Australian Grand Prix
1999 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
Podium
FREJordan
2
IRVFerrari
1
RSCWilliams
3
Key facts
WinnerIRV1:35:01.659 from P6
PoleHAK1:30.462
Fastest lapMSC1:32.112 on lap 55
Pit stops26recorded stops
Finishers8 / 22classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | ▲5 | 57 | 1:35:01.659 | 10 | 1:33.560 | 1 |
| 2 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 5 | ▲3 | 57 | +1.026s | 6 | 1:33.378 | 1 |
| 3 | RSCRalf Schumacher | Williams | 8 | ▲5 | 57 | +7.012s | 4 | 1:33.407 | 1 |
| 4 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | ▲3 | 57 | +33.418s | 3 | 1:33.657 | 2 |
| 5 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 4 | ▼1 | 57 | +54.697s | 2 | 1:32.894 | 3 |
| 6 | DLRPedro De la Rosa | Arrows | 18 | ▲12 | 57 | +84.316s | 1 | 1:35.220 | 2 |
| 7 | TAKToranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 17 | ▲10 | 57 | +86.288s | 1:35.877 | 1 | |
| 8 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | ▼5 | 56 | +1 lap | 1:32.112 | 3 | |
| DNF | ZONRicardo Zonta | BAR | 19 | 48 | Gearbox | 1:34.756 | 3 | ||
| DNF | BADLuca Badoer | Minardi | 21 | 42 | Gearbox | 1:37.073 | 2 | ||
| DNF | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 10 | 28 | Suspension | 1:36.068 | 1 | ||
| DNF | DINPedro Diniz | Sauber | 14 | 27 | Transmission | 1:34.748 | 1 | ||
| DNF | GENMarc Gené | Minardi | 22 | 25 | Collision | 1:37.454 | 1 | ||
| DNF | TRUJarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | 25 | Collision | 1:34.980 | 2 | ||
| DNF | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 20 | 23 | Wheel | 1:35.910 | |||
| DNF | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 21 | Throttle | 1:33.309 | 1 | ||
| DNF | ZANAlex Zanardi | Williams | 15 | 20 | Spun off | 1:37.146 | 1 | ||
| DNF | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 13 | Hydraulics | 1:33.603 | |||
| DNF | VILJacques Villeneuve | BAR | 11 | 13 | Rear wing | 1:34.771 | |||
| DNF | HILDamon Hill | Jordan | 9 | 0 | Collision | – | |||
| DNF | ALEJean Alesi | Sauber | 16 | 0 | Gearbox | – | |||
| DNS | HERJohnny Herbert | Stewart | 13 | 0 | Fire | – |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSC | 37 | 11.4s |
| 2 | DLR | 40 | 23.3s |
| 3 | ZAN | 13 | 23.5s |
| 4 | TRU | 22 | 23.8s |
| 5 | DLR | 22 | 23.9s |
| 6 | IRV | 34 | 24.5s |
| 7 | FRE | 34 | 24.6s |
| 8 | DIN | 15 | 24.7s |
| 9 | RSC | 33 | 24.9s |
| 10 | BAR | 22 | 25.0s |
| 11 | FIS | 37 | 25.5s |
| 12 | BAR | 32 | 26.3s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 26 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30.462 | |
| 2 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 1:30.946 | +0.484s |
| 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.781 | +1.319s |
| 4 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:32.148 | +1.686s |
| 5 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:32.276 | +1.814s |
| 6 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:32.289 | +1.827s |
| 7 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:32.540 | +2.078s |
| 8 | RSCRalf Schumacher | Williams | 1:32.691 | +2.229s |
| 9 | HILDamon Hill | Jordan | 1:32.695 | +2.233s |
| 10 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:32.789 | +2.327s |
| 11 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:32.888 | +2.426s |
| 12 | TRUJarno Trulli | Prost | 1:32.971 | +2.509s |
| 13 | HERJohnny Herbert | Stewart | 1:32.991 | +2.529s |
| 14 | DINPedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:33.374 | +2.912s |
| 15 | ZANAlex Zanardi | Williams | 1:33.549 | +3.087s |
| 16 | ALEJean Alesi | Sauber | 1:33.910 | +3.448s |
| 17 | TAKToranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 1:34.182 | +3.720s |
| 18 | DLRPedro De la Rosa | Arrows | 1:34.244 | +3.782s |
| 19 | ZONRicardo Zonta | BAR | 1:34.412 | +3.950s |
| 20 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 1:35.068 | +4.606s |
| 21 | BADLuca Badoer | Minardi | 1:35.316 | +4.854s |
| 22 | GENMarc Gené | Minardi | 1:37.013 | +6.551s |
Albert Park Circuit
Previous winners here
| 1998 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren |
| 1997 | David Coulthard | McLaren |
| 1996 | Damon Hill | Williams |
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