The 1999 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 24 October 1999 at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.
This was the last race without a current or former premier class champion on the grid until the 2020 Aragon Grand Prix.
Valentino Rossi won the 250cc race and the title at this event his 2nd title in his young career
500 cc classification Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Norick Abe Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin Yamaha 24 45:24.308 12 25 2 2 Max Biaggi Marlboro Yamaha Team Yamaha 24 +0.161 6 20 3 10 Kenny Roberts Jr. Suzuki Grand Prix Team Suzuki 24 +0.257 1 16 4 5 Alex Barros Team Telefônica Celular Honda 24 +4.442 3 13 5 15 Sete Gibernau Repsol Honda Team Honda 24 +4.631 2 11 6 3 Àlex Crivillé Repsol Honda Team Honda 24 +21.254 11 10 7 8 Tadayuki Okada Repsol Honda Team Honda 24 +21.525 5 9 8 24 Garry McCoy Red Bull Yamaha WCM Yamaha 24 +22.394 10 8 9 9 Nobuatsu Aoki Suzuki Grand Prix Team Suzuki 24 +23.089 9 7 10 35 Anthony Gobert Team Biland GP1 MuZ Weber 24 +30.275 8 6 11 55 Régis Laconi Red Bull Yamaha WCM Yamaha 24 +41.314 14 5 12 31 Tetsuya Harada Aprilia Grand Prix Racing Aprilia 24 +41.648 18 4 13 19 John Kocinski Kanemoto Nettaxi Honda Honda 24 +42.757 15 3 14 52 José David de Gea Proton KR Modenas Modenas KR3 24 +43.380 16 2 15 26 Haruchika Aoki FCC TSR TSR-Honda 24 +45.652 19 1 16 68 Mark Willis Buckley Systems BSL Racing Modenas KR3 24 +48.740 21 17 25 José Luis Cardoso Team Maxon TSR TSR-Honda 24 +1:14.209 17 18 22 Sébastien Gimbert Tecmas Honda Elf Honda 24 +1:27.360 23 Ret 14 Juan Borja Team Telefônica Celular Honda 7 Retirement 13 Ret 17 Jurgen van den Goorbergh Team Biland GP1 MuZ Weber 4 Retirement 7 Ret 20 Mike Hale Proton KR Modenas Modenas KR3 4 Retirement 20 Ret 4 Carlos Checa Marlboro Yamaha Team Yamaha 1 Accident 4 Ret 21 Michael Rutter Millar Honda Honda 1 Retirement 24 Ret 37 Steve Martin Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team Honda 0 Retirement 22 Sources:
250 cc classification Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 46 Valentino Rossi Aprilia 22 42:17.893 2 25 2 4 Tohru Ukawa Honda 22 +1.328 9 20 3 1 Loris Capirossi Honda 22 +1.944 4 16 4 19 Olivier Jacque Yamaha 22 +2.342 1 13 5 7 Stefano Perugini Honda 22 +2.395 8 11 6 12 Sebastián Porto Yamaha 22 +13.031 5 10 7 6 Ralf Waldmann Aprilia 22 +15.483 10 9 8 11 Tomomi Manako Yamaha 22 +16.222 12 8 9 44 Roberto Rolfo Aprilia 22 +41.230 13 7 10 37 Luca Boscoscuro TSR-Honda 22 +43.002 11 6 11 24 Jason Vincent Honda 22 +43.012 14 5 12 66 Alex Hofmann TSR-Honda 22 +54.010 18 4 13 23 Julien Allemand TSR-Honda 22 +1:12.641 17 3 14 18 Scott Smart Aprilia 22 +1:12.746 16 2 15 56 Shinya Nakano Yamaha 22 +1:12.791 3 1 16 41 Jarno Janssen TSR-Honda 22 +1:32.120 19 17 10 Fonsi Nieto Yamaha 22 +1:32.440 20 18 58 Matías Ríos Aprilia 22 +1:42.432 23 19 16 Johan Stigefelt Yamaha 22 +1:44.838 21 Ret 32 Markus Barth Yamaha 20 Retirement 24 Ret 14 Anthony West TSR-Honda 15 Retirement 15 Ret 9 Jeremy McWilliams Aprilia 13 Retirement 6 Ret 21 Franco Battaini Aprilia 5 Retirement 7 Ret 15 David García Yamaha 1 Retirement 22 DNS 17 Maurice Bolwerk TSR-Honda Did not start WD 36 Masaki Tokudome TSR-Honda Withdrew Source:
125 cc classification Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Noboru Ueda Honda 21 42:14.647 6 25 2 13 Marco Melandri Honda 21 +0.131 1 20 3 7 Emilio Alzamora Honda 21 +0.977 12 16 4 32 Mirko Giansanti Aprilia 21 +1.055 5 13 5 23 Gino Borsoi Aprilia 21 +1.297 8 11 6 4 Masao Azuma Honda 21 +1.457 2 10 7 54 Manuel Poggiali Aprilia 21 +1.689 3 9 8 15 Roberto Locatelli Aprilia 21 +2.025 4 8 9 16 Simone Sanna Honda 21 +2.280 11 7 10 41 Youichi Ui Derbi 21 +20.740 7 6 11 26 Ivan Goi Honda 21 +24.150 15 5 12 10 Jerónimo Vidal Aprilia 21 +24.424 13 4 13 21 Arnaud Vincent Aprilia 21 +29.529 16 3 14 11 Max Sabbatani Honda 21 +30.710 14 2 15 29 Ángel Nieto Jr. Honda 21 +30.755 19 1 16 17 Steve Jenkner Aprilia 21 +49.281 20 17 1 Kazuto Sakata Honda 21 +52.716 22 18 12 Randy de Puniet Aprilia 21 +52.850 18 19 18 Reinhard Stolz Honda 21 +52.955 21 20 9 Frédéric Petit Aprilia 21 +53.422 17 21 5 Lucio Cecchinello Honda 21 +1:06.648 10 22 24 Robbin Harms Aprilia 21 +1:21.345 24 23 97 César Barros Honda 21 +1:30.648 27 24 96 Cristiano Vieira Honda 21 +1:31.895 25 25 99 Jason DiSalvo Honda 21 +1:50.098 26 26 95 Renato Velludo Honda 20 +1 lap 28 Ret 22 Pablo Nieto Derbi 10 Retirement 23 Ret 8 Gianluigi Scalvini Aprilia 4 Accident 9 DNS 44 Alessandro Brannetti Aprilia Did not start DNQ 98 Alexander Di Grandi Honda Did not qualify Source:
Championship standings after the race (500cc)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fifteen has concluded.
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Àlex Crivillé 256 2 Tadayuki Okada 211 3 Kenny Roberts Jr. 195 4 Max Biaggi 174 5 Sete Gibernau 155
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Honda 327 2 Yamaha 260 3 Suzuki 206 4 Aprilia 99 5 MuZ Weber 58
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References