The British Grand Prix 1999 was the 8th round of the 1999 F1 season, and took place at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, UK, on July 11th.

David Coulthard won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Eddie Irvine, and Ralf Schumacher completing the podium.

Mika Häkkinen started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he had a wheel problem, and had to retire on lap 35th.

Final results

1
2
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
1:32:30.144
Finished
2
2
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
+1.829
Finished
3
5
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
+27.411
Finished
4
1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Jordan
+27.789
Finished
5
1
Damon Hill
Jordan
+38.606
Finished
6
6
Pedro Diniz
Sauber
+53.643
Finished
7
10
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
+54.614
Finished
8
1
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
+1:08.590
Finished
9
5
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Prost
+1:12.045
Finished
10
8
WUR
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
+1:12.123
Finished
11
2
Alessandro Zanardi
Williams
+1:17.124
Finished
12
1
Johnny Herbert
Stewart
+1:17.709
Finished
13
2
Olivier Panis
Prost
+1:20.492
Finished
14
4
Jean Alesi
Sauber
+1 Lap
15
7
Marc Gené
Minardi
+2 Laps
16
3
Toranosuke Takagi
Arrows
+2 Laps
17
1
ZON
Ricardo Zonta
BAR
Suspension
18
17
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
Wheel
19
10
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
Halfshaft
20
1
BAD
Luca Badoer
Minardi
Gearbox
21
1
DLR
Pedro de la Rosa
Arrows
Gearbox
22
20
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
Brakes
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Race evolution

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

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Incidents

There were some incidents during the race, with 6 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.

These included, Ricardo Zonta, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 41, Mika Häkkinen, who had a wheel problem on lap 35, Jacques Villeneuve, who had problems with the halfshaft on lap 29, Luca Badoer, and Pedro de la Rosa, both experienced issues with the gearbox, and Michael Schumacher, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 0.

Suspension

  • Ricardo Zonta
    Lap 41

Wheel

  • Mika Häkkinen
    Lap 35

Halfshaft

  • Jacques Villeneuve
    Lap 29

Gearbox

  • Luca Badoer
    Lap 6
  • Pedro de la Rosa
    Lap 0

Brakes

  • Michael Schumacher
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.