André Ribeiro is a former IndyCar World Series and CART

Champ Car

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 racing driver

Auto racing

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Biography

Ribeiro drove in Champ Car

Champ Car

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 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

Tasman Motorsports

Tasman Motorsports Group is a former racing team owned by Steve Horne that competed in the Indy Lights series and, most notably, the CART series from 1995 to 1998. Tasman was one of the first teams to successfully field a Honda powered entry...

 and Penske Racing

Penske Racing

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. He started once in the Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500

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, in 1995, with a finish of 18th.
He retired from racing at the end of the 1998 season, and received an offer to work with Roger Penske

Roger Penske

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 in South America, with United Auto, running over 15 car dealerships in São Paulo

São Paulo

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Champ Car

Champ Car

Champ Car was the name for a class and specification of open wheel cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race...

1996 CART World Series season

1996 CART World Series season

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: 11º place 1995 CART World Series season

1995 CART World Series season

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: 17º place

Indy Lights

Portland

Portland International Raceway

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: 1994 Mid-Ohio

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

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: 1994 Vancouver

Molson Indy Vancouver

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: 1994 Laguna Seca

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

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: 1994

Champ Car

Champ Car

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New England 200: 1995 Rio 400

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet

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: 1996 Michigan 500

Firestone Indy 400

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: 1996

CART

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Rank	Points
1995	Tasman Motorsports Tasman Motorsports Tasman Motorsports Group is a former racing team owned by Steve Horne that competed in the Indy Lights series and, most notably, the CART series from 1995 to 1998. Tasman was one of the first teams to successfully field a Honda powered entry...	MIA Ret	SRF 1995 Indycar Australia The 1995 Indycar Australia was the second round of the 1995 CART World Series season, held on 19 March 1995 on the streets of Surfers Paradise, Surfers Paradise, Australia.-Qualifying results:- Race :- Notes :* Average Speed 92.335 mph... Ret	PHX Ret	LBH 12	NZR 11	INDY 1995 Indianapolis 500 The 79th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 28, 1995. Sanctioned by USAC, it was part of the 1995 CART Indycar season. Jacques Villenueve won in his second start. After dominating the 1994 race and the 1994 IndyCar season, Marlboro Team Penske failed to... 18	MIL Ret	DET Ret	POR 14	ROA 4	TOR 13	CLE Ret	MIS Ret	MDO Ret	NHA 1	VAN Ret	LS Ret			17th	38
1996	Tasman Motorsports Tasman Motorsports Tasman Motorsports Group is a former racing team owned by Steve Horne that competed in the Indy Lights series and, most notably, the CART series from 1995 to 1998. Tasman was one of the first teams to successfully field a Honda powered entry...	MIA 1996 Grand Prix of Miami The 1996 Toyota Grand Prix of Miami was a CART race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. It was the first round of the 1996 IndyCar season, and occurred on March 3, 1996.-Race:... 16	RIO 1996 IndyCar Rio 400 The 1996 Rio 400 was a CART race which happened at the Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway. It happened on March 17, 1996. It was the 2nd round of the 1996 IndyCar season.-Starting grid:# Alex Zanardi# Jimmy Vasser# André Ribeiro# Greg Moore# Parker Johnstone... 1	SRF 1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia The 1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia was the third round of the 1996 CART World Series season, held on 31 March 1996 on the streets of Surfers Paradise, Surfers Paradise, Australia.-Qualifying results:- Race :-External links:*... 8	LBH 1996 Grand Prix of Long Beach The 1996 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the 4th round of the 1996 IndyCar season. It happened on April 14, 1996 on the streets of Long Beach, California.-Lap 4-Lap 39:... Ret	NZR 1996 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix The 1996 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix was a CART race which happened at the Nazareth Speedway on April 28, 1996. It was the 5th round of the 1996 IndyCar season.