Season 1999 · Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

1999 Season R2 →
1999-03-07 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · Australian Grand Prix · 57Lap · 302.271km
4 Eddie Irvine
Ferrari 1:35:01.659
Team win 10pt P1 · P8
8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Jordan +1.027
6 Ralf Schumacher
Williams +7.012
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
13
Ricardo Zonta L48 Luca Badoer L42 Alexander Wurz L28 Pedro Diniz L27 Marc Gené L25 Jarno Trulli L25 Olivier Panis L23 Mika Häkkinen L21 Alessandro Zanardi L20 David Coulthard L13 +3
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 13/29 44.8%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P9
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Australia
57Lap 302.271km 29 races held (1996–) Lap record 1:19.813 · Charles Leclerc (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · GP #1
P4 Damon Hill 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P4 David Coulthard 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P7 Jarno Trulli 15 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -2
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Takagi TAK Takagi TAK Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Zonta · retired L48 Zonta ZON Zonta ZON Badoer · retired L42 Badoer BAD Badoer BAD Wurz · retired L28 Wurz WUR Wurz WUR Diniz · retired L27 Diniz DIN Diniz DIN Gené · retired L25 Gené GEN Gené GEN Trulli · retired L25 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Panis · retired L23 Panis PAN Panis PAN Häkkinen · retired L21 Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Zanardi · retired L20 Zanardi ZAN Zanardi ZAN Coulthard · retired L13 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Villeneuve · retired L13 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Hill · retired L0 Hill HIL Hill HIL Alesi · retired L0 Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Herbert · stopped L0 · classified P22 Herbert HER Herbert HER
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 4 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 6 57 1:35:01.659 10
2 8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan 5 57 +1.027 6
3 6 Ralf Schumacher Williams 8 57 +7.012 4
4 9 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 7 57 +33.418 3
5 16 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 4 57 +54.698 2
6 14 Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 18 57 +1:24.317 1
7 15 Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 17 57 +1:26.288
8 3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 3 56 +1 Lap
R 23 Ricardo Zonta BAR 19 48 Gearbox
R 20 Luca Badoer Minardi 21 42 Gearbox
R 10 Alexander Wurz Benetton 10 28 Suspension
R 12 Pedro Diniz Sauber 14 27 Transmission
R 21 Marc Gené Minardi 22 25 Collision
R 19 Jarno Trulli Prost 12 25 Collision
R 18 Olivier Panis Prost 20 23 Wheel
R 1 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1 21 Throttle
R 5 Alessandro Zanardi Williams 15 20 Spun off
R 2 David Coulthard McLaren 2 13 Hydraulics
R 22 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 11 13 Rear wing
R 7 Damon Hill Jordan 9 0 Collision
R 11 Jean Alesi Sauber 16 0 Gearbox
W 17 Johnny Herbert Stewart 13 0 Fire
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:30.462 — — POLE Q1
2 2 David Coulthard McLaren 1:30.946 — — +0.484 Q1
3 3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:31.781 — — +1.319 Q1
4 16 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 1:32.148 — — +1.686 Q1
5 8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan 1:32.276 — — +1.814 Q1
6 4 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:32.289 — — +1.827 Q1
7 9 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 1:32.540 — — +2.078 Q1
8 6 Ralf Schumacher Williams 1:32.691 — — +2.229 Q1
9 7 Damon Hill Jordan 1:32.695 — — +2.233 Q1
10 10 Alexander Wurz Benetton 1:32.789 — — +2.327 Q1
11 22 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 1:32.888 — — +2.426 Q1
12 19 Jarno Trulli Prost 1:32.971 — — +2.509 Q1
13 17 Johnny Herbert Stewart 1:32.991 — — +2.529 Q1
14 12 Pedro Diniz Sauber 1:33.374 — — +2.912 Q1
15 5 Alessandro Zanardi Williams 1:33.549 — — +3.087 Q1
16 11 Jean Alesi Sauber 1:33.910 — — +3.448 Q1
17 15 Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 1:34.182 — — +3.720 Q1
18 14 Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 1:34.244 — — +3.782 Q1
19 23 Ricardo Zonta BAR 1:34.412 — — +3.950 Q1
20 18 Olivier Panis Prost 1:35.068 — — +4.606 Q1
21 20 Luca Badoer Minardi 1:35.316 — — +4.854 Q1
22 21 Marc Gené Minardi 1:37.013 — — +6.551 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Mika Häkkinen
2
2 David Coulthard
3
3 Michael Schumacher
4
16 Rubens Barrichello
5
8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
6
4 Eddie Irvine
7
9 Giancarlo Fisichella
8
6 Ralf Schumacher
9
7 Damon Hill
10
10 Alexander Wurz
11
22 Jacques Villeneuve
12
19 Jarno Trulli
13
17 Johnny Herbert
14
12 Pedro Diniz
15
5 Alessandro Zanardi
16
11 Jean Alesi
17
15 Toranosuke Takagi
18
14 Pedro de la Rosa
19
23 Ricardo Zonta
20
18 Olivier Panis
21
20 Luca Badoer
22
21 Marc Gené
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 3 Michael Schumacher 1:32.112 L55
2 3 Michael Schumacher 1:32.699 L45
3 3 Michael Schumacher 1:32.720 L56
4 3 Michael Schumacher 1:32.784 L54
5 3 Michael Schumacher 1:32.845 L46
6 16 Rubens Barrichello 1:32.894 L29
7 3 Michael Schumacher 1:32.952 L50
8 3 Michael Schumacher 1:33.011 L48
9 3 Michael Schumacher 1:33.112 L49
10 3 Michael Schumacher 1:33.233 L42
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
16
Rubens Barrichello
+25
P4→P5
3
Michael Schumacher
+18
P3→P8
9
Giancarlo Fisichella
+16
P7→P4
14
Pedro de la Rosa
+16
P18→P6
20
Luca Badoer
+16
P21→P—
15
Toranosuke Takagi
+14
P17→P7
23
Ricardo Zonta
+14
P19→P—
10
Alexander Wurz
+12
P10→P—
Most positions lost
Mika Häkkinen −16 Giancarlo Fisichella −14 Luca Badoer −14
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15