1999 Grand Prix Telemar Rio 200
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 5 of 20 in the 1999 CART season | |
| Date | May 15, 1999 |
| Official name | 1999 Grand Prix Telemar Rio 200 |
| Location | Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.864 mi / 3.000 km |
| Distance | 108 laps 201.312 mi / 323.978 km |
| Weather | Light rain |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Christian Fittipaldi (Newman-Haas Racing) |
| Time | 38.565 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Juan Pablo Montoya (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 38.891 (on lap 107 of 108) |
| Podium | |
| First | Juan Pablo Montoya (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
| Third | Christian Fittipaldi (Newman-Haas Racing) |
The 1999 Grand Prix Telemar Rio 200 was the fifth round of the 1999 CART World Series Season, held on May 15, 1999, on the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Christian Fittipaldi won his first and only Pole Position of his career.