Race · Round 14 of 16 ·
1999 European Grand Prix
Johnny Herbert won for Stewart Grand Prix from 14th on the grid at Nurburgring (GP-Strecke). 12 of the starters were not classified. It was the first championship race win for Stewart Grand Prix, and the first championship podium for Jarno Trulli.
Wet · High of 15 °C, 5.6 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)
How it is modelled
ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.
- Circuit
- Nurburgring (GP-Strecke)Nurburg, Germany
- Winner
- Johnny HerbertStewart Grand Prix
- Fastest lap
- Mika Hakkinen
- Entries
- 2210 classified
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Chassis | Grid | Laps | Out | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart Grand Prix | SF3 | 14 | 66 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Prost Grand Prix | AP02 | 10 | 66 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart Grand Prix | SF3 | 15 | 66 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | FW21 | 4 | 66 | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | MP4/14 | 3 | 66 | Finished | 2 | fastest lap |
| 6 | Marc Gené | Minardi | M01 | 20 | 66 | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | F399 | 9 | 66 | Finished | 0 | |
| 8 | Ricardo Zonta | British American Racing | 1 | 17 | 65 | Finished | 0 | |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost Grand Prix | AP02 | 5 | 65 | Finished | 0 | |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | British American Racing | 1 | 8 | 61 | Clutch | 0 | |
| DNF | Luca Badoer | Minardi | M01 | 19 | 53 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| DNF | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | A20 | 22 | 52 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | B199 | 6 | 48 | Spun off | 0 | |
| DNF | Mika Salo | Ferrari | F399 | 12 | 44 | Brakes | 0 | |
| DNF | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | A20 | 21 | 42 | Accident | 0 | |
| DNF | David Coulthard | McLaren | MP4/14 | 2 | 37 | Spun off | 0 | |
| DNF | Jean Alesi | Sauber | C18 | 16 | 35 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| DNF | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 199 | 1 | 32 | Electrical | 0 | |
| DNF | Alex Zanardi | Williams | FW21 | 18 | 10 | Collision | 0 | |
| DNF | Damon Hill | Jordan | 199 | 7 | 0 | Electrical | 0 | |
| DNF | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | B199 | 11 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | C18 | 13 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Time | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 8 | 1:19.910 | — | 0 m | — |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 1:20.176 | +0.266 | 15 m | +0.266 |
| 3 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | 1 | 1:20.376 | +0.466 | 27 m | +0.200 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 6 | 1:20.444 | +0.534 | 30 m | +0.068 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost Grand Prix | 18 | 1:20.638 | +0.728 | 42 m | +0.194 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 9 | 1:20.781 | +0.871 | 50 m | +0.143 |
| 7 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 7 | 1:20.818 | +0.908 | 52 m | +0.037 |
| 8 | Jacques Villeneuve | British American Racing | 22 | 1:20.825 | +0.915 | 52 m | +0.007 |
| 9 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | 1:20.842 | +0.932 | 53 m | +0.017 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Prost Grand Prix | 19 | 1:20.965 | +1.055 | 60 m | +0.123 |
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 10 | 1:21.144 | +1.234 | 70 m | +0.179 |
| 12 | Mika Salo | Ferrari | 3 | 1:21.314 | +1.404 | 80 m | +0.170 |
| 13 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 12 | 1:21.345 | +1.435 | 82 m | +0.031 |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart Grand Prix | 17 | 1:21.379 | +1.469 | 84 m | +0.034 |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart Grand Prix | 16 | 1:21.490 | +1.580 | 90 m | +0.111 |
| 16 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | 1:21.634 | +1.724 | 98 m | +0.144 |
| 17 | Ricardo Zonta | British American Racing | 23 | 1:22.267 | +2.357 | 134 m | +0.633 |
| 18 | Alex Zanardi | Williams | 5 | 1:22.284 | +2.374 | 135 m | +0.017 |
| 19 | Luca Badoer | Minardi | 20 | 1:22.631 | +2.721 | 155 m | +0.347 |
| 20 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 21 | 1:22.760 | +2.850 | 162 m | +0.129 |
| 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 15 | 1:23.401 | +3.491 | 199 m | +0.641 |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 14 | 1:23.698 | +3.788 | 216 m | +0.297 |
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Pit stops
Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.
