1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami

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Flag of the United States.svg 1998 Marlboro Miami
Race details
Race 1 of 19 in the 1998 CART season
Homestead-Miami Speedway track map--Speedway.svg
DateMarch 15, 1998
Official name Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami
Location Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida, United States
CoursePermanent oval course
1.5 mi / 2.4 km
Distance150 laps
225 mi / 360 km
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) [1]
Pole position
Driver Greg Moore  (Forsythe Racing)
Time24.856
Fastest lap
Driver Greg Moore  (Forsythe Racing)
Time26.405 (on lap of 150)
Podium
First Michael Andretti  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Second Greg Moore  (Forsythe Racing)
Third Alex Zanardi  (Chip Ganassi Racing)

The 1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami was a CART race which happened at the Homestead Motorsports Complex. It happened on March 15, 1998. It was the 1st round of the 1998 CART season.

Contents

Starting grid

  1. Greg Moore 217.541 mph / 24.856 seconds (1st CART career pole)
  2. André Ribeiro 214.665 mph
  3. Jimmy Vasser
  4. Christian Fittipaldi
  5. Adrian Fernandez
  6. Alex Zanardi
  7. Mark Blundell
  8. Michael Andretti
  9. Patrick Carpentier
  10. Maurício Gugelmin
  11. Gil de Ferran
  12. Scott Pruett
  13. Dario Franchitti
  14. Al Unser Jr.
  15. Richie Hearn
  16. Bryan Herta
  17. Bobby Rahal
  18. Tony Kanaan (R)
  19. Michel Jourdain Jr.
  20. Max Papis
  21. Paul Tracy
  22. Hélio Castroneves (R)
  23. Roberto Moreno
  24. Hiro Matsushita
  25. Dennis Vitolo (Suffered an awful crash during practice. Suffered a broken finger, but raced.)
  26. P. J. Jones
  27. Alex Barron (R)
  28. Arnd Meier
  29. JJ Lehto (No speed due to gearbox problems)

Race

Lap 27

Top 6: Greg Moore, Alex Zanardi, Michael Andretti, Christian Fittipaldi, Gil de Ferran and Adrian Fernandez.

Lap 34

First full course caution was out, as rookie Tony Kanaan had hit the wall in turn 4.

Lap 44

Green flag. de Ferran leads.

Lap 57

Top 6: Gil de Ferran, Michael Andretti, Alex Zanardi, Christian Fittipaldi, Patrick Carpentier and Scott Pruett.

Lap 67

New leader: Michael Andretti!

Lap 75

Second full course caution came out, as Paul Tracy "brushed" the wall in the backstretch.

Lap 82

Green flag. de Ferran leads, but, laps later, he lost the lead, due to a pitstop.

Lap 97

Top 6: Michael Andretti, Alex Zanardi, Gil de Ferran, Christian Fittipaldi, Dario Franchitti and Scott Pruett.

Lap 100

Third full course caution, as another 1998 rookie had "brushed" the wall in turn 1: Hélio Castroneves.

Lap 107

Green flag. Alex Zanardi leads.

Lap 116

Fourth full course caution came out as Mark Blundell was another victim of the wall. This time in turn 2.

Lap 117

Top 6: Andretti, Zanardi, Moore, Fittipaldi, Pruett and Fernandez.

Lap 122

Green flag. Andretti once again was leading the race.

Lap 130

Fifth full course caution: Hiro Matsushita had hit the wall in turn 2.

Lap 140

Green flag. Andretti leads.

Race results

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
16 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 1501:33:39.268820+1
299 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 150+0.075116+1
31 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing 150+0.918614
411 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 150+3.359412
520 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Patrick Racing 150+5.2571210
640 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing 150+5.92658
75 Flag of Brazil.svg Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 150+6.810116
88 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Herta Team Rahal 150+9.866165
927 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green 150+10.275134
1017 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Group 150+10.855103
1133 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 150+11.38292
1218 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Group 150+29.02971
1310 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 149+1 Lap15
149 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Hogan Racing 149+1 Lap29
1515 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Project Indy 149+1 Lap23
1612 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 148+2 Laps3
173 Flag of Brazil.svg André Ribeiro Marlboro Team Penske 148+2 Laps2
1836 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Barron All American Racing 148+2 Laps27
197 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Rahal Team Rahal 147+3 Laps17
2098 Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Jones All American Racing 146+4 Laps26
2177 Flag of Germany.svg Arnd Meier Davis Racing 136+14 Laps28
222 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. Marlboro Team Penske 122Transmission14
2324 Flag of Japan.svg Hiro Matsushita Arciero-Wells Racing 121Contact24
2416 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castro-Neves Bettenhausen Racing 97Contact22
2534 Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Vitolo Payton/Coyne Racing 90Withdrew25
2625 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis Arciero-Wells Racing 83Wheel Bearing20
2726 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green 79Suspension21
2819 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 78Handling19
2921 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Tasman Motorsports Group 32Contact18

Final results

Top 12

  1. Michael Andretti 150 Laps
  2. Greg Moore
  3. Alex Zanardi
  4. Christian Fittipaldi
  5. Scott Pruett
  6. Adrian Fernandez
  7. Gil de Ferran
  8. Bryan Herta
  9. Dario Franchitti
  10. Maurício Gugelmin
  11. Patrick Carpentier
  12. Mark Blundell

Drivers who did not completed the race

  1. Al Unser Jr. +28 Transmission
  2. Hiro Matsushita +29 Contact
  3. Hélio Castroneves (R) +53 Contact
  4. Dennis Vitolo +60 Withdrawn due to injury
  5. Max Papis +67 Wheel bearing
  6. Paul Tracy +71 Suspension
  7. Michel Jourdain Jr. +72 Handling
  8. Tony Kanaan (R) +118 Contact

Point standings

Top 6

  1. Andretti 21 points
  2. Moore 17 points
  3. Zanardi 14 points
  4. Fittipaldi 12 points
  5. Pruett 10 points
  6. Fernandez 8 points

Notes

  1. (R) denotes contender for Rookie of the Year award
  2. For this race, the Homestead-Miami Speedway was reconfigured for the third time in three years. In the summer of 1997, an $8.2 million reconfiguration project changed the turns from a rectangle to a traditional, continuous turn oval.
  3. First pole: Greg Moore

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References

  1. ↑ "1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
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