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The '''1999 French Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] race held on June 27, 1999 at the [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours]] near Magny-Cours, France. It was the seventh race of the [[1999 Formula One season]].

The race was held in wet conditions which at one point required the safety car to be deployed.

[[Damon Hill]] hinted after the race that this one could have been his last, or if he did compete at [[1999 British Grand Prix|Silverstone]] in the next race he might leave Formula One afterwards.

[[Toranosuke Takagi]] was disqualified for using tyres which had been marked for his team-mate, [[Pedro de la Rosa]].

== Classification ==
=== Qualifying ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Lap !! Gap
|-
! 1
| 16
| {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
| [[Stewart Grand Prix|Stewart]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:38.441
| &nbsp;
|-
! 2
| 11
| {{Flagicon|France}} [[Jean Alesi]]
| [[Sauber]]-[[Petronas]]
| 1:38.881
| +0.440
|-
! 3
| 18
| {{Flagicon|France}} [[Olivier Panis]]
| [[Prost (racing team)|Prost]]-[[Peugeot]]
| 1:40.400
| +1.959
|-
! 4
| 2
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[David Coulthard]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
| 1:40.403
| +1.962
|-
! 5
| 8
| {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]-[[Mugen-Honda]]
| 1:40.690
| +2.249
|-
! 6
| 3
| {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 1:41.127
| +2.686
|-
! 7
| 9
| {{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
| [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Playlife]]
| 1:41.825
| +3.384
|-
! 8
| 19
| {{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
| [[Prost (racing team)|Prost]]-[[Peugeot]]
| 1:42.096
| +3.655
|-
! 9
| 17
| {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Johnny Herbert]]
| [[Stewart Grand Prix|Stewart]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:42.199
| +3.758
|-
! 10
| 23
| {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ricardo Zonta]]
| [[British American Racing|BAR]]-[[Supertec]]
| 1:42.228
| +3.787
|-
! 11
| 12
| {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Pedro Diniz]]
| [[Sauber]]-[[Petronas]]
| 1:42.942
| +4.501
|-
! 12
| 22
| {{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
| [[British American Racing|BAR]]-[[Supertec]]
| 1:43.748
| +5.307
|-
! 13
| 10
| {{Flagicon|Austria}} [[Alexander Wurz]]
| [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Playlife]]
| 1:44.319
| +5.878
|-
! 14
| 1
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Häkkinen]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
| 1:44.368
| +5.927
|-
! 15
| 5
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alex Zanardi|Alessandro Zanardi]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Supertec]]
| 1:44.912
| +6.471
|-
! 16
| 6
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Supertec]]
| 1:45.189
| +6.748
|-
! 17
| 4
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Eddie Irvine]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 1:45.218
| +6.777
|-
! 18 {{ref|1|1}}
| 7
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Damon Hill]]
| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]-[[Mugen-Honda]]
| 1:45.334
| +6.893
|-
! 19 {{ref|1|1}}
| 21
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Marc Gené]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:46.324
| +7.883
|-
! 20 {{ref|1|1}}
| 20
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luca Badoer]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:46.784
| +8.343
|-
! 21 {{ref|1|1}}
| 14
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pedro de la Rosa]]
| [[Arrows]]
| 1:48.215
| +9.774
|-
! 22 {{ref|1|1}}
| 15
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Toranosuke Takagi]]
| [[Arrows]]
| 1:48.322
| +9.881
|-
|}

:1.{{note|1}} -Due to the poor weather conditions, all cars from 18th to 22nd on the grid failed to qualify within the 107% rule. However, the stewards chose to waive the rule due to the spacing of the entire field caused by the weather problems. They were ordered in grid by free practice times, therefore Hill started 18th, de la Rosa 19th, Takagi 20th, Badoer 21st and Gené 22nd.

