Season 1999 · Round 15

Malaysian Grand Prix

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1999-10-17 · Sepang International Circuit · Malaysia · Malaysian Grand Prix · 56Lap · 310.352km
4 Eddie Irvine
Ferrari 1:36:38.494
Team win 16pt P1 · P2 1-2
3 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari +1.040
1 Mika Häkkinen
McLaren +9.743
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
10
Jacques Villeneuve L48 Pedro Diniz L44 Pedro de la Rosa L30 Luca Badoer L15 David Coulthard L14 Ralf Schumacher L7 Toranosuke Takagi L7 Ricardo Zonta L6 Olivier Panis L5 Damon Hill L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Pole-to-win rate 9/19 47.4%
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Sepang International Circuit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
56Lap 310.352km 20 races held (1999–) Lap record 1:34.080 · Sebastian Vettel (2017)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Michael Schumacher 3 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P5 Eddie Irvine 1 wins · → Kimi Räikkönen -1
Starts
P5 Rubens Barrichello 13 starts · → Felipe Massa -2
P5 Jarno Trulli 13 starts · → Felipe Massa -2
P8 Michael Schumacher 11 starts · → Mark Webber -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Herbert HER Herbert HER Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Wurz WUR Wurz WUR Gené GEN Gené GEN Zanardi ZAN Zanardi ZAN Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Villeneuve · retired L48 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Diniz · retired L44 Diniz DIN Diniz DIN de la Rosa · retired L30 de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Badoer · retired L15 Badoer BAD Badoer BAD Coulthard · retired L14 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Schumacher · retired L7 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Takagi · retired L7 Takagi TAK Takagi TAK Zonta · retired L6 Zonta ZON Zonta ZON Panis · retired L5 Panis PAN Panis PAN Hill · retired L0 Hill HIL Hill HIL Trulli · stopped L0 · classified P22 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 4 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 2 56 1:36:38.494 10
2 3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 56 +1.040 6
3 1 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 4 56 +9.743 4
4 17 Johnny Herbert Stewart 5 56 +17.538 3
5 16 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 6 56 +32.296 2
6 8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan 14 56 +34.884 1
7 11 Jean Alesi Sauber 15 56 +54.408
8 10 Alexander Wurz Benetton 7 56 +1:00.934
9 21 Marc Gené Minardi 19 55 +1 Lap
10 5 Alessandro Zanardi Williams 16 55 +1 Lap
11 9 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 11 52 +4 Laps
R 22 Jacques Villeneuve BAR 10 48 Hydraulics
R 12 Pedro Diniz Sauber 17 44 Spun off
R 14 Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 20 30 Engine
R 20 Luca Badoer Minardi 21 15 Spun off
R 2 David Coulthard McLaren 3 14 Fuel pressure
R 6 Ralf Schumacher Williams 8 7 Spun off
R 15 Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 22 7 Transmission
R 23 Ricardo Zonta BAR 13 6 Engine
R 18 Olivier Panis Prost 12 5 Engine
R 7 Damon Hill Jordan 9 0 Collision
W 19 Jarno Trulli Prost 18 0 Engine
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
3 Michael Schumacher
2
4 Eddie Irvine
3
2 David Coulthard
4
1 Mika Häkkinen
5
17 Johnny Herbert
6
16 Rubens Barrichello
7
10 Alexander Wurz
8
6 Ralf Schumacher
9
7 Damon Hill
10
22 Jacques Villeneuve
11
9 Giancarlo Fisichella
12
18 Olivier Panis
13
23 Ricardo Zonta
14
8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
15
11 Jean Alesi
16
5 Alessandro Zanardi
17
12 Pedro Diniz
18
19 Jarno Trulli
19
21 Marc Gené
20
14 Pedro de la Rosa
21
20 Luca Badoer
22
15 Toranosuke Takagi
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 1:40.267 L25
2 3 Michael Schumacher 1:40.525 L26
3 8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:40.631 L53
4 3 Michael Schumacher 1:40.692 L27
5 8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:40.721 L52
6 3 Michael Schumacher 1:40.740 L23
7 16 Rubens Barrichello 1:40.810 L55
8 3 Michael Schumacher 1:40.886 L24
9 3 Michael Schumacher 1:40.943 L22
10 8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:40.958 L54
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
12
Pedro Diniz
+13
P17→P—
5
Alessandro Zanardi
+11
P16→P10
8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
+9
P14→P6
11
Jean Alesi
+9
P15→P7
9
Giancarlo Fisichella
+9
P11→P11
22
Jacques Villeneuve
+7
P10→P—
14
Pedro de la Rosa
+7
P20→P—
4
Eddie Irvine
+6
P2→P1
Most positions lost
Alessandro Zanardi −8 Alexander Wurz −7 Jacques Villeneuve −7
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