1999 Qantas Australian Grand Prix

Your weekend briefing

Times in Africa/Johannesburg

Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

Time TBA

Race

1999-03-07 · time TBA

Albert Park Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Race · 1:35:01.659 · 57 laps	10
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	Race · 1:35:02.685 · 57 laps	6
3	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	Race · 1:35:08.671 · 57 laps	4
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Race · 1:35:35.077 · 57 laps	3
5	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Race · 1:35:56.356 · 57 laps	2
6	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	Race · 1:36:25.975 · 57 laps	1
7	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	Race · 1:36:27.947 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
8	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Fastest lap · Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 48 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Luca Badoer	Minardi	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 42 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Race · Suspension · Time not recorded · 28 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	Race · Transmission · Time not recorded · 27 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Marc Gené	Minardi	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 25 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jarno Trulli	Prost	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 25 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Olivier Panis	Prost	Race · Wheel · Time not recorded · 23 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Race · Throttle · Time not recorded · 21 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alex Zanardi	Williams	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 20 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	David Coulthard	McLaren	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 13 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	Race · Rear wing · Time not recorded · 13 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Damon Hill	Jordan	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Alesi	Sauber	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Johnny Herbert	Stewart	Race · Fire · Time not recorded	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Eddie Irvine · Ferrari

Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Jordan

Ralf Schumacher · Williams

Giancarlo Fisichella · Benetton

Rubens Barrichello · Stewart

Pedro de la Rosa · Arrows

Toranosuke Takagi · Arrows

Michael Schumacher · Ferrari

Ricardo Zonta · BAR

Luca Badoer · Minardi

Alexander Wurz · Benetton

Pedro Diniz · Sauber

Marc Gené · Minardi

Jarno Trulli · Prost

Olivier Panis · Prost

Mika Häkkinen · McLaren

Alex Zanardi · Williams

David Coulthard · McLaren

Jacques Villeneuve · BAR

Damon Hill · Jordan

Jean Alesi · Sauber

Johnny Herbert · Stewart

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:30.462 · 12 laps
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:30.946 · 11 laps
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:31.781 · 11 laps
4	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Qualifying · 1:32.148 · 12 laps
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	Qualifying · 1:32.276 · 11 laps
6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:32.289 · 12 laps
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:32.540 · 12 laps
8	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	Qualifying · 1:32.691 · 10 laps
9	Damon Hill	Jordan	Qualifying · 1:32.695 · 12 laps
10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:32.789 · 12 laps
11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	Qualifying · 1:32.888 · 10 laps
12	Jarno Trulli	Prost	Qualifying · 1:32.971 · 11 laps
13	Johnny Herbert	Stewart	Qualifying · 1:32.991 · 12 laps
14	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	Qualifying · 1:33.374 · 9 laps
15	Alex Zanardi	Williams	Qualifying · 1:33.549 · 12 laps
16	Jean Alesi	Sauber	Qualifying · 1:33.910 · 10 laps
17	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	Qualifying · 1:34.182 · 12 laps
18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	Qualifying · 1:34.244 · 12 laps
19	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	Qualifying · 1:34.412 · 11 laps
20	Olivier Panis	Prost	Qualifying · 1:35.068 · 10 laps
21	Luca Badoer	Minardi	Qualifying · 1:35.316 · 11 laps
NC	Marc Gené	Minardi	Qualifying · 1:37.013 · 11 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:30.462
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:30.946
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:31.781
4	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Starting grid · 1:32.148
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	Starting grid · 1:32.276
6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:32.289
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:32.540
8	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	Starting grid · 1:32.691
9	Damon Hill	Jordan	Starting grid · 1:32.695
10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:32.789
11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	Starting grid · 1:32.888
12	Jarno Trulli	Prost	Starting grid · 1:32.971
13	Johnny Herbert	Stewart	Starting grid · 1:32.991
14	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:33.374
15	Alex Zanardi	Williams	Starting grid · 1:33.549
16	Jean Alesi	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:33.910
17	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	Starting grid · 1:34.182
18	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	Starting grid · 1:34.244
19	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	Starting grid · 1:34.412
20	Olivier Panis	Prost	Starting grid · 1:35.068
21	Luca Badoer	Minardi	Starting grid · 1:35.316
22	Marc Gené	Minardi	Starting grid · 1:37.013