Who stopped first, between neighbours
| Drivers, in grid order | Grid | Result | First recorded stop, lap | Stopped first | Grid to flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarno Trulli · Johnny Herbert | 10 · 14 | 2 · 1 | 28 · 35 | Jarno Trulli | Swapped places |
| Johnny Herbert · Rubens Barrichello | 14 · 15 | 1 · 3 | 35 · 37 | Johnny Herbert | Kept their order |
| Eddie Irvine · Jarno Trulli | 9 · 10 | 7 · 2 | 21 · 28 | Eddie Irvine | Swapped places |
| Jarno Trulli · Rubens Barrichello | 10 · 15 | 2 · 3 | 28 · 37 | Jarno Trulli | Kept their order |
| Ralf Schumacher · Rubens Barrichello | 4 · 15 | 4 · 3 | 27 · 37 | Ralf Schumacher | Swapped places |
| Mika Hakkinen · Ralf Schumacher | 3 · 4 | 5 · 4 | 20 · 27 | Mika Hakkinen | Swapped places |
| Ralf Schumacher · Olivier Panis | 4 · 5 | 4 · 9 | 27 · 19 | Olivier Panis | Kept their order |
| Mika Hakkinen · Marc Gené | 3 · 20 | 5 · 6 | 20 · 34 | Mika Hakkinen | Kept their order |
| Eddie Irvine · Marc Gené | 9 · 20 | 7 · 6 | 21 · 34 | Eddie Irvine | Swapped places |
| Jacques Villeneuve · Eddie Irvine | 8 · 9 | 10 · 7 | 33 · 21 | Eddie Irvine | Swapped places |
| Eddie Irvine · Ricardo Zonta | 9 · 17 | 7 · 8 | 21 · 19 | Ricardo Zonta | Kept their order |
| Olivier Panis · Ricardo Zonta | 5 · 17 | 9 · 8 | 19 · 19 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Olivier Panis · Jacques Villeneuve | 5 · 8 | 9 · 10 | 19 · 33 | Olivier Panis | Kept their order |
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | 1 | 1:20.758 | — | 0 m | — | 27 |
| 2 | Mika Salo | Ferrari | 3 | 1:20.920 | +0.162 | 9 m | +0.162 | 38 |
| 3 | Olivier Panis | Prost Grand Prix | 18 | 1:21.134 | +0.376 | 21 m | +0.214 | 28 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | 1:21.338 | +0.580 | 33 m | +0.204 | 30 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 6 | 1:21.385 | +0.627 | 35 m | +0.047 | 29 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 1:21.461 | +0.703 | 40 m | +0.076 | 33 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart Grand Prix | 16 | 1:21.505 | +0.747 | 42 m | +0.044 | 34 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 9 | 1:21.636 | +0.878 | 50 m | +0.131 | 41 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Prost Grand Prix | 19 | 1:21.750 | +0.992 | 56 m | +0.114 | 43 |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | British American Racing | 22 | 1:21.850 | +1.092 | 62 m | +0.100 | 41 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | 1:21.884 | +1.126 | 64 m | +0.034 | 27 |
| 12 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 8 | 1:21.933 | +1.175 | 66 m | +0.049 | 22 |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart Grand Prix | 17 | 1:21.982 | +1.224 | 69 m | +0.049 | 39 |
| 14 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 7 | 1:22.207 | +1.449 | 82 m | +0.225 | 28 |
| 15 | Luca Badoer | Minardi | 20 | 1:22.311 | +1.553 | 88 m | +0.104 | 36 |
| 16 | Alex Zanardi | Williams | 5 | 1:22.321 | +1.563 | 88 m | +0.010 | 45 |
| 17 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 10 | 1:22.427 | +1.669 | 94 m | +0.106 | 46 |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 12 | 1:22.462 | +1.704 | 96 m | +0.035 | 32 |
| 19 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 14 | 1:22.853 | +2.095 | 118 m | +0.391 | 21 |
| 20 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 21 | 1:22.872 | +2.114 | 119 m | +0.019 | 38 |
| 21 | Ricardo Zonta | British American Racing | 23 | 1:23.604 | +2.846 | 161 m | +0.732 | 34 |
| 22 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 15 | 1:24.282 | +3.524 | 199 m | +0.678 | 32 |
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | 1 | 1:18.945 | — | 0 m | — | 24 |
| 2 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 6 | 1:19.401 | +0.456 | 26 m | +0.456 | 26 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | 1:19.666 | +0.721 | 42 m | +0.265 | 33 |
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 1:19.667 | +0.722 | 42 m | +0.001 | 31 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart Grand Prix | 16 | 1:19.812 | +0.867 | 50 m | +0.145 | 31 |
| 6 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 7 | 1:19.919 | +0.974 | 56 m | +0.107 | 35 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | British American Racing | 22 | 1:19.979 | +1.034 | 60 m | +0.060 | 31 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 9 | 1:20.012 | +1.067 | 62 m | +0.033 | 35 |
