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1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami
Country = United States| Race = Marlboro Miami| Image = Homestead-Miami Speedway track map--Speedway.svg| Caption = | Date = March 15| Year = 1998| Official name = Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami| Race_No = 1| Season_No = 19| Series = CART| Location = Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida, United States| Course = Permanent oval course| Course_mi = 1.5| Course_km = 2.4| Distance_laps = 150| Distance_mi = 225| Distance_km = 360| Weather = Temperatures reaching up to 77 F; wind speeds up to 13 mph| Pole_Driver = Greg Moore| Pole_Team = Forsythe Racing| Pole_Time = 24.856| Pole_Country = Canada| Fast_Driver = Greg Moore| Fast_Team = Forsythe Racing| Fast_Time = 26.405| Fast_Lap = | Fast_Country = Canada| First_Driver = Michael Andretti| First_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| First_Country = USA| Second_Driver = Greg Moore| Second_Team = Forsythe Racing| Second_Country= Canada| Third_Driver = Alex Zanardi| Third_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| Third_Country = Italy|
The 1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami was a CART race which happened at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. It happened on March 15, 1998. It was the 1st round of the 1998 CART season.
Starting grid
- Greg Moore 217.541 mph / 24.856 seconds (1st CART career pole)
- André Ribeiro 214.665 mph
- Jimmy Vasser
- Christian Fittipaldi
- Adrian Fernandez
- Alex Zanardi
- Mark Blundell
- Michael Andretti
- Patrick Carpentier
- Maurício Gugelmin
- Gil de Ferran
- Scott Pruett
- Dario Franchitti
- Al Unser Jr.
- Richie Hearn
- Bryan Herta
- Bobby Rahal
- Tony Kanaan (R)
- Michel Jourdain Jr.
- Max Papis
- Paul Tracy
- Hélio Castroneves (R)
- Roberto Moreno
- Hiro Matsushita
- Dennis Vitolo (Suffered an awful crash during practice. Suffered a broken finger, but raced.)
- P. J. Jones
- Alex Barron (R)
- Arnd Meier
- JJ Lehto (No speed due to gearbox problems)
Race
Lap 27
Top 6: Greg Moore, Alex Zanardi, Michael Andretti, Christian Fittipaldi, Gil de Ferran and Adrian Fernandez.
Lap 34
First full course caution was out, as rookie Tony Kanaan had hit the wall in turn 4.
Lap 44
Green flag. de Ferran leads.
Lap 57
Top 6: Gil de Ferran, Michael Andretti, Alex Zanardi, Christian Fittipaldi, Patrick Carpentier and Scott Pruett.
Lap 67
New leader: Michael Andretti!
Lap 75
Second full course caution came out, as Paul Tracy "brushed" the wall in the backstretch.
Lap 82
Green flag. de Ferran leads, but, laps later, he lost the lead, due to a pitstop.
Lap 97
Top 6: Michael Andretti, Alex Zanardi, Gil de Ferran, Christian Fittipaldi, Dario Franchitti and Scott Pruett.
Lap 100
Third full course caution, as another 1998 rookie had "brushed" the wall in turn 1: Hélio Castroneves.
Lap 107
Green flag. Alex Zanardi leads.
Lap 116
Fourth full course caution came out as Mark Blundell was another victim of the wall. This time in turn 2.
Lap 117
Top 6: Andretti, Zanardi, Moore, Fittipaldi, Pruett and Fernandez.
Lap 122
Green flag. Andretti once again was leading the race.
Lap 130
Fifth full course caution: Hiro Matsushita had hit the wall in turn 2.
Lap 140
Green flag. Andretti leads.
Race results
| 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 | 29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | US Michael Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | 150 | 1:33:39.268 | 8 | 20+1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | Canada Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing | 150 | +0.075 | 1 | 16+1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Italy Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | 150 | +0.918 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brazil Christian Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing | 150 | +3.359 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | US Scott Pruett | Patrick Racing | 150 | +5.257 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Mexico Adrián Fernández | Patrick Racing | 150 | +5.926 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Brazil Gil de Ferran | Walker Racing | 150 | +6.810 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | US Bryan Herta | Team Rahal | 150 | +9.866 | 16 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | UK Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 150 | +10.275 | 13 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Brazil Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest Racing Group | 150 | +10.855 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Canada Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 150 | +11.382 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK Mark Blundell | PacWest Racing Group | 150 | +29.029 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | US Richie Hearn | Della Penna Motorsports | 149 | +1 Lap | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Finland JJ Lehto | Hogan Racing | 149 | +1 Lap | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Brazil Roberto Moreno | Project Indy | 149 | +1 Lap | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | US Jimmy Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing | 148 | +2 Laps | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brazil André Ribeiro | Marlboro Team Penske | 148 | +2 Laps | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | US Alex Barron | All American Racing | 148 | +2 Laps | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | US Bobby Rahal | Team Rahal | 147 | +3 Laps | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | US P. J. Jones | All American Racing | 146 | +4 Laps | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | West Germany Arnd Meier | Davis Racing | 136 | +14 Laps | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | US Al Unser Jr. | Marlboro Team Penske | 122 | Transmission | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Japan Hiro Matsushita | Arciero-Wells Racing | 121 | Contact | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Brazil Hélio Castro-Neves | Bettenhausen Racing | 97 | Contact | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | US Dennis Vitolo | Payton/Coyne Racing | 90 | Withdrew | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Italy Max Papis | Arciero-Wells Racing | 83 | Wheel Bearing | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Canada Paul Tracy | Team KOOL Green | 79 | Suspension | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. | Payton/Coyne Racing | 78 | Handling | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Brazil Tony Kanaan | Tasman Motorsports Group | 32 | Contact | 18 |
Final results
Top 12
- Michael Andretti 150 Laps
- Greg Moore
- Alex Zanardi
- Christian Fittipaldi
- Scott Pruett
- Adrian Fernandez
- Gil de Ferran
- Bryan Herta
- Dario Franchitti
- Maurício Gugelmin
- Patrick Carpentier
- Mark Blundell
Drivers who did not completed the race
- Al Unser Jr. +28 Transmission
- Hiro Matsushita +29 Contact
- Hélio Castroneves (R) +53 Contact
- Dennis Vitolo +60 Withdrawn due to injury
- Max Papis +67 Wheel bearing
- Paul Tracy +71 Suspension
- Michel Jourdain Jr. +72 Handling
- Tony Kanaan (R) +118 Contact
Point standings
Top 6
- Andretti 21 points
- Moore 17 points
- Zanardi 14 points
- Fittipaldi 12 points
- Pruett 10 points
- Fernandez 8 points
Notes
- (R) denotes contender for Rookie of the Year award
- For this race, the Homestead-Miami Speedway was reconfigured for the third time in three years. In the summer of 1997, an $8.2 million reconfiguration project changed the turns from a rectangle to a traditional, continuous turn oval.
- First pole: Greg Moore
References
References
- "''1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami'' weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac.
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