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.971 · 30 laps
2	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.985 · 21 laps
3	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.947 · 30 laps
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.029 · 38 laps
5	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.166 · 28 laps
6	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.420 · 38 laps
7	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.576 · 17 laps
8	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.870 · 31 laps
9	Alex Zanardi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.951 · 30 laps
10	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.957 · 26 laps
11	Alexander Wurz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.046 · 31 laps
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.135 · 25 laps
13	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.541 · 17 laps
14	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.595 · 23 laps
15	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.693 · 23 laps
16	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.695 · 25 laps
17	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.253 · 24 laps
18	Toranosuke Takagi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.699 · 30 laps
19	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.756 · 35 laps
20	Marc Gené	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.481 · 38 laps
21	Luca Badoer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.958 · 22 laps
22	Ricardo Zonta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.075 · 12 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.324 · 26 laps
2	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.969 · 30 laps
3	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.569 · 26 laps
4	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.661 · 29 laps
5	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.717 · 20 laps
6	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.722 · 25 laps
7	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.828 · 22 laps
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.876 · 23 laps
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.975 · 28 laps
10	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.994 · 24 laps
11	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.999 · 22 laps
12	Alexander Wurz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.110 · 16 laps
13	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.252 · 21 laps
14	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.305 · 14 laps
15	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.323 · 24 laps
16	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.129 · 28 laps
17	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.194 · 17 laps
18	Toranosuke Takagi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.386 · 28 laps
19	Alex Zanardi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.444 · 7 laps
20	Luca Badoer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.839 · 29 laps
21	Marc Gené	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.848 · 19 laps
22	Ricardo Zonta	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:48.227 · 3 laps

Warm-up

Warm-up
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:32.560 · 13 laps
2	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:32.670 · 14 laps
3	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:33.638 · 14 laps
4	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:34.460 · 14 laps
5	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:34.518 · 11 laps
6	Alex Zanardi	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:34.556 · 12 laps
7	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:34.707 · 11 laps
8	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:34.747 · 9 laps
9	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:34.784 · 15 laps
10	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:34.805 · 12 laps
11	Alexander Wurz	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:34.973 · 12 laps
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:35.013 · 15 laps
13	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:35.046 · 13 laps
14	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:35.085 · 16 laps
15	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:35.135 · 12 laps
16	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:35.241 · 12 laps
17	Ricardo Zonta	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:35.294 · 10 laps
18	Toranosuke Takagi	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:35.568 · 10 laps
19	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:35.676 · 8 laps
20	Luca Badoer	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:37.289 · 14 laps
21	Marc Gené	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:38.471 · 12 laps
22	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 16:57.718 · 2 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:32.112
2	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Fastest laps · 1:32.894
3	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:33.309
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	Fastest laps · 1:33.378
5	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:33.407
6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:33.560
7	David Coulthard	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:33.603
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Fastest laps · 1:33.657
9	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:34.748
10	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	Fastest laps · 1:34.756
11	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	Fastest laps · 1:34.771
12	Jarno Trulli	Prost	Fastest laps · 1:34.980
13	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	Fastest laps · 1:35.220
14	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	Fastest laps · 1:35.877
15	Olivier Panis	Prost	Fastest laps · 1:35.910
16	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Fastest laps · 1:36.068
17	Luca Badoer	Minardi	Fastest laps · 1:37.073
18	Alex Zanardi	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:37.146
19	Marc Gené	Minardi	Fastest laps · 1:37.454

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
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

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
3	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
5	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
6	Pedro de la Rosa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	10
2	Jordan Mugen-Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
3	Williams Supertec	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
4	Benetton Playlife	Constructorstandings · Championship record	3
5	Stewart Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
6	Arrows Arrows	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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