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Eddie Irvine won the 1999 Australian Grand Prix

Eddie Irvine won the 1999 Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Ralf Schumacher at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Eddie Irvine
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Eddie Irvine, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, and Ralf Schumacher
Race date
March 7, 1999
Pole
Mika Häkkinen
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit

The decisive result

Eddie Irvine finished first for Ferrari. Heinz-Harald Frentzen is listed 2 for Jordan, with Ralf Schumacher 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Pedro de la Rosa from P18 to P6 (+12), Toranosuke Takagi from P17 to P7 (+10), and Eddie Irvine from P6 to P1 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Mika Häkkinen started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 Finished, 3 Collision, 3 Gearbox, 1 +1 lap, and 1 Fire. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:32.112 on lap 55. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Eddie IrvineFerrari1:35:01.65910
2Heinz-Harald FrentzenJordan1:35:02.6856
3Ralf SchumacherWilliams1:35:08.6714
4Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton1:35:35.0773
5Rubens BarrichelloStewart1:35:56.3562
6Pedro de la RosaArrows1:36:25.9751
7Toranosuke TakagiArrows1:36:27.9470
8Michael SchumacherFerrari+1 lap0
DNFRicardo ZontaBARGearbox0
DNFLuca BadoerMinardiGearbox0
DNFAlexander WurzBenettonSuspension0
DNFPedro DinizSauberTransmission0
DNFMarc GenéMinardiCollision0
DNFJarno TrulliProstCollision0
DNFOlivier PanisProstWheel0
DNFMika HäkkinenMcLarenThrottle0
DNFAlex ZanardiWilliamsSpun off0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenHydraulics0
DNFJacques VilleneuveBARRear wing0
DNFDamon HillJordanCollision0