1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami


The 1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami was a CART race which happened at the Homestead Motorsports Complex. It happened on March 15, 1998. It was the 1st round of the 1998 CART season.

Starting grid

  1. Greg Moore 217.541 mph / 24.856 seconds
  2. André Ribeiro 214.665 mph
  3. Jimmy Vasser
  4. Christian Fittipaldi
  5. Adrian Fernandez
  6. Alex Zanardi
  7. Mark Blundell
  8. Michael Andretti
  9. Patrick Carpentier
  10. Maurício Gugelmin
  11. Gil de Ferran
  12. Scott Pruett
  13. Dario Franchitti
  14. Al Unser, Jr.
  15. Richie Hearn
  16. Bryan Herta
  17. Bobby Rahal
  18. Tony Kanaan
  19. Michel Jourdain, Jr.
  20. Max Papis
  21. Paul Tracy
  22. Hélio Castroneves
  23. Roberto Moreno
  24. Hiro Matsushita
  25. Dennis Vitolo
  26. P. J. Jones
  27. Alex Barron
  28. Arnd Meier
  29. JJ Lehto

    Race

Lap 27

Top 6: Greg Moore, Alex Zanardi, Michael Andretti, Christian Fittipaldi, Gil de Ferran and Adrian Fernandez.

Lap 34

First full course caution was out, as rookie Tony Kanaan had hit the wall in turn 4.

Lap 44

Green flag. de Ferran leads.

Lap 57

Top 6: Gil de Ferran, Michael Andretti, Alex Zanardi, Christian Fittipaldi, Patrick Carpentier and Scott Pruett.

Lap 67

New leader: Michael Andretti!

Lap 75

Second full course caution came out, as Paul Tracy "brushed" the wall in the backstretch.

Lap 82

Green flag. de Ferran leads, but, laps later, he lost the lead, due to a pitstop.

Lap 97

Top 6: Michael Andretti, Alex Zanardi, Gil de Ferran, Christian Fittipaldi, Dario Franchitti and Scott Pruett.

Lap 100

Third full course caution, as another 1998 rookie had "brushed" the wall in turn 1: Hélio Castroneves.

Lap 107

Green flag. Alex Zanardi leads.

Lap 116

Fourth full course caution came out as Mark Blundell was another victim of the wall. This time in turn 2.

Lap 117

Top 6: Andretti, Zanardi, Moore, Fittipaldi, Pruett and Fernandez.

Lap 122

Green flag. Andretti once again was leading the race.

Lap 130

Fifth full course caution: Hiro Matsushita had hit the wall in turn 2.

Lap 140

Green flag. Andretti leads.

Race results

Final results

Top 12
  1. Michael Andretti 150 Laps
  2. Greg Moore
  3. Alex Zanardi
  4. Christian Fittipaldi
  5. Scott Pruett
  6. Adrian Fernandez
  7. Gil de Ferran
  8. Bryan Herta
  9. Dario Franchitti
  10. Maurício Gugelmin
  11. Patrick Carpentier
  12. Mark Blundell

    Drivers who did not completed the race

  13. Al Unser, Jr. +28 Transmission
  14. Hiro Matsushita +29 Contact
  15. Hélio Castroneves +53 Contact
  16. Dennis Vitolo +60 Withdrawn due to injury
  17. Max Papis +67 Wheel bearing
  18. Paul Tracy +71 Suspension
  19. Michel Jourdain, Jr. +72 Handling
  20. Tony Kanaan +118 Contact

    Point standings

Top 6
  1. Andretti 21 points
  2. Moore 17 points
  3. Zanardi 14 points
  4. Fittipaldi 12 points
  5. Pruett 10 points
  6. Fernandez 8 points