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1998 Monterey Grand Prix in CART at the Laguna Seca circuit. Full information

1998 Monterey Grand Prix

1998 Monterey Grand Prix is 302nd CART race. Passed at the Laguna Seca circuit. Bryan Herta won the pole position and this race. Alessandro Zanardi and Tony Kanaan also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 83 laps (299 km).

Previous race: 1998 Vancouver Champ Cars
Next race: 1998 Houston Champ Cars
Race Start: 13th September 1998

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1998 Monterey Grand Prix

1st victory for the Team Rahal team
1st victory for the Bryan Herta
7th podium for the Bryan Herta
25th podium for the Alessandro Zanardi
1st podium for the Tony Kanaan

1998 Monterey Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Bryan Herta	Reynard 98I, #8	22	1h 55m 13.472s	Team Rahal
2	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 98I, #1	16	1h 55m 13.815s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
3	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 98I, #21	14	1h 55m 17.251s	Tasman Motorsports Group
4	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 98I, #27	12	1h 55m 17.874s	Team Green
5	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 98I, #12	10	1h 55m 20.646s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
6	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC27, #2	8	1h 55m 21.335s	Marlboro Team Penske
7	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 98I, #40	6	1h 55m 22.601s	Patrick Racing
8	Paul Tracy	Reynard 98I, #26	5	1h 55m 22.75s	Team Green
9	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 009c, #11	4	1h 55m 23.138s	Newman-Haas Racing
10	Michael Andretti	Swift 009c, #6	3	1h 55m 23.665s	Newman-Haas Racing
11	Richie Hearn	Swift 009c, #10	2	1h 55m 24.353s	Della Penna Motorsports
12	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 98I, #25	1	1h 55m 25.121s	Arciero-Wells Racing
13	Robby Gordon	Reynard 97I, #24	0	1h 55m 25.496s	Arciero-Wells Racing
14	Andre Ribeiro	Penske PC27, #3	0	1h 55m 26.043s	Marlboro Team Penske
15	Arnd Meier	Lola T97/00, #77	0	82 laps	Davis Racing
16	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 97I, #7	0	80 laps	Team Rahal
17	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 98I, #33	0	76 laps Accident	Forsythe Racing
18	Scott Pruett	Reynard 97I, #20	0	76 laps Accident	Patrick Racing
19	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 98I, #5	0	76 laps Accident	Walker Racing
20	Alex Barron	Eagle 987, #36	0	71 laps Accident	All-American Racers
21	Greg Moore	Reynard 98I, #99	0	70 laps Engine	Forsythe Racing
22	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 98I, #16	0	70 laps Accident	Bettenhausen Motorsports
23	Vincenzo Sospiri	Eagle 987, #98	0	64 laps Brakes	All-American Racers
24	Michel Jourdain jr	Reynard 97I, #19	0	39 laps Engine	Payton-Coyne Racing
25	Mark Blundell	Reynard 98I, #18	0	31 laps Throttle	PacWest Racing Group
26	Dennis Vitolo	Reynard 97I, #34	0	20 laps Spun	Payton-Coyne Racing
27	Mauricio Gugelmin, Jj Lehto	Reynard 98I, #17	0	13 laps Cooling system	PacWest Racing Group

Qualifying Results for the 1998 Monterey Grand Prix on the Laguna Seca circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Bryan Herta	Reynard 98I, #8	1m 8.146s	Team Rahal
2	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 98I, #27	1m 8.354s	Team Green
3	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 98I, #12	1m 8.452s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
4	Greg Moore	Reynard 98I, #99	1m 8.482s	Forsythe Racing
5	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 98I, #1	1m 8.524s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
6	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 98I, #40	1m 8.53s	Patrick Racing
7	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC27, #2	1m 8.579s	Marlboro Team Penske
8	Scott Pruett	Reynard 97I, #20	1m 8.589s	Patrick Racing
9	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 98I, #17	1m 8.685s	PacWest Racing Group
10	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 98I, #5	1m 8.69s	Walker Racing
11	Jj Lehto	Reynard 98I, #9	1m 8.735s	Hogan Racing
12	Michael Andretti	Swift 009c, #6	1m 8.737s	Newman-Haas Racing
13	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 009c, #11	1m 8.746s	Newman-Haas Racing
14	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 98I, #21	1m 8.803s	Tasman Motorsports Group
15	Mark Blundell	Reynard 98I, #18	1m 8.845s	PacWest Racing Group
16	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 98I, #25	1m 8.917s	Arciero-Wells Racing
17	Richie Hearn	Swift 009c, #10	1m 9.008s	Della Penna Motorsports
18	Paul Tracy	Reynard 98I, #26	1m 9.088s	Team Green
19	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 97I, #7	1m 9.125s	Team Rahal
20	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 98I, #33	1m 9.167s	Forsythe Racing
21	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 98I, #16	1m 9.194s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
22	Andre Ribeiro	Penske PC27, #3	1m 9.304s	Marlboro Team Penske
23	Alex Barron	Eagle 987, #36	1m 9.387s	All-American Racers
24	Robby Gordon	Reynard 97I, #24	1m 9.427s	Arciero-Wells Racing
25	Michel Jourdain jr	Reynard 97I, #19	1m 9.544s	Payton-Coyne Racing
26	Arnd Meier	Lola T97/00, #77	1m 9.613s	Davis Racing
27	Vincenzo Sospiri, Dennis Vitolo	Eagle 987, #98	1m 11.543s	All-American Racers