1998 Honda Indy 300

The 1998 Honda Indy 300 was the eighteenth and penultimate round of the 1998 CART World Series Season, held on 18 October 1998 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. Alex Zanardi won the race, his 15th and final CART victory, after taking the lead from polesitter Dario Franchitti at the first round of pitstops.

1998 Honda Indy 300
Race details
Race 18 of 19 in the 1998 CART season
Map of the track
Date18 October, 1998
Official nameHonda Indy 300
LocationSurfers Paradise Street Circuit
Queensland, Australia
CourseTemporary Street Circuit
2.795 mi / 4.498 km
Distance62 laps
173.290 mi / 278.876 km
WeatherDry
Pole position
DriverDario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green)
Time1:32.288
Fastest lap
DriverAlex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:33.780 (on lap 54 of 62)
Podium
FirstAlex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondDario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green)
ThirdChristian Fittipaldi (Newman-Haas Racing)

Qualifying results

Pos Nat Name Team Chassis Time
1 Dario Franchitti Team Green Reynard 98i Honda 1:32.288
2 Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 98i Honda 1:32.310
3 Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing Swift 009.c Ford-Cosworth 1:32.501
4 Paul Tracy Team Green Reynard 98i Honda 1:32.583
5 Bryan Herta Team Rahal Reynard 98i Ford-Cosworth 1:32.588
6 Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing Swift 009.c Ford-Cosworth 1:32.613
7 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 98i Honda 1:32.676
8 Gil de Ferran Walker Racing Reynard 98i Honda 1:32.851
9 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing Reynard 98i Mercedes-Benz 1:32.919
10 Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing Reynard 98i Ford-Cosworth 1:33.019
11 Bobby Rahal Team Rahal Reynard 98i Ford-Cosworth 1:33.068
12 Scott Pruett Patrick Racing Reynard 98i Ford-Cosworth 1:33.236
13 Max Papis Arciero-Wells Racing Reynard 98i Toyota 1:33.375
14 Tony Kanaan Tasman Motorsports Reynard 98i Honda 1:33.543
15 JJ Lehto Hogan Racing Reynard 98i Mercedes-Benz 1:33.669
16 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing Reynard 98i Mercedes-Benz 1:33.819
17 Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Reynard 98i Mercedes-Benz 1:33.820
18 Hélio Castroneves Bettenhausen Racing Reynard 98i Mercedes-Benz 1:34.012
19 Al Unser, Jr. Team Penske Penske PC27 Mercedes-Benz 1:34.260
20 Robby Gordon Arciero-Wells Racing Reynard 98i Toyota 1:34.344
21 Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Reynard 98i Mercedes-Benz 1:34.375
22 André Ribeiro Team Penske Penske PC27 Mercedes-Benz 1:34.474
23 Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports Swift 009.c Ford-Cosworth 1:34.511
24 Arnd Meier Davis Racing Lola T98/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:34.534
25 Michel Jourdain, Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing Reynard 98i Ford-Cosworth 1:35.109
26 Alex Barron All American Racers Eagle 987 Toyota 1:35.285
27 Vincenzo Sospiri All American Racers Eagle 987 Toyota 1:36.561
DNQ Dennis Vitolo Payton/Coyne Racing Reynard 97i Ford-Cosworth 1:38.726

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 1 Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing 62 2:01:51.170 2 20+1
2 27 Dario Franchitti Team Green 62 +0.322 1 16+1
3 11 Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 62 +1.029 3 14
4 20 Scott Pruett Patrick Racing 62 +6.388 12 12
5 9 JJ Lehto Hogan Racing 62 +10.792 15 10
6 40 Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing 62 +11.153 10 8
7 21 Tony Kanaan Tasman Motorsports Group 62 +11.680 14 6
8 99 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 62 +13.792 9 5
9 33 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 62 +15.821 16 4
10 8 Bryan Herta Team Rahal 62 +16.020 5 3
11 18 Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Group 62 +19.870 17 2
12 17 Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Group 62 +20.170 21 1
13 3 André Ribeiro Team Penske 62 +20.729 22
14 5 Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 62 +22.072 8
15 98 Vincenzo Sospiri All American Racing 62 +22.808 27
16 24 Robby Gordon Arciero-Wells Racing 62 +23.747 20
17 25 Max Papis Arciero-Wells Racing 61 Electrical 13
18 10 Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 60 +2 Laps 23
19 36 Alex Barron All American Racing 59 Contact 26
20 6 Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 59 Contact 6
21 16 Hélio Castro-Neves Bettenhausen Racing 54 Contact 18
22 2 Al Unser, Jr. Team Penske 53 +9 Laps 19
23 26 Paul Tracy Team Green 45 Contact 4
24 12 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 38 Contact 7
25 7 Bobby Rahal Team Rahal 19 Contact 11
26 19 Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 11 Contact 25
27 77 Arnd Meier Davis Racing 4 Oil leak 24
DNQ 34 Dennis Vitolo Payton/Coyne Racing Did not Qualify

Caution flags

LapsCause
14-16Jourdain Jr. (19) contact
21-24Rahal (7) contact
36-37Tire wall problem
40-41Castro-Neves (16), Vasser (12) contact
43-44Hearn (10) spin
56-58Castro-Neves (16) contact
61-62Barron (36), Andretti (6), Hearn (10) contact

Lap Leaders

LapsLeader
1-13Dario Franchitti
14-62Alex Zanardi
 
DriverLaps led
Alex Zanardi49
Dario Franchitti13

Point standings after race

Pos Driver Points
1 Alex Zanardi 271
2 Dario Franchitti 160
3 Jimmy Vasser 148
4 Adrián Fernández 142
5 Greg Moore 125

References

Previous race:
1998 Texaco Grand Prix of Houston
CART Indycar World Series
1998 season
Next race:
1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota
Previous race:
1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival
Honda Indy 300 Next race:
1999 Honda Indy 300
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