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CART: Rio 200 First Round Qualifying

15 May 1999

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: Following are the first round qualifying results for the Rio 200 CART FedEx Championship race to be held Sunday. Results include starting position, driver, home country, engine-chassis, time, and speed in mph:

1. Christian Fittipaldi, Brazil, Ford-Cosworth, 38.565, 174.515.
2. Dario Franchitti, Scotland, Honda-Reynard, 38.574, 174.470.
3. Juan Montoya, Colombia, Honda-Reynard, 38.651, 174.122.
4. Gil de Ferran, Brazil, Honda-Reynard, 38.684, 173.974.
5. Bryan Herta, U.S., Ford-Cosworth, 38.711, 173.852.
6. Jimmy Vasser, U.S., Honda-Reynard, 38.926, 172.892.
7. Tony Kanaan, Brazil, Honda-Reynard, 38.978, 172.661.
8. Tarso Marques, Brazil, Mercedes-Penske, 39.007, 172.533.
9. Patrick Carpentier, Canada, Mercedes-Reynard, 39.043, 172.374.
10. Greg Moore, Canada, Mercedes-Reynard, 39.185, 171.749.
11. Helio Castro-Neves, Brazil, Mercedes-Lola, 39.302, 171.238.
12. Paul Tracy, Canada, Honda-Reynard, 39.310, 171.203.
13. Max Papis, Italy, Ford-Cosworth, 39.381, 170.894.
14. Cristiano de Matta, Brazil, Toyota-Reynard, 39.382, 170.890.
15. Michael Andretti, U.S., Ford-Cosworth, 39.386, 170.873.
16. P.J. Jones, U.S., Ford-Cosworth, 39.393, 170.842.
17. Adrian Fernandez, Mexico, Ford-Cosworth, 39.443, 170.626.
18. Richie Hearn, U.S., Toyota-Swift, 39.626, 169.838.
19. Al Unser Jr., U.S., Mercedes-Penske, 39.807, 169.065.
20. Scott Pruett, U.S., Toyota-Reynard, 39.982, 168.326.
21. Gualter Salles, Brazil, Mercedes-Reynard, 39.989, 168.296.
22. Alex Barron, U.S., Toyota-Eagle, 40.055, 168.019.
23. Roberto Moreno, Brazil, Mercedes-Reynard, 40.121, 167.743.
24. Michel Jourdain Jr., Mexico, Ford-Cosworth, 41.271, 163.068.
25. Mauricio Gugelmin, Brazil, Mercedes-Reynard, no time.
26. Robby Gordon, U.S., Toyota-Reynard, no time.
27. Luiz Garcia Jr., Brazil, Ford-Cosowrth, no time.

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