31 Oct 1999 Japanese Grand Prix
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The 1999 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 16 of the 1999 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 31 October 1999. Michael Schumacher started on pole position for Ferrari and Mika Häkkinen was the race winner in the McLaren Mercedes. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1999 Drivers Championship and Häkkinen won the world title for the second and last time.
1999 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-14 | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:31:18.785 | - | - | 1:41.577 | 31 | 204.086 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F399 | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:31:23.800 | +5.015 | +5.015 | 1:41.319 | 31 | 203.899 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F399 | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:32:54.473 | +1:35.688 | +1:30.673 | 1:43.297 | 26 | 200.583 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Jordan Mugen Honda | 199 | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:32:57.420 | +1:38.635 | +2.947 | 1:42.972 | 22 | 200.477 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Williams Supertec | FW21 | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:32:58.279 | +1:39.494 | +0.859 | 1:42.567 | 22 | 200.446 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Jean Alesi | France | Sauber Petronas | C18 | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:31:31.101 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:43.669 | 3 | 199.784 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Stewart Ford | SF3 | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:31:33.352 | 1 lap | +2.251 | 1:43.706 | 5 | 199.702 | |
| 8 | 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF3 | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:31:34.255 | 1 lap | +0.903 | 1:43.496 | 22 | 199.669 | |
| 9 | 22 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | BAR Supertec | 01 | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:31:46.116 | 1 lap | +11.861 | 1:43.898 | 6 | 199.239 | |
| 10 | 10 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Playlife | B199 | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:31:55.310 | 1 lap | +9.194 | 1:43.963 | 11 | 198.907 | |
| 11 | 12 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Sauber Petronas | C18 | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:32:16.261 | 1 lap | +20.951 | 1:44.112 | 22 | 198.154 | |
| 12 | 23 | Ricardo Zonta | Brazil | BAR Supertec | 01 | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:32:44.136 | 1 lap | +27.875 | 1:44.869 | 30 | 197.161 | |
| 13 | 14 | Pedro de la Rosa | Spain | Arrows | A20 | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:31:39.478 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:45.556 | 25 | 195.641 | |
| 14 | 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Playlife | B199 | Bridgestone | 47 | 1:23:50.733 | 6 laps | 4 laps | 1:44.379 | 12 | 197.085 | |
| DNF | 15 | Toranosuke Takagi | Japan | Arrows | A20 | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:18:01.322 | 1:46.150 | 27 | 193.757 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Luca Badoer | Italy | Minardi Ford | M01 | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:18:30.595 | 1:45.377 | 30 | 192.553 | |||
| DNF | 2 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-14 | Bridgestone | 39 | 1:09:15.879 | 1:42.106 | 33 | 197.936 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Marc Gené | Spain | Minardi Ford | M01 | Bridgestone | 31 | 55:30.367 | 1:45.359 | 29 | 196.289 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Jordan Mugen Honda | 199 | Bridgestone | 21 | 38:00.930 | 1:43.939 | 14 | 194.049 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Peugeot | AP02 | Bridgestone | 19 | 33:48.473 | 1:43.188 | 4 | 197.385 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Peugeot | AP02 | Bridgestone | 3 | 5:22.709 | 1:44.304 | 3 | 194.062 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Alessandro Zanardi | Italy | Williams Supertec | FW21 | Bridgestone |