17 Oct 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix
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The 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 1999 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Sepang International Circuit, Selangor, Malaysia on Sunday, 17 October 1999. Michael Schumacher started on pole position for Ferrari and his team-mate Eddie Irvine was the race winner.
This Grand Prix saw Michael Schumacher return to race action for the first time since he broke his right leg at the British Grand Prix in July.
1999 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F399 | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:36:38.494 | - | - | 1:41.254 | 38 | 192.682 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F399 | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:36:39.534 | +1.040 | +1.040 | 1:40.267 | 25 | 192.647 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-14 | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:36:48.237 | +9.743 | +8.703 | 1:41.103 | 49 | 192.359 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Stewart Ford | SF3 | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:36:56.032 | +17.538 | +7.795 | 1:41.383 | 50 | 192.101 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF3 | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:37:10.790 | +32.296 | +14.758 | 1:40.810 | 55 | 191.615 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Jordan Mugen Honda | 199 | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:37:13.378 | +34.884 | +2.588 | 1:40.631 | 53 | 191.530 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | Jean Alesi | France | Sauber Petronas | C18 | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:37:32.902 | +54.408 | +19.524 | 1:41.328 | 56 | 190.891 | |
| 8 | 10 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Playlife | B199 | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:37:39.428 | +1:00.934 | +6.526 | 1:41.950 | 36 | 190.678 | |
| 9 | 21 | Marc Gené | Spain | Minardi Ford | M01 | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:37:10.056 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:42.490 | 54 | 188.217 | |
| 10 | 5 | Alessandro Zanardi | Italy | Williams Supertec | FW21 | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:37:36.473 | 1 lap | +26.417 | 1:42.056 | 27 | 187.368 | |
| 11 | 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Playlife | B199 | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:38:14.562 | 4 laps | 3 laps | 1:40.960 | 36 | 176.003 | |
| DNF | 22 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | BAR Supertec | 01 | Bridgestone | 48 | 1:24:10.789 | 1:41.769 | 35 | 189.605 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Sauber Petronas | C18 | Bridgestone | 44 | 1:17:06.378 | 1:41.639 | 20 | 189.749 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Pedro de la Rosa | Spain | Arrows | A20 | Bridgestone | 30 | 53:36.763 | 1:43.885 | 22 | 186.067 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Luca Badoer | Italy | Minardi Ford | M01 | Bridgestone | 15 | 28:53.229 | 1:46.367 | 9 | 172.665 | |||
| DNF | 2 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-14 | Bridgestone | 14 | 24:20.803 | 1:42.940 | 11 | 191.207 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Williams Supertec | FW21 | Bridgestone | 7 | 12:35.780 | 1:46.418 | 5 | 184.787 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Toranosuke Takagi | Japan | Arrows | A20 | Bridgestone | 7 | 15:22.101 | 1:46.441 | 4 | 151.456 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Ricardo Zonta | Brazil | BAR Supertec | 01 | Bridgestone | 6 | 11:04.410 | 1:46.444 | 2 | 180.170 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Peugeot | AP02 | Bridgestone | 5 | 9:14.074 | 1:46.874 | 4 | 180.040 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Jordan Mugen Honda | 199 | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNS | 19 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Peugeot | AP02 | Bridgestone |