11 Jul 1999 British Grand Prix
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The 1999 British Grand Prix was Round 8 of the 1999 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Silverstone, United Kingdom on Sunday, 11 July 1999. Mika Häkkinen started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and his team-mate David Coulthard was the race winner.
Michael Schumacher sustained a double fracture to his right leg when he crashed his Ferrari heavily at Stowe Corner on the opening lap, after suffering a brake failure. The accident effectively ended his attempt to win the championship in his fourth season at Ferrari and he would not race again until the Malaysian Grand Prix in October.
1999 RAC British Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-14 | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:32:30.144 | - | - | 1:28.846 | 47 | 199.970 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F399 | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:32:31.973 | +1.829 | +1.829 | 1:28.782 | 54 | 199.904 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Williams Supertec | FW21 | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:32:57.555 | +27.411 | +25.582 | 1:29.414 | 26 | 198.987 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Jordan Mugen Honda | 199 | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:32:57.933 | +27.789 | +0.378 | 1:29.330 | 47 | 198.974 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Jordan Mugen Honda | 199 | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:33:08.750 | +38.606 | +10.817 | 1:29.252 | 48 | 198.589 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Sauber Petronas | C18 | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:33:23.787 | +53.643 | +15.037 | 1:29.819 | 27 | 198.056 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Playlife | B199 | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:33:24.758 | +54.614 | +0.971 | 1:30.296 | 54 | 198.022 | |
| 8 | 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF3 | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:33:38.734 | +1:08.590 | +13.976 | 1:29.493 | 49 | 197.529 | |
| 9 | 19 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Peugeot | AP02 | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:33:42.189 | +1:12.045 | +3.455 | 1:30.964 | 52 | 197.408 | |
| 10 | 10 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Playlife | B199 | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:33:42.267 | +1:12.123 | +0.078 | 1:30.625 | 40 | 197.405 | |
| 11 | 5 | Alessandro Zanardi | Italy | Williams Supertec | FW21 | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:33:47.268 | +1:17.124 | +5.001 | 1:30.522 | 41 | 197.229 | |
| 12 | 17 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Stewart Ford | SF3 | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:33:47.853 | +1:17.709 | +0.585 | 1:30.103 | 53 | 197.209 | |
| 13 | 18 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Peugeot | AP02 | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:33:50.636 | +1:20.492 | +2.783 | 1:30.793 | 41 | 197.111 | |
| 14 | 11 | Jean Alesi | France | Sauber Petronas | C18 | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:33:12.794 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:30.334 | 37 | 195.137 | |
| 15 | 21 | Marc Gené | Spain | Minardi Ford | M01 | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:32:41.812 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:31.612 | 44 | 192.897 | |
| 16 | 15 | Toranosuke Takagi | Japan | Arrows | A20 | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:33:15.047 | 2 laps | +33.235 | 1:32.442 | 22 | 191.751 | |
| DNF | 23 | Ricardo Zonta | Brazil | BAR Supertec | 01 | Bridgestone | 41 | 1:05:19.054 | 1:30.611 | 27 | 193.487 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-14 | Bridgestone | 35 | 56:39.055 | 1:28.309 | 28 | 190.425 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | BAR Supertec | 01 | Bridgestone | 29 | 45:33.631 | 1:31.342 | 18 | 196.164 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Luca Badoer | Italy | Minardi Ford | M01 | Bridgestone | 6 | 10:31.457 | 1:32.409 | 3 | 175.229 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Pedro de la Rosa | Spain | Arrows | A20 | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNS | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F399 | Bridgestone |