Home / CART / Seasons / 1998 / 1998 Detroit Grand Prix

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