1998 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey

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Flag of the United States.svg 1998 Laguna Seca
Race details
Race 16 of 19 in the 1998 CART season
Laguna Seca.svg
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
DateSeptember 13, 1998
Official name 1998 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring The Texaco Havoline 300
Location Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Monterey, California
CoursePermanent road course
2.238 mi / 3.602 km
Distance83 laps
185.754 mi / 298.966 km
WeatherDry
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Herta  (Team Rahal)
Time1:08.146
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan  (Tasman Motorsports Group)
Time1:10.824 (on lap 51 of 83)
Podium
First Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Herta  (Team Rahal)
Second Flag of Italy.svg Alex Zanardi  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan  (Tasman Motorsports Group)

The 1998 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring The Texaco-Havoline 300 was the sixteenth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on September 13, 1998, at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. Bryan Herta led the race from start to finish with the exception of pit stops, and held off Alex Zanardi at the end to take his first ever CART win. [1]

Contents

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
18 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Herta Team Rahal 831:55:13.472120+1+1
21 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing 83+0.343516
321 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Tasman Motorsports Group 83+3.7791414
427 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team Green 83+4.402212
512 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 83+7.174310
62 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. Team Penske 83+7.86378
740 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing 83+9.12966
826 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Green 83+9.278185
911 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 83+9.666134
106 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 83+10.193123
1110 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 83+10.881172
1225 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis Arciero-Wells Racing 83+11.649161
1324 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Gordon Arciero-Wells Racing 83+12.02424
143 Flag of Brazil.svg André Ribeiro Team Penske 83+12.57122
1577 Flag of Germany.svg Arnd Meier Davis Racing 82+1 Lap26
167 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Rahal Team Rahal 80+3 Laps19
1733 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 76Contact20
1820 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Patrick Racing 76Contact8
195 Flag of Brazil.svg Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 76Contact10
2036 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Barron All American Racing 71Contact23
2199 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 70Off course4
2216 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castro-Neves Bettenhausen Racing 70Contact21
2398 Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Sospiri All American Racing 64Brakes27
2419 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 39Engine25
2518 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Group 31Throttle15
2634 Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Vitolo Payton/Coyne Racing 20Spun off28
2717 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Group 13Cooling9
289 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Hogan Racing 1Suspension11

Caution flags

LapsCause
22-24 Vitolo (34) spin
68-76 Sospiri (98) spin, Moore (99) off course, Barron (36), Castro-Neves (16) contact
78-81 Carpentier (33), Pruett (20), de Ferran (5) contact

Lap Leaders

LapsLeader
1-51 Bryan Herta
52-53 Dario Franchitti
54-83 Bryan Herta
 
DriverLaps led
Bryan Herta 81
Dario Franchitti 2

Point standings after race

PosDriverPoints
1 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Zanardi 234
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser 136
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández 126
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti 122
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore 119

References

  1. "Honda Grand Prix of Monterey." Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2012-02-26. http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=13664