1998 Honda Indy 300
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 18 of 19 in the 1998 CART World Series season. | ||
| Date | October 18, 1998 | |
| Official name | Honda Indy 300 | |
| Location | Streets of Surfer's Paradise, Queensland, Australia | |
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit 2.795 mi / 4.470 km |
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| Distance | 62 laps, 173.290 mi / km | |
| Weather | ||
| Pole | ||
| Driver |  Dario Franchitti |
Team Green |
| Time | 1:31.722 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver |  |
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| Time | ||
| Podium | ||
| First |  Alex Zanardi |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
| Second | Dario Franchitti |
Team Green |
| Third |  Christian Fittipaldi |
Newman-Haas Racing |
The 1998 Honda Indy 300 was the eighteenth and penultimate round of the 1998 CART World Series Season, held on October 18, 1998 on the Streets of Surfer's Paradise, Surfer's Paradise, Australia.
Contents |
[edit] Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Dario Franchitti | Team Green | |
| 2 | |
Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| 3 | |
Christian Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing | |
| 4 |  |
Paul Tracy | Team Green | |
| 5 |  |
Bryan Herta | Team Rahal | |
| 6 | |
Michael Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | |
| 7 | |
Jimmy Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| 8 | |
Gil de Ferran | Walker Racing | |
| 9 | |
Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing | |
| 10 |  |
Adrián Fernández | Patrick Racing | |
| 11 | |
Bobby Rahal | Team Rahal | |
| 12 | |
Scott Pruett | Patrick Racing | |
| 13 | |
Max Papis | Arciero-Wells Racing | |
| 14 | |
Tony Kanaan | Tasman Motorsports | |
| 15 |  |
JJ Lehto | Hogan Racing | |
| 16 | |
Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | |
| 17 | |
Mark Blundell | PacWest Racing | |
| 18 | |
Hélio Castroneves | Bettenhausen Racing | |
| 19 | |
Al Unser, Jr. | Team Penske | |
| 20 | |
Robby Gordon | Arciero-Wells Racing | |
| 21 | |
Mauricio Gugelmin | PacWest Racing | |
| 22 | |
André Ribeiro | Team Penske | |
| 23 | |
Richie Hearn | Della Penna Motorsports | |
| 24 |  |
Arnd Meier | Davis Racing | |
| 25 | |
Michel Jourdain, Jr. | Payton/Coyne Racing | |
| 26 | |
Alex Barron | All American Racers | |
| 27 | |
Vincenzo Sospiri | All American Racers |
[edit] Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alex Zanardi |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 62 | 2:01:51.170 | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | 27 | Dario Franchitti |
Team Green | 62 | +0.3 secs | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi |
Newman-Haas Racing | 62 | +1.0 secs | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | 20 | Scott Pruett |
Patrick Racing | 62 | +6.4 secs | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | 9 | JJ Lehto |
Hogan Racing | 62 | +10.8 secs | 15 | 10 |
| 6 | 40 | Adrián Fernández |
Patrick Racing | 62 | +11.2 secs | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 21 | Tony Kanaan |
Tasman Motorsports | 62 | +11.7 secs | 14 | 6 |
| 8 | 99 | Greg Moore |
Forsythe Racing | 62 | +13.8 secs | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | 33 | Patrick Carpentier |
Forsythe Racing | 62 | +15.8 secs | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | 8 | Bryan Herta |
Team Rahal | 62 | +16.0 secs | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | 18 | Mark Blundell |
PacWest Racing | 62 | +19.9 secs | 17 | 2 |
| 12 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin |
PacWest Racing | 62 | +20.2 secs | 21 | 1 |
| 13 | 3 | André Ribeiro |
Team Penske | 62 | +20.7 secs | 22 | |
| 14 | 5 | Gil de Ferran |
Walker Racing | 62 | +22.1 secs | 8 | |
| 15 | 98 | Vincenzo Sospiri |
All American Racers | 62 | +22.8 secs | 27 | |
| 16 | 24 | Robby Gordon |
Arciero-Wells Racing | 62 | +23.8 secs | 20 | |
| 17 | 25 | Max Papis |
Arciero-Wells Racing | 61 | Electrical | 13 | |
| 18 | 10 | Richie Hearn |
Della Penna Motorsports | 60 | Flagged | 23 | |
| 19 | 36 | Alex Barron |
All American Racers | 59 | Contact | 26 | |
| 20 | 6 | Michael Andretti |
Newman-Haas Racing | 59 | Contact | 6 | |
| 21 | 16 | Hélio Castroneves |
Bettenhausen Racing | 54 | Contact | 18 | |
| 22 | 2 | Al Unser, Jr. |
Team Penske | 53 | Flagged | 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 |
[edit] Notes
- Average Speed 85.328 mph
[edit] External links
| Previous race: 1998 Texaco Grand Prix of Houston |
CART World Series 1998 season |
Next race: 1998 Marlboro 500 |
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1998 Honda Indy 300 | Next race: 1999 Honda Indy 300 |
