| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 16 races in the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | October 22, 1999 | ||
| Location | Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.031 km (3.126 mi) |
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| 500 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Kenny Roberts, Jr. | ||
| Time | 1:52.227 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Max Biaggi | ||
| Time | 1:52.869 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Norick Abe | ||
| Second | Max Biaggi | ||
| Third | Kenny Roberts, Jr. | ||
| 250 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Olivier Jacque | ||
| Time | 1:54.072 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Valentino Rossi | ||
| Time | 1:54.230 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Valentino Rossi | ||
| Second | Tohru Ukawa | ||
| Third | Loris Capirossi | ||
| 125 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Marco Melandri | ||
| Time | 1:59.490 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Marco Melandri | ||
| Time | 1:59.801 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Noboru Ueda | ||
| Second | Marco Melandri | ||
| Third | Emilio Alzamora | ||
The 1999 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on October 24, 1999 at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.
| Pos | No | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Norick Abe | Yamaha | 24 | 45:24.308 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | Max Biaggi | Yamaha | 24 | +0.161 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | 10 | Kenny Roberts, Jr. | Suzuki | 24 | +0.257 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | 5 | Alex Barros | Honda | 24 | +4.442 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | 15 | Sete Gibernau | Honda | 24 | +4.631 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | Àlex Crivillé | Honda | 24 | +21.254 | 11 | 10 |
| 7 | 8 | Tadayuki Okada | Honda | 24 | +21.525 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | 24 | Garry McCoy | Yamaha | 24 | +22.394 | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | Nobuatsu Aoki | Suzuki | 24 | +23.089 | 9 | 7 |
| 10 | 35 | Anthony Gobert | Muz-Weber | 24 | +30.275 | 8 | 6 |
| 11 | 55 | Régis Laconi | Yamaha | 24 | +41.314 | 14 | 5 |
| 12 | 31 | Tetsuya Harada | Aprilia | 24 | +41.648 | 18 | 4 |
| 13 | 19 | John Kocinski | Honda | 24 | +42.757 | 15 | 3 |
| 14 | 52 | David de Gea | Modenas | 24 | +43.380 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | 26 | Haruchika Aoki | TSR-Honda | 24 | +45.652 | 19 | 1 |
| 16 | 68 | Mark Willis | Modenas | 24 | +48.740 | 21 | |
| 17 | 25 | José Luis Cardoso | TSR-Honda | 24 | +1:14.209 | 17 | |
| 18 | 22 | Sébastien Gimbert | Honda | 24 | +1:27.360 | 23 | |
| Ret | 14 | Juan Borja | Honda | 7 | Retirement | 13 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jurgen vd Goorbergh | Muz-Weber | 4 | Retirement | 7 | |
| Ret | 20 | Mike Hale | Modenas | 4 | Retirement | 20 | |
| Ret | 4 | Carlos Checa | Yamaha | 1 | Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 21 | Michael Rutter | Honda | 1 | Retirement | 24 | |
| Ret | 37 | Steve Martin | Honda | 0 | Retirement | 22 |
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | 42:17.893 | 25 |
| 2 | Tohru Ukawa | Honda | +1.328 | 20 |
| 3 | Loris Capirossi | Honda | +1.944 | 16 |
| 4 | Olivier Jacque | Yamaha | +2.342 | 13 |
| 5 | Stefano Perugini | Honda | +2.395 | 11 |
| 6 | Sebastian Porto | Yamaha | +13.031 | 10 |
| 7 | Ralf Waldmann | Aprilia | +15.483 | 9 |
| 8 | Tomomi Manako | Yamaha | +16.222 | 8 |
| 9 | Roberto Rolfo | Aprilia | +41.230 | 7 |
| 10 | Luca Boscoscuro | TSR-Honda | +43.002 | 6 |
| 11 | Jason Vincent | Honda | +43.012 | 5 |
| 12 | Alex Hofmann | TSR-Honda | +54.010 | 4 |
| 13 | Julien Allemand | TSR-Honda | +1:12.641 | 3 |
| 14 | Scott Smart | Aprilia | +1:12.746 | 2 |
| 15 | Shinya Nakano | Yamaha | +1:12.791 | 1 |
| 16 | Jarno Janssen | TSR-Honda | +1:32.120 | |
| 17 | Fonsi Nieto | Yamaha | +1:32.440 | |
| 18 | Alfredo Rios | Aprilia | +1:42.432 | |
| 19 | Johann Stigefelt | Yamaha | +1:44.838 | |
| Ret | Jeremy McWilliams | Aprilia | Retirement | |
| Ret | Anthony West | TSR-Honda | Retirement | |
| Ret | David Garcia | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Markus Barth | Yamaha | Retirement | |
| Ret | Franco Battaini | Aprilia | Retirement |
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noboru Ueda | Honda | 42:14.547 | 25 |
| 2 | Marco Melandri | Honda | +0.131 | 20 |
| 3 | Emilio Alzamora | Honda | +0.977 | 16 |
| 4 | Mirko Giansanti | Aprilia | +1.055 | 13 |
| 5 | Gino Borsoi | Aprilia | +1.297 | 11 |
| 6 | Masao Azuma | Honda | +1.457 | 10 |
| 7 | Manuel Poggiali | Aprilia | +1.589 | 9 |
| 8 | Roberto Locatelli | Aprilia | +2.025 | 8 |
| 9 | Simone Sanna | Honda | +2.280 | 7 |
| 10 | Youichi Ui | Derbi | +20.740 | 6 |
| 11 | Ivan Goi | Honda | +24.150 | 5 |
| 12 | Jeronimo Vidal | Aprilia | +24.424 | 4 |
| 13 | Arnaud Vincent | Aprilia | +29.529 | 3 |
| 14 | Max Sabbatani | Honda | +30.710 | 2 |
| 15 | Angel Nieto Jr | Honda | +30.755 | 1 |
| 16 | Steve Jenkner | Aprilia | +49.281 | |
| 17 | Kazuto Sakata | Honda | +52.716 | |
| 18 | Randy de Puniet | Aprilia | +52.850 | |
| 19 | Reinhard Stolz | Honda | +52.955 | |
| 20 | Frederic Petit | Aprilia | +53.422 | |
| 21 | Lucio Cecchinello | Honda | +1:06.648 | |
| 22 | Robbin Harms | Aprilia | +1:21.345 | |
| 23 | Cesar Barros | Honda | +1:30.684 | |
| 24 | Cristiano Irias-Vieira | Honda | +1:31.895 | |
| 25 | Jason di Salvo | Honda | +1:50.098 | |
| 26 | Renato Velludo | Honda | +1 Lap | |
| Ret | Pablo Nieto | Derbi | Retirement | |
| Ret | Gianluigi Scalvini | Aprilia | Retirement |
| Previous race: 1999 South African Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1999 season |
Next race: 1999 Argentine Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1997 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix |
Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix | Next race: 2000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix |