1998 CART FedEx Championship Series
1998 CART season | |
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FedEx Championship Series | |
Season | |
Races | 19 |
Start date | March 15 |
End date | November 1 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | Alex Zanardi |
Constructors' Cup | Reynard |
Manufacturers' Cup | Honda |
Nations' Cup | United States |
Rookie of the Year | Tony Kanaan |
The 1998 FedEx Championship Series season was the twentieth in the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) era of American open-wheel car racing. It consisted of 19 races, beginning in Homestead, Florida on March 15 and concluding in Fontana, California on November 1. The FedEx Championship Series Drivers' Champion was Alex Zanardi, his second consecutive championship, while the series' Rookie of the Year was Tony Kanaan. This was the first of five years of sponsorship by FDX Corporation, who became FedEx Corporation in 2000.
The season was marred by a deadly crash on lap 175 of the
This was the final season with
Drivers and constructors
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1998 CART Championship Series season.
Season Summary
Schedule
– The Nazareth race was scheduled for April 26, but postponed due to rain.
– The Houston race was scheduled for 153 miles, but was shortened due to poor visibility.
O Oval/Speedway
R Road/Street course
Race results
Final driver standings
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Nations' Cup
- Top result per race counts towards Nations' Cup.
Pos | Country | MIA | MOT | LBH | NAZ | RIO | GAT | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | VAN | HOU | SUR | FON | Pts | |||||
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1 | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 303 |
2 | Italy | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 286 |
3 | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 203 |
4 | Canada | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 182 |
5 | United Kingdom | 9 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 168 |
6 | Mexico | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 158 |
7 | Finland | 14 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 25 |
8 | Germany | 21 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 24 | 4 |
9 | Japan | 23 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Pos | Country | MIA | MOT | LBH | NAZ | RIO | GAT | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | VAN | HOU | SUR | FON | Pts |
Chassis Constructors' Cup
Pos | Chassis | Pts | Wins |
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1 | Reynard 98I | 409 | 18 |
2 | Swift 009.c | 167 | 1 |
3 | Penske PC-27 | 72 | 0 |
4 | Lola T98/00 | 4 | 0 |
5 | Eagle 987 | 1 | 0 |
Pos | Chassis | Pts | Wins |
Engine Manufacturers' Cup
Pos | Engine | Pts | Wins |
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1 | Honda | 365 | 13 |
2 | Ford XB | 293 | 4 |
3 | Mercedes | 226 | 2 |
4 | Toyota | 41 | 0 |
Pos | Engine | Pts | Wins |
Driver breakdown
Pos | Driver | Team | Entries | Wins | Podiums | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Points |
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1 | Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | 19 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 285 |
2 | Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 169 |
3 | Franchitti | Team KOOL Green
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19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 160 |
4 | Fernandez
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Patrick Racing | 19 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 154 |
5 | Moore | Forsythe Racing
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19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 141 |
6 | Pruett | Patrick Racing | 19 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 121 |
7 | Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing
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19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 112 |
8 | Herta | Team Rahal
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19 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 97 |
9 | Kanaan | Tasman Racing
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19 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 92 |
10 | Rahal | Team Rahal
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19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 82 |
11 | Unser Jr. | Marlboro Team Penske | 19 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 72 |
12 | de Ferran | Walker Racing | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 67 |
13 | Tracy | Team KOOL Green
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19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 61 |
14 | Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing
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18 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 56 |
15 | Gugelmin | PacWest Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
16 | Hearn | Della Penna Motorsports | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 47 |
17 | Castroneves
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Bettenhausen Racing
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19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 36 |
17 | Blundell | PacWest Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 |
19 | Carpentier | Forsythe Racing
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19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 27 |
20 | Lehto | Hogan Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
20 | Papis | Arciero-Wells Racing
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19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
22 | Ribeiro | Marlboro Team Penske | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
22 | Gordon | Arciero-Wells Racing
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15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
24 | Jourdain Jr. | Dale Coyne Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
25 | Meier | Davis Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
26 | Jones | All American Racing
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15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
27 | Barron
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All American Racing
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17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
28 | Salles | Dale Coyne Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
29 | Vitolo | Dale Coyne Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Sospiri | All American Racing
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Matsushita | Arciero-Wells Racing
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Moreno | Project CART
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Schiattarella | Project CART
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Matsuda | Beck Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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