1999 Malaysian Grand Prix

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1999 Malaysian Grand Prix
Race 15 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One World Championship
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Sepang.svg
Race details
Date17 October 1999
Official name 1999 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix
Location Sepang International Circuit
Sepang, Malaysia
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.542 km (3.444 miles)
Distance 56 laps, 310.352 km (192.853 miles)
Weather Cloudy, hot, dry
Attendance 80,000 (Weekend) [1]
Pole position
Driver
 Ferrari
Time 1:39.688
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:40.267 on lap 25
Podium
First
 Ferrari
Second
 Ferrari
Third
 McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders
  • 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix

The 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix (formally the 1999 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix) [2] was a Formula One race held on 17 October 1999 at the new Sepang International Circuit near Sepang, Malaysia. It was the fifteenth race of the 1999 Formula One World Championship.

Contents

The 56-lap race was won by Eddie Irvine, driving a Ferrari, after starting from second position. Teammate Michael Schumacher, in his first race back after breaking his leg at the 1999 British Grand Prix, finished second after letting Irvine overtake him, having started from pole position. Championship leader Mika Häkkinen finished third in a McLaren-Mercedes.

Both Ferraris were disqualified for the race, and Häkkinen and McLaren initially appeared to have won both championships. After Ferrari's successful appeal, the race results were reinstated. Although the win gave Irvine a four point lead over Häkkinen in the Drivers' Championship with one race to go, it would be his fourth and last Formula One career win.

Report

This was the first Malaysian Grand Prix since a Formula Holden event in 1995, and the first time at Formula One world championship level. [3] Michael Schumacher returned to Formula One having recovered from his broken leg, and took pole position by nearly a second from Ferrari teammate Eddie Irvine, [4] with the McLarens of David Coulthard and Mika Häkkinen third and fourth, respectively. At the start, Schumacher led away from Irvine, Coulthard, Häkkinen, and Rubens Barrichello. On lap 4, Schumacher slowed and allowed Irvine to pass him, then proceeded to block the McLarens. Coulthard forced his way past Schumacher on lap 5 and pursued Irvine for the lead, only to retire on lap 15 with fuel pressure problems. [5]

Back in second place, Schumacher slowed again in order to allow Irvine to build an advantage. As the first round of pit stops loomed, Schumacher accelerated the pace in order to stay ahead of Häkkinen. Realising this, McLaren gambled on giving Häkkinen half a tank of fuel, hoping it would be enough to get him out of the pits ahead of Schumacher. The gamble failed, as Schumacher stayed ahead of the Finn and proceeded to block him again, allowing Irvine to extend his lead to 20 seconds. [6]

Ferrari F399's bargeboard that caused controversy following the race Ferrari F399 bargeboard Museo Ferrari.jpg
Ferrari F399's bargeboard that caused controversy following the race

Irvine's lead was not big enough for him to stay ahead after his second pit stop. Despite this, Ferrari were sure that Häkkinen would have to stop again, which he did, emerging in fourth place behind Johnny Herbert in the Stewart. Schumacher slowed once again to allow Irvine to retake the lead, while Häkkinen forced his way past Herbert for third. [7]

Irvine duly took the chequered flag one second ahead of Schumacher, with Häkkinen a further eight seconds back. Immediately after the race, the Ferraris were disqualified due to an infringement on their bargeboards. This meant that Häkkinen and McLaren were effectively handed their respective championships by default. Ferrari appealed against the FIA's decision in court and both drivers were subsequently reinstated. [8] [9]

With one race remaining, Irvine led the Drivers' Championship by four points over Häkkinen, 70 to 66. Similarly, Ferrari held a four-point lead over McLaren in the Constructors' Championship, 118 to 114. Despite Schumacher's alleged wish not have Irvine being the Ferrari driver to end the team championship's drought, [10] his performance in Malaysia proved instrumental for Irvine to possibly win the championship at the 1999 Japanese Grand Prix. [11] [12] [13]

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorLapGap
13 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:39.688 
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:40.635+0.947
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:40.806+1.118
41 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:40.866+1.178
517 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford 1:40.937+1.249
616 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:41.351+1.663
710 Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 1:41.444+1.756
86 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher Williams-Supertec 1:41.558+1.870
97 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:42.050+2.362
1022 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Supertec 1:42.087+2.399
119 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 1:42.110+2.422
1218 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 1:42.208+2.520
1323 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Zonta BAR-Supertec 1:42.310+2.622
148 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:42.380+2.692
1511 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 1:42.522+2.834
165 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Williams-Supertec 1:42.885+3.197
1712 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Diniz Sauber-Petronas 1:42.933+3.245
1819 Flag of Italy.svg Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 1:42.948+3.260
1921 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Gené Minardi-Ford 1:43.563+3.875
2014 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 1:43.579+3.891
2120 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 1:44.321+4.633
2215 Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 1:44.637+4.949
107% time: 1:46.666
Sources: [14] [15]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Ferrari 561:36:38.494210
23 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Ferrari 56+ 1.04016
31 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 56+ 9.74344
417 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford 56+ 17.53853
516 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 56+ 32.29662
68 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda 56+ 34.884141
711 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 56+ 54.40815 
810 Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 56+ 1:00.9347 
921 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Gené Minardi-Ford 55+ 1 lap19 
105 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Williams-Supertec 55+ 1 lap16 
119 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 52+ 4 laps11 
Ret22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Supertec 48Hydraulics10 
Ret12 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Diniz Sauber-Petronas 44Spun off17 
Ret14 Flag of Spain.svg Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 30Engine20 
Ret20 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 15Spun off21 
Ret2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 14Fuel pressure3 
Ret6 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher Williams-Supertec 7Spun off8 
Ret15 Flag of Japan.svg Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 7Transmission22 
Ret23 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Zonta BAR-Supertec 6Engine/Spun off13 
Ret18 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 5Engine12 
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 0Collision9 
DNS19 Flag of Italy.svg Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 0Engine18 
Sources: [16] [17]

Championship standings after the race

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Further reading

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1999 European Grand Prix 		FIA Formula One World Championship
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1999 Japanese Grand Prix
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1995 Malaysian Grand Prix 		Malaysian Grand Prix Next race:
2000 Malaysian Grand Prix
Awards
Preceded by
1998 San Marino Grand Prix 		Formula One Promotional Trophy
for Race Promoter
1999 		Succeeded by
2000 United States Grand Prix
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