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1999 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 17 Oct 1999
- Name
- 1999 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/645
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 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix · Sepang International Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1999 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:36:38.494 · 56 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:36:39.534 · 56 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:36:48.237 · 56 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart | 1:36:56.032 · 56 laps · ford | 3 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:37:10.790 · 56 laps · ford | 2 |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:37:13.378 · 56 laps · mugen-honda | 1 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:37:32.902 · 56 laps · petronas | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:37:39.428 · 56 laps · playlife | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Marc Gené | Minardi | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Alex Zanardi | Williams | Time not recorded · 55 laps · supertec | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | Time not recorded · 52 laps · playlife | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 48 laps · supertec | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | Spun off · Time not recorded · 44 laps · petronas | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | Engine · Time not recorded · 30 laps · arrows | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Luca Badoer | Minardi | Spun off · Time not recorded · 15 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | David Coulthard | McLaren | Fuel pressure · Time not recorded · 14 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | Spun off · Time not recorded · 7 laps · supertec | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | Transmission · Time not recorded · 7 laps · arrows | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | Engine · Time not recorded · 6 laps · supertec | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Olivier Panis | Prost | Engine · Time not recorded · 5 laps · peugeot | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Damon Hill | Jordan | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · mugen-honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Jarno Trulli | Prost | Engine · Time not recorded · peugeot | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:39.688 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:40.635 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:40.806 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:40.866 · 11 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart | 1:40.937 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:41.351 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:41.444 · 12 laps · playlife | |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:41.558 · 11 laps · supertec | |
| 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:42.050 · 11 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:42.087 · 11 laps · supertec | |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:42.110 · 11 laps · playlife | |
| 12 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:42.208 · 12 laps · peugeot | |
| 13 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:42.310 · 11 laps · supertec | |
| 14 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:42.380 · 12 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:42.522 · 12 laps · petronas | |
| 16 | Alex Zanardi | Williams | 1:42.885 · 12 laps · supertec | |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:42.933 · 12 laps · petronas | |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:42.948 · 12 laps · peugeot | |
| 19 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 1:43.563 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:43.579 · 12 laps · arrows | |
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Minardi | 1:44.321 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 22 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 1:44.637 · 12 laps · arrows |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:39.688 · ferrari | |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:40.635 · ferrari | |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:40.806 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:40.866 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart | 1:40.937 · ford | |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:41.351 · ford | |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:41.444 · playlife | |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:41.558 · supertec | |
| 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:42.050 · mugen-honda | |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 1:42.087 · supertec | |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:42.110 · playlife | |
| 12 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:42.208 · peugeot | |
| 13 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 1:42.310 · supertec | |
| 14 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 1:42.380 · mugen-honda | |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:42.522 · petronas | |
| 16 | Alex Zanardi | Williams | 1:42.885 · supertec | |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 1:42.933 · petronas | |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:42.948 · peugeot | |
| 19 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 1:43.563 · ford | |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 1:43.579 · arrows | |
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Minardi | 1:44.321 · ford | |
| 22 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 1:44.637 · arrows |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Irvine | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 70 |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 66 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 51 |
