The Renault RE40s of Prost and Eddie Cheever were a close second with Piquet and Riccardo Patrese in the Brabham-BMW BT52 & 52Bs third. In 1997 he achieved his first Indy-style victory art Orlando. 1988 was even better, winning the Indy 500 from 17th place on the grid in the Team Cheever Dallara; it was the longest climb of any race winner in the history of the event.
