Race No. 5
Rio 400
Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway
at Nelson Piquet International Raceway Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 8-10, 1998
Friday/Saturday Practice
Combined Report
| pos | car | driver | chassis engine tire | laptime | gap to leader | gap to next | mph | km/h | 110% rule |
| 1 | 5X | Gil de Ferran | 98I/HRK/G | 38.926 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 172.389 | 277.373 | n/a |
| 2 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 009.c/XD/G | 38.927 | -0.001 | -0.001 | 172.384 | 277.366 | n/a |
| 3 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 009.c/XD/G | 39.090 | -0.164 | -0.163 | 171.665 | 276.210 | 100.42% |
| 4 | 27 | Dario Franchitti | 98I/HRK/F | 39.134 | -0.208 | -0.044 | 171.472 | 275.899 | 100.53% |
| 5 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 98I/XD/F | 39.233 | -0.307 | -0.099 | 171.040 | 275.203 | 100.79% |
| 6 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | 98I/HRK/F | 39.233 | -0.307 | 0.000 | 171.040 | 275.203 | 100.79% |
| 7 | 16 | Helio Castro-Neves (R) | 98I/108E/G | 39.246 | -0.320 | -0.013 | 170.983 | 275.112 | 100.82% |
| 8 | 99 | Greg Moore | 98I/108E/F | 39.257 | -0.331 | -0.011 | 170.935 | 275.035 | 100.85% |
| 9 | 40 | Adrian Fernandez | 98I/XD/F | 39.336 | -0.410 | -0.079 | 170.592 | 274.482 | 101.05% |
| 10 | 1 | Alex Zanardi | 98I/HRK/F | 39.346 | -0.420 | -0.010 | 170.548 | 274.412 | 101.08% |
| 11 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 98I/XD/F | 39.366 | -0.440 | -0.020 | 170.462 | 274.273 | 101.13% |
| 12 | 26X | Paul Tracy | 97I/HRK/F | 39.575 | -0.649 | -0.209 | 169.562 | 272.825 | 101.67% |
| 13 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | P98/108E/G | 39.712 | -0.786 | -0.137 | 168.977 | 271.883 | 102.02% |
| 14 | 21X | Tony Kanaan (R) | 98I/HRK/F | 39.721 | -0.795 | -0.009 | 168.938 | 271.822 | 102.04% |
| 15 | 34 | Gualter Salles | 98I/XD/F | 39.741 | -0.815 | -0.020 | 168.853 | 271.685 | 102.09% |
| 16 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 98I/108E/F | 39.803 | -0.877 | -0.062 | 168.590 | 271.262 | 102.25% |
| 17 | 9 | JJ Lehto (R) | 98I/108E/F | 39.902 | -0.976 | -0.099 | 168.172 | 270.589 | 102.51% |
| 18 | 20X | Scott Pruett | 98I/XD/F | 39.959 | -1.033 | -0.057 | 167.932 | 270.203 | 102.65% |
| 19 | 10X | Richie Hearn | 009.c/XD/F | 40.003 | -1.077 | -0.044 | 167.747 | 269.906 | 102.77% |
| 20 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 98I/108E/F | 40.043 | -1.117 | -0.040 | 167.580 | 269.636 | 102.87% |
| 21 | 77 | Arnd Meier | 97I/XD/G | 40.229 | -1.303 | -0.186 | 166.805 | 268.389 | 103.35% |
| 22 | 33 | Patrick Carpentier | 98I/108E/F | 40.260 | -1.334 | -0.031 | 166.677 | 268.183 | 103.43% |
| 23 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 98I/XD/F | 40.271 | -1.345 | -0.011 | 166.631 | 268.109 | 103.45% |
| 24 | 25 | Max Papis | 98I/RV8C/F | 40.492 | -1.566 | -0.221 | 165.722 | 266.646 | 104.02% |
| 25 | 36 | Alex Barron (R) | 98I/RV8C/G | 40.594 | -1.668 | -0.102 | 165.305 | 265.976 | 104.28% |
| 26 | 3 | Andre Ribeiro | P98/108E/G | 40.621 | -1.695 | -0.027 | 165.195 | 265.799 | 104.35% |
| 27 | 98 | PJ Jones | 98I/RV8C/G | 40.737 | -1.811 | -0.116 | 164.725 | 265.042 | 104.65% |
| 28 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 98I/XD/F | 40.757 | -1.831 | -0.020 | 164.644 | 264.912 | 104.70% |
| 29 | 21 | Tony Kanaan (R) | 98I/HRK/F | 40.906 | -1.980 | -0.149 | 164.044 | 263.947 | 105.09% |
| 30 | 26 | Paul Tracy | 98I/HRK/F | 41.106 | -2.180 | -0.200 | 163.246 | 262.663 | 105.60% |
| 31 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 98I/RV8C/F | 41.268 | -2.342 | -0.162 | 162.605 | 261.632 | 106.02% |
| 32 | 7X | Bobby Rahal | 98I/XD/F | 41.586 | -2.660 | -0.318 | 161.362 | 259.631 | 106.83% |
| 33 | 9X | JJ Lehto (R) | 98I/108E/F | 41.639 | -2.713 | -0.053 | 161.157 | 259.301 | 106.97% |
| 34 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 98I/HRK/G | 41.871 | -2.945 | -0.232 | 160.264 | 257.864 | 107.56% |
| 35 | 77X | Arnd Meier | 97I/XD/G | 42.080 | -3.154 | -0.209 | 159.468 | 256.583 | 108.10% |
| 36 | 40X | Adrian Fernandez | 98I/XD/F | 42.870 | -3.944 | -0.790 | 156.529 | 251.855 | 110.13% |
| 37 | 1X | Alex Zanardi | 98I/HRK/F | 42.905 | -3.979 | -0.035 | 156.401 | 251.650 | 110.22% |
| 38 | 10 | Richie Hearn | 009.c/XD/F | 42.908 | -3.982 | -0.003 | 156.390 | 251.632 | 110.23% |
| 39 | 98X | PJ Jones | 98I/RV8C/G | 42.982 | -4.056 | -0.074 | 156.121 | 251.199 | 110.42% |
| 40 | 2X | Al Unser Jr. | P98/108E/G | 43.683 | -4.757 | -0.701 | 153.616 | 247.168 | 112.22% |
| 41 | 99X | Greg Moore | 98I/108E/F | 47.865 | -8.939 | -4.182 | 140.194 | 225.573 | 122.96% |
| 42 | 6X | Michael Andretti | 009.c/XD/G | 53.607 | -14.681 | -5.742 | 125.178 | 201.411 | 137.71% |