Watch: Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine beat McLaren to lead Ferrari 1-2 | 1999 Monaco GP. Ferrari celebrated their first 1-2 victory of the 1999 season in Monaco.

The 1999 Monaco Grand Prix was held on 16 May 1999 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the fourth race of the 1999 Formula One season. The 78-lap race was won by Scuderia Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher after starting from second position. It was Michael Schumacher’s 16th win with Ferrari, breaking the record held by Niki Lauda. His team-mate Eddie Irvine finished second to complete a perfect weekend for the Italian side, whilem Mika Häkkinen finished third for the McLaren team.

Häkkinen achieved his fourth pole position of the season, his second at the Circuit de Monaco, with a time of 1:20.547. He was joined on the front row of the grid by Michael Schumacher, who was less than one-tenth of a second behind. However, both Ferraris gained a position at the start, with Michael Schumacher taking the lead from Mika Häkkinen, Eddie Irvine and David Coulthard. The order remained this way until lap 35 when Coulthard’s car began to slow, eventually causing him to retire. Further bad luck befell McLaren a few laps later when Häkkinen went straight on at Mirabeau from oil left after Toranosuke Takagi’s blown engine. Eddie Irvine moved into 2nd place and stayed there.

The start of the 1999 Monaco Grand Prix