Race 16 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One World Championship
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Suzuka International Racing Course (last modified in 1991)
Race details
Date
31 October 1999
Official name
XXV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Location
Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
5.860 km (3.641[1] miles)
Distance
53 laps, 310.596[2] km (192.995 miles)
Weather
Overcast, mild, dry
Attendance
318,000[3]
Pole position
Driver
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
Time
1:37.470
Fastest lap
Driver
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
Time
1:41.319 on lap 31
Podium
First
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren-Mercedes
Second
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
Third
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
Lap leaders
Motor car race
The 1999 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 31 October 1999 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka, Japan. It was the sixteenth and final round of the 1999 Formula One season. The 53-lap race was won by McLaren driver Mika Häkkinen after starting from second position. Michael Schumacher finished second in a Ferrari with teammate Eddie Irvine finishing third. Häkkinen's victory confirmed him as 1999 Drivers' Champion. Ferrari were also confirmed as Constructors' Champions.
This was the last Formula One race for Stewart Grand Prix, Toranosuke Takagi, Alessandro Zanardi and for the 1996 World Champion, Damon Hill.
^"1999 Japanese Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
^"2013 Japanese Grand Prix: Official Media Kit" (PDF). FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
^"Formula 1 Honda Japanese Grand Prix 2022 – Media Kit" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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