Overview[]
The 1999 Portuguese Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 1999 FF1M Season.
Report[]
FF1M stayed in Iberia and returned to Estoril for the first time since 1996, scene of Michael Schumacher's second championship win in tricky conditions. He was on a high after his second win of the season, and he carried this across into qualifying where he took his first pole position of the season by over half a second from Jarno Trulli, who was keen to make up for his Spanish disappointment. Once again, Heinz-Harald Frentzen was off the pace down in 11th behind a cluster of Bridgestone runners led by Alexander Wurz in 7th.
At the start, Michael held on to the lead from Trulli, while Nick Heidfeld made a great start from 6th on the grid to move into 3rd and began holding up Juan Pablo Montoya, effectively acting as a rear gunner for teammate Trulli. Further back going into turn 3, David Coulthard's poor qualifying resulted in an even worse race as from 15th on the grid, he was flipped by Jan Magnussen and into an early retirement.
On lap 14, Heidfeld was dismissed from his job as a mobile chicane as going through Parabolica Interior, his right rear tyre deflated and was forced to pull out of the race, but even after moving up to 3rd, Montoya couldn't catch Trulli for 2nd. Further back on lap 17, Mika Salo overtook Ricardo Rosset for 11th into Parabolica Interior, and the Brazilian quickly dropped further places to Mika Hakkinen and Jacques Villeneuve as his tyres wore out.
Michael's hopes for a third win of the season ended with 12 laps remaining due to gearbox problems, handing Trulli the lead. The Italian had gone rogue by being one of the only drivers on a one-stop strategy compared to the two or three that were expected, but it worked to perfection as he avenged his misjudgment of Barcelona to take his first FF1M win. Montoya's three-stop strategy was ruined by Heidfeld, but still came home a strong 2nd ahead of Frentzen, who used his two-stop strategy to good effect to return to the podium, although FJR's chances of a double points finish were ruined with Hakkinen suffering yet another blown Peugeot. The top eight consisted of eight different teams.
Qualifying[]
Conditions: Dry
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher
|
 Gui Racing-Ford (W)
|
|
1:16.353 | |
| 2 | 20 |  Jarno Trulli
|
 MRD Racing-Ferrari (W)
|
|
1:16.885 | +0.532 |
| 3 | 8 |  Mika Hakkinen
|
FJR-Peugeot (W)
|
|
1:16.913 | +0.560 |
| 4 | 18 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
|
Maestro-Ferrari
|
|
1:17.036 | +0.683 |
| 5 | 2 | Ralf Schumacher
|
Gui Racing-Ford (W)
|
|
1:17.127 | +0.774 |
| 6 | 21 | Nick Heidfeld
|
MRD Racing-Ferrari (W)
|
|
1:17.150 | +0.797 |
| 7 | 17 |  Alexander Wurz
|
Dark Wolf-Peugeot (W)
|
|
1:17.405 | +1.052 |
| 8 | 3 |  Jacques Villeneuve
|
Dodgem-Ferrari
|
|
1:17.620 | +1.267 |
| 9 | 10 | Johnny Herbert
|
VTR-Supertec
|
|
1:17.676 | +1.323 |
| 10 | 16 | Eddie Irvine
|
Dark Wolf-Peugeot (W)
|
|
1:17.758 | +1.405 |
| 11 | 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
|
FJR-Peugeot (W)
|
|
1:17.793 | +1.440 |
| 12 | 22 |  Olivier Panis
|
Ajay Motorsports-Supertec
|
|
1:18.027 | +1.674 |
| 13 | 11 | Alessandro Zanardi
|
Willow Images-Mugen Honda
|
|
1:18.036 | +1.683 |
| 14 | 4 | Rubens Barrichello
|
Dodgem-Ferrari
|
|
1:18.063 | +1.710 |
| 15 | 19 | David Coulthard
|
Maestro-Ferrari
|
|
1:18.153 | +1.800 |
| 16 | 14 | Pedro Diniz
|
Talent Racing-Ilmor
|
|
1:18.511 | +2.158 |
| 17 | 9 | Allan McNish
|
VTR-Supertec
|
|
1:18.552 | +2.199 |
| 18 | 12 | Jorg Muller
|
Willow Images-Mugen Honda
|
|
1:18.571 | +2.218 |
| 19 | 6 | Mika Salo
|
 Pedersen-Mercedes (W)
|
|
1:18.761 | +2.408 |
| 20 | 23 |  Alex Yoong
|
Ajay Motorsports-Supertec
|
|
1:19.000 | +2.647 |
| 21 | 5 | Jan Magnussen
|
Pedersen-Mercedes (W)
|
|
1:19.756 | +3.403 |
| 22 | 15 | Ricardo Rosset
|
Talent Racing-Ilmor
|
|
1:20.067 | +3.714 |
Race[]
Conditions: Dry
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Jarno Trulli
|
MRD Racing-Ferrari (W)
|
|
1:33:14.373 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | 18 | Juan Pablo Montoya
|
Maestro-Ferrari
|
|
+25.583 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
|
FJR-Peugeot (W)
|
|
