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1998 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland
Country = USA| Race = Cleveland| Image = Cleveland Street Course at Burke Lakefront Airport.svg| Caption = Burke Lakefront Airport track layout| Date = July 12| Year = 1998| Official name = 1998 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland| Race_No = 10| Season_No = 19| Series = CART| Location = Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland, Ohio, United States| Course = Temporary airport course| Course_mi = 2.369| Course_km = 3.790| Distance_laps = 100| Distance_mi = 236.9| Distance_km = 379| Weather = Dry with temperatures reaching up to 75.9 F; wind speeds reaching up to 9.9 mph| Pole_Driver = Jimmy Vasser| Pole_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| Pole_Time = 56.417| Pole_Country = USA| Fast_Driver = Bryan Herta| Fast_Team = Team Rahal| Fast_Time = 58.817| Fast_Lap = 97| Fast_Country = USA| First_Driver = Alex Zanardi| First_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| First_Country = Italy| Second_Driver = Michael Andretti| Second_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| Second_Country= USA| Third_Driver = Dario Franchitti| Third_Team = Team KOOL Green| Third_Country = UK|
The 1998 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland was the tenth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on July 12, 1998, at the Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. The race, once again was won by defending champion Alex Zanardi, who dominated the race once he passed his teammate and polesitter Jimmy Vasser (who was suffering from gearbox problems) on a restart. The win was Zanardi's third consecutive of the season.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | 100 | 1:52:22.282 | 3 | 20+1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | US Michael Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | 100 | +8.422 | 7 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | UK Dario Franchitti | Team Green | 100 | +8.901 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | US Scott Pruett | Patrick Racing | 100 | +18.384 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Mexico Adrián Fernández | Patrick Racing | 100 | +28.069 | 17 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Brazil Gil de Ferran | Walker Racing | 100 | +28.608 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | US Jimmy Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing | 100 | +29.120 | 1 | 6+1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | US Bobby Rahal | Team Rahal | 100 | +31.265 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Canada Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 100 | +36.234 | 15 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK Mark Blundell | PacWest Racing Group | 100 | +38.334 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brazil Christian Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing | 100 | +43.590 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Italy Max Papis | Arciero-Wells Racing | 100 | +45.600 | 18 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | US Bryan Herta | Team Rahal | 99 | Spun off | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Brazil Tony Kanaan | Tasman Motorsports Group | 99 | +1 Lap | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | US Alex Barron | All American Racing | 97 | +3 Laps | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | West Germany Arnd Meier | Davis Racing | 97 | +3 Laps | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | US Al Unser Jr. | Team Penske | 96 | Shift Linkage | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | US Richie Hearn | Della Penna Motorsports | 96 | +4 Laps | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Canada Paul Tracy | Team Green | 94 | Contact | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Brazil Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest Racing Group | 85 | Cooling | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | US P. J. Jones | All American Racing | 74 | Engine | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brazil André Ribeiro | Team Penske | 66 | Transmission | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | USA Robby Gordon | Arciero-Wells Racing | 49 | Electrical | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | USA Dennis Vitolo | Payton/Coyne Racing | 34 | Transmission | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | Canada Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing | 3 | Contact | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. | Payton/Coyne Racing | 3 | Contact | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Brazil Hélio Castro-Neves | Bettenhausen Racing | 3 | Contact | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Finland JJ Lehto | Hogan Racing | 3 | Contact | 21 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 4-10 | Moore (99), Jourdain Jr. (19), Castro-Neves (16), Lehto (9) contact |
| 26-29 | Gugelmin (17) spin |
| 67-71 | Debris on track |
Lap Leaders
| Laps | Leader |
|---|---|
| 1-11 | Jimmy Vasser |
| 12-67 | Alex Zanardi |
| 68-88 | Christian Fittipaldi |
| 89-100 | Alex Zanardi |
| Driver | Laps led |
|---|---|
| Alex Zanardi | 68 |
| Christian Fittipaldi | 21 |
| Jimmy Vasser | 11 |
|}
Point standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA Alex Zanardi | 155 |
| 2 | CAN Greg Moore | 97 |
| 3 | USA Jimmy Vasser | 92 |
| 4 | MEX Adrián Fernández | 85 |
| 5 | USA Michael Andretti | 68 |
References
References
- "Weather information for the ''1998 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland''". The Old Farmers' Almanac.
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