1999 San Marino Grand Prix

The 1999 San Marino Grand Prix (formally the Gran Premio Warsteiner di San Marino 1999) 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.

1999 San Marino Grand Prix
Race 3 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One World Championship
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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 McLaren-Mercedes
Third
  • Rubens Barrichello
Stewart-Ford
Lap leaders

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.

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