The Rio 200 (initially Rio 400) was a CART Champ Car event held at

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, in

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. The race was contested on the

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at the facility known as

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. The race was held from

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. The first three events were run over 400 kilometers; the final two were 200 miles. This event was the only

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n race sanctioned by

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. The

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began its

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season in

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with the

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, its first event outside of North America or Japan. However, this event took place on a temporary street circuit in

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rather than at a permanent facility like

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in Rio de Janeiro. The 2001 race was canceled when the Rio municipal government missed a deadline for guaranteeing payment of sanctioning fees and failed to grant race promoter Fittipaldi access to the facility so he could begin preparations for the race.CART cancels Rio 200

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, 8 February 2001. CART, later renamed Champ Car, never returned to Rio.

Race Winners

References

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