1998 Detroit Grand Prix in CART at the Belle Isle circuit. Full information

1998 Detroit Grand Prix

1998 Detroit Grand Prix is 294th CART race. Passed at the Belle Isle circuit. Greg Moore won the pole position, Alessandro Zanardi won this race. Adrian Fernandez and Gil de Ferran also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 72 laps (272 km).

Previous race: 1998 Milwaukee Champ Cars
Next race: 1998 Portland Champ Cars
Race Start: 7th June 1998

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1998 Detroit Grand Prix

20th victory for the Chip Ganassi Racing Team team
11th victory for the Alessandro Zanardi
19th podium for the Alessandro Zanardi
6th podium for the Adrian Fernandez
15th podium for the Gil de Ferran

Reynard 98I - 1998 Detroit Grand Prix winner

Reynard 98I #1 - 1998 Detroit Grand Prix winner

1998 Detroit Grand Prix results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Alessandro Zanardi Reynard 98I, #1 21 1h 41m 17.673s 0 Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2 Adrian Fernandez Reynard 97I, #40 16 1h 41m 24.297s 0 Patrick Racing
3 Gil de Ferran Reynard 98I, #5 14 1h 41m 25.184s 0 Walker Racing
4 Dario Franchitti Reynard 98I, #27 12 1h 41m 26.02s 0 Team Green
5 Greg Moore Reynard 98I, #99 11 1h 41m 27.457s 0 Forsythe Racing
6 Jimmy Vasser Reynard 98I, #12 8 1h 41m 28.081s 0 Chip Ganassi Racing Team
7 Paul Tracy Reynard 98I, #26 6 1h 41m 29.814s 0 Team Green
8 Tony Kanaan Reynard 98I, #21 5 1h 41m 34.858s 0 Tasman Motorsports Group
9 Scott Pruett Reynard 98I, #20 4 1h 41m 38.964s 0 Patrick Racing
10 Michael Andretti Swift 009c, #6 3 1h 41m 40.071s 0 Newman-Haas Racing
11 Bobby Rahal Reynard 97I, #7 2 1h 41m 40.576s 0 Team Rahal
12 Helio Castroneves Reynard 98I, #16 1 1h 41m 42.075s 0 Bettenhausen Motorsports
13 Michel Jourdain jr Reynard 98I, #19 0 1h 41m 53.199s 0 Payton-Coyne Racing
14 Robby Gordon Reynard 97I, #24 0 1h 41m 53.727s 0 Arciero-Wells Racing
15 Patrick Carpentier Reynard 98I, #33 0 1h 41m 54.556s 0 Forsythe Racing
16 Andre Ribeiro Penske PC27, #3 0 71 laps 0 Marlboro Team Penske
17 Christian Fittipaldi Swift 009c, #11 0 71 laps 0 Newman-Haas Racing
18 Massimiliano Papis Reynard 98I, #25 0 71 laps 0 Arciero-Wells Racing
19 Mauricio Gugelmin Reynard 98I, #17 0 71 laps 0 PacWest Racing Group
20 Alex Barron Reynard 98I, #36 0 70 laps 0 All-American Racers
21 Bryan Herta Reynard 98I, #8 0 69 laps Engine 0 Team Rahal
22 Mark Blundell Reynard 98I, #18 0 56 laps Accident 0 PacWest Racing Group
23 Richie Hearn Swift 009c, #10 0 50 laps Turbocharger 0 Della Penna Motorsports
24 Al Unser, Jr. Penske PC27, #2 0 46 laps Transmission 0 Marlboro Team Penske
25 P.J. Jones Reynard 98I, #98 0 40 laps Transmission 0 All-American Racers
26 Jj Lehto Reynard 98I, #9 0 17 laps Handling 0 Hogan Racing
27 Arnd Meier, Dennis Vitolo Lola T98/00, #77 0 9 laps Engine 0 Davis Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1998 Detroit Grand Prix on the Belle Isle circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Greg Moore Reynard 98I, #99 1m 13.53s Forsythe Racing
2 Alessandro Zanardi Reynard 98I, #1 1m 13.822s Chip Ganassi Racing Team
3 Adrian Fernandez Reynard 97I, #40 1m 13.842s Patrick Racing
4 Richie Hearn Swift 009c, #10 1m 13.995s Della Penna Motorsports
5 Bryan Herta Reynard 98I, #8 1m 14.061s Team Rahal
6 Tony Kanaan Reynard 98I, #21 1m 14.291s Tasman Motorsports Group
7 Jimmy Vasser Reynard 98I, #12 1m 14.42s Chip Ganassi Racing Team
8 Dario Franchitti Reynard 98I, #27 1m 14.513s Team Green
9 Gil de Ferran Reynard 98I, #5 1m 14.582s Walker Racing
10 Christian Fittipaldi Swift 009c, #11 1m 14.709s Newman-Haas Racing
11 Michael Andretti Swift 009c, #6 1m 14.729s Newman-Haas Racing
12 Bobby Rahal Reynard 97I, #7 1m 14.812s Team Rahal
13 Al Unser, Jr. Penske PC27, #2 1m 14.821s Marlboro Team Penske
14 Helio Castroneves Reynard 98I, #16 1m 15.039s Bettenhausen Motorsports
15 Paul Tracy Reynard 98I, #26 1m 15.067s Team Green
16 Patrick Carpentier Reynard 98I, #33 1m 15.131s Forsythe Racing
17 Scott Pruett Reynard 98I, #20 1m 15.133s Patrick Racing
18 Michel Jourdain jr Reynard 98I, #19 1m 15.27s Payton-Coyne Racing
19 Massimiliano Papis Reynard 98I, #25 1m 15.523s Arciero-Wells Racing
20 Robby Gordon Reynard 97I, #24 1m 15.7s Arciero-Wells Racing
21 Mark Blundell Reynard 98I, #18 1m 16.367s PacWest Racing Group
22 Mauricio Gugelmin Reynard 98I, #17 1m 16.554s PacWest Racing Group
23 Jj Lehto Reynard 98I, #9 1m 16.717s Hogan Racing
24 P.J. Jones Reynard 98I, #98 1m 16.885s All-American Racers
25 Andre Ribeiro Penske PC27, #3 1m 18.333s Marlboro Team Penske
26 Alex Barron Reynard 98I, #36 1m 18.762s All-American Racers
27 Arnd Meier, Dennis Vitolo Lola T98/00, #77 1m 20.641s Davis Racing

List of all cars for the 1998 Detroit Grand Prix on the Belle Isle circuit

Reynard 98I

Toyota

Penske PC27

Mercedes

Reynard 97I

Toyota

Reynard 98I

Mercedes-Benz