1999 Season - Round 12 - 1999-08-29
David Coulthard won the 1999 Belgian Grand Prix for McLaren, with Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) second and Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Jordan) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Mika Häkkinen (McLaren), who could not convert it into the win.
Jean Alesi (Sauber) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P16 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 7-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 6 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1999 Belgian Grand Prix, completing round 12 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 3 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 5 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 4 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Mika Salo | Ferrari | 9 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Alessandro Zanardi | Williams | 8 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 16 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 7 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 13 | Finished | 0 |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | Finished | 0 |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 17 | Finished | 0 |
| 14 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 15 | Finished | 0 |
| 15 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 22 | Transmission | 0 |
| 18 | Luca Badoer | Minardi | 20 | Suspension | 0 |
| 19 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 14 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart | 10 | Brakes | 0 |
| 21 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 19 | Clutch | 0 |