1998 Molson Indy Vancouver

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Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1998 Vancouver
Race details
Race 15 of 19 in the 1998 CART season
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DateSeptember 6, 1998
Official name 1998 Molson Indy Vancouver
Location Concord Pacific Place
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
CourseTemporary street course
1.781 mi / 2.866 km
Distance86 laps
153.166 mi / 246.39 km
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 25.3 °C (77.5 °F); dropping down to 20.1 °C (68.2 °F) by the end of the event [1]
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti  (Team KOOL Green)
Time1:04.130
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castro-Neves  (Bettenhausen Racing)
Time1:06.939 (on lap 30 of 86)
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti  (Team KOOL Green)
Second Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti  (Newman-Haas Racing)
Third Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett  (Patrick Racing)

The 1998 Molson Indy Vancouver was the fifteenth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on September 6, 1998, at Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Dario Franchitti took his second consecutive win at this race, after passing Michael Andretti for the lead with seven laps left. In doing so, Franchitti became the first driver to win a race from pole for over a year.

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Building an insurmountable lead in the championship standings, Alex Zanardi's 4th-place finish in this race clinched the 1998 CART title with still four races remaining.

This marks the final career podium for Scott Pruett in CART.

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
127 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team Green 862:00:37.871120+1+1
26 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 86+3.437616
320 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Patrick Racing 86+4.745814
41 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing 86+5.002312
52 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. Team Penske 86+13.8322210
617 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Group 86+14.933138
73 Flag of Brazil.svg André Ribeiro Team Penske 86+16.246196
89 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Hogan Racing 86+17.565165
925 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis Arciero-Wells Racing 86+19.206234
1019 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 86+19.625253
1126 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Green 86+19.75972
1218 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Group 86+20.284161
135 Flag of Brazil.svg Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 85Brakes14
1411 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 85+1 Lap12
1540 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing 84+2 Laps21
1610 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 73Contact10
1734 Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Vitolo Payton/Coyne Racing 69Transmission28
1821 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Tasman Motorsports Group 67Contact5
1936 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Barron All American Racing 62Contact27
2099 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 55Contact4
2198 Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Jones All American Racing 54Contact26
228 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Herta Team Rahal 51Contact2
2324 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Gordon Arciero-Wells Racing 47Electrical24
2416 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castro-Neves Bettenhausen Racing 41Fuel9
257 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Rahal Team Rahal 30Engine11
2612 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 10Contact15
2733 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 10Contact17
2877 Flag of Germany.svg Arnd Meier Davis Racing 6Contact20

Caution flags

LapsCause
11-17 Vasser (12), Carpentier (33) contact, Zanardi (1) spin
21-23 Jones (98), Vitolo (34) spin
43-45 Castro-Neves (16) stalled on course
52-55 Herta (8), Hearn (10) contact
57-61 Blundell (18), Moore (99), Jones (98) contact, Fittipaldi (11) spin
64-66 Barron (36) contact
69-70 Kanaan (21), Tracy (26) contact

Lap Leaders

LapsLeader
1-21 Dario Franchitti
22-41 Hélio Castro-Neves
43-50 Al Unser Jr.
51-62 Alex Barron
63-79 Michael Andretti
80-86 Dario Franchitti
 
DriverLaps led
Dario Franchitti 28
Hélio Castro-Neves 20
Michael Andretti 17
Alex Barron 12
Al Unser Jr. 9

Point standings after race

PosDriverPoints
1 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Zanardi 218
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser 126
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández 120
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore 119
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti 110

References

  1. "1998 Molson Indy Vancouver weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved July 14, 2013.