Michael Schumacher won his fourth Monaco Grand Prix, breaking Niki Lauda's Ferrari wins record and extending his 1999 Drivers' Championship lead.
Key Facts
- Race winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
- Laps
- 78
- Season round
- 4th race of 1999 F1 season
- Schumacher's Ferrari wins
- 16 (breaking Niki Lauda's record)
- Championship lead after race
- 8 points over Irvine, 12 over Häkkinen
- Constructors' lead (Ferrari vs McLaren)
- 24 points
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Entering the fourth round of the 1999 Formula One season at Monaco, Michael Schumacher and Ferrari were competing closely with McLaren's Mika Häkkinen for championship honours, with Schumacher starting from second position on the grid.
On 16 May 1999, Schumacher drove a dominant 78-lap race at the Circuit de Monaco to take victory, with Ferrari team-mate Eddie Irvine finishing second and Häkkinen third for McLaren, marking Schumacher's fourth Monaco win and his 16th victory with Ferrari.
The result broke Niki Lauda's record for Ferrari wins and extended Schumacher's Drivers' Championship lead to eight points over Irvine and twelve over Häkkinen, while Ferrari stretched their Constructors' Championship advantage to twenty-four points ahead of McLaren with twelve races remaining.