1999 Japanese Grand Prix

The Japanese Grand Prix 1999 was the 16th round of the 1999 F1 season, and took place at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan, on October 31st.

Mika Häkkinen won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Michael Schumacher, who originally had the pole position, and Eddie Irvine completing the podium.

Final results

Race evolution

Pit Stops

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 9 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Giancarlo Fisichella, Luca Badoer, and Jarno Trulli, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Toranosuke Takagi, and Marc Gené, both experienced issues with the gearbox, David Coulthard, who experienced an hydraulic malfunction on lap 39, Damon Hill, who had physical problems on lap 21, Olivier Panis, who had a problem with the alternator on lap 19, and Alessandro Zanardi, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 0.

Qualifying