Race No. 5
Rio 400
Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway — Rio de Janiero, Brazil
May 9-11, 1997
Second Individual Friday Practice Report
| pos | car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 39.626 | 169.343 | 272.473 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 4X | Alex Zanardi | 39.740 | 168.858 | 271.692 | 100.29% |
| 3 | 11 | Roberto Moreno | 39.876 | 168.282 | 270.765 | 100.63% |
| 4 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 39.877 | 168.277 | 270.758 | 100.63% |
| 5 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 39.882 | 168.256 | 270.724 | 100.65% |
| 6 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 39.886 | 168.239 | 270.697 | 100.66% |
| 7 | 99 | Greg Moore | 39.897 | 168.193 | 270.623 | 100.68% |
| 8 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 39.929 | 168.058 | 270.406 | 100.76% |
| 9 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 39.957 | 167.941 | 270.216 | 100.84% |
| 10 | 40 | Raul Boesel | 40.029 | 167.638 | 269.730 | 101.02% |
| 11 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 40.081 | 167.421 | 269.380 | 101.15% |
| 12 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 40.103 | 167.329 | 269.233 | 101.20% |
| 13 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 40.187 | 166.979 | 268.670 | 101.42% |
| 14 | 27 | Parker Johnstone | 40.211 | 166.880 | 268.509 | 101.48% |
| 15 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 40.264 | 166.660 | 268.156 | 101.61% |
| 16 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 40.358 | 166.272 | 267.531 | 101.85% |
| 17 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 40.424 | 166.000 | 267.095 | 102.01% |
| 18 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | 40.471 | 165.808 | 266.784 | 102.13% |
| 19 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 40.738 | 164.721 | 265.036 | 102.81% |
| 20 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 41.038 | 163.517 | 263.098 | 103.56% |
| 21 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 41.040 | 163.509 | 263.086 | 103.57% |
| 22 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 41.318 | 162.409 | 261.315 | 104.27% |
| 23 | 18X | Mark Blundell | 41.637 | 161.164 | 259.313 | 105.07% |
| 24 | 36X | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 42.111 | 159.350 | 256.395 | 106.27% |
| 25 | 25 | Max Papis | 42.470 | 158.003 | 254.227 | 107.18% |
| 26 | 34 | Paul Jasper | 42.506 | 157.869 | 254.012 | 107.27% |
| 27 | 98 | PJ Jones | 42.644 | 157.359 | 253.190 | 107.62% |
| 28 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 42.995 | 156.074 | 251.123 | 108.50% |
| 29 | 64 | Arnd Meier | 43.140 | 155.549 | 250.279 | 108.87% |
| 30 | 25X | Max Papis | 44.376 | 151.217 | 243.308 | 111.99% |