| 9 | Alex Zanardi | Williams | 5 | 1:20.109 | +1.164 | 67 m | +0.097 | 34 |
| 10 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | 1:20.123 | +1.178 | 68 m | +0.014 | 26 |
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 10 | 1:20.151 | +1.206 | 70 m | +0.028 | 38 |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 12 | 1:20.211 | +1.266 | 73 m | +0.060 | 38 |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Prost Grand Prix | 18 | 1:20.313 | +1.368 | 79 m | +0.102 | 34 |
| 14 | Mika Salo | Ferrari | 3 | 1:20.385 | +1.440 | 83 m | +0.072 | 28 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Prost Grand Prix | 19 | 1:20.389 | +1.444 | 83 m | +0.004 | 33 |
| 16 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart Grand Prix | 17 | 1:20.410 | +1.465 | 85 m | +0.021 | 35 |
| 17 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 8 | 1:20.643 | +1.698 | 98 m | +0.233 | 14 |
| 18 | Luca Badoer | Minardi | 20 | 1:21.163 | +2.218 | 128 m | +0.520 | 28 |
| 19 | Ricardo Zonta | British American Racing | 23 | 1:21.224 | +2.279 | 132 m | +0.061 | 29 |
| 20 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 21 | 1:21.811 | +2.866 | 165 m | +0.587 | 36 |
| 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 15 | 1:22.026 | +3.081 | 178 m | +0.215 | 19 |
| 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 14 | 1:22.191 | +3.246 | 187 m | +0.165 | 27 |
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Warm-up
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 9 | 1:26.935 | — | 0 m | — | 13 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 1:27.305 | +0.370 | 19 m | +0.370 | 12 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 8 | 1:27.604 | +0.669 | 35 m | +0.299 | 18 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 6 | 1:27.986 | +1.051 | 55 m | +0.382 | 13 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost Grand Prix | 18 | 1:28.168 | +1.233 | 65 m | +0.182 | 14 |
| 6 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | 1 | 1:28.297 | +1.362 | 71 m | +0.129 | 14 |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 10 | 1:28.317 | +1.382 | 72 m | +0.020 | 14 |
| 8 | Mika Salo | Ferrari | 3 | 1:28.558 | +1.623 | 85 m | +0.241 | 16 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Prost Grand Prix | 19 | 1:28.640 | +1.705 | 89 m | +0.082 | 12 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | 1:28.728 | +1.793 | 94 m | +0.088 | 14 |
| 11 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 12 | 1:28.760 | +1.825 | 96 m | +0.032 | 15 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart Grand Prix | 16 | 1:28.941 | +2.006 | 105 m | +0.181 | 15 |
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | British American Racing | 22 | 1:28.969 | +2.034 | 107 m | +0.028 | 11 |
| 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | 1:29.021 | +2.086 | 109 m | +0.052 | 16 |
| 15 | Ricardo Zonta | British American Racing | 23 | 1:29.376 | +2.441 | 128 m | +0.355 | 10 |
| 16 | Alex Zanardi | Williams | 5 | 1:29.425 | +2.490 | 130 m | +0.049 | 13 |
| 17 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 21 | 1:29.643 | +2.708 | 142 m | +0.218 | 13 |
| 18 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart Grand Prix | 17 | 1:29.703 | +2.768 | 145 m | +0.060 | 16 |
| 19 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 14 | 1:30.291 | +3.356 | 176 m | +0.588 | 12 |
| 20 | Luca Badoer | Minardi | 20 | 1:30.611 | +3.676 | 193 m | +0.320 | 12 |
| 21 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 7 | 1:30.626 | +3.691 | 193 m | +0.015 | 15 |
| 22 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 15 | 1:30.852 | +3.917 | 205 m | +0.226 | 12 |
How it is derived: distance, Warm-up
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
The cars in this race
The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.
A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
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Where this comes from
- Round
- 14 of 1999
- Grand Prix
- European Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Stewart Grand Prix
- Entrant
- Stewart-Ford
- Confidence
- reference
No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.