Japanese Grand Prix

Date & Time
Sun 31st October 1999 12:00am Local
Sun 31st October 1999 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1999

Round
16

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Location
Suzuka International Racing Course

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The 1999 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 31 October 1999 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka, Japan. It was the sixteenth and final round of the 1999 Formula One season. The 53-lap race was won by McLaren driver Mika Häkkinen after starting from second position. Michael Schumacher finished second in a Ferrari with teammate Eddie Irvine finishing third. Häkkinen's victory confirmed him as 1999 Drivers' Champion. Ferrari were also confirmed as Constructors' Champions.

This was the last Formula One race for Stewart Grand Prix, Toranosuke Takagi, Alessandro Zanardi and for the 1996 World Champion, Damon Hill.

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Result List

01	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren Formula 1 Team	1:31:18.785
02	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:05.015
03	Eddie Irvine	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1:35.688
04	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	+1:38.635
05	Ralf Schumacher	Williams Racing	+1:39.494
06	Jean Alesi	Sauber	+1 Lap
07	Johnny Herbert	Stewart Grand Prix	+1 Lap
08	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	+1 Lap
09	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR	+1 Lap
10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton Formula	+1 Lap
11	Pedro Diniz	Sauber	+1 Lap
12	Ricardo Zonta	BAR	+1 Lap
13	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows Grand Prix International	+2 Laps
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton Formula	DNF
15	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
16	Luca Badoer	Minardi	DNF
17	David Coulthard	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
18	Marc Gené	Minardi	DNF
19	Damon Hill	Jordan	DNF
20	Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	DNF
21	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	DNF
22	Alessandro Zanardi	Williams Racing	DNF