Pit Lane F1
1999 Season - Round 8 - 1999-07-11
David Coulthard won the 1999 British Grand Prix for McLaren, with Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) second and Ralf Schumacher (Williams) third. The win came from P3 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Mika Häkkinen (McLaren), who could not convert it into the win.
Giancarlo Fisichella (Benetton) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 6 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1999 British Grand Prix, completing round 8 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 | 3 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 8 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 5 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 6 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 12 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 17 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 7 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 18 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Alessandro Zanardi | Williams | 13 | Finished | 0 |
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart | 11 | Finished | 0 |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 15 | Finished | 0 |
| 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 16 | Suspension | 0 |
| 18 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | Wheel | 0 |
| 19 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 9 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| 20 | Luca Badoer | Minardi | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | Brakes | 0 |
