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1998 Molson Indy Vancouver
Country = Canada| Race = Vancouver| Image = Vancouver Grand Prix New Layout.png| image_size = 200px|
Caption = | Date = September 6| Year = 1998| Official name = 1998 Molson Indy Vancouver| Race_No = 15| Season_No = 19| Series = CART| Location = Concord Pacific Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada| Course = Temporary street course| Course_mi = 1.781| Course_km = 2.866| Distance_laps = 86| Distance_mi = 153.166| Distance_km = 246.39| Weather = Temperatures reaching up to 25.3 C; dropping down to 20.1 C by the end of the event| Pole_Driver = Dario Franchitti| Pole_Team = Team KOOL Green| Pole_Time = 1:04.130| Pole_Country = UK| Fast_Driver = Hélio Castro-Neves| Fast_Team = Bettenhausen Racing| Fast_Time = 1:06.939| Fast_Lap = 30| Fast_Country = Brazil| First_Driver = Dario Franchitti| First_Team = Team KOOL Green| First_Country = UK| Second_Driver = Michael Andretti| Second_Team = Newman-Haas Racing| Second_Country= USA| Third_Driver = Scott Pruett| Third_Team = Patrick Racing| Third_Country = USA|
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.
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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | UK Dario Franchitti | Team Green | 86 | 2:00:37.871 | 1 | 20+1+1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | US Michael Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | 86 | +3.437 | 6 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | US Scott Pruett | Patrick Racing | 86 | +4.745 | 8 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Italy Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | 86 | +5.002 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | US Al Unser Jr. | Team Penske | 86 | +13.832 | 22 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Brazil Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest Racing Group | 86 | +14.933 | 13 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brazil André Ribeiro | Team Penske | 86 | +16.246 | 19 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Finland JJ Lehto | Hogan Racing | 86 | +17.565 | 16 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Italy Max Papis | Arciero-Wells Racing | 86 | +19.206 | 23 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. | Payton/Coyne Racing | 86 | +19.625 | 25 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Canada Paul Tracy | Team Green | 86 | +19.759 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK Mark Blundell | PacWest Racing Group | 86 | +20.284 | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Brazil Gil de Ferran | Walker Racing | 85 | Brakes | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brazil Christian Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing | 85 | +1 Lap | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Mexico Adrián Fernández | Patrick Racing | 84 | +2 Laps | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | US Richie Hearn | Della Penna Motorsports | 73 | Contact | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | US Dennis Vitolo | Payton/Coyne Racing | 69 | Transmission | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Brazil Tony Kanaan | Tasman Motorsports Group | 67 | Contact | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | US Alex Barron | All American Racing | 62 | Contact | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | Canada Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing | 55 | Contact | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | US P. J. Jones | All American Racing | 54 | Contact | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | US Bryan Herta | Team Rahal | 51 | Contact | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | USA Robby Gordon | Arciero-Wells Racing | 47 | Electrical | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Brazil Hélio Castro-Neves | Bettenhausen Racing | 41 | Fuel | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | US Bobby Rahal | Team Rahal | 30 | Engine | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | US Jimmy Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing | 10 | Contact | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Canada Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 10 | Contact | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | West Germany Arnd Meier | Davis Racing | 6 | Contact | 20 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 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
| Laps | Leader |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Driver | Laps led |
|---|---|
| Dario Franchitti | 28 |
| Hélio Castro-Neves | 20 |
| Michael Andretti | 17 |
| Alex Barron | 12 |
| Al Unser Jr. | 9 |
|}
Point standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA Alex Zanardi | 218 |
| 2 | USA Jimmy Vasser | 126 |
| 3 | MEX Adrián Fernández | 120 |
| 4 | CAN Greg Moore | 119 |
| 5 | UK Dario Franchitti | 110 |
References
References
- "''1998 Molson Indy Vancouver'' weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac.
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