1999 German Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 10 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One World Championship
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Race details | |||||
Date | 1 August 1999 | ||||
Official name | Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1999 | ||||
Location | Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Germany | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 6.823 km (4.240 miles) | ||||
Distance | 45 laps, 307.035 km (190.792 miles) | ||||
Weather | Partially cloudy, very hot, dry | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Time | 1:42.950 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
Time | 1:45.270 on lap 43 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Ferrari | ||||
Second | Ferrari | ||||
Third | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 1999 German Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1999) [1] 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. [2] 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.
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