1999 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix information
1999 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix
Race details
Race 15 of 16 races in the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date
24 October 1999
Official name
Telefônica Celular Rio Grand Prix[1]
Location
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Course
Permanent racing facility
4.933 km (3.065 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider
Kenny Roberts Jr.
Time
1:52.227
Fastest lap
Rider
Max Biaggi
Time
1:52.869 on lap 10
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 on lap 20
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 on lap 20
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 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
^"1999 Brazilian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
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