André Ribeiro
André Ribeiro (born January 18, 1966 in São Paulo, São Paulo), is a former CART Indy Car World Series and CART FedEx Championship Series racing driver.
Biography
Ribeiro drove in Champ Car for 4 seasons, scoring 3 wins (New England 200 1995; IndyCar Rio 400 1996; Marlboro 500 1996) and 2 poles (New England 200 1995; Molson Indy Toronto 1996). He drove primarily for Tasman Motorsports and Penske Racing. He started once in the Indianapolis 500, in 1995, with a finish of 18th.[1] He retired from racing at the end of the 1998 season, and received an offer to work with Roger Penske in South America, with United Auto, running over 15 car dealerships in São Paulo.[2]
Teams
Formula Opel
Team Lotus Nederland: 1990
Formula 3
Paul Stewart Racing: 1991-1992
Fortec Motorsport: 1993
Indy Lights
Tasman Motorsports: 1994
Champ Car
- Tasman Motorsports: 1995-1997
- Penske Racing: 1998
Best campaigns
Kart
Campeonato Paulista de Kart: 2nd place - 1986, 1987, 1988
Formula Ford
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Fórmula Ford: 3rd place - 1989
Formula 3
- 1993 British Formula Three season: 5th place
Indy Lights
- 1994 in Indy Lights: 2nd place
Champ Car
- 1996 CART World Series season: 11th place
- 1995 CART World Series season: 17th place
Victories
Kart
- Duas Horas de Interlagos: 1986, 1987
Formula Opel
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Spa-Francorchamps (National Cup): 1990
Indy Lights
- Portland: 1994
- Mid-Ohio: 1994
Vancouver: 1994- Laguna Seca: 1994
Champ Car
- New England 200: 1995
- Rio 400: 1996
- Michigan 500: 1996
Racing record
American open–wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Tasman Motorsports | PHX 4 |
LBH 20 |
MIL 17 |
DET 4 |
POR 1 |
CLE 5 |
TOR 2 |
MDO 1 |
NHA 2 |
VAN 1 |
NAZ 2 |
LS 1 |
2nd | 170 |
CART
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Tasman Motorsports | Reynard 95i | Honda HRX V8t | MIA Ret |
SRF Ret |
PHX Ret |
LBH 12 |
NZR 11 |
17th | 38 | ||||||||||||||
| Honda HRH V8t | INDY 18 |
MIL Ret |
DET Ret |
POR 14 |
ROA 4 |
TOR 13 |
CLE Ret |
MIS Ret |
MDO Ret |
NHA 1 |
VAN Ret |
LS Ret |
||||||||||||
| 1996 | Tasman Motorsports | Lola T96/00 | Honda HRH V8t | MIA 16 |
RIO 1 |
SRF 8 |
LBH Ret |
NZR 12 |
500 4 |
MIL 8 |
DET Ret |
POR 7 |
CLE Ret |
TOR Ret |
MIS 1 |
MDO 8 |
ROA Ret |
VAN Ret |
LS Ret |
11th | 76 | |||
| 1997 | Tasman Motorsports | Lola T97/00 | Honda HRR V8t | MIA 12 |
SRF 6 |
LBH 14 |
NZR Ret |
RIO 15 |
STL 10 |
MIL Ret |
DET Ret |
POR 13 |
14th | 45 | ||||||||||
| Reynard 97i | CLE 14 |
TOR 3 |
MIS Ret |
MDO 10 |
ROA Ret |
VAN 10 |
LS 4 |
FON Ret |
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| 1998 | Penske Racing | Penske PC-27 | Mercedes-Benz IC108E V8t | MIA 17 |
MOT 9 |
LBH Ret |
NZR DNQ |
RIO Ret |
STL Ret |
MIL 18 |
DET 16 |
POR Ret |
CLE Ret |
TOR Ret |
MIS Ret |
MDO 10 |
ROA Ret |
VAN 7 |
LS 14 |
HOU 17 |
SRF 13 |
FON Ret |
22nd | 13 |
References
External links
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