=== Race ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 8
| {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]'''
| '''[[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]-[[Mugen-Honda]]'''
| 72
| 1:58:24.343
| 5
| '''10'''
|-
! 2
| 1
| {{flagicon|Finland}} '''[[Mika Häkkinen]]'''
| '''[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]'''
| 72
| +11.092
| 14
| '''6'''
|-
! 3
| 16
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Rubens Barrichello]]'''
| '''[[Stewart Grand Prix|Stewart]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| 72
| +43.432
| 1
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| 6
| {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Ralf Schumacher]]'''
| '''[[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Supertec]]'''
| 72
| +45.475
| 16
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| 3
| {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Michael Schumacher]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 72
| +47.881
| 6
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Eddie Irvine]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 72
| +48.901
| 17
| '''1'''
|-
! 7
| 19
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
| [[Prost (racing team)|Prost]]-[[Peugeot]]
| 72
| +57.771
| 8
| &nbsp;
|-
! 8
| 18
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Olivier Panis]]
| [[Prost (racing team)|Prost]]-[[Peugeot]]
| 72
| +58.531
| 3
| &nbsp;
|-
! 9
| 23
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ricardo Zonta]]
| [[British American Racing|BAR]]-[[Supertec]]
| 72
| +1:28.764
| 10
| &nbsp;
|-
! 10
| 20
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luca Badoer]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 71
| +1 Lap
| 20
| &nbsp;
|-
! 11
| 14
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pedro de la Rosa]]
| [[Arrows]]
| 71
| +1 Lap
| 21
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 9
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
| [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Playlife]]
| 42
| Spun off
| 7
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 7
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Damon Hill]]
| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]-[[Mugen-Honda]]
| 31
| Electrical
| 18
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 5
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alex Zanardi|Alessandro Zanardi]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Supertec]]
| 26
| Engine
| 15
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 22
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
| [[British American Racing|BAR]]-[[Supertec]]
| 25
| Spun off
| 12
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 10
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Alexander Wurz]]
| [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Playlife]]
| 25
| Spun off
| 13
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 21
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Marc Gené]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 25
| Spun off
| 19
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 11
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean Alesi]]
| [[Sauber]]-[[Petronas]]
| 24
| Spun off
| 2
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 2
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[David Coulthard]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
| 9
| Electrical
| 4
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 12
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Pedro Diniz]]
| [[Sauber]]-[[Petronas]]
| 6
| Transmission
| 11
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 17
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Johnny Herbert]]
| [[Stewart Grand Prix|Stewart]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 4
| Gearbox
| 9
| &nbsp;
|-
! DSQ
| 15
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Toranosuke Takagi]]
| [[Arrows]]
| 71
| Disqualified
| 22
| &nbsp;
|}

==Standings after Grand Prix==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mika Häkkinen]]
|align="right"|40
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael  Schumacher]]
|align="right"|32
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Eddie Irvine]]
|align="right"|26
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
|align="right"|23
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
|align="right"| 15
|}
{{col-2}}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia    Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|align="right"|58
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
|align="right"|52
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Jordan   Grand  Prix|Jordan]]-[[Mugen-Honda]]
|align="right"|26
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Supertec]]
|align="right"|15
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Playlife]]
|align="right"|14
|}
{{col-end}}

* <small>'''Note''':   Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.</small>

== Notes ==
*'''Lap leaders:''' [[Rubens Barrichello]] 44 (1-5, 10-43, 55-59), [[David Coulthard]] 4 (6-9), [[Michael Schumacher]] 11 (44-54), [[Mika Häkkinen]] 6 (60-65), [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]] 7 (66-72)
* Toranosuke Takagi finished 11th but was disqualified for using tyres allocated for his team-mate Pedro de la Rosa.
* British broadcaster ITV did not show qualifying due to a dispute with FOM.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.autosport-atlas.com/article.asp?id=5326 | title = British TV viewers will see French Grand Prix | publisher = [[Autosport]] | work = [[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]] | date = 1999-06-27 | accessdate = 2008-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.autosport-atlas.com/article.asp?id=5344 | title = ITV to blame for TV no-show, says Ecclestone | publisher = [[Autosport]] | work = [[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]] | date = 1999-06-27 | accessdate = 2008-10-26}}</ref>

*'''Statistics:'''
**1<sup>st</sup> '''[[Pole position]]''' for [[Stewart Grand Prix|Stewart]] and the 20<sup>th</sup> for [[Bridgestone]].
**25<sup>th</sup> '''Race entry''' for [[Supertec]].

== References ==
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