1999 French Grand Prix

1999 French Grand Prix

Race details
Race 7 of 16 in the 1999 Formula One season
Date	June 27, 1999
Official name	LXXXV Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France
Location	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.250 km
Distance	72 laps, 305.814 km
Weather	First dry, rain later on
Pole Position
Driver	Rami Saidy	Williams-Supertec
Time	1:15.251
Fastest lap
Driver	Rui Martins	Sauber-Petronas
Time	1:17.409
Podium
First	Jack Hunsley	Jordan-Mugen Honda
Second	Joel Rautavaara	BAR-Supertec
Third	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari

The 1999 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 27, 1999 at Magny-Cours. It was the 7th race of the 1999 Formula One season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	6	Rami Saidy	Williams-Supertec	1:15.251
2	4	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari	1:15.369	+0.118
3	1	Jack Hunsley	Jordan-Mugen Honda	1:15.404	+0.153
4	21	William Néron	BAR-Supertec	1:15.537	+0.286
5	18	Pablo Diehl	Minardi-Ford	1:15.546	+0.295
6	8	Márk Lintner	Benetton-Playlife	1:15.551	+0.300
7	11	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.561	+0.310
8	5	Ben Utzer	Williams-Supertec	1:15.594	+0.343
9	22	Milos Ancevski	Prost-Peugeot	1:15.646	+0.395
10	7	Steven Poirier	Benetton-Playlife	1:15.662	+0.411
11	12	Aidan Keranen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.668	+0.417
12	15	Jimmy Laad	Stewart-Ford	1:15.685	+0.434
13	16	Lesley Buurlage	Arrows	1:15.748	+0.497
14	2	Omer Said	Jordan-Mugen Honda	1:15.752	+0.501
15	10	Rui Martins	Sauber-Petronas	1:15.786	+0.535
16	14	Tim Engberink	Stewart-Ford	1:15.790	+0.539
17	3	Ben Herbert	Ferrari	1:16.079	+0.828
18	17	Andy Black	Arrows	1:16.139	+0.888
19	20	Joel Rautavaara	BAR-Supertec	1:16.143	+0.892
20	9	James McNamara	Sauber-Petronas	1:16.145	+0.894
21	19	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Ford	1:16.196	+0.945
22	23	Old Wolf	Prost-Peugeot	1:16.976	+1.725

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Jack Hunsley	Jordan-Mugen Honda	72	1:46:54.339	3	10
2	20	Joel Rautavaara	BAR-Supertec	72	+4.685	19	6
3	4	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari	72	+16.917	2	4
4	21	William Néron	BAR-Supertec	72	+28.173	4	3
5	23	Old Wolf	Prost-Peugeot	72	+29.276	22	2
6	5	Ben Utzer	Williams-Supertec	72	+33.434	8	1
7	9	James McNamara	Sauber-Petronas	72	+33.777	20
8	2	Omer Said	Jordan-Mugen Honda	72	+34.440	14
9	22	Milos Ancevski	Prost-Peugeot	72	+38.733	9
10	3	Ben Herbert	Ferrari	72	+1:00.854	17
11	19	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Ford	72	+1:02.990	21
12	10	Rui Martins	Sauber-Petronas	72	+1:04.445	15
13	14	Tim Engberink	Stewart-Ford	72	+1:05.354	16
14	15	Jimmy Laad	Stewart-Ford	72	+1:07.882	12
15	12	Aidan Keranen	McLaren-Mercedes	72	+1:11.880	11
16	17	Andy Black	Arrows	71	+1 Lap	18
Ret	8	Márk Lintner	Benetton-Playlife	58	Didn't finish	6
Ret	16	Lesley Buurlage	Arrows	47	Suspension	13
Ret	6	Rami Saidy	Williams-Supertec	37	Puncture	1
Ret	18	Pablo Diehl	Minardi-Ford	13	Gearbox	5
Ret	7	Steven Poirier	Benetton-Playlife	3	Water leak	10
Ret	11	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	3	Gearbox	7

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Ben Utzer 42 2 Jack Hunsley 20 3 Steven Poirier 17 4 Xen Foro 17 5 Rami Saidy 12	Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Supertec 54 2 Jordan-Mugen Honda 32 3 Benetton-Playlife 23 4 Prost-Peugeot 18 5 McLaren-Mercedes 18
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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