-Qualifying:Penske Racing driver Paul Tracy set the a mph speed of 190.737 mph, and also, the pole... 12	500 1996 U.S. 500 The 1996 U.S. 500 was a CART race which happened at the Michigan International Speedway. It happened on May 26, 1996. It was the 6th round of the 1996 IndyCar season, and ran on the same day as the 1996 Indianapolis 500, which was the premier event on the 1996 Indy Racing League calendar.On... 4	MIL 1996 Miller Genuine Draft 200 The 1996 Miller Genuine Draft 200 was a CART race which happened at the Milwaukee Mile. It happened on June 2, 1996. It was the 7th round of the 1996 IndyCar season.-Lap 1:At the start of the race, Parker Johnstone spun at turn 2... 8	DET 1996 Detroit Grand Prix The 1996 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit was a CART race which happened at the Belle Isle Park. It happened on June 9, 1996. It was the 8th round of the 1996 IndyCar season.-Lap 4:... Ret	POR 7	CLE Ret	TOR Ret	MIS 1	MDO 8	ROA Ret	VAN Ret	LS Ret				11th	76
1997 1997 CART World Series season The 1997 CART season, the nineteenth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 17 races, beginning in Homestead, Florida on March 2 and concluding in Fontana, California on September 28. The PPG CART World Series Drivers' Champion was Alex Zanardi. Rookie of the Year was Patrick...	Tasman Motorsports Tasman Motorsports Tasman Motorsports Group is a former racing team owned by Steve Horne that competed in the Indy Lights series and, most notably, the CART series from 1995 to 1998. Tasman was one of the first teams to successfully field a Honda powered entry...	MIA 12	SRF 1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival The 1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival was the second round of the 1997 CART World Series Season, held on 6 April 1997 on the Streets of Surfers Paradise, Surfers Paradise, Australia.-Qualifying results:- Race :-External links:*... 6	LBH 14	NZR Ret	RIO 15	STL 10	MIL Ret	DET Ret	POR 13	CLE 14	TOR 3	MIS Ret	MDO 10	ROA Ret	VAN 1997 Molson Indy Vancouver The 1997 Molson Indy Vancouver was the 15th round of the 1997 CART season. At that time, the Italian driver Alex Zanardi was the leader of the standings with 39 points in front of the French-Brazilian driver Gil de Ferran.-Starting Grid:... 10	LS 4	FON 1997 Marlboro 500 The 1997 Marlboro 500 was the 17th and last round of the 1997 CART season. It happened on September 28, 1997 at the then brand-new California Speedway.-Qualifying:... Ret			14th	45
1998 1998 CART World Series Season The 1998 CART season, the twentieth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 19 races, beginning in Homestead, Florida on March 15 and concluding in Fontana, California on November 1. The FedEx Championship Series Drivers' Champion was Alex Zanardi. Rookie of the Year was Tony...	Penske Racing Penske Racing Penske Racing is a racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, and Formula One. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske...	MIA 1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami The 1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami was a CART race which happened at the Homestead Motorsports Complex. It happened on March 15, 1998. It was the 1st round of the 1998 CART season.-Starting grid:... 17	MOT 1998 Budweiser 500 The 1998 Budweiser 500K was a CART race which happened at the Twin Ring Motegi. It happened on March 28, 1998. It was the 2nd round of the 1998 CART season.-Starting grid:# Jimmy Vasser# Adrian Fernandez# Gil de Ferran# Alex Zanardi# Greg Moore... 9	LBH Ret	NZR DNQ	RIO 1998 Rio 400 The 1998 Rio 400 was the fifth round of the 1998 CART World Series Season, held on May 10, 1998 on the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Qualifying:The Scottish driver Dario Franchitti, from Team Green set the pole.-Race:... Ret	STL Ret	MIL 18	DET 16	POR Ret	CLE Ret	TOR 1998 Molson Indy Toronto The 1998 Molson Indy Toronto was the eleventh round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on July 19, 1998 on the streets of Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Starting Grid:... Ret	MIS Ret	MDO 10	ROA Ret	VAN 7	LS 14	HOU 17	SRF 1998 Honda Indy 300 The 1998 Honda Indy 300 was the eighteenth and penultimate round of the 1998 CART World Series Season, held on 18 October 1998 on the streets of Surfers Paradise, Surfers Paradise, Australia.-Qualifying results:- Race :-External links:*... 13	FON 1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota The 1998 Marlboro 500 presented by Toyota was the 19th and final round of the 1998 CART FedEx Championship Series season. The race was held November 1, 1998, and was the 2nd running of the Marlboro 500 at California Speedway.-Qualifying results:- Race :... Ret	22nd	13

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