| 1999 British Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 8 of 16 in the1999 Formula One World Championship
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 Silverstone Circuit in its 1999 configuration | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 11 July 1999 | ||||
| Official name | LIIRAC British Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Silverstone,Northamptonshire andBuckinghamshire,England | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.140 km (3.194 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 60 laps, 308.296 km (191.566 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny, mild, dry | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:24.804 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:28.309 on lap 28 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Williams-Supertec | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The1999 British Grand Prix[1] was aFormula One motor race held on 11 July 1999 at theSilverstone Circuit nearSilverstone,England. It was the eighth race of the1999 Formula One season.[2] The 60-lap race was won byMcLaren driverDavid Coulthard after he started from third position.Eddie Irvine finished second for theFerrari team andWilliams driverRalf Schumacher came in third.Jacques Villeneuve andAlessandro Zanardi both stalled on the grid. The race was red flagged due to Race DirectorCharlie Whiting accidentally hitting the red flag button instead of the pit exit open button.[3] While the red flags were out,Michael Schumacher crashed at Stowe corner due to brake failure, breaking his right leg. This would keep him out of Formula One until theMalaysian Grand Prix, ending his championship hopes.
Following a difficult seasonDamon Hill performed well to finish 5th in his home race and seemed happy enough to carry on for the rest of the season. He had also briefly led the race for a lap, which was the last time he would lead a Grand Prix.[4]
This wasToranosuke Takagi's final classified Formula One race finish. He failed to finish each of his subsequent eight races.
This wasMcLaren team's firstBritish Grand Prix victory since1989.The podiums of Coulthard and Irvine (for 1st and 2nd) also marked the last time two drivers racing under a British flag would stand together on the podium at their home event at until the2023 British Grand Prix where Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton finished second and third.
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