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.
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.
Classification
Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Lap Gap 1 1 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.156 2 4 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:18.263 +0.107 3 2 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.384 +0.228 4 9 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 1:18.515 +0.359 5 8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:18.664 +0.508 6 7 Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:18.667 +0.511 7 10 Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 1:18.733 +0.577 8 16 Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:19.095 +0.939 9 22 Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Supertec 1:19.127 +0.971 10 17 Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford 1:19.389 +1.233 11 11 Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 1:19.390 +1.234 12 12 Pedro Diniz Sauber-Petronas 1:19.782 +1.626 13 19 Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 1:19.788 +1.632 14 18 Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 1:19.841 +1.685 15 5 Alessandro Zanardi Williams-Supertec 1:19.924 +1.768 16 6 Ralf Schumacher Williams-Supertec 1:19.945 +1.789 17 23 Ricardo Zonta BAR-Supertec 1:20.060 +1.904 18 3 Mika Salo Ferrari 1:20.369 +2.213 19 20 Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 1:20.961 +2.805 20 14 Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 1:21.328 +3.172 21 15 Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 1:21.675 +3.519 22 21 Marc Gené Minardi-Ford 1:21.867 +3.711107% time: 1:23.627Source:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 77 1:46:23.536 1 10 2 2 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 77 + 9.706 3 6 3 4 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 77 + 27.228 2 4 4 8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jordan-Mugen-Honda 77 + 31.815 5 3 5 16 Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 77 + 43.808 8 2 6 7 Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 77 + 55.726 6 1 7 10 Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 77 + 1:01.012 7 8 19 Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 76 + 1 Lap 13 9 6 Ralf Schumacher Williams-Supertec 76 + 1 Lap 16 10 18 Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 76 + 1 Lap 14 11 17 Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford 76 + 1 Lap 10 12 3 Mika Salo Ferrari 75 + 2 Laps 18 13 23 Ricardo Zonta BAR-Supertec 75 + 2 Laps 17 14 20 Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 75 + 2 Laps 19 15 14 Pedro de la Rosa Arrows 75 + 2 Laps 20 16 11 Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 74 Fuel Pressure 11 17 21 Marc Gené Minardi-Ford 74 + 3 Laps 22 22 Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Supertec 60 Clutch 9 9 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 52 Engine 4 15 Toranosuke Takagi Arrows 26 Transmission 21 12 Pedro Diniz Sauber-Petronas 19 Spun Off 12 5 Alessandro Zanardi Williams-Supertec 10 Differential 15
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Eddie Irvine56 2 Mika Häkkinen54 3 David Coulthard36 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen36 5 Michael Schumacher32Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari94 2 McLaren-Mercedes90 3 Jordan-Mugen-Honda42 4 Williams-Supertec22 5 Benetton-Playlife16Source:
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