Round 1 · 1999
Australian Grand Prix
WinnerIRVFerrari · from P6
PolePAI
Fastest lap1:32.112Schumacher · L55
Biggest gain+12de la Rosa P18→P6
Retirements13of 21 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Irvine IRV | Ferrari | 6 | +5 | 57 | 1:35:01.659 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Jordan | 5 | +3 | 57 | +1.030 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher SCM | Williams | 8 | +5 | 57 | +7.010 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Benetton | 7 | +3 | 57 | +33.420 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Stewart | 4 | -1 | 57 | +54.700 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Pedro De La Rosa DEL | Arrows | 18 | +12 | 57 | +1:24.320 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Arrows | 17 | +10 | 57 | +1:26.290 | — | ||
| 8 | Ferrari | 3 | -5 | 56 | +1 lap FL | — | ||
| — | Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 1 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | ||
| — | Johnny Herbert HEB | Stewart | 13 | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | BAR | 11 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | |||
| — | Ricardo Zonta ZON | BAR | 19 | 48 | DNF · L48 | — | ||
| — | Alexander Wurz WUR | Benetton | 10 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — | ||
| — | Jarno Trulli TRU | Prost | 12 | 25 | DNF · L25 | — | ||
| — | David Coulthard COT | McLaren | 2 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | ||
| — | Jean Alesi ALE | Sauber | 16 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Pedro Diniz DIN | Sauber | 14 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | Oliver Panis PAN | Prost | 20 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | ||
| — | Damon Hill HID | Jordan | 9 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Luca Badoer BAD | Minardi | 21 | 42 | DNF · L42 | — | ||
| — | Williams | 15 | 20 | DNF · L20 | — | |||
| — | Minardi | 22 | 25 | DNF · L25 | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 1
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Irvine IRV | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher SCM | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | ||
| 6 | Pedro De La Rosa DEL | 1 | |
| 7 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | 0 | |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert HEB | 0 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Albert Park
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Australian Grand Prix | Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 1 |
| 1997 | Australian Grand Prix | David Coulthard COT | McLaren | 4 |
| 1996 | Australian Grand Prix | Damon Hill HID | Williams | 2 |