1999 Spanish Grand Prix

1999 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 5 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One World Championship
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Circuit de Catalunya (last modified in 1997)
Circuit de Catalunya (last modified in 1997)
Race details
Date 30 May 1999
Official name XLI Gran Premio Marlboro de España
Location Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain[1]
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.728 km (2.938 miles)
Distance 65 laps, 307.196 km (190.833 miles)
Weather Cloudy, hot, dry 22 °C (72 °F)[2]
Attendance 81,000
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:22.088
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:24.982 on lap 29
Podium
First McLaren-Mercedes
Second McLaren-Mercedes
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1999 Spanish Grand Prix[3] was a Formula One motor race held on 30 May 1999 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the fifth race of the 1999 Formula One season. The 65-lap race was won from pole position by Mika Häkkinen, driving a McLaren-Mercedes, with team-mate David Coulthard second and Michael Schumacher third in a Ferrari.

  1. ^ "1999 Spanish Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ Weather info for the 1999 Spanish Grand Prix at Weather Underground
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