Mika Häkkinen secured his second consecutive F1 Drivers' Championship title, while Ferrari claimed the Constructors' title at the 1999 season finale.
Key Facts
- Race length
- 53 laps
- Race date
- 31 October 1999
- Championship round
- 16th and final round of 1999 season
- Race winner
- Mika Häkkinen (McLaren)
- Constructors' Champion
- Ferrari
- Final race for
- Stewart Grand Prix, Damon Hill, Zanardi, Takagi
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 1999 Formula One World Championship entered its final round with Mika Häkkinen and Ferrari's Eddie Irvine both still in contention for the Drivers' title, while Ferrari and McLaren were locked in the Constructors' Championship battle, making the Suzuka season finale decisive for both titles.
Held on 31 October 1999 at Suzuka Circuit, the race saw Häkkinen start from second position and win the 53-lap contest ahead of Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine, both driving for Ferrari. The result was the sixteenth and final race of the 1999 championship season.
Häkkinen's victory confirmed him as the 1999 Drivers' Champion, claiming his second successive title, while Ferrari secured the Constructors' Championship. The race also marked the final Formula One appearance for Stewart Grand Prix, Damon Hill, Alessandro Zanardi, and Toranosuke Takagi.