The Brazilian Grand Prix 1999 was the 2nd round of the 1999 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil, on April 11th.
Mika Häkkinen won the race from the pole, followed by Michael Schumacher, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen completing the podium.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.
Strategy
Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..
Incidents
The reace did not end without incidents... 13 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.
These included, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who run out of fuel on lap 71, Pedro de la Rosa, Jacques Villeneuve, and Johnny Herbert, all of whom experienced an hydraulic malfunction, Alessandro Zanardi, Jean Alesi, David Coulthard, and Jarno Trulli, all of whom experienced issues with the gearbox, Rubens Barrichello, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 42, Pedro Diniz, and Damon Hill, both retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, Giancarlo Fisichella, who had a problem with the clutch on lap 38, and Stéphane Sarrazin, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 31.
Out of fuel
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Heinz-Harald FrentzenLap 71
Hydraulics
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Pedro de la RosaLap 52
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Jacques VilleneuveLap 49
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Johnny HerbertLap 15
Gearbox
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Alessandro ZanardiLap 43
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Jean AlesiLap 27
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David CoulthardLap 22
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Jarno TrulliLap 21
Engine
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Rubens BarrichelloLap 42
Collision
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Pedro DinizLap 42
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Damon HillLap 10
Clutch
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Giancarlo FisichellaLap 38
Spun off
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Stéphane SarrazinLap 31
Qualifying
From 1996 to 2002 the grid order was decided in a single qualifying session which would last 1 hour. During this time each driver had a maximun of 12 laps to set their best time.
This time around, Mika Häkkinen managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:16.568 seconds, with his teammate David Coulthard rigth behind him at 0.147 seconds, helping McLaren score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.