# 1999 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix

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 | |
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## 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 | | |
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## 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 | | |
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## Championship standings after the race (500cc)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fifteen has concluded.
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Àlex Crivillé | 256 |
| 2 | Tadayuki Okada | 211 |
| 3 | Kenny Roberts Jr. | 195 |
| 4 | Max Biaggi | 174 |
| 5 | Sete Gibernau | 155 |
| Pos. | 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.