Race No. 5
Rio 400
Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway — Rio de Janiero, Brazil
May 9-11, 1997
Individual Friday Practice Report - Morning Session
| pos | car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 40.222 | 166.834 | 268.436 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 40.476 | 165.787 | 266.751 | 100.63% |
| 3 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 40.537 | 165.538 | 266.350 | 100.78% |
| 4 | 40 | Raul Boesel | 40.565 | 165.423 | 266.166 | 100.85% |
| 5 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 40.644 | 165.102 | 265.649 | 101.05% |
| 6 | 99 | Greg Moore | 40.683 | 164.944 | 265.394 | 101.15% |
| 7 | 3X | Paul Tracy | 40.731 | 164.749 | 265.081 | 101.27% |
| 8 | 4X | Alex Zanardi | 40.783 | 164.539 | 264.743 | 101.39% |
| 9 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 40.821 | 164.386 | 264.497 | 101.49% |
| 10 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 40.829 | 164.354 | 264.445 | 101.51% |
| 11 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 40.836 | 164.326 | 264.400 | 101.53% |
| 12 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 40.846 | 164.285 | 264.335 | 101.55% |
| 13 | 27 | Parker Johnstone | 40.856 | 164.245 | 264.270 | 101.58% |
| 14 | 11 | Roberto Moreno | 40.881 | 164.145 | 264.109 | 101.64% |
| 15 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | 40.982 | 163.740 | 263.458 | 101.89% |
| 16 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 40.985 | 163.728 | 263.439 | 101.90% |
| 17 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 41.018 | 163.596 | 263.227 | 101.98% |
| 18 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 41.260 | 162.637 | 261.683 | 102.58% |
| 19 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 41.278 | 162.566 | 261.569 | 102.63% |
| 20 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 41.369 | 162.208 | 260.993 | 102.85% |
| 21 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 41.763 | 160.678 | 258.531 | 103.83% |
| 22 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 41.764 | 160.674 | 258.525 | 103.83% |
| 23 | 31X | Andre Ribeiro | 41.960 | 159.924 | 257.317 | 104.32% |
| 24 | 20X | Scott Pruett | 42.202 | 159.007 | 255.842 | 104.92% |
| 25 | 98 | PJ Jones | 42.355 | 158.432 | 254.918 | 105.30% |
| 26 | 25 | Max Papis | 42.414 | 158.212 | 254.563 | 105.45% |
| 27 | 36X | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 42.740 | 157.005 | 252.621 | 106.26% |
| 28 | 34 | Paul Jasper | 43.052 | 155.867 | 250.791 | 107.04% |
| 29 | 64 | Arnd Meier | 43.781 | 153.272 | 246.615 | 108.85% |
| 30 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 44.003 | 152.499 | 245.370 | 109.40% |
| 31 | 77X | Gualter Salles | 47.435 | 141.465 | 227.617 | 117.93% |
| 32 | 40X | Raul Boesel | 48.155 | 139.350 | 224.214 | 119.72% |
| 33 | 5X | Gil de Ferran | 73.567 | 91.215 | 146.765 | 182.90% |