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1999 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 7 Mar 1999
- Name
- 1999 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/631
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: ONE_SESSION
Grand Prix context
1999 Qantas Australian Grand Prix · Albert Park Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1999 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:35:01.659 · 57 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:35:02.685 · 57 laps · mugen-honda | 6 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:35:08.671 · 57 laps · supertec | 4 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:35:35.077 · 57 laps · playlife | 3 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:35:56.356 · 57 laps · ford | 2 |
| 6 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:36:25.975 · 57 laps · arrows | 1 |
| 7 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 1:36:27.947 · 57 laps · arrows | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 48 laps · supertec | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Luca Badoer | Minardi | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 42 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | Suspension · Time not recorded · 28 laps · playlife | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | Transmission · Time not recorded · 27 laps · petronas | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Marc Gené | Minardi | Collision · Time not recorded · 25 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jarno Trulli | Prost | Collision · Time not recorded · 25 laps · peugeot | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Olivier Panis | Prost | Wheel · Time not recorded · 23 laps · peugeot | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | Throttle · Time not recorded · 21 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alex Zanardi | Williams | Spun off · Time not recorded · 20 laps · supertec | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | David Coulthard | McLaren | Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 13 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | Rear wing · Time not recorded · 13 laps · supertec | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Damon Hill | Jordan | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · mugen-honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jean Alesi | Sauber | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 0 laps · petronas | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Johnny Herbert | Stewart | Fire · Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30.462 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:30.946 · 11 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.781 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:32.148 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:32.276 · 11 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:32.289 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:32.540 · 12 laps · playlife | |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:32.691 · 10 laps · supertec | |
| 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:32.695 · 12 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 10 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:32.789 · 12 laps · playlife | |
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:32.888 · 10 laps · supertec | |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:32.971 · 11 laps · peugeot | |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart | 1:32.991 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:33.374 · 9 laps · petronas | |
| 15 | Alex Zanardi | Williams | 1:33.549 · 12 laps · supertec | |
| 16 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:33.910 · 10 laps · petronas | |
| 17 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 1:34.182 · 12 laps · arrows | |
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:34.244 · 12 laps · arrows | |
| 19 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:34.412 · 11 laps · supertec | |
| 20 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:35.068 · 10 laps · peugeot | |
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Minardi | 1:35.316 · 11 laps · ford | |
| NC | Marc Gené | Minardi | 1:37.013 · 11 laps · ford |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30.462 · mercedes | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:30.946 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.781 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:32.148 · ford | |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:32.276 · mugen-honda | |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:32.289 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:32.540 · playlife | |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:32.691 · supertec | |
| 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:32.695 · mugen-honda | |
| 10 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:32.789 · playlife | |
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:32.888 · supertec | |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:32.971 · peugeot | |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart | 1:32.991 · ford | |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:33.374 · petronas | |
| 15 | Alex Zanardi | Williams | 1:33.549 · supertec | |
| 16 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:33.910 · petronas | |
| 17 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 1:34.182 · arrows | |
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:34.244 · arrows | |
| 19 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:34.412 · supertec | |
