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1999/allemagne/championnat.aspx Germany 1999 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 18 March 2019
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points 1 ITA Ferrari90 2 GBR McLaren-Mercedes74 3 IRE Jordan-Mugen-Honda38 4 UK Williams-Supertec22 5 ITA Benetton-Playlife16Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
1999 German GP: Overview ChicaneF1.com http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1999&gp=German%20GP 3 August 2007
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