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Michael Schumacher took the lead in the first corner and never looked back. The German took his 34th race win in his career, a 120th for Scuderia Ferrari. McLaren finshed 2nd and 3rd with David Coulthard and Mika Häkkinen and also score 10 points and keep the lead in the 1999 Constructors Championship.
Six cars did not survive the opening lap, most notably Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) who already had a dismal weekend, starting from the back of the grid. Later in the race Olivier Panis and Damon Hill were also sent into retirement.
There were cheers for Interlagos home hero Rubens Barrichello, who managed to take his Stewart - Ford from 5th place on the starting grid to the same finishing position, thereby scoring 2 points (which doubles the tally of his team).
After two races in the 1999 season, David Coulthard leads Michael Schumacher 16 to 13 when we are heading towards Imola, which could be seen as the home circuit for both Italian teams, Ferrari and Minardi. McLaren holds one point over Ferrari in the Constructors Championship (20 - 19).