Race · Round 2 of 16 · 11 April 1999

1999 Brazilian Grand Prix

Mika Hakkinen won for McLaren from pole at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Interlagos). 12 of the starters were not classified.

Dry · High of 24 °C, no 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: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Interlagos)Sao Paulo, Brazil
Winner: Mika HakkinenMcLaren
Pole: Mika Hakkinen
Fastest lap: Mika Hakkinen
Entries: 229 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	MP4/14	1	72	Finished	10	fastest lap
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	F399	4	72	Finished	6
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	199	8	71	Out of fuel	4
4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	FW21	11	71	Finished	3
5	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	F399	6	71	Finished	2
6	Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	AP02	12	71	Finished	1
7	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	B199	9	70	Finished	0
8	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	A20	19	69	Finished	0
9	Marc Gené	Minardi	M01	20	69	Finished	0
DNF	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	A20	18	52	Hydraulics	0
DNF	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	1	21	49	Hydraulics	0
DNF	Alex Zanardi	Williams	FW21	16	43	Gearbox	0
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	SF3	3	42	Engine	0
DNF	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	C18	15	42	Collision	0
DNF	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	B199	5	38	Clutch	0
DNF	Stéphane Sarrazin	Minardi	M01	17	31	Throttle	0
DNF	Jean Alesi	Sauber	C18	14	27	Gearbox	0
DNF	David Coulthard	McLaren	MP4/14	2	22	Gearbox	0
DNF	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	AP02	13	21	Gearbox	0
DNF	Johnny Herbert	Stewart Grand Prix	SF3	10	15	Hydraulics	0
DNF	Damon Hill	Jordan	199	7	10	Collision damage	0
DNQ	Ricardo Zonta	British American Racing	1	—	—	Injury in practice	0

F1DB layout interlagos-2 · 4.309 km · 15 turns, F1DB’s figures
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.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Mika Hakkinen	1	1	72
Michael Schumacher	4	2	72
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8	3	71
Ralf Schumacher	11	4	71
Eddie Irvine	6	5	71
Olivier Panis	12	6	71
Alexander Wurz	9	7	70
Toranosuke Takagi	19	8	69
Marc Gené	20	9	69
Pedro de la Rosa	18	DNF	52
Jacques Villeneuve	21	DNF	49
Alex Zanardi	16	DNF	43
Rubens Barrichello	3	DNF	42
Pedro Diniz	15	DNF	42
Giancarlo Fisichella	5	DNF	38
Stéphane Sarrazin	17	DNF	31
Jean Alesi	14	DNF	27
David Coulthard	2	DNF	22
Jarno Trulli	13	DNF	21
Johnny Herbert	10	DNF	15
Damon Hill	7	DNF	10

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval
1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	1	1:16.568	—	0 m	—
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	2	1:16.715	+0.147	8 m	+0.147
3	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	16	1:17.305	+0.737	41 m	+0.590
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:17.578	+1.010	57 m	+0.273
5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	9	1:17.810	+1.242	70 m	+0.232
6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	4	1:17.843	+1.275	72 m	+0.033
7	Damon Hill	Jordan	7	1:17.884	+1.316	74 m	+0.041
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	8	1:17.902	+1.334	75 m	+0.018
9	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	10	1:18.334	+1.766	99 m	+0.432
10	Johnny Herbert	Stewart Grand Prix	17	1:18.374	+1.806	102 m	+0.040
11	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	6	1:18.506	+1.938	109 m	+0.132
12	Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	18	1:18.636	+2.068	116 m	+0.130
13	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	19	1:18.684	+2.116	119 m	+0.048
14	Jean Alesi	Sauber	11	1:18.716	+2.148	121 m	+0.032
15	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	12	1:19.194	+2.626	148 m	+0.478
16	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	22	1:19.377	+2.809	158 m	+0.183
17	Alex Zanardi	Williams	5	1:19.452	+2.884	162 m	+0.075
18	Stéphane Sarrazin	Minardi	20	1:20.016	+3.448	194 m	+0.564
19	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	14	1:20.075	+3.507	197 m	+0.059
20	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	15	1:20.096	+3.528	199 m	+0.021
21	Marc Gené	Minardi	21	1:20.710	+4.142	233 m	+0.614

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

How it is derived: distance

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.