| 20 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:35.068 · peugeot | |
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Minardi | 1:35.316 · ford | |
| 22 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 1:37.013 · ford |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Irvine | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 6 | Pedro de la Rosa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 1 | 1:31.971 |
| freePractice1Results | Mika Häkkinen | 2 | 1:31.985 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 3 | 1:32.947 |
| freePractice1Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 4 | 1:33.029 |
| freePractice1Results | Johnny Herbert | 5 | 1:33.166 |
| freePractice1Results | Damon Hill | 6 | 1:33.420 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 7 | 1:33.576 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 8 | 1:33.870 |
| freePractice1Results | Alex Zanardi | 9 | 1:33.951 |
| freePractice1Results | Ralf Schumacher | 10 | 1:33.957 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Wurz | 11 | 1:34.046 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 12 | 1:34.135 |
| freePractice1Results | Jean Alesi | 13 | 1:34.541 |
| freePractice1Results | Eddie Irvine | 14 | 1:34.595 |
| freePractice1Results | Olivier Panis | 15 | 1:34.693 |
| freePractice1Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 16 | 1:34.695 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro Diniz | 17 | 1:35.253 |
| freePractice1Results | Toranosuke Takagi | 18 | 1:35.699 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 19 | 1:35.756 |
| freePractice1Results | Marc Gené | 20 | 1:36.481 |
| freePractice1Results | Luca Badoer | 21 | 1:37.958 |
| freePractice1Results | Ricardo Zonta | 22 | 1:38.075 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 1:30.324 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 2 | 1:30.969 |
| freePractice2Results | Johnny Herbert | 3 | 1:32.569 |
| freePractice2Results | Damon Hill | 4 | 1:32.661 |
| freePractice2Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 5 | 1:32.717 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 6 | 1:32.722 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 7 | 1:32.828 |
| freePractice2Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 8 | 1:32.876 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 9 | 1:32.975 |
| freePractice2Results | Eddie Irvine | 10 | 1:32.994 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro Diniz | 11 | 1:32.999 |
| freePractice2Results | Alexander Wurz | 12 | 1:33.110 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 13 | 1:33.252 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean Alesi | 14 | 1:33.305 |
| freePractice2Results | Ralf Schumacher | 15 | 1:33.323 |
| freePractice2Results | Olivier Panis | 16 | 1:34.129 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 17 | 1:34.194 |
| freePractice2Results | Toranosuke Takagi | 18 | 1:34.386 |
| freePractice2Results | Alex Zanardi | 19 | 1:35.444 |
| freePractice2Results | Luca Badoer | 20 | 1:35.839 |
| freePractice2Results | Marc Gené | 21 | 1:36.848 |
| freePractice2Results | Ricardo Zonta | 22 | 1:48.227 |
| warmingUpResults | David Coulthard | 1 | 1:32.560 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Häkkinen | 2 | 1:32.670 |
| warmingUpResults | Michael Schumacher | 3 | 1:33.638 |
| warmingUpResults | Pedro Diniz | 4 | 1:34.460 |
| warmingUpResults | Olivier Panis | 5 | 1:34.518 |
| warmingUpResults | Alex Zanardi | 6 | 1:34.556 |
| warmingUpResults | Johnny Herbert | 7 | 1:34.707 |
| warmingUpResults | Ralf Schumacher | 8 | 1:34.747 |
| warmingUpResults | Jarno Trulli | 9 | 1:34.784 |
| warmingUpResults | Jean Alesi | 10 | 1:34.805 |
| warmingUpResults | Alexander Wurz | 11 | 1:34.973 |
| warmingUpResults | Giancarlo Fisichella | 12 | 1:35.013 |
| warmingUpResults | Rubens Barrichello | 13 | 1:35.046 |
| warmingUpResults | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 14 | 1:35.085 |
| warmingUpResults | Pedro de la Rosa | 15 | 1:35.135 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Irvine | 16 | 1:35.241 |
| warmingUpResults | Ricardo Zonta | 17 | 1:35.294 |
| warmingUpResults | Toranosuke Takagi | 18 | 1:35.568 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Villeneuve | 19 | 1:35.676 |
| warmingUpResults | Luca Badoer | 20 | 1:37.289 |
| warmingUpResults | Marc Gené | 21 | 1:38.471 |
| warmingUpResults | Damon Hill | 22 | 16:57.718 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Zanardi | 1 | 13 | 23.512 |
| Pedro Diniz | 1 | 15 | 24.711 |
| Ricardo Zonta | 1 | 15 | 34.918 |
| Luca Badoer | 1 | 15 | 46.637 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 18 | 37.052 |
| Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 18 | 47.557 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 22 | 23.752 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 22 | 25.027 |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 1 | 22 | 23.919 |
| Marc Gené | 1 | 23 | 27.215 |
| Jarno Trulli | 2 | 23 | 28.602 |
| Alexander Wurz | 1 | 27 | 27.315 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 27 | 41.287 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 31 | 26.345 |
| Ricardo Zonta | 2 | 31 | 29.441 |
| Toranosuke Takagi | 1 | 32 | 27.046 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 3 | 32 | 26.335 |
| Ralf Schumacher | 1 | 33 | 24.890 |
| Luca Badoer | 2 | 33 | 27.282 |
| Eddie Irvine | 1 | 34 | 24.474 |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 34 | 24.630 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 37 | 25.520 |
| Michael Schumacher | 2 | 37 | 11.371 |
| Michael Schumacher | 3 | 38 | 46.248 |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 2 | 40 | 23.293 |
| Ricardo Zonta | 3 | 46 | 28.728 |