1999 Hungarian Grand Prix
The 1999 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XV Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj) was a Formula One motor race held on 15 August 1999 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary. It was the eleventh race of the 1999 FIA Formula One World Championship.
| 1999 Hungarian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 11 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One World Championship
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Hungaroring (modified this year) | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 15 August 1999 | ||||
| Official name | XV Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj | ||||
| Location |
Hungaroring Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 3.973 km (2.469 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 77 laps, 305.921 km (190.090 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Partially cloudy, hot, dry, Air: 25 °C (77 °F), Track 37 °C (99 °F) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:18.156 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:20.699 on lap 69 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 77-lap race was won from pole position by Mika Häkkinen, driving a McLaren-Mercedes. Häkkinen's teammate David Coulthard finished second, while Drivers' Championship rival Eddie Irvine finished third in his Ferrari. The top six was completed by Heinz-Harald Frentzen in the Jordan, Rubens Barrichello in the Stewart, and Damon Hill in the other Jordan.
The win, Häkkinen's fourth of the season, moved him to within two points of Irvine in the Drivers' Championship, while McLaren reduced Ferrari's lead in the Constructors' Championship to four points.