1998 Molson Indy Toronto

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Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1998 Toronto
Race details
Race 11 of 19 in the 1998 CART season
Toronto, Ontario street circuit track map.svg
Exhibition Place track layout
DateJuly 19, 1998
Official name 1998 Molson Indy Toronto
Location Exhibition Place
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CourseTemporary street course
1.755 mi / 2.824 km
Distance95 laps
166.725 mi / 268.28 km
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 25 °C (77 °F); wind speeds up to 14 kilometres per hour (8.7 mph) [1]
Pole position
Driver Dario Franchitti  (Team KOOL Green)
Time58.694
Fastest lap
Driver Christian Fittipaldi  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time59.924 (on lap 75 of 95)
Podium
First Alex Zanardi  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second Michael Andretti  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Third Jimmy Vasser  (Chip Ganassi Racing)

The 1998 Molson Indy Toronto was the eleventh round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on July 19, 1998, on the streets of Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Alex Zanardi passed Michael Andretti with three laps to go to win the race, after Andretti had inherited the lead when pole-sitter Dario Franchitti retired due to a brake failure.

Contents

Starting grid

  1. Dario Franchitti (second straight pole in Toronto)
  2. Alex Zanardi
  3. Michael Andretti
  4. Gil de Ferran
  5. Christian Fittipaldi
  6. Jimmy Vasser
  7. Tony Kanaan (R)
  8. Scott Pruett
  9. Bobby Rahal
  10. Paul Tracy
  11. André Ribeiro
  12. Greg Moore
  13. Richie Hearn
  14. Al Unser Jr.
  15. Mark Blundell
  16. Adrian Fernandez
  17. Bryan Herta
  18. Patrick Carpentier
  19. Maurício Gugelmin
  20. Max Papis
  21. Hélio Castroneves (R)
  22. Robby Gordon
  23. P. J. Jones
  24. Michel Jourdain Jr.
  25. Arnd Meier
  26. JJ Lehto (R)
  27. Alex Barron (R)
  28. Gualter Salles

Race

Lap 17

Richie Hearn locked up the right front tire and spun on turn 1. Top 6 was composed by: Dario Franchitti, Alex Zanardi, Michael Andretti, Gil de Ferran, Jimmy Vasser and Paul Tracy.

Lap 26

First full course caution. Michel Jourdain Jr. and Alex Barron collided at the hairpin. Arnd Meier stalled the car metres in front and started a jampack. Meanwhile, Gil de Ferran retired after an incident in the pits. Christian Fittipaldi had problems, also, but did not retired.

Lap 27

Top 6: Dario Franchitti, Michael Andretti, Jimmy Vasser, Paul Tracy, Alex Zanardi and Tony Kanaan.

Lap 30

Before going green, Patrick Carpentier collided with Mark Blundell on turn 9.

Lap 32

Second full course caution, as Blundell's car stalled on turn 9, following the collision with Carpentier. On lap 36, green flag came out.

Lap 38

JJ Lehto had a big crash. Third full course caution. Green flag came out some laps later.

Lap 52

Top 6: Dario Franchitti, Michael Andretti, Jimmy Vasser, Alex Zanardi, Tony Kanaan and Paul Tracy.

Lap 61

Tony Kanaan had a pit fire. Meanwhile, in the hairpin, Alex Zanardi had a collision with his teammate Jimmy Vasser.

Lap 68

Gualter Salles had a collision at the hairpin with Al Unser Jr. and went airborne.

16 laps to go

Dario Franchitti spun and stalled, ending his day. Paul Tracy slightly t-boned him. Fourth full course caution was out. Green flag came out with 11 laps to go.

8 laps to go

Top 6: Michael Andretti, Alex Zanardi, Jimmy Vasser, Bobby Rahal, Bryan Herta and Scott Pruett.

5 laps to go

Paul Tracy and Adrian Fernandez collided on turn 1 while they were battling for 9th place.

3 laps to go

Alex Zanardi overtakes Michael Andretti at the hairpin.

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing 951:52:24.080220
26 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 95+1.921316
312 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 95+6.702614
47 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Rahal Team Rahal 95+8.078912
58 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Herta Team Rahal 95+12.9841710
620 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Patrick Racing 95+14.60788
710 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 95+15.305136
825 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis Arciero-Wells Racing 95+24.676205
940 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing 95+31.923164
1016 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castro-Neves Bettenhausen Racing 95+32.691213
1199 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 95+34.926122
1217 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Group 95+37.640191
1324 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Gordon Arciero-Wells Racing 94+1 Lap22
1426 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Green 94+1 Lap10
1577 Flag of Germany.svg Arnd Meier Davis Racing 94+1 Lap25
1611 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 93+2 Laps5
172 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. Team Penske 93+2 Laps14
1819 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 93+2 Laps24
1998 Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Jones All American Racing 84Suspension23
2027 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team Green 79Brakes11+1
2134 Flag of Brazil.svg Gualter Salles Payton/Coyne Racing 65Contact28
2221 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Tasman Motorsports Group 61Fire7
233 Flag of Brazil.svg André Ribeiro Team Penske 54Transmission11
249 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Hogan Racing 37Contact26
2533 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 33Suspension18
2618 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Group 30Electrical15
275 Flag of Brazil.svg Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 26Contact4
2836 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Barron All American Racing 25Contact27

Caution flags

LapsCause
25-29Multi-car contact at hairpin
33-34 Blundell (18) stopped on track
40-43 Lehto (9) contact
79-83 Franchitti (27) contact, Tracy (26) stall

Lap leaders

LapsLeader
1-65 Dario Franchitti
66 Bobby Rahal
67 Bryan Herta
68 Christian Fittipaldi
69-79 Dario Franchitti
80-92 Michael Andretti
93-95 Alex Zanardi
 
DriverLaps led
Dario Franchitti 76
Michael Andretti 13
Alex Zanardi 3
Bobby Rahal 1
Bryan Herta 1
Christian Fittipaldi 1

Point standings after race

PosDriverPoints
1 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Zanardi 175
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser 106
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore 99
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández 89
5 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti 84

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References

  1. "1998 Molson Indy Toronto weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-07-13.