1998 Honda Indy 300
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 19 in the 1998 CART season | ||
 Map of the track | ||
| Date | 18 October, 1998 | |
| Official name | Honda Indy 300 | |
| Location | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Queensland, Australia | |
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit 2.795 mi / 4.498 km | |
| Distance | 62 laps, 173.290 mi / 278.876 km | |
| Weather | Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Dario Franchitti |
Team KOOL Green |
| Time | 1:32.288 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Alex Zanardi |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
| Time | 1:33.780 (on lap 54 of 62) | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| Second | Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green |
| Third |  Christian Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing |
The 1998 Honda Indy 300 was the eighteenth and penultimate round of the 1998 CART World Series Season, held on 18 October 1998 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. Alex Zanardi won the race, his final CART victory, after taking the lead from polesitter Dario Franchitti at the first round of pitstops.
Qualifying results
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alex Zanardi |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 62 | 2:01:51.170 | 2 | 20+1 |
| 2 | 27 | Dario Franchitti |
Team KOOL Green | 62 | +0.322 | 1 | 16+1 |
| 3 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi |
Newman-Haas Racing | 62 | +1.029 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | 20 |  Scott Pruett |
Patrick Racing | 62 | +6.388 | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | 9 |  JJ Lehto |
Hogan Racing | 62 | +10.792 | 15 | 10 |
| 6 | 40 |  Adrián Fernández |
Patrick Racing | 62 | +11.153 | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 21 | Tony Kanaan |
Tasman Motorsports Group | 62 | +11.680 | 14 | 6 |
| 8 | 99 |  Greg Moore |
Forsythe Racing | 62 | +13.792 | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | 33 | Patrick Carpentier |
Forsythe Racing | 62 | +15.821 | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | 8 | Bryan Herta |
Team Rahal | 62 | +16.020 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | 18 | Mark Blundell |
PacWest Racing Group | 62 | +19.870 | 17 | 2 |
| 12 | 17 | Maurício Gugelmin |
PacWest Racing Group | 62 | +20.170 | 21 | 1 |
| 13 | 3 | André Ribeiro |
Marlboro Team Penske | 62 | +20.729 | 22 | |
| 14 | 5 | Gil de Ferran |
Walker Racing | 62 | +22.072 | 8 | |
| 15 | 98 | Vincenzo Sospiri |
All American Racing | 62 | +22.808 | 27 | |
| 16 | 24 | Robby Gordon |
Arciero-Wells Racing | 62 | +23.747 | 20 | |
| 17 | 25 | Max Papis |
Arciero-Wells Racing | 61 | Electrical | 13 | |
| 18 | 10 | Richie Hearn |
Della Penna Motorsports | 60 | +2 Laps | 23 | |
| 19 | 36 | Alex Barron |
All American Racing | 59 | Contact | 26 | |
| 20 | 6 | Michael Andretti |
Newman-Haas Racing | 59 | Contact | 6 | |
| 21 | 16 | Hélio Castro-Neves |
Bettenhausen Racing | 54 | Contact | 18 | |
| 22 | 2 | Al Unser, Jr. |
Marlboro Team Penske | 53 | +9 Laps | 19 | |
| 23 | 26 | Paul Tracy |
Team KOOL Green | 45 | Contact | 4 | |
| 24 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 38 | Contact | 7 | |
| 25 | 7 | Bobby Rahal |
Team Rahal | 19 | Contact | 11 | |
| 26 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. |
Payton/Coyne Racing | 11 | Contact | 25 | |
| 27 | 77 |  Arnd Meier |
Davis Racing | 4 | Oil leak | 24 | |
| DNQ | 34 | Dennis Vitolo |
Payton/Coyne Racing | Did not Qualify |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 13-15 | Jourdain Jr. (19) contact |
| 20-23 | Rahal (7) contact |
| 35-36 | Tire wall problem |
| 39-40 | Castro-Neves (16), Vasser (12) contact |
| 42-43 | Hearn (10) spin |
| 55-57 | Castro-Neves (16) contact |
| 60-62 | Barron (36), Andretti (6), Hearn (10) contact |
Lap Leaders
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Point standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Zanardi |
271 |
| 2 | Dario Franchitti |
160 |
| 3 | Jimmy Vasser |
148 |
| 4 | Adrián Fernández |
142 |
| 5 | Greg Moore |
125 |
References
Coordinates: 27°59′17.9″S 153°25′42.1″E / 27.988306°S 153.428361°E