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1999 European Grand Prix

Germany  1999 European Grand Prix
Race details
Race 14 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One season
The Nürburgring in its 1999 configuration
The Nürburgring in its 1999 configuration
Date September 26, 1999
Official name XLIII Warsteiner Grand Prix d'Europe
Location Nürburg, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.556 km (2.831 mi)
Distance 66 laps, 300.696 km (186.852 mi)
Scheduled Distance 67 laps, 305.252 km (189.684 mi)
Weather Wet/Dry
Pole position
Driver Jordan-Mugen-Honda
Time 1:19.910
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:21.282 on lap 64
Podium
First Stewart-Ford
Second Prost-Peugeot
Third Stewart-Ford

The 1999 European Grand Prix (formally the XLIII Warsteiner Grand Prix d'Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 26 September 1999 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany. It was the fourteenth race of the 1999 Formula One season. The 66-lap race was won by Johnny Herbert driving for the Stewart team. Jarno Trulli finished second for the Prost team with Rubens Barrichello third in the other Stewart car.

It was considered to be one of the most eventful and exciting races of the 1999 season. Going into the race Mika Häkkinen, Eddie Irvine, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and David Coulthard were all harbouring World Championship aspirations. Häkkinen and Irvine were tied for the points lead, with Frentzen 10 points behind them and Coulthard a further two points back. The previous round at Monza had seen Häkkinen make an unforced error while leading, Coulthard and Irvine finished only 5th and 6th and Frentzen took his second race win of the season. Marc Gené's 6th place produced a rare point for the Minardi team Due to the high number of retirements, the Stewart cars prevailed enormously, with Prost's Jarno Trulli taking an unlikely second. This resulted in the podium consisting of constructors named after former Formula 1 World Champions.

As a consequence of the race, Häkkinen extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to two points over Irvine, with Frenzen a further twelve behind. In the World Constructors Championship, McLaren extended their lead to twelve points over Ferrari.


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