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André Ribeiro (born January 18, 1966 in São Paulo, São Paulo) is a former racing driver most notable for racing in the Champ Car series.
Career
Riberio started his career in karting and he would finish second in the Paulista Kart Championship, Brazil's national karting championsip, for three consecutive years between 1986 and 1988. In 1989 he moved to compete in Formula Ford finishing third in his debut season in Brazil's national Formula Three Championship. In 1990 he moved to Formula Opel where he competed for Team Lotus Nederland. In 1991 he moved to British Formula 3 where he drove first for Paul Stewart Racing and then Fortec Motorsport. In 1994 he drove in Indy Lights for Tasman Motorsports finishing second in his debut 1994 season where he won four races. H ewould remain with Tasman motorsports when he moved to Champ Car in 1995 and would remain with them until 1997 In 1995 Ribeiro would also compete in the 1995 Indianapolis 500 where he finished 18th. For the 1998 season Ribeiro remained in Champ Car but moved to Penske Racing. He would retire at the end of the 1998 season and received an offer to work with Roger Penske in South America, with United Auto, running over 15 car dealerships in São Paulo.
Racing record
American open–wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Tasman Motorsports | PHX | LBH | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MDO | NHA | VAN | NAZ | LS | 2nd | 170 |
CART
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Tasman Motorsports | Reynard 95i | Honda HRX V8t | MIA | SRF | PHX | LBH | NZR | 17th | 38 | ||||||||||||||
| Honda HRH V8t | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | ROA | TOR | CLE | MIS | MDO | NHA | VAN | LS | ||||||||||||
| 1996 | Tasman Motorsports | Lola T96/00 | Honda HRH V8t | MIA | RIO | SRF | LBH | NZR | 500 | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | MDO | ROA | VAN | LS | 11th | 76 | |||
| 1997 | Tasman Motorsports | Lola T97/00 | Honda HRR V8t | MIA | SRF | LBH | NZR | RIO | STL | MIL | DET | POR | 14th | 45 | ||||||||||
| Reynard 97i | CLE | TOR | MIS | MDO | ROA | VAN | LS | FON | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Penske Racing | Penske PC-27 | Mercedes-Benz IC108E V8t | MIA | MOT | LBH | NZR | RIO | STL | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | MDO | ROA | VAN | LS | HOU | SRF | FON | 22nd | 13 |