| 1999 Japanese Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 16 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One World Championship
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.svg) 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 | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:37.470 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:41.319 on lap 31 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
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.
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