1998 Honda Indy 300
The Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. Alex Zanardi won the race, his 15th and 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 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
|
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.
|
Team Penske | 53 | +9 Laps | 19 | |
| 23 | 26 | Paul Tracy
|
Team 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 |
|---|---|
| 14–16 | Jourdain Jr. (19) contact |
| 21–24 | Rahal (7) contact |
| 36–37 | Tire wall problem |
| 40–41 | Castro-Neves (16), Vasser (12) contact |
| 43–44 | Hearn (10) spin |
| 56–58 | Castro-Neves (16) contact |
| 61–62 | 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
27°59′17.9″S 153°25′42.1″E / 27.988306°S 153.428361°E