United States 1998 Detroit Grand Prix
Race details
Race 8 of 19 in the 1998 CART season
The Raceway on Belle Isle
DateJune 7, 1998
Official name1998 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix
LocationDetroit, Michigan
CourseTemporary street circuit
2.346 mi / 3.776 km
Distance72 laps
168.912 mi / 271.872 km
WeatherDry with temperatures reaching up to 64.4 °F (18.0 °C); wind speeds up to 11.6 miles per hour (18.7 km/h)[1]
Pole position
DriverGreg Moore (Forsythe Racing)
Time1:13.530
Fastest lap
DriverAlex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:16.280 (on lap 64 of 72)
Podium
FirstAlex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondAdrián Fernández (Patrick Racing)
ThirdGil de Ferran (Walker Racing)

The 1998 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix was a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) race that was held on June 7, 1998, on the Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. It was the eighth race of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season. The race was won by Alex Zanardi for Chip Ganassi Racing. Adrián Fernández finished second, and Gil de Ferran clinched third.[2]

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 1 Italy Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing 72 1:41:17.673 2 20+1
2 40 Mexico Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing 72 +6.624 3 16
3 5 Brazil Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 72 +7.511 9 14
4 27 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Team Green 72 +8.347 8 12
5 99 Canada Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 72 +9.784 1 10+1
6 12 United States Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 72 +10.408 7 8
7 26 Canada Paul Tracy Team Green 72 +12.141 15 6
8 21 Brazil Tony Kanaan Tasman Motorsports Group 72 +17.185 6 5
9 20 United States Scott Pruett Patrick Racing 72 +21.291 17 4
10 6 United States Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 72 +22.398 11 3
11 7 United States Bobby Rahal Team Rahal 72 +22.903 12 2
12 16 Brazil Hélio Castro-Neves Bettenhausen Racing 72 +24.402 14 1
13 19 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 72 +35.526 18
14 24 United States Robby Gordon Arciero-Wells Racing 72 +36.054 20
15 33 Canada Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 72 +36.883 16
16 3 Brazil André Ribeiro Team Penske 71 +1 Lap 25
17 11 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 71 +1 Lap 10
18 25 Italy Max Papis Arciero-Wells Racing 71 +1 Lap 19
19 17 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Group 71 +1 Lap 22
20 36 United States Alex Barron All American Racing 70 +2 Laps 26
21 8 United States Bryan Herta Team Rahal 69 Engine 5
22 18 United Kingdom Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Group 56 Contact 21
23 10 United States Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 50 Turbo 4
24 2 United States Al Unser Jr. Team Penske 46 Transmission 13
25 98 United States P. J. Jones All American Racing 40 Transmission 24
26 9 Finland JJ Lehto Hogan Racing 17 Handling 23
27 77 West Germany Arnd Meier Davis Racing 9 Engine 27
28 34 United States Dennis Vitolo Payton/Coyne Racing 6 Electrical 28

Caution flags

LapsCause
43-45Fittipaldi (11) spin
51-54Hearn (10) engine blow-up

Lap Leaders

LapsLeader
1-22Greg Moore
23-72Alex Zanardi
 
DriverLaps led
Alex Zanardi50
Greg Moore22

Point standings after race

Pos Driver Points
1 Italy Alex Zanardi 113
2 Canada Greg Moore 97
3 United States Jimmy Vasser 80
4 Mexico Adrián Fernández 75
5 Brazil Gil de Ferran 55

References

  1. "1998 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  2. "1998 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
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