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1998 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey
Country = USA| Race = Laguna Seca| Image = Laguna Seca.svg| Caption = Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca| Date = September 13| Year = 1998| Official name = 1998 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring The Texaco Havoline 300| Race_No = 16| Season_No = 19| Series = CART| Location = Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California| Course = Permanent road course| Course_mi = 2.238| Course_km = 3.602| Distance_laps = 83| Distance_mi = 185.754| Distance_km = 298.966| Weather = Dry| Pole_Driver = Bryan Herta| Pole_Team = Team Rahal| Pole_Time = 1:08.146| Pole_Country = USA| Fast_Driver = Tony Kanaan| Fast_Team = Tasman Motorsports Group| Fast_Time = 1:10.824| Fast_Lap = 51| Fast_Country = Brazil| First_Driver = Bryan Herta| First_Team = Team Rahal| First_Country = USA| Second_Driver = Alex Zanardi| Second_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| Second_Country= Italy| Third_Driver = Tony Kanaan| Third_Team = Tasman Motorsports Group| Third_Country = Brazil|
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.
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | US Bryan Herta | Team Rahal | 83 | 1:55:13.472 | 1 | 20+1+1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Italy Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | 83 | +0.343 | 5 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Brazil Tony Kanaan | Tasman Motorsports Group | 83 | +3.779 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | UK Dario Franchitti | Team Green | 83 | +4.402 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | US Jimmy Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing | 83 | +7.174 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | US Al Unser Jr. | Team Penske | 83 | +7.863 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Mexico Adrián Fernández | Patrick Racing | 83 | +9.129 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Canada Paul Tracy | Team Green | 83 | +9.278 | 18 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brazil Christian Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing | 83 | +9.666 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | US Michael Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | 83 | +10.193 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | US Richie Hearn | Della Penna Motorsports | 83 | +10.881 | 17 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Italy Max Papis | Arciero-Wells Racing | 83 | +11.649 | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | USA Robby Gordon | Arciero-Wells Racing | 83 | +12.024 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brazil André Ribeiro | Team Penske | 83 | +12.571 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | West Germany Arnd Meier | Davis Racing | 82 | +1 Lap | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | US Bobby Rahal | Team Rahal | 80 | +3 Laps | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Canada Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 76 | Contact | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | US Scott Pruett | Patrick Racing | 76 | Contact | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Brazil Gil de Ferran | Walker Racing | 76 | Contact | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | US Alex Barron | All American Racing | 71 | Contact | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | Canada Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing | 70 | Off course | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Brazil Hélio Castro-Neves | Bettenhausen Racing | 70 | Contact | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | Italy Vincenzo Sospiri | All American Racing | 64 | Brakes | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. | Payton/Coyne Racing | 39 | Engine | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK Mark Blundell | PacWest Racing Group | 31 | Throttle | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | US Dennis Vitolo | Payton/Coyne Racing | 20 | Spun off | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Brazil Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest Racing Group | 13 | Cooling | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Finland JJ Lehto | Hogan Racing | 1 | Suspension | 11 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 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
| Laps | Leader |
|---|---|
| 1-51 | Bryan Herta |
| 52-53 | Dario Franchitti |
| 54-83 | Bryan Herta |
| Driver | Laps led |
|---|---|
| Bryan Herta | 81 |
| Dario Franchitti | 2 |
|}
Point standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA Alex Zanardi | 234 |
| 2 | USA Jimmy Vasser | 136 |
| 3 | MEX Adrián Fernández | 126 |
| 4 | UK Dario Franchitti | 122 |
| 5 | CAN Greg Moore | 119 |
References
References
- "Honda Grand Prix of Monterey." Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2012-02-26. http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=13664
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