French Grand Prix

Date
Sun 27th June 1999 (UTC)
Sun 27th June 1999 (Local)

Timestamp
1999-06-27T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC (00:00:00 Local)

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League
Formula 1

Season
1999

Round
7

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Location
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours

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Description

The 1999 French Grand Prix (formally the LXXXV Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 June 1999 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours near Magny-Cours, France. It was the seventh race of the 1999 Formula One season. The 72-lap race was won by Heinz-Harald Frentzen driving a Jordan car after starting from fifth position. Mika Häkkinen finished second driving for McLaren, with Rubens Barrichello finishing third for the Stewart team. The remaining points-scoring positions were filled by Ralf Schumacher (Williams), Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), Eddie Irvine (Ferrari).

As a consequence of the race, Häkkinen extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to eight points over Schumacher, with Irvine a further 14 behind. In the World Constructors' Championship, McLaren reduced the lead over Ferrari to six points with Williams passing Benetton for fourth position, 43 points behind Ferrari.

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Result List

01	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1:58:24.343
02	Mika Häkkinen	+0:11.092
03	Rubens Barrichello	+0:43.432
04	Ralf Schumacher	+0:45.475
05	Michael Schumacher	+0:47.881
06	Eddie Irvine	+0:48.901
07	Jarno Trulli	+0:57.771
08	Olivier Panis	+0:58.531
09	Ricardo Zonta	+1:28.764
10	Luca Badoer	+1 Lap
11	Pedro de la Rosa	+1 Lap
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	DNF
13	Damon Hill	DNF
14	Alessandro Zanardi	DNF
15	Jacques Villeneuve	DNF
16	Alexander Wurz	DNF
17	Marc Gené	DNF
18	Jean Alesi	DNF
19	David Coulthard	DNF
20	Pedro Diniz	DNF
21	Johnny Herbert	DNF
22	Toranosuke Takagi	DNF