1999 German Grand Prix

1999 German Grand Prix
1999 German Grand Prix
Race 10 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One World Championship
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	Hockenheimring (last modified in 1994)
Race details
Date	1 August 1999
Official name	Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1999
Location	Hockenheimring; Hockenheim, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	6.823 km (4.240 miles)
Distance	45 laps, 307.035 km (190.792 miles)
Weather	Partially cloudy, very hot, dry
Pole position
Driver	Mika Häkkinen;
Time	1:42.950
Fastest lap
Driver	David Coulthard
Time	1:45.270 on lap 43
Podium
First	Eddie Irvine;
Second	Mika Salo;
Third	Heinz-Harald Frentzen;
	Lap leaders ;

The 1999 German Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1999)^[1] was a Formula One motor race held on 1 August 1999 at the Hockenheimring near Hockenheim, Germany. It was the tenth race of the 1999 FIA Formula One World Championship. With Michael Schumacher out injured, Eddie Irvine took a second successive victory as he chased the championship, aided by stand-in team-mate Mika Salo moving over to give him the lead. In the early laps Finnish drivers ran first and second. However, Mika Häkkinen ultimately crashed out on lap 25 due to a tyre failure, allowing Heinz-Harald Frentzen to finish third in his home Grand Prix.

Damon Hill was again rumoured to be leaving Formula One when he allegedly retired a healthy car. Hill claimed that his Jordan had brake problems.^[2] Eddie Irvine gave his winner's trophy to Mika Salo, who was leading towards the end of the race and moved over on team orders.

^ "German". Formula1.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ "Hill in crisis meeting on future". Birmingham Evening Mail. England. 2 August 1999. Retrieved 14 May 2010. DAMON Hill faces a crisis meeting with team chief Eddie Jordan this week with his grand prix future again clouded in doubt. The 38-year-old former world champion will have to explain why he quit yesterday's race in Germany even though the team insist there was nothing wrong with the car. Hill took the decision to retire after 14 laps at Hockenheim complaining of the braking system on the Jordan to again raise the prospect that he will not see out the season.

[1] "German". Formula1.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[2] "Hill in crisis meeting on future". Birmingham Evening Mail. England. 2 August 1999. Retrieved 14 May 2010. DAMON Hill faces a crisis meeting with team chief Eddie Jordan this week with his grand prix future again clouded in doubt. The 38-year-old former world champion will have to explain why he quit yesterday's race in Germany even though the team insist there was nothing wrong with the car. Hill took the decision to retire after 14 laps at Hockenheim complaining of the braking system on the Jordan to again raise the prospect that he will not see out the season.

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