1999 Formula 1 CMP Season

Previous season: none

Next season: 2000

The 1999 Formula 1 CMP Season was the inaugural season of the Formula One Career Mode Project, and the first season played on F1 Career Challenge. It commenced on 18 July 2020 and ended on 31 July 2020 after sixteen races.

The initial World Drivers' Championship was won by David Coulthard for the McLaren team, clinching the title at the season finale in Japan with a total of 69 points. Ferrari's Eddie Irvine ended the season as runner-up, with the same amount of points, however with three victories as opposed to Coulthard's five. Mika Häkkinen placed 3rd for McLaren, 10 points adrift of both Coulthard and Irvine, ending the season with two wins to his name.

Ferrari's Michael Schumacher managed to win three Grands Prix, however was unable to mount a title challenge as an off-track incident ruled him out for a portion of the season. There were also Grand Prix victories for Stewart's Johnny Herbert (2) and Williams' Alessandro Zanardi (1).

The first Constructors' Championship was won by McLaren, finishing on 128 points, one point ahead of Ferrari.

Team and driver changes
All drivers of this season were debutants as this was the first season of the championship.

This season turned out to be the only one in the sport for Alessandro Zanardi, Damon Hill, Luca Badoer and Stéphane Sarrazin. This was also the only season where the Stewart participated before they sold their assets.

Results and standings
World Constructors' Championship standings