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1998 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Race | Detroit Grand Prix |
| Image | Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle 1998-2001.svg |
| Caption | The Raceway on Belle Isle |
| Date | June 7 |
| Year | 1998 |
| Official name | 1998 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix |
| Race_No | 8 |
| Season_No | 19 |
| Series | CART |
| Location | Detroit Belle Isle street circuit |
| Course | Temporary street circuit |
| Course_mi | 2.346 |
| Course_km | 3.776 |
| Distance_laps | 72 |
| Distance_mi | 168.912 |
| Distance_km | 271.872 |
| Weather | Dry with temperatures reaching up to 64.4 F; wind speeds up to 11.6 mph |
| Pole_Driver | Greg Moore |
| Pole_Team | Forsythe Racing |
| Pole_Time | 1:13.530 |
| Pole_Country | Canada |
| Fast_Driver | Alex Zanardi |
| Fast_Team | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| Fast_Time | 1:16.280 |
| Fast_Lap | 64 |
| Fast_Country | Italy |
| First_Driver | Alex Zanardi |
| First_Team | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| First_Country | Italy |
| Second_Driver | Adrián Fernández |
| Second_Team | Patrick Racing |
| Second_Country | Mexico |
| Third_Driver | Gil de Ferran |
| Third_Team | Walker Racing |
| Third_Country | Brazil |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy **Alex Zanardi** | **Chip Ganassi Racing** | 72 | 1:41:17.673 | 2 | **20+1** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Mexico **Adrián Fernández** | **Patrick Racing** | 72 | +6.624 | 3 | **16** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Brazil **Gil de Ferran** | **Walker Racing** | 72 | +7.511 | 9 | **14** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | UK **Dario Franchitti** | **Team Green** | 72 | +8.347 | 8 | **12** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | Canada **Greg Moore** | **Forsythe Racing** | 72 | +9.784 | 1 | **10+1** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | US **Jimmy Vasser** | **Chip Ganassi Racing** | 72 | +10.408 | 7 | **8** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Canada **Paul Tracy** | **Team Green** | 72 | +12.141 | 15 | **6** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Brazil **Tony Kanaan** | **Tasman Motorsports Group** | 72 | +17.185 | 6 | **5** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | US **Scott Pruett** | **Patrick Racing** | 72 | +21.291 | 17 | **4** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | US **Michael Andretti** | **Newman-Haas Racing** | 72 | +22.398 | 11 | **3** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | US **Bobby Rahal** | **Team Rahal** | 72 | +22.903 | 12 | **2** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Brazil **Hélio Castro-Neves** | **Bettenhausen Racing** | 72 | +24.402 | 14 | **1** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. | Payton/Coyne Racing | 72 | +35.526 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | USA Robby Gordon | Arciero-Wells Racing | 72 | +36.054 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Canada Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 72 | +36.883 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brazil André Ribeiro | Team Penske | 71 | +1 Lap | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brazil Christian Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing | 71 | +1 Lap | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Italy Max Papis | Arciero-Wells Racing | 71 | +1 Lap | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Brazil Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest Racing Group | 71 | +1 Lap | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | US Alex Barron | All American Racing | 70 | +2 Laps | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | US Bryan Herta | Team Rahal | 69 | Engine | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK Mark Blundell | PacWest Racing Group | 56 | Contact | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | US Richie Hearn | Della Penna Motorsports | 50 | Turbo | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | US Al Unser Jr. | Team Penske | 46 | Transmission | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | US P. J. Jones | All American Racing | 40 | Transmission | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Finland JJ Lehto | Hogan Racing | 17 | Handling | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | West Germany Arnd Meier | Davis Racing | 9 | Engine | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | USA Dennis Vitolo | Payton/Coyne Racing | 6 | Electrical | 28 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 43-45 | Fittipaldi (11) spin |
| 51-54 | Hearn (10) engine blow-up |
Lap Leaders
| Laps | Leader |
|---|---|
| 1-22 | Greg Moore |
| 23-72 | Alex Zanardi |
| Driver | Laps led |
|---|---|
| Alex Zanardi | 50 |
| Greg Moore | 22 |
|}
Point standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA Alex Zanardi | 113 |
| 2 | CAN Greg Moore | 97 |
| 3 | USA Jimmy Vasser | 80 |
| 4 | MEX Adrián Fernández | 75 |
| 5 | BRA Gil de Ferran | 55 |
References
Detroit Grand Prix](detroit-indy-grand-prix) | Previous_year's_race = 1997 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1999 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix
References
- "''1998 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit'' weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac.
- "1998 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit". USA Today Sports Media Group.
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