The 1999 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the XXVIII Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil) was a Formula One motor race held on 11 April 1999 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the second race of the 1999 Formula One season. The 71-lap race was won by McLaren driver Mika Häkkinen after starting from pole position. Michael Schumacher finished second in a Ferrari with Heinz-Harald Frentzen third for the Jordan team.
Ricardo Zonta did not qualify for the race, after he had injured his left foot in a big crash during Saturday's practice.
Report
Background
Driver changes
The race marked the debut for Stéphane Sarrazin, who drove the Minardi for an injured Luca Badoer. Badoer had injured his hand in a testing accident, and Sarrazin - then the test driver for Prost - was drafted in to Minardi. Barrichello was able to stay in front until he pitted on lap 27. It was the first time a Stewart car had led a race.
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:1. Qualified 16th, stripped of time due to illegal fuel.
Race
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 1
| Mika Häkkinen
| McLaren-Mercedes
| 72
| 1:36:03.785
| 1
| 10
|-
! 2
| 3
| Michael Schumacher
| Ferrari
| 72
| +4.925
| 4
| 6
|-
! 3
| 8
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen
| Jordan-Mugen-Honda
| 71
| Out of fuel
| 8
| 4
|-
! 4
| 6
| Ralf Schumacher
| Williams-Supertec
| 71
| +1 Lap
| 11
| 3
|-
! 5
| 4
| Eddie Irvine
| Ferrari
| 71
| +1 Lap
| 6
| 2
|-
! 6
| 18
| Olivier Panis
| Prost-Peugeot
| 71
| +1 Lap
| 12
| 1
|-
! 7
| 10
| Alexander Wurz
| Benetton-Playlife
| 70
| +2 Laps
| 9
|
|-
! 8
| 15
| Toranosuke Takagi
| Arrows
| 69
| +3 Laps
| 19
|
|-
! 9
| 21
| Marc Gené
| Minardi-Ford
| 69
| +3 Laps
| 20
|
|-
!
| 14
| Pedro de la Rosa
| Arrows
| 52
| Hydraulics
| 17
|
|-
!
| 22
| Jacques Villeneuve
| BAR-Supertec
| 49
| Hydraulics
| 21
|
|-
!
| 5
| Alessandro Zanardi
| Williams-Supertec
| 43
| Gearbox
| 16
|
|-
!
| 16
| Rubens Barrichello
| Stewart-Ford
| 42
| Engine
| 3
|
|-
!
| 12
| Pedro Diniz
| Sauber-Petronas
| 42
| Collision
| 15
|
|-
!
| 9
| Giancarlo Fisichella
| Benetton-Playlife
| 38
| Clutch
| 5
|
|-
!
| 20
| Stéphane Sarrazin
| Minardi-Ford
| 31
| Throttle/Accident
| 18
|
|-
!
| 11
| Jean Alesi
| Sauber-Petronas
| 27
| Gearbox
| 14
|
|-
!
| 2
| David Coulthard
| McLaren-Mercedes
| 22
| Gearbox
| 2
|
|-
!
| 19
| Jarno Trulli
| Prost-Peugeot
| 21
| Gearbox
| 13
|
|-
!
| 17
| Johnny Herbert
| Stewart-Ford
| 15
| Hydraulics
| 10
|
|-
!
| 7
| Damon Hill
| Jordan-Mugen-Honda
| 10
| Collision damage
| 7
|
|-
!
| 23
| Ricardo Zonta
| BAR-Supertec
|
| Injured in Practice
|
|
|-
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|}
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
| 1
| Eddie Irvine
|align="right"| 12
|-
| 2
| Mika Häkkinen
|align="right"| 10
|-
| 3
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen
|align="right"| 10
|-
| 4
| Ralf Schumacher
|align="right"| 7
|-
| 5
| Michael Schumacher
|align="right"| 6
|-
!colspan=4|Source:
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;Constructors' Championship standings
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
| 1
| Ferrari
|align="right"| 18
|-
| 2
| McLaren-Mercedes
|align="right"| 10
|-
| 3
| Jordan-Mugen-Honda
|align="right"| 10
|-
| 4
| Williams-Supertec
|align="right"| 7
|-
| 5
| Benetton-Playlife
|align="right"| 3
|-
!colspan=4|Source: