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1999 Rio do Janeiro Champ Cars

1999 Rio do Janeiro Champ Cars is 310th CART race. Passed at the Rio de Janeiro circuit. Christian Fittipaldi won the pole position, Juan Pablo Montoya won this race. Dario Franchitti and Christian Fittipaldi also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 108 laps (324 km).

Previous race: 1999 Nazareth Champ Cars
Next race: 1999 St Louis Champ Cars
Race Start: 15th May 1999

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1999 Rio do Janeiro Champ Cars

28th victory for the Chip Ganassi Racing Team team
3rd victory for the Juan Pablo Montoya
3rd podium for the Juan Pablo Montoya
9th podium for the Dario Franchitti
8th podium for the Christian Fittipaldi

Reynard 99I - 1999 Rio do Janeiro Champ Cars winner

Reynard 99I #4 - 1999 Rio do Janeiro Champ Cars winner

1999 Rio do Janeiro Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Juan Pablo Montoya	Reynard 99I, #4	21	1h 36m 32.233s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 99I, #27	16	1h 36m 33.969s	Team Green
3	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 010c, #11	15	1h 36m 36.187s	Newman-Haas Racing
4	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 99I, #7	12	1h 36m 37.163s	Team Rahal
5	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 99I, #44	10	1h 36m 39.269s	MacDonald's Racing Team
6	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 99I, #33	8	1h 36m 39.851s	Forsythe Racing
7	P.J. Jones	Swift 010c, #20	6	1h 36m 40.29s	Patrick Racing
8	Greg Moore	Reynard 99I, #99	5	1h 36m 40.537s	Forsythe Racing
9	Tarso Marques	Penske PC27B, #3	4	1h 36m 42.921s	Marlboro Team Penske
10	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 99I, #5	3	1h 36m 43.474s	Walker Racing
11	Roberto Moreno	Reynard 99I, #18	2	1h 36m 43.95s	PacWest Racing Group
12	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC27B, #2	1	1h 36m 44.448s	Marlboro Team Penske
13	Bryan Herta	Reynard 99I, #8	0	1h 36m 46.371s	Team Rahal
14	Robby Gordon	Swift 010c, #22	0	1h 36m 49.703s	Team Gordon
15	Paul Tracy	Reynard 99I, #26	0	1h 36m 52.447s	Team Green
16	Michel Jourdain jr	Lola T97/00, #19	0	107 laps	Payton-Coyne Racing
17	Gualter Salles	Reynard 98I, #16	0	107 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
18	Luiz Garcia jr	Reynard 97I, #71	0	102 laps	Payton-Coyne Racing
19	Richie Hearn	Swift 010c, #10	0	101 laps Cooling system	Della Penna Motorsports
20	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 97I, #40	0	83 laps Accident	Patrick Racing
21	Cristiano Da Matta	Reynard 99I, #25	0	81 laps Turbocharger	Arciero-Wells Racing
22	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 99I, #17	0	61 laps Cooling system	PacWest Racing Group
23	Alex Barron	Eagle 997, #36	0	58 laps Overheating	All-American Racers
24	Scott Pruett	Reynard 99I, #24	0	49 laps Turbocharger	Arciero-Wells Racing
25	Helio Castroneves	Lola B99/00, #9	0	32 laps Turbocharger	Hogan Racing
26	Michael Andretti	Swift 010c, #6	0	28 laps Engine	Newman-Haas Racing
27	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 99I, #12	0	23 laps Electrics	Chip Ganassi Racing Team

Qualifying Results for the 1999 Rio do Janeiro Champ Cars on the Rio de Janeiro circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 010c, #11	38.565s	Newman-Haas Racing
2	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 99I, #27	38.574s	Team Green
3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Reynard 99I, #4	38.651s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
4	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 99I, #5	38.684s	Walker Racing
5	Bryan Herta	Reynard 99I, #8	38.711s	Team Rahal
6	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 99I, #12	38.926s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
7	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 99I, #44	38.978s	MacDonald's Racing Team
8	Tarso Marques	Penske PC27B, #3	39.007s	Marlboro Team Penske
9	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 99I, #33	39.043s	Forsythe Racing
10	Greg Moore	Reynard 99I, #99	39.185s	Forsythe Racing
11	Helio Castroneves	Lola B99/00, #9	39.302s	Hogan Racing
12	Paul Tracy	Reynard 99I, #26	39.31s	Team Green
13	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 99I, #7	39.381s	Team Rahal
14	Cristiano Da Matta	Reynard 99I, #25	39.382s	Arciero-Wells Racing
15	Michael Andretti	Swift 010c, #6	39.386s	Newman-Haas Racing
16	P.J. Jones	Swift 010c, #20	39.393s	Patrick Racing
17	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 97I, #40	39.443s	Patrick Racing
18	Richie Hearn	Swift 010c, #10	39.626s	Della Penna Motorsports
19	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC27B, #2	39.807s	Marlboro Team Penske
20	Scott Pruett	Reynard 99I, #24	39.982s	Arciero-Wells Racing
21	Gualter Salles	Reynard 98I, #16	39.989s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
22	Alex Barron	Eagle 997, #36	40.055s	All-American Racers
23	Roberto Moreno	Reynard 99I, #18	40.121s	PacWest Racing Group
24	Michel Jourdain jr	Lola T97/00, #19	41.271s	Payton-Coyne Racing
25	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 99I, #17	Cooling system	PacWest Racing Group
26	Robby Gordon	Swift 010c, #22		Team Gordon
27	Luiz Garcia jr	Reynard 97I, #71		Payton-Coyne Racing