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Mika Häkkinen won the 1999 Brazilian Grand Prix

Mika Häkkinen won the 1999 Brazilian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Heinz-Harald Frentzen at Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

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Race recap

Winner
Mika Häkkinen
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Mika Häkkinen, Michael Schumacher, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Race date
April 11, 1999
Pole
Mika Häkkinen
Fastest lap
Mika Häkkinen
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace

The decisive result

Mika Häkkinen finished first for McLaren. Michael Schumacher is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen 3 for Jordan.

Grid to finish

Toranosuke Takagi from P19 to P8 (+11), Marc Gené from P20 to P9 (+11), and Ralf Schumacher from P11 to P4 (+7) 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 4 Gearbox, 3 +1 lap, 3 Hydraulics, 2 +3 laps, and 2 Finished. Mika Häkkinen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:18.448 on lap 70. 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
1Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:36:03.78510
2Michael SchumacherFerrari1:36:08.7106
3Heinz-Harald FrentzenJordanOut of fuel4
4Ralf SchumacherWilliams+1 lap3
5Eddie IrvineFerrari+1 lap2
6Olivier PanisProst+1 lap1
7Alexander WurzBenetton+2 laps0
8Toranosuke TakagiArrows+3 laps0
9Marc GenéMinardi+3 laps0
DNFPedro de la RosaArrowsHydraulics0
DNFJacques VilleneuveBARHydraulics0
DNFAlex ZanardiWilliamsGearbox0
DNFRubens BarrichelloStewartEngine0
DNFPedro DinizSauberCollision0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaBenettonClutch0
DNFStéphane SarrazinMinardiThrottle0
DNFJean AlesiSauberGearbox0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenGearbox0
DNFJarno TrulliProstGearbox0
DNFJohnny HerbertStewartHydraulics0