The 1999 Austrian Grand Prix was held on 25 July 1999 at the A1-Ring in Spielberg, Austria. It was the ninth race of the 1999 Formula One season.
After Michael Schumacher broke his leg in the previous race at Silverstone, Ferrari’s title attention turned to his teammate Eddie Irvine. Mika Salo substituted for Michael Schumacher.
Eddie Irvine won his second race of the season after David Coulthard spun his teammate Mika Hakkinen in the second corner of the first lap.
Irvine won with three tenths in front of Coulthard while Hakkinen was third after recovering from his first lap accident with his team mate.
Irvine was only two points behind Hakkinen in the overall standings after Austria, while Ferrari had two more points than McLaren.
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