Pit stops
Driver	Result	Laps	Stops recorded	Stopped on lap	Pit-lane time (s)
Mika Hakkinen	1	72	1	42	31.0
Michael Schumacher	2	72	1	38	32.6
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	3	71	1	45	30.8
Ralf Schumacher	4	71	1	35	33.4
Eddie Irvine	5	71	2	40, 55	33.7, 32.8
Olivier Panis	6	71	3	12, 27, 47	34.1, 37.5, 31.2
Alexander Wurz	7	70	1	41	32.5
Toranosuke Takagi	8	69	1	41	32.4
Marc Gené	9	69	2	34, 50	35.7, 40.9
Pedro de la Rosa	DNF	52	1	40	32.8
Jacques Villeneuve	DNF	49	1	43	35.1
Alex Zanardi	DNF	43	2	11, 42	34.9, 42.5
Rubens Barrichello	DNF	42	1	27	31.2
Pedro Diniz	DNF	42	0	None recorded	—
Giancarlo Fisichella	DNF	38	0	None recorded	—
Stéphane Sarrazin	DNF	31	0	None recorded	—
Jean Alesi	DNF	27	1	26	46.6
David Coulthard	DNF	22	1	22	33.3
Jarno Trulli	DNF	21	1	20	47.6
Johnny Herbert	DNF	15	0	None recorded	—
Damon Hill	DNF	10	0	None recorded	—

A pit-lane time is all of a stop’s time in the pit lane, any wait or repair there included.

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid order	Grid	Result	First recorded stop, lap	Stopped first	Grid to flag
Mika Hakkinen · Michael Schumacher	1 · 4	1 · 2	42 · 38	Michael Schumacher	Kept their order
Michael Schumacher · Heinz-Harald Frentzen	4 · 8	2 · 3	38 · 45	Michael Schumacher	Kept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Ralf Schumacher	8 · 11	3 · 4	45 · 35	Ralf Schumacher	Kept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Alexander Wurz	8 · 9	3 · 7	45 · 41	Alexander Wurz	Kept their order
Eddie Irvine · Ralf Schumacher	6 · 11	5 · 4	40 · 35	Ralf Schumacher	Swapped places
Ralf Schumacher · Olivier Panis	11 · 12	4 · 6	35 · 12	Olivier Panis	Kept their order
Eddie Irvine · Olivier Panis	6 · 12	5 · 6	40 · 12	Olivier Panis	Kept their order
Alexander Wurz · Olivier Panis	9 · 12	7 · 6	41 · 12	Olivier Panis	Swapped places
Alexander Wurz · Toranosuke Takagi	9 · 19	7 · 8	41 · 41	Same lap	Kept their order
Toranosuke Takagi · Marc Gené	19 · 20	8 · 9	41 · 34	Marc Gené	Kept their order

Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	1	1:18.881	—	0 m	—	26
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	2	1:19.352	+0.471	26 m	+0.471	24
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:19.621	+0.740	40 m	+0.269	28
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	4	1:19.772	+0.891	49 m	+0.151	24
5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	9	1:20.309	+1.428	78 m	+0.537	32
6	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	16	1:20.338	+1.457	80 m	+0.029	28
7	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	19	1:20.359	+1.478	81 m	+0.021	36
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	8	1:20.431	+1.550	85 m	+0.072	32
9	Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	18	1:20.562	+1.681	92 m	+0.131	34
10	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	6	1:20.671	+1.790	98 m	+0.109	38
11	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	10	1:20.779	+1.898	104 m	+0.108	37
12	Jean Alesi	Sauber	11	1:20.824	+1.943	106 m	+0.045	25
13	Johnny Herbert	Stewart Grand Prix	17	1:20.934	+2.053	112 m	+0.110	24
14	Ricardo Zonta	British American Racing	23	1:21.009	+2.128	116 m	+0.075	28
15	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	12	1:21.116	+2.235	122 m	+0.107	39
16	Alex Zanardi	Williams	5	1:21.773	+2.892	158 m	+0.657	19
17	Marc Gené	Minardi	21	1:21.897	+3.016	165 m	+0.124	29
18	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	15	1:22.355	+3.474	190 m	+0.458	36
19	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	14	1:22.494	+3.613	197 m	+0.139	26
20	Stéphane Sarrazin	Minardi	20	1:22.578	+3.697	202 m	+0.084	38
21	Damon Hill	Jordan	7	1:32.229	+13.348	729 m	+9.651	17
22	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	22	1:36.568	+17.687	966 m	+4.339	11

