1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami

Race 1 of 19

Homestead
150 laps
Time of race: 1:33:39.268
Average speed of winner: 144.339 mph
Margin of victory: 0.075 sec.
Lead changes: 7 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 38 laps
Fastest lap: Greg Moore 204.779
Lap leaders: Moore 1-36, Zanardi 37-43, de Ferran 44-65, Andretti 66-76, de Ferran 77-94, Andretti 95-102, Zanardi 103-107, Andretti 108-150

Race notes: First pole for Greg Moore. Debut for Alex Barron, Hélio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan, and J.J. Lehto.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	8	Michael Andretti	6	Kmart/Texaco Havoline	Swift	Ford	Goodyear	Newman-Haas	213.369	150	3	62	flagged	21
2	1	Greg Moore	99	Player's/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	Firestone	Forsythe	217.541	150	1	36	flagged	17
3	6	Alex Zanardi	1	Target	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Ganassi	214.019	150	2	12	flagged	14
4	4	Christian Fittipaldi	11	Kmart	Swift	Ford	Goodyear	Newman-Haas	214.155	150	0	0	flagged	12
5	12	Scott Pruett	20	Visteon Patrick Racing	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Patrick	212.848	150	0	0	flagged	10
6	5	Adrián Fernández	40	Tecate/Quaker State/Labatt	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Patrick	214.104	150	0	0	flagged	8
7	11	Gil de Ferran	5	Valvoline/Cummins Special	Reynard	Honda	Goodyear	Walker	212.848	150	2	40	flagged	6
8	16	Bryan Herta	8	Shell	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Rahal	211.674	150	0	0	flagged	5
9	13	Dario Franchitti	27	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Green	212.731	150	0	0	flagged	4
10	10	Mauricio Gugelmin	17	Hollywood PacWest	Reynard	Mercedes	Firestone	PacWest	212.857	150	0	0	flagged	3
11	9	Patrick Carpentier	33	Player's/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	Firestone	Forsythe	213.293	150	0	0	flagged	2
12	7	Mark Blundell	18	Motorola PacWest	Reynard	Mercedes	Firestone	PacWest	213.825	150	0	0	flagged	1
13	15	Richie Hearn	10	Budweiser/Ralph's	Swift	Ford	Firestone	Della Penna	212.389	149	0	0	flagged	0
14	29	JJ Lehto	9	Hogan Motor Leasing Inc.	Reynard	Mercedes	Firestone	Hogan		149	0	0	flagged	0
15	23	Roberto Moreno	15	Hawaiian Tropic	Reynard	Mercedes	Goodyear	Project CART	204.184	149	0	0	flagged	0
16	3	Jimmy Vasser	12	Target	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Ganassi	214.520	148	0	0	flagged	0
17	2	André Ribeiro	3	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	Goodyear	Penske	214.665	148	0	0	flagged	0
18	27	Alex Barron	36	Castrol-Degree-Toyota	Reynard	Toyota	Goodyear	AAR	202.237	148	0	0	flagged	0
19	17	Bobby Rahal	7	Miller Lite	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Rahal	209.606	147	0	0	flagged	0
20	26	P.J. Jones	98	Castrol-Degree-Toyota	Reynard	Toyota	Goodyear	AAR	203.064	146	0	0	flagged	0
21	28	Arnd Meier	77	BAAN Business Software	Lola	Ford	Goodyear	Davis	201.784	136	0	0	flagged	0
22	14	Al Unser, Jr.	2	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	Goodyear	Penske	212.614	122	0	0	transmission	0
23	24	Hiro Matsushita	24	Panasonic-Duskin	Reynard	Toyota	Firestone	Arciero	203.661	121	0	0	contact	0
24	22	Hélio Castroneves	16	Alumax Aluminum	Reynard	Mercedes	Goodyear	Bettenhausen	204.593	97	0	0	contact	0
25	25	Dennis Vitolo	34	SmithKline Beecham	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Coyne	203.248	90	0	0	broken finger	0
26	20	Max Papis	25	MCI Racing	Reynard	Toyota	Firestone	Arciero	207.562	83	0	0	wheel bearing	0
27	21	Paul Tracy	26	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Green	206.697	79	0	0	suspension	0
28	19	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	19	Herdez/Viva Mexico!	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Coyne	207.578	78	0	0	handling	0
29	18	Tony Kanaan	21	LCI	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Tasman	208.458	32	0	0	contact	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Michael Andretti	21	1	0	1	1
2	Greg Moore	17	1	1	0	1
3	Alex Zanardi	14	1	0	0	1
4	Christian Fittipaldi	12	1	0	0	0
5	Scott Pruett	10	1	0	0	0
6	Adrián Fernández	8	1	0	0	0
7	Gil de Ferran	6	1	0	0	0
8	Bryan Herta	5	1	0	0	0
9	Dario Franchitti	4	1	0	0	0
10	Mauricio Gugelmin	3	1	0	0	0
11	Patrick Carpentier	2	1	0	0	0
12	Mark Blundell	1	1	0	0	0
13	Richie Hearn	0	1	0	0	0
14	JJ Lehto	0	1	0	0	0
15	Roberto Moreno	0	1	0	0	0
16	Jimmy Vasser	0	1	0	0	0
17	André Ribeiro	0	1	0	0	0
18	Alex Barron	0	1	0	0	0
19	Bobby Rahal	0	1	0	0	0
20	P.J. Jones	0	1	0	0	0
21	Arnd Meier	0	1	0	0	0
22	Al Unser, Jr.	0	1	0	0	0
23	Hiro Matsushita	0	1	0	0	0
24	Hélio Castroneves	0	1	0	0	0
25	Dennis Vitolo	0	1	0	0	0