De Champ Car Series 1998 was het twintigste CART kampioenschap dat gehouden werd tussen 1979 en 2007. Het werd gewonnen door de Italiaan Alessandro Zanardi, die dat jaar zeven races won zonder ooit op de pole position te hebben gestaan.
Betrokken De volgende teams en coureurs namen deel aan het CART Championship Series-seizoen van 1998. TeamChassisEngineTiresNoDriversRoundsPrimary Sponsors Chip Ganassi RacingReynard 98iHonda HRK1 Alex ZanardiAllTarget12 Jimmy VasserAll Marlboro Team PenskePenske PC-27Mercedes IC108E2 Al Unser Jr.AllMarlboro3 André RibeiroAll Walker RacingReynard 98iHonda HRK5 Gil de FerranAllValvoline Newman-Haas RacingSwift 009.cFord XB6 Michael AndrettiAllTexaco-Havoline11 Christian Fittipaldi1–6, 8–19Kmart Roberto Moreno7 Team RahalReynard 98iFord XB7 Bobby RahalAllMiller Lite8 Bryan HertaAllShell Hogan RacingReynard 98iMercedes IC108E9 JJ LehtoAllHogan Motor Leasing Della Penna MotorsportsSwift 009.cFord XB10 Richie HearnAllBudweiser43 Hideshi Matsuda2BMB Mini-Juke Project CARTReynard 98iMercedes IC108E15 Roberto Moreno1–2Hawaiian Tropic Domenico Schiattarella3 Bettenhausen RacingReynard 98iMercedes IC108E16 Hélio CastronevesAllAlumax PacWest Racing GroupReynard 98iMercedes IC108E17 Maurício GugelminAllHollywood Cigarettes18 Mark BlundellAllMotorola Payton/Coyne RacingReynard 98iFord XB19 Michel Jourdain Jr.AllHerdez34 Dennis Vitolo1, 4, 6–10, 12, 15–19SmithKline Beecham Payton/Coyne Racing Banco Cacique Gualter Salles2–3, 5, 11, 13–14 Patrick RacingReynard 98iFord XB20 Scott PruettAllVisteon40 Adrián FernándezAllTecate Beer Tasman Motorsports GroupReynard 98iHonda HRK21 Tony KanaanAllLCI Arciero-Wells RacingReynard 98iToyota RV8C24 Hiro Matsushita1–3, 5Panasonic Robby Gordon4, 6–1925 Max PapisAllMCI Worldcom Team KOOL GreenReynard 98iHonda HRK26 Paul TracyAllKOOL27 Dario FranchittiAll Forsythe RacingReynard 98iMercedes IC108E33 Patrick CarpentierAllPlayer's99 Greg MooreAll TBLM RacingReynard 98iHonda HRK35 Luca Badoer1-3, 6-19Nokia Juan Pablo Montoya4 Eliseo Salazar553 Jos Verstappen1-3, 6-9 Roberto Moreno4-5 Jan Magnussen10-19 All American RacingReynardToyota RV8C98 P. J. Jones1–15Castrol36 Alex Barron1–12Eagle 98713–1998 Vincenzo Sospiri16–19 Davis RacingLola T98/00Ford XB77 Arnd MeierAllBAAN Business Software Hasseröder
Races
DatumCircuitWinnaarTweedeDerdePole position 115 maart Homestead-Miami Speedway Michael Andretti Greg Moore Alessandro Zanardi Greg Moore 228 maart Twin Ring Motegi Adrián Fernández Al Unser Jr. Gil de Ferran Jimmy Vasser 35 april Stratencircuit Long Beach Alessandro Zanardi Dario Franchitti Bryan Herta Bryan Herta 427 april Nazareth Speedway Jimmy Vasser Alessandro Zanardi Greg Moore Patrick Carpentier 510 mei Jacarepaguá Greg Moore Alessandro Zanardi Adrián Fernández Dario Franchitti 623 mei Gateway International Raceway Alessandro Zanardi Michael Andretti Greg Moore Greg Moore 731 mei Milwaukee Mile Jimmy Vasser Hélio Castroneves Al Unser Jr. Patrick Carpentier 87 juni Belle Isle Park Alessandro Zanardi Adrián Fernández Gil de Ferran Greg Moore 921 juni Portland International Raceway Alessandro Zanardi Scott Pruett Bryan Herta Bryan Herta 1012 juli Cleveland Alessandro Zanardi Michael Andretti Dario Franchitti Jimmy Vasser 1119 juli Stratencircuit Toronto Alessandro Zanardi Michael Andretti Jimmy Vasser Dario Franchitti 1226 juli Michigan International Speedway Greg Moore Jimmy Vasser Alessandro Zanardi Adrián Fernández 139 augustus Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Adrián Fernández Scott Pruett Bobby Rahal Dario Franchitti 1416 augustus Road America Dario Franchitti Alessandro Zanardi Christian Fittipaldi Michael Andretti 156 september Stratencircuit Vancouver Dario Franchitti Michael Andretti Scott Pruett Dario Franchitti 1613 september Laguna Seca Bryan Herta Alessandro Zanardi Tony Kanaan Bryan Herta 174 oktober Stratencircuit Houston Dario Franchitti Alessandro Zanardi Tony Kanaan Greg Moore 1818 oktober Surfers Paradise Alessandro Zanardi Dario Franchitti Christian Fittipaldi Dario Franchitti 191 november California Speedway Jimmy Vasser Greg Moore Alessandro Zanardi Scott Pruett
Eindrangschikking (Top 10)
RankRijderPtn1. Alessandro Zanardi285 2. Jimmy Vasser 169 3. Dario Franchitti160 4. Adrián Fernández 154 5. Greg Moore1416. Scott Pruett121 7. Michael Andretti112 8. Bryan Herta97 9. Tony Kanaan9210. Bobby Rahal82
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