1998 Macau Grand Prix

The 1998 Macau Grand Prix Formula Three was the 45th Macau Grand Prix race to be held on the streets of Macau on 22 November 1998. It was the fifteenth edition for Formula Three cars. Peter Dumbreck of the TOM'S team won the two-leg aggregate 30-lap race by three-thousands of a second (about 12 cm (120 mm)) over Paul Stewart Racing driver Ricardo Maurício, the closest margin of victory in the history of the Macau Grand Prix and one of the closest in motor racing history.[1][2]

Race details
Date 22 November 1998
Location Guia Circuit, Macau
Course Temporary street circuit
6.120 km (3.803 mi)
Distance Leg 1
15 laps, 73.44 km (45.63 mi)
Leg 2
15 laps, 73.44 km (45.63 mi)
Leg 1
Pole
Driver Robert Lechner GM-DSF-F3 Team
Time 2:15.962
Fastest Lap
Driver Peter Dumbreck TOM'S
Time 2:15.727
Podium
First Enrique BernoldiPromatecme
Second Robert LechnerGM-DSF-F3 Team
Third Peter DumbreckTOM'S
Leg 2
Driver Enrique Bernoldi Promatecme
Fastest Lap
Driver Bas Leinders Van Amersfoort Racing
Time 2:14.491
Podium
First Peter DumbreckTOM'S
Second Ricardo MauricioPaul Stewart Racing
Third Enrique BernoldiPromatecme

Entry list
Team No Driver Vehicle Engine
Gauloises Graff Racing 1 David Terrien Dallara 396 Opel
Van Amersfoort Racing 2 Bas Leinders Dallara 398 Opel
3 Christijan Albers
TOM'S 5 Peter Dumbreck Dallara 398 Toyota
6 Shingo Tachi
EF Project 7 Michele Gasparini Dallara 397 Fiat
Promatecme 8 Enrique Bernoldi Dallara 398 Renault
Team Ghinzani 9 Paolo Montin Dallara 397 Fiat
Toda Racing 10 Hiroki Katoh Dallara 398 Mugen-Honda
Gauloises ASM Formule 3 11 David Saelens Dallara 396 Renault
12 Sebastien Dumez
Paul Stewart Racing 15 Luciano Burti Dallara 398 Mugen-Honda
16 Ricardo Mauricio
GM-DSF-F3 Team 17 Robert Lechner Dallara 397 Opel
18 Peter Sundberg
Prema Powerteam 19 Andre Couto Dallara 397 Opel
20 Donny Crevels
La Filiere 21 Franck Montagny Martini MK73 Opel
22 Marcel Fässler
23 Sébastien Bourdais
Rowan Racing 25 Martin O'Connell Dallara 398 Toyota
Speedsport F3 Racing Team 26 Darren Manning Dallara 398 Mugen-Honda
Fortec Motorsports 27 Kristian Kolby Dallara 398 Mugen-Honda
28 Andrej Pavicevic
MKL F3 Racing 29 Lucas Luhr Dallara 397 Opel
Carlin 30 Narain Karthikeyan Dallara 397 Mugen-Honda
Alan Docking Racing 31 Alex Yoong Dallara 397 Mugen-Honda
Signature 32 Tiago Monteiro Dallara 396 Fiat
Speed Master Skill Speed 33 Daisuke Itoh Dallara 398 Mugen-Honda
Nakajima Honda 64 Tsugio Matsuda Dallara 398 Mugen-Honda
Source:[3]

References
  1. MacDonald, Bruce (23 November 1998). "Macau lap records tumble as Dumbreck snatches thriller". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. Zimmerman, Marc (24 November 1998). "Macau F-3 Grand Prix". The Auto Channel. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. "Macau Grand Prix 1998 - Entry List" (PDF). Macau Grand Prix. Formel 3 Guide. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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