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	David Coulthard	McLaren	2	1:17.035	—	0 m	—	15
2	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	1	1:17.246	+0.211	12 m	+0.211	14
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	8	1:17.962	+0.927	52 m	+0.716	25
4	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	16	1:17.979	+0.944	53 m	+0.017	18
5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:18.110	+1.075	60 m	+0.131	22
6	Jean Alesi	Sauber	11	1:18.383	+1.348	75 m	+0.273	22
7	Damon Hill	Jordan	7	1:18.415	+1.380	77 m	+0.032	26
8	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	6	1:18.480	+1.445	81 m	+0.065	20
9	Johnny Herbert	Stewart Grand Prix	17	1:18.605	+1.570	88 m	+0.125	15
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	9	1:18.635	+1.600	89 m	+0.030	18
11	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	4	1:18.682	+1.647	92 m	+0.047	23
12	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	12	1:18.738	+1.703	95 m	+0.056	23
13	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	10	1:18.896	+1.861	104 m	+0.158	25
14	Alex Zanardi	Williams	5	1:18.930	+1.895	106 m	+0.034	23
15	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	19	1:19.037	+2.002	112 m	+0.107	24
16	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	22	1:19.459	+2.424	136 m	+0.422	18
17	Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	18	1:19.578	+2.543	142 m	+0.119	21
18	Ricardo Zonta	British American Racing	23	1:19.662	+2.627	147 m	+0.084	13
19	Stéphane Sarrazin	Minardi	20	1:19.984	+2.949	165 m	+0.322	21
20	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	15	1:20.008	+2.973	166 m	+0.024	22
21	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	14	1:20.295	+3.260	182 m	+0.287	22
22	Marc Gené	Minardi	21	1:21.033	+3.998	224 m	+0.738	12

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	1	1:17.709	—	0 m	—	13
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	2	1:17.749	+0.040	2 m	+0.040	13
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:18.295	+0.586	32 m	+0.546	16
4	Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	18	1:18.497	+0.788	44 m	+0.202	15
5	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	16	1:19.011	+1.302	72 m	+0.514	16
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	8	1:19.108	+1.399	78 m	+0.097	19
7	Damon Hill	Jordan	7	1:19.112	+1.403	78 m	+0.004	17
8	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	4	1:19.171	+1.462	81 m	+0.059	12
9	Jacques Villeneuve	British American Racing	22	1:19.216	+1.507	84 m	+0.045	12
10	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	6	1:19.389	+1.680	93 m	+0.173	19
11	Alex Zanardi	Williams	5	1:19.541	+1.832	102 m	+0.152	14
12	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	12	1:19.565	+1.856	103 m	+0.024	15
13	Johnny Herbert	Stewart Grand Prix	17	1:19.605	+1.896	105 m	+0.040	13
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	9	1:19.612	+1.903	106 m	+0.007	18
15	Jean Alesi	Sauber	11	1:19.710	+2.001	111 m	+0.098	18
16	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	19	1:19.715	+2.006	111 m	+0.005	13
17	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	14	1:19.994	+2.285	127 m	+0.279	15
18	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	10	1:20.418	+2.709	150 m	+0.424	17
19	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	15	1:20.593	+2.884	160 m	+0.175	10
20	Stéphane Sarrazin	Minardi	20	1:20.764	+3.055	169 m	+0.171	18
21	Marc Gené	Minardi	21	1:21.274	+3.565	198 m	+0.510	16

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

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.

McLaren MP4/14
Mika Hakkinen 1999 Canada · Paul Lannuier from Sussex, NJ, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Ferrari F399
Eddie Irvine 1999 Canada · Paul Lannuier from Sussex, NJ, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Jordan 199
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1999 Canada · Paul Lannuier from Sussex, NJ, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Prost AP02
Jarno Trulli 1999 Canada · Paul Lannuier from Sussex, NJ, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Benetton B199
Giancarlo Fisichella 1999 Canada · Paul Lannuier from Sussex, NJ, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

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.

5 more photographs

BAR 01
Jacques Villeneuve 1999 Canada · Paul Lannuier from Sussex, NJ, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Sauber C18
Jean Alesi 1999 Canada · Paul Lannuier from Sussex, NJ, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Stewart SF3
Rubens Barrichello 1999 Canada · Paul Lannuier from Sussex, NJ, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Where this comes from

Round: 2 of 1999
Grand Prix: Brazilian Grand Prix
Dates: 11 Apr 1999
Layout raced: Current layout · 4.309 km · 15 turns
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: McLaren
Entrant: McLaren-Mercedes
Confidence: reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.