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  1999 French Grand Prix

Race details
Race 7 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One season
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (last modified in 1992)
Date	June 27, 1999
Official name	LXXXV Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France
Location	Magny-Cours, France
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.250 km (2.641 mi)
Distance	72 laps, 305.814 km (190.140 mi)
Weather	Overcast, mild, dry at first, rain later on
Pole position
Driver	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford
Time	1:38.441
Fastest lap
Driver	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:19.227 on lap 8
Podium
First	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan-Mugen-Honda
Second	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford

The 1999 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 27, 1999 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours near Magny-Cours, France. It was the seventh race of the 1999 Formula One season.

The race was held in wet conditions which at one point required the safety car to be deployed.^{[citation needed]}

Damon Hill hinted after the race that this one could have been his last, or if he did compete at Silverstone in the next race he might leave Formula One afterwards.^{[citation needed]}

Toranosuke Takagi was disqualified for using tyres which had been marked for his team-mate, Pedro de la Rosa.^{[citation needed]}

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	16	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	1:38.441
2	11	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	1:38.881	+0.440
3	18	Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	1:40.400	+1.959
4	2	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:40.403	+1.962
5	8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	1:40.690	+2.249
6	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:41.127	+2.686
7	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	1:41.825	+3.384
8	19	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	1:42.096	+3.655
9	17	Johnny Herbert	Stewart-Ford	1:42.199	+3.758
10	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR-Supertec	1:42.228	+3.787
11	12	Pedro Diniz	Sauber-Petronas	1:42.942	+4.501
12	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Supertec	1:43.748	+5.307
13	10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	1:44.319	+5.878
14	1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:44.368	+5.927
15	5	Alessandro Zanardi	Williams-Supertec	1:44.912	+6.471
16 1	6	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-Supertec	1:45.189	+6.748
17 1	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:45.218	+6.777
18 1	7	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	1:45.334	+6.893
19 1	21	Marc Gené	Minardi-Ford	1:46.324	+7.883
20 1	20	Luca Badoer	Minardi-Ford	1:46.784	+8.343
21 1	14	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:48.215	+9.774
22 1	15	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	1:48.322	+9.881

1.^  -Due to the poor weather conditions, all cars from 16th to 22nd on the grid failed to qualify within the 107% rule. However, the stewards chose to waive the rule due to the spacing of the entire field caused by the weather problems.

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	72	1:58:24.343	5	10
2	1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	72	+11.092	14	6
3	16	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	72	+43.432	1	4
4	6	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-Supertec	72	+45.475	16	3
5	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	72	+47.881	6	2
6	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	72	+48.901	17	1
7	19	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	72	+57.771	8
8	18	Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	72	+58.531	3
9	23	Ricardo Zonta	BAR-Supertec	72	+1:28.764	10
10	20	Luca Badoer	Minardi-Ford	71	+1 Lap	20
11	14	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	71	+1 Lap	21
Ret	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	42	Spun off	7
Ret	7	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	31	Electrical	18
Ret	5	Alessandro Zanardi	Williams-Supertec	26	Engine	15
Ret	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Supertec	25	Spun off	12
Ret	10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	25	Spun off	13
Ret	21	Marc Gené	Minardi-Ford	25	Spun off	19
Ret	11	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	24	Spun off	2
Ret	2	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	9	Electrical	4
Ret	12	Pedro Diniz	Sauber-Petronas	6	Transmission	11
Ret	17	Johnny Herbert	Stewart-Ford	4	Gearbox	9
DSQ	15	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	71	Disqualified	22

Standings after Grand Prix

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Mika Häkkinen 40 2 Michael Schumacher 32 3 Eddie Irvine 26 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 23 5 Ralf Schumacher 15

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 58 2 McLaren-Mercedes 52 3 Jordan-Mugen-Honda 26 4 Williams-Supertec 15 5 Benetton-Playlife 14

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

• Lap leaders: Rubens Barrichello 44 (1-5, 10-43, 55-59), David Coulthard 4 (6-9), Michael Schumacher 11 (44-54), Mika Häkkinen 6 (60-65), Heinz-Harald Frentzen 7 (66-72)
• Toranosuke Takagi finished 11th but was disqualified for using tyres allocated for his team-mate Pedro de la Rosa.
• British broadcaster ITV did not show qualifying due to a dispute with FOM.^[1][2]

• Statistics:
  • 1^st Pole position for Stewart and the 20^th for Bridgestone.
  • 25^th Race entry for Supertec.

References

Classification
Qualifying
"1999 French GP: Qualification". ChicaneF1.com. http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1999&gp=French%20GP&type=qual. Retrieved 2007-07-31. 
Race
"1999 French Grand Prix". The Official Formula 1 Website. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1999/74/. Retrieved 2007-07-30. 
"1999 French GP: Classification". ChicaneF1.com. http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1999&gp=French%20GP&type=res. Retrieved 2007-07-31. 

Notes, Race details
"1999 French GP: Overview". ChicaneF1.com. http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1999&gp=French%20GP. Retrieved 2007-07-31.