Round 1 · 7 March 1999
1999 Australian Grand Prix: results
Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) won the 1999 Australian Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 7 March 1999 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Australia), starting from position 6. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Jordan) and Ralf Schumacher (Williams) completed the podium. Pole position went to Mika Häkkinen.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | 1:35:01.659 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jordan | 5 | +1.027 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 8 | +7.012 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | +33.418 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 4 | +54.698 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Pedro de la Rosa | Arrows | 18 | +84.317 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Toranosuke Takagi | Arrows | 17 | +86.288 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Ricardo Zonta | BAR | 19 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 10 | Luca Badoer | Minardi | 21 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 10 | — | — | Suspension |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Sauber | 14 | — | — | Transmission |
| 13 | Marc Gené | Minardi | 22 | — | — | Collision |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | — | — | Collision |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 20 | — | — | Wheel |
| 16 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | — | — | Throttle |
| 17 | Alessandro Zanardi | Williams | 15 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 19 | Jacques Villeneuve | BAR | 11 | — | — | Rear wing |
| 20 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 9 | — | — | Collision |
| 21 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 16 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 22 | Johnny Herbert | Stewart | 13 | — | — | Fire |