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Eddie Irvine won the 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix

Eddie Irvine won the 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Mika Häkkinen at Sepang International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Eddie Irvine
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Eddie Irvine, Michael Schumacher, and Mika Häkkinen
Race date
October 17, 1999
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit

The decisive result

Eddie Irvine finished first for Ferrari. Michael Schumacher is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Mika Häkkinen 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Marc Gené from P19 to P9 (+10), Heinz-Harald Frentzen from P14 to P6 (+8), and Jean Alesi from P15 to P7 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Michael Schumacher started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 Finished, 4 Engine, 3 Spun off, 2 +1 lap, and 1 +4 laps. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:40.267 on lap 25. 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 IrvineFerrari1:36:38.49410
2Michael SchumacherFerrari1:36:39.5346
3Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:36:48.2374
4Johnny HerbertStewart1:36:56.0323
5Rubens BarrichelloStewart1:37:10.7902
6Heinz-Harald FrentzenJordan1:37:13.3781
7Jean AlesiSauber1:37:32.9020
8Alexander WurzBenetton1:37:39.4280
9Marc GenéMinardi+1 lap0
10Alex ZanardiWilliams+1 lap0
11Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton+4 laps0
DNFJacques VilleneuveBARHydraulics0
DNFPedro DinizSauberSpun off0
DNFPedro de la RosaArrowsEngine0
DNFLuca BadoerMinardiSpun off0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenFuel pressure0
DNFRalf SchumacherWilliamsSpun off0
DNFToranosuke TakagiArrowsTransmission0
DNFRicardo ZontaBAREngine0
DNFOlivier PanisProstEngine0