| Date | Sunday 25 July 1999 |
| Start time | 14:00 |
| Event | Austrian GP |
| Circuit | A1-Ring |
| Event Format | Race of 71 laps |
| Race | 9 of 16 |
| Championship race | 639 |
| Laps | 71 |
| Circuit Perimeter | 4319 m |
| Race Distance | 4319 × 71 = 306.649 km |
| Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 (staggered) |
| Pole Position | Left |
| First Corner | Right |
| Track Direction | Clockwise |
| Weather | Overcast, Mild, Dry |
| Entries | 22 |
| Qualifiers | 22 |
| Finishers | 15 |
| Championship Debutants | None |
| Milestones | Arrows - 50th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
B&H Jordan - 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
Gauloises Prost Peugeot - 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
Giancarlo Fisichella - 50th Race Entry (Driver)
HSBC Stewart Ford - 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
Mercedes - 25th Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Mild Seven Benetton Playlife - 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
Pedro Diniz - 75th Race Entry (Driver)
Playlife - 50th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
Toranosuke Takagi - 25th Race Entry (Driver)
West McLaren Mercedes - 20th Pole Position (Entrant)
Winfield Williams - 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
|
| Records Broken |
1. Most 15th Place Qualifications, Finishes and Fastest Laps – Ricardo Zonta (1),
2. Most 22nd Place Qualifications in a Season – Marc Gené (6)
|
| Records Extended |
1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (555),
2. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (687),
3. Most Podium Finishes – Ferrari (440),
4. Most Race Wins – Ferrari (124),
5. Most 7th Fastest Laps – Jean Alesi (20),
6. Most 19th Fastest Laps – Minardi (42),
7. Most Races Led – Ferrari (306),
8. Most Laps Led – Ferrari (8048),
9. Most Race Entries – Ferrari (1444),
10. Most 3rd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (158),
11. Most 7th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (92),
12. Most 19th Place Qualifications – Minardi (49)
|
|