| 4 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 48 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 33 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 11 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 12 | Damon Hill | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 13 | Alexander Wurz | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 16 | Pedro de la Rosa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 17 | Jean Alesi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 18 | Marc Gené | 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 | Jacques Villeneuve | 1 | 1:42.407 |
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 2 | 1:42.519 |
| freePractice1Results | Jean Alesi | 3 | 1:42.701 |
| freePractice1Results | Eddie Irvine | 4 | 1:42.725 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 5 | 1:42.875 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro Diniz | 6 | 1:43.006 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 7 | 1:43.042 |
| freePractice1Results | Mika Häkkinen | 8 | 1:43.153 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Wurz | 9 | 1:43.311 |
| freePractice1Results | Johnny Herbert | 10 | 1:43.349 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 11 | 1:43.403 |
| freePractice1Results | Damon Hill | 12 | 1:43.417 |
| freePractice1Results | Olivier Panis | 13 | 1:43.500 |
| freePractice1Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 14 | 1:43.677 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 15 | 1:43.793 |
| freePractice1Results | Luca Badoer | 16 | 1:44.818 |
| freePractice1Results | Ricardo Zonta | 17 | 1:44.968 |
| freePractice1Results | Ralf Schumacher | 18 | 1:45.164 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 19 | 1:45.397 |
| freePractice1Results | Alex Zanardi | 20 | 1:45.833 |
| freePractice1Results | Toranosuke Takagi | 21 | 1:46.690 |
| freePractice1Results | Marc Gené | 22 | 1:49.451 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 1 | 1:40.424 |
| freePractice2Results | Eddie Irvine | 2 | 1:40.506 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Häkkinen | 3 | 1:41.107 |
| freePractice2Results | Johnny Herbert | 4 | 1:41.111 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 5 | 1:41.269 |
| freePractice2Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 6 | 1:41.560 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 7 | 1:41.608 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean Alesi | 8 | 1:42.042 |
| freePractice2Results | Ralf Schumacher | 9 | 1:42.153 |
| freePractice2Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 10 | 1:42.282 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 11 | 1:42.292 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro Diniz | 12 | 1:42.473 |
| freePractice2Results | Ricardo Zonta | 13 | 1:42.578 |
| freePractice2Results | Alexander Wurz | 14 | 1:42.755 |
| freePractice2Results | Damon Hill | 15 | 1:42.861 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 16 | 1:42.946 |
| freePractice2Results | Alex Zanardi | 17 | 1:43.108 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro de la Rosa | 18 | 1:43.729 |
| freePractice2Results | Luca Badoer | 19 | 1:43.981 |
| freePractice2Results | Olivier Panis | 20 | 1:44.032 |
| freePractice2Results | Marc Gené | 21 | 1:44.937 |
| freePractice2Results | Toranosuke Takagi | 22 | 1:44.978 |
| warmingUpResults | Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 1:41.679 |
| warmingUpResults | David Coulthard | 2 | 1:41.765 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Häkkinen | 3 | 1:41.818 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Irvine | 4 | 1:42.243 |
| warmingUpResults | Michael Schumacher | 5 | 1:42.563 |
| warmingUpResults | Johnny Herbert | 6 | 1:42.681 |
| warmingUpResults | Alexander Wurz | 7 | 1:42.745 |
| warmingUpResults | Pedro Diniz | 8 | 1:42.846 |
| warmingUpResults | Olivier Panis | 9 | 1:43.540 |
| warmingUpResults | Jean Alesi | 10 | 1:43.686 |
| warmingUpResults | Giancarlo Fisichella | 11 | 1:43.725 |
| warmingUpResults | Ralf Schumacher | 12 | 1:43.835 |
| warmingUpResults | Ricardo Zonta | 13 | 1:43.894 |
| warmingUpResults | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 14 | 1:43.950 |
| warmingUpResults | Jarno Trulli | 15 | 1:44.032 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Villeneuve | 16 | 1:44.079 |
| warmingUpResults | Alex Zanardi | 17 | 1:44.347 |
| warmingUpResults | Damon Hill | 18 | 1:44.663 |
| warmingUpResults | Luca Badoer | 19 | 1:44.677 |
| warmingUpResults | Pedro de la Rosa | 20 | 1:44.941 |
| warmingUpResults | Toranosuke Takagi | 21 | 1:45.288 |
| warmingUpResults | Marc Gené | 22 | 1:45.341 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 1 | 6:50.649 |
| Alex Zanardi | 1 | 3 | 29.094 |
| Luca Badoer | 1 | 12 | 35.435 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 19 | 30.266 |
| Alexander Wurz | 1 | 20 | 30.530 |
| Jean Alesi | 1 | 21 | 30.425 |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 1 | 22 | 30.515 |
| Pedro Diniz | 1 | 22 | 29.695 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 20 | 29.839 |
| Pedro de la Rosa | 1 | 24 | 32.443 |
| Eddie Irvine | 1 | 25 | 28.899 |
| Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 27 | 29.149 |
| Marc Gené | 1 | 27 | 32.624 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 28 | 32.523 |
| Johnny Herbert | 1 | 28 | 35.081 |
| Alex Zanardi | 2 | 28 | 32.546 |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 30 | 30.607 |
| Alexander Wurz | 2 | 38 | 28.755 |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 2 | 38 | 30.817 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 39 | 29.983 |
| Pedro Diniz | 2 | 39 | 28.975 |
| Eddie Irvine | 2 | 41 | 28.224 |
| Jean Alesi | 2 | 41 | 29.338 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 3 | 37 | 29.249 |
| Mika Häkkinen | 2 | 47 | 28.388 |
| Alex Zanardi | 3 | 48 | 27.435 |