Japanese Grand Prix
1999 · Round 16 · Suzuka, Japan · Oct 31, 1999Race summary
Victory went to Häkkinen (from 2nd on the grid), with a 5.015s margin. de la Rosa made the biggest gain, from 21st on the grid to 13th (up 8 places). Schumacher had a difficult race, dropping from 1st to 2nd.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | 53 | 1:31:18.785 | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 53 | +5.015 | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 53 | +1:35.688 | 4 |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 4 | 53 | +1:38.635 | 3 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 9 | 53 | +1:39.494 | 2 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart | 8 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 11 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 15 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 21 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 14 | 47 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 19 | 43 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Luca Badoer | Minardi | 22 | 43 | Engine | 0 |
| – | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | 39 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| – | Marc Gené | Minardi | 20 | 31 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Damon Hill | Jordan | 12 | 21 | Physical | 0 |
| – | Olivier Panis | Prost | 6 | 19 | Alternator | 0 |
| – | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 7 | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Alessandro Zanardi | Williams | 8 | 0 | Electrical | 0 |