Benetton B199
The Benetton B199 was the car with which the Benetton team competed in the 1999 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by Italian Giancarlo Fisichella and Austrian Alexander Wurz, who were both in their second full seasons with the team. Frenchman Laurent Redon was the team test driver.
Giancarlo Fisichella driving the B199 at the 1999 Canadian Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Benetton | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Pat Symonds (Technical Director) Nick Wirth (Chief Designer) James Allison (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | B198 | ||||||||||
| Successor | B200 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Moulded carbon fibre/honeycomb composite structure moulded in upper and lower halves, with four lateral bulkheads | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pushrod | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pushrod | ||||||||||
| Engine | Playlife (Supertec/Renault) FB01, 71-degree V10 | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Benetton six-speed longitudinal sequential semi-automatic | ||||||||||
| Power | 750 hp @ 14,000 rpm | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Agip | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Mild Seven Benetton Playlife | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 9. Giancarlo Fisichella 10. Alexander Wurz | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1999 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
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