1999 Season - Overview



Malaysia made its debut on the Formula One calendar in 1999 becoming only the second Asian nation after Japan to stage an F1 race |  Mika Hakkinen successfully defended his Drivers' title in 1999 becoming only the seventh driver in history to do so |  Michael Schumacher suffered a broken leg at the 1999 British GP and missed the six races to follow |  Ferrari won their ninth Constructors' title in 1999 with points from Irvine, Schumacher and Salo

FACTFILE

No. of teams: 11
No. of Drivers: 24
No. of Races: 16
No. of Race Winners: 6
Most no. of Fastest Laps: Mika Hakkinen - 6 times

winning constructor

1
Ferrari
   
 
128
2 McLaren
124
3 Jordan
61
4 Stewart
36
5 Williams
35

1999 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

NO
DATE
GRAND PRIX
Winning Driver
Winning Constructor

2
Apr 11



5
May 30

6
Jun 13



9
Jul 25

10
Aug 01

11
Aug 15


13
Sep 12
 Jordan

14
Sep 26

15
Oct 17

16
Oct 31

TOP PERFORMERS IN 1999

According to stats...

  • Malaysia made its debut on the Formula One calendar in 1999 becoming only the second Asian nation after Japan to stage an F1 race
  • Mika Hakkinen successfully defended his Drivers' title in 1999 becoming only the seventh driver in history to do so
  • Michael Schumacher suffered a broken leg at the 1999 British GP and missed the six races to follow
  • Ferrari won their ninth Constructors' title in 1999 with points from Irvine, Schumacher and Salo



DRIVER TRIVIA

Drivers with most retirements in the 1999 season.