1999 Japanese Grand Prix

1999 Japanese Grand Prix
1999 Japanese Grand Prix
Race 16 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One World Championship
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	Suzuka International Racing Course (last modified in 1991)
Race details
Date	31 October 1999
Official name	XXV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Location	Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.860 km (3.641 miles)
Distance	53 laps, 310.596 km (192.995 miles)
Weather	Overcast, mild, dry
Attendance	318,000
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher;
Time	1:37.470
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher
Time	1:41.319 on lap 31
Podium
First	Mika Häkkinen;
Second	Michael Schumacher;
Third	Eddie Irvine;
	Lap leaders ;

The 1999 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXV Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 31 October 1999 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka, Japan. It was the sixteenth and final round of the 1999 Formula One season. The 53-lap race was won by McLaren driver Mika Häkkinen after starting from second position. Michael Schumacher finished second in a Ferrari with teammate Eddie Irvine finishing third. Häkkinen's victory confirmed him as 1999 Drivers' Champion. Ferrari were also confirmed as Constructors' Champions.