+38.640 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve
|
Dodgem-Ferrari
|
|
+54.312 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | Johnny Herbert
|
VTR-Supertec
|
|
+1 Lap | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | 16 | Eddie Irvine
|
Dark Wolf-Peugeot (W)
|
|
+1 Lap | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | 22 | Olivier Panis
|
Ajay Motorsports-Supertec
|
|
+1 Lap | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | Alessandro Zanardi
|
Willow Images-Mugen Honda
|
|
+1 Lap | 13 | 1 |
| 9 | 14 | Pedro Diniz
|
Talent Racing-Ilmor
|
|
+1 Lap | 16 | |
| 10 | 6 | Mika Salo
|
Pedersen-Mercedes (W)
|
|
+1 Lap | 19 | |
| 11 | 17 | Alexander Wurz
|
Dark Wolf-Peugeot (W)
|
|
+1 Lap | 7 | |
| 12 | 12 | Jorg Muller
|
Willow Images-Mugen Honda
|
|
+1 Lap | 18 | |
| 13 | 23 | Alex Yoong
|
Ajay Motorsports-Supertec
|
|
+2 Laps | 20 | |
| Ret | 8 | Mika Hakkinen
|
FJR-Peugeot (W)
|
|
Engine | 3 | |
| Ret | 1 | Michael Schumacher
|
Gui Racing-Ford (W)
|
|
Transmission | 1 | |
| Ret | 4 | Rubens Barrichello
|
Dodgem-Ferrari
|
|
Loose Wheel | 14 | |
| Ret | 15 | Ricardo Rosset
|
Talent Racing-Ilmor
|
|
Transmission | 22 | |
| Ret | 9 | Allan McNish
|
VTR-Supertec
|
|
Puncture | 17 | |
| Ret | 21 | Nick Heidfeld
|
MRD Racing-Ferrari (W)
|
|
Puncture | 6 | |
| Ret | 2 | Ralf Schumacher
|
Gui Racing-Ford (W)
|
|
Engine | 5 | |
| Ret | 5 | Jan Magnussen
|
Pedersen-Mercedes (W)
|
|
Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 19 | David Coulthard
|
Maestro-Ferrari
|
|
Collision | 15 |
Driver of the Day: Jarno Trulli
Fastest Laps[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
|
Gui Racing-Ford (W)
|
|
1:17.861 | |
| 2 | 18 | Juan Pablo Montoya
|
Maestro-Ferrari
|
|
1:17.981 | +0.120 |
| 3 | 8 | Mika Hakkinen
|
FJR-Peugeot (W)
|
|
1:18.376 | +0.515 |
| 4 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve
|
Dodgem-Ferrari
|
|
1:18.386 | +0.525 |
| 5 | 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
|
FJR-Peugeot (W)
|
|
1:18.626 | +0.765 |
| 6 | 20 | Jarno Trulli
|
MRD Racing-Ferrari (W)
|
|
1:18.843 | +0.982 |
| 7 | 21 | Nick Heidfeld
|
MRD Racing-Ferrari (W)
|
|
1:19.094 | +1.233 |
| 8 | 11 | Alessandro Zanardi
|
Willow Images-Mugen Honda
|
|
1:19.201 | +1.340 |
| 9 | 4 | Rubens Barrichello
|
Dodgem-Ferrari
|
|
1:19.245 | +1.384 |
| 10 | 2 | Ralf Schumacher
|
Gui Racing-Ford (W)
|
|
1:19.287 | +1.426 |
| 11 | 10 | Johnny Herbert
|
VTR-Supertec
|
|
1:19.466 | +1.605 |
| 12 | 17 | Alexander Wurz
|
Dark Wolf-Peugeot (W)
|
|
1:19.483 | +1.622 |
| 13 | 14 | Pedro Diniz
|
Talent Racing-Ilmor
|
|
1:19.647 | +1.786 |
| 14 | 16 | Eddie Irvine
|
Dark Wolf-Peugeot (W)
|
|
1:19.814 | +1.953 |
| 15 | 6 | Mika Salo
|
Pedersen-Mercedes (W)
|
|
1:19.857 | +1.996 |
| 16 | 22 | Olivier Panis
|
Ajay Motorsports-Supertec
|
|
1:19.956 | +2.095 |
| 17 | 12 | Jorg Muller
|
Willow Images-Mugen Honda
|
|
1:20.079 | +2.218 |
| 18 | 9 | Allan McNish
|
VTR-Supertec
|
|
1:20.344 | +2.483 |
| 19 | 15 | Ricardo Rosset
|
Talent Racing-Ilmor
|
|
1:21.084 | +3.223 |
| 20 | 23 | Alex Yoong
|
Ajay Motorsports-Supertec
|
|
1:21.160 | +3.299 |
| 21 | 5 | Jan Magnussen
|
Pedersen-Mercedes (W)
|
|
1:52.151 | +34.290 |
| 22 | 19 | David Coulthard
|
Maestro-Ferrari
|
|
N/A | N/A |
Championship Standings[]
| Drivers Championship | Teams Championship | Engine Trophy | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Driver | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Team | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Engine | Pts. | Wins | -/+ |
| 1 | Juan Pablo Montoya
|
39 | 1 | = | 1 | Gui Racing-Ford (W)
|
55 | 2 | = | 1 | Ferrari
|
82 | 2 | = |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
|
34 | 2 |  1
|
2 | FJR-Peugeot (W)
|
54 | 2 | = | 2 | Peugeot
|
60 | 2 | 1
|
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher
|
31 |  1
|
3 | Maestro-Ferrari
|
50 | 1 | = | 3 |  Ford
|
55 | 2 | 1
| |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher
|
24 | 2 | = | 4 | MRD Racing-Ferrari (W)
|
34 | 1 | = | 4 |  Supertec
|
11 | 1
| |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli
|
24 | 1 | 2
|
5 | Dodgem-Ferrari
|
25 | = | 5 |  Mugen Honda
|
10 | 1
| ||
| 6 | Mika Hakkinen
|
20 | 1
|
6 | Willow Images-Mugen Honda
|
10 | = | 6 | Mercedes
|
0 | = | |||