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
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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 |