Round 1 · 7 March 1999
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
Pre-season
No standings yet
This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.
After the race
22 drivers
After Round 1
1
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
NEW
10
+10
2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Jordan
NEW
6
+6
3
Ralf Schumacher
Williams
NEW
4
+4
4
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
NEW
3
+3
5
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
NEW
2
+2
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6
Pedro de la Rosa
Arrows
NEW
1
+1
-
Toranosuke Takagi
Arrows
NEW
0
+0
-
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
NEW
0
+0
-
Ricardo Zonta
BAR
NEW
0
+0
-
Luca Badoer
Minardi
NEW
0
+0
-
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
NEW
0
+0
-
Pedro Diniz
Sauber
NEW
0
+0
-
Marc Gené
Minardi
NEW
0
+0
-
Jarno Trulli
Prost
NEW
0
+0
-
Olivier Panis
Prost
NEW
0
+0
-
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
NEW
0
+0
-
Alessandro Zanardi
Williams
NEW
0
+0
-
David Coulthard
McLaren
NEW
0
+0
-
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
NEW
0
+0
-
Damon Hill
Jordan
NEW
0
+0
-
Jean Alesi
Sauber
NEW
0
+0
-
Johnny Herbert
Stewart
NEW
0
+0
Circuit map
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
The correct circuit geometry is now available for this race. Named segments and race events will be layered onto it as the editorial dataset is authored.
Layout: Local authored circuit package · · Layout ID australia
Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | 1:35:01.659 | 10 |
| 2 | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 5 | +1.027 | 6 |
| 3 | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 8 | +7.012 | 4 |
| 4 | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | +33.418 | 3 |
| 5 | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 4 | +54.698 | 2 |
| 6 | DLR Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 18 | +1:24.317 | 1 |
| 7 | TAK Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 17 | +1:26.288 | 0 |
| 8 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 1L | 0 |
| R | ZON Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | BAD Luca Badoer | Minardi | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | WUR Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | DIN Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | GEN Marc Gené | Minardi | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | TRU Jarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | PAN Olivier Panis | Prost | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | — | 0 |
| R | ZAN Alessandro Zanardi | Williams | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | — | 0 |
| R | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | HIL Damon Hill | Jordan | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | ALE Jean Alesi | Sauber | 16 | — | 0 |
| W | HER Johnny Herbert | Stewart | 13 | — | 0 |