The 1998 Honda Indy 300 was the eighteenth and penultimate round of the 1998 CART World Series Season, held on 18 October 1998 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. Alex Zanardi won the race, his 15th and final CART victory, after taking the lead from polesitter Dario Franchitti at the first round of pitstops.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 18 of 19 in the 1998 CART season | |
 Map of the track | |
| Date | 18 October, 1998 |
| Official name | Honda Indy 300 |
| Location | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Queensland, Australia |
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit 2.795 mi / 4.498 km |
| Distance | 62 laps 173.290 mi / 278.876 km |
| Weather | Dry |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
| Time | 1:32.288 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Alex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 1:33.780 (on lap 54 of 62) |
| Podium | |
| First | Alex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
| Third | Christian Fittipaldi (Newman-Haas Racing) |
Qualifying results edit
Classification edit
Race edit
Caution flags edit
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 14–16 | Jourdain Jr. (19) contact |
| 21–24 | Rahal (7) contact |
| 36–37 | Tire wall problem |
| 40–41 | Castro-Neves (16), Vasser (12) contact |
| 43–44 | Hearn (10) spin |
| 56–58 | Castro-Neves (16) contact |
| 61–62 | Barron (36), Andretti (6), Hearn (10) contact |
Lap Leaders edit
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Point standings after race edit
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alex Zanardi
|
271 |
| 2 |  Dario Franchitti
|
160 |
| 3 |  Jimmy Vasser
|
148 |
| 4 |  Adrián Fernández
|
142 |
| 5 |  Greg Moore
|
125 |
References edit
27°59′17.9″S 153°25′42.1″E / 27.988306°S 153.428361°E