Australian Grand Prix
1999 · Round 1 · Melbourne, Australia · Mar 7, 1999Race summary
Victory went to Irvine (from 6th on the grid), with a 1.027s margin. de la Rosa made the biggest gain, from 18th on the grid to 6th (up 12 places). Schumacher had a difficult race, dropping from 3rd to 8th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | 57 | 1:35:01.659 | 10 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 5 | 57 | +1.027 | 6 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 8 | 57 | +7.012 | 4 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | 57 | +33.418 | 3 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 4 | 57 | +54.698 | 2 |
| 6 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 18 | 57 | +1:24.317 | 1 |
| 7 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 17 | 57 | +1:26.288 | 0 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| – | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 19 | 48 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Luca Badoer | Minardi | 21 | 42 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 10 | 28 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 14 | 27 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Marc Gené | Minardi | 22 | 25 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | 25 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Olivier Panis | Prost | 20 | 23 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 21 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Alessandro Zanardi | Williams | 15 | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 13 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| – | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 11 | 13 | Rear wing | 0 |
| – | Damon Hill | Jordan | 9 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 16 | 0 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Johnny Herbert | Stewart | 13 | 0 | Fire | 0 |