1999 British Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 8 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One season. | ||
 Silverstone Circuit (last modified in 1997) |
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| Date | July 11, 1999 | |
| Official name | LII RAC British Grand Prix | |
| Location | Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.194 mi / 5.140 km |
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| Distance | 60 laps, 191.640 mi / 308.400 km | |
| Weather | Sunny, mild, dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Mika Häkkinen |
McLaren-Mercedes |
| Time | 1:24.804 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Mika Häkkinen |
McLaren-Mercedes |
| Time | 1:28.309 on lap 28 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  David Coulthard |
McLaren-Mercedes |
| Second | Eddie Irvine |
Ferrari |
| Third |  Ralf Schumacher |
Williams-Supertec |
The 1999 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 11, 1999 at the Silverstone Circuit near Silverstone, England. It was the eighth race of the 1999 Formula One season.
Jacques Villeneuve and Alessandro Zanardi both stalled on the grid causing a race restart.
While the red flags were out, Michael Schumacher crashed due to brake failure, causing a broken leg.
Following a difficult season Damon Hill performed well to finish 5th in his home race and seemed happy enough to carry on for the rest of the season.[1]
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[edit] Classification
[edit] Qualifying
[edit] Race
Fastest Lap: Mika Häkkinen 1m 28.309s Michael Schumacher crashed on the first lap of the race due to brake faliure, causing a broken leg. Jacques Villeneuve and Alex Zanardi both stalled on the grid causing a race restart.
[edit] References
Classification
Qualifying
1999 British GP: Qualification. ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
1999 British Grand Prix: Qualifying. Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
Race
1999 British Grand Prix. The Official Formula 1 Website. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
1999 British GP: Classification. ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
Notes, Race details
1999 British GP: Overview. ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
- ^ Hill,Damon (html). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
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