1999 San Marino Grand Prix
Race 3 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One World Championship
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (last modified in 1997)
Race details
Date	2 May 1999
Official name	Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino 1999
Location	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.930 km (3.064 miles)
Distance	62 laps, 305.660 km (189.937 miles)
Weather	Sunny, mild, dry, 23 °C
Pole position
Driver	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:26.362
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:28.362 on lap 45
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1999 San Marino Grand Prix (formally the Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino 1999)^[1] was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on 2 May 1999. It was the third race of the 1999 Formula One World Championship.

The 62-lap race was won by German Michael Schumacher, driving a Ferrari, after he started from third position. Finn Mika Häkkinen took pole position in his McLaren-Mercedes, but crashed out after 17 laps. Häkkinen's teammate, Briton David Coulthard, finished second, with Brazilian Rubens Barrichello third in a Stewart-Ford.

Report

Race

Mika Häkkinen took an instant lead from David Coulthard and Michael Schumacher after the start. Eddie Irvine was ahead of Rubens Barrichello, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Ralf Schumacher, Damon Hill and Jean Alesi. Jacques Villeneuve was left stranded on the grid after a clutch problem. In an unforced error, Häkkinen crashed out at the final Traguardo chicane on lap 17, allowing David Coulthard into the lead ahead of Michael Schumacher.^[2]

This remained unchanged until both drivers made pitstops for fuel and tyres. Schumacher stopped earlier and for a shorter time than Coulthard allowing him to take over the lead from the McLaren driver. Schumacher then gradually expanded his lead to a maximum of about 23 seconds before making a second pit stop. He was able to stay in first place and thereafter comfortably retained his position to secure his first win of the season.^[2][3]

Meanwhile, Schumacher's teammate Irvine had settled in third place following Häkkinen's retirement. He was forced to retire from the race himself when his Ferrari engine expired on lap 47. Frentzen span off shortly afterwards on the oil left by Irvine's Ferrari. This allowed Hill to inherit third place, but he made his final stop in a three stop strategy two laps later. Barrichello was consequently promoted to third place which he held until the end of the race ahead of Hill.^[2]

Johnny Herbert looked set to finish in fifth place until his Ford engine expired coming out of the Villeneuve chicane with three laps remaining. Alessandro Zanardi spun off shortly afterwards on the fluid spread by Herbert's stricken Stewart-Ford, allowing Giancarlo Fisichella and Alesi to complete the top six.^[2]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:26.362
2	2	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:26.384	+0.022
3	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:26.538	+0.176
4	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:26.993	+0.631
5	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Supertec	1:27.313	+0.951
6	16	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	1:27.409	+1.047
7	8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	1:27.613	+1.251
8	7	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	1:27.708	+1.346
9	6	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-Supertec	1:27.770	+1.408
10	5	Alessandro Zanardi	Williams-Supertec	1:28.142	+1.780
11	18	Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	1:28.205	+1.843
12	17	Johnny Herbert	Stewart-Ford	1:28.246	+1.884
13	11	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	1:28.253	+1.891
14	19	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	1:28.403	+2.041
15	12	Pedro Diniz	Sauber-Petronas	1:28.599	+2.237
16	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	1:28.750	+2.388
17	10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	1:28.765	+2.403
18	14	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	1:29.293	+2.931
19	23	Mika Salo	BAR-Supertec	1:29.451	+3.089
20	15	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	1:29.656	+3.294
21	21	Marc Gené	Minardi-Ford	1:30.035	+3.673
22	20	Luca Badoer	Minardi-Ford	1:30.945	+4.583
107% time: 1:32.407
Source: [4]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	62	1:33:44.792	3	10
2	2	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	62	+ 4.265	2	6
3	16	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	61	+ 1 lap	6	4
4	7	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	61	+ 1 lap	8	3
5	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	61	+ 1 lap	16	2
6	11	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	61	+ 1 lap	13	1
7	23	Mika Salo	BAR-Supertec	59	Electrical	19
8	20	Luca Badoer	Minardi-Ford	59	+ 3 laps	22
9	21	Marc Gené	Minardi-Ford	59	+ 3 laps	21
10	17	Johnny Herbert	Stewart-Ford	58	Engine	12
11	5	Alessandro Zanardi	Williams-Supertec	58	Spun off	10
Ret	12	Pedro Diniz	Sauber-Petronas	49	Spun off	15
Ret	18	Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	48	Throttle	11
Ret	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	46	Engine	4
Ret	8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	46	Spun off	7
Ret	15	Toranosuke Takagi	Arrows	29	Fuel pressure	20
Ret	6	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-Supertec	28	Electrical	9
Ret	1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	17	Accident	1
Ret	14	Pedro de la Rosa	Arrows	5	Collision	18
Ret	10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	5	Collision	17
Ret	22	Jacques Villeneuve	BAR-Supertec	0	Gearbox	5
Ret	19	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	0	Spun off	14
Sources:[5][6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 16 2 Eddie Irvine 12 3 Mika Häkkinen 10 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 10 5 Ralf Schumacher 7 Source: [7]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 28 2 McLaren-Mercedes 16 3 Jordan-Mugen-Honda 13 4 Williams-Supertec 7 5 Stewart-Ford 6 Source: [7]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.