1999 Canadian Grand Prix

1999 Canadian Grand Prix is the sixth stage of the World Championship in auto racing in the Formula 1 class of the 1999 season. Passed at the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Montreal , Canada . Competitions took place on June 13, 1999 .

1999 Canadian Grand Prix
fr. Air Canada Grand Prix du Canada
date	June 13, 1999
A place	Montreal Canada
Track	Gilles Villeneuve race track
Distance	69 laps , 305 km
Weather	Sunny, very hot, dry
Pole
1: 19,298	Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Fast lap
1: 20,382	Eddie Irvine
62 circle	Ferrari
Podium
Winner	Mika Hakkinen McLaren - Mercedes
2nd place	Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton - Playlife
3rd place	Eddie Irvine Ferrari

The race was rife with accidents and fines. The pace car drove to the track four times, for the first time due to an accident Jarno Trulli , who in the first turn lost control, having encountered Jean Alesi and Rubens Barrichello .

But the greatest number of accidents occurred in the last, fifteenth turn in front of the finish line - where in the immediate vicinity of the route there is a concrete wall. At this point, several drivers wrecked their cars, among them the former Formula 1 champions Damon Hill , Jacques Villeneuve and the leader Michael Schumacher , as well as the Formula 3000 champion Ricardo Umbrella . The lack of a crane in this bend made it difficult to clean the debris from the track. This forced the judges more than once to issue a pace car, overtaking which Alessandro Zanardi and David Coulthard received 10-second fines. Luke Badoer and Olivier Panis received similar fines for ignoring the blue flags . Also, the race was remembered for the clash of David Coulthard and Eddie Irvine in the fight for second place.

Four laps to the finish, Heinz-Harald Frentzen crashed his car due to brake failure. This led to the next exit of the pace car, which, in order to avoid new accidents, drove the peloton to the finish line. Thus, for the first time in the history of Formula 1, riders finished under yellow flags.