The 1998 Macau Grand Prix Formula Three was the 45th Macau Grand Prix race to be held on the streets of Macau on 22 November 1998. It was the fifteenth edition for Formula Three cars. Peter Dumbreck of the TOM'S team won the two-leg aggregate 30-lap race by three-thousands of a second (about 12 cm (120 mm)) over Paul Stewart Racing driver Ricardo Maurício, the closest margin of victory in the history of the Macau Grand Prix and one of the closest in motor racing history.[1][2]

Race details
Date 22 November 1998
Location Guia Circuit, Macau
Course Temporary street circuit
6.120 km (3.803 mi)
Distance Leg 1
15 laps, 73.44 km (45.63 mi)
Leg 2
15 laps, 73.44 km (45.63 mi)
Leg 1
Pole
Driver Austria Robert Lechner GM-DSF-F3 Team
Time 2:15.962
Fastest Lap
Driver United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck TOM'S
Time 2:15.727
Podium
First Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Promatecme
Second Austria Robert Lechner GM-DSF-F3 Team
Third United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck TOM'S
Leg 2
Driver Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Promatecme
Fastest Lap
Driver Belgium Bas Leinders Van Amersfoort Racing
Time 2:14.491
Podium
First United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck TOM'S
Second Brazil Ricardo Mauricio Paul Stewart Racing
Third Brazil Enrique Bernoldi Promatecme

Entry list edit

Team No Driver Vehicle Engine
  Gauloises Graff Racing 1   David Terrien Dallara 396 Opel
  Van Amersfoort Racing 2   Bas Leinders Dallara 398 Opel
3   Christijan Albers
  TOM'S 5   Peter Dumbreck Dallara 398 Toyota
6   Shingo Tachi
  EF Project 7   Michele Gasparini Dallara 397 Fiat
  Promatecme 8   Enrique Bernoldi Dallara 398 Renault
  Team Ghinzani 9   Paolo Montin Dallara 397 Fiat
  Toda Racing 10   Hiroki Katoh Dallara 398 Mugen-Honda
  Gauloises ASM Formule 3 11   David Saelens Dallara 396 Renault
12   Sebastien Dumez
  Paul Stewart Racing 15   Luciano Burti Dallara 398 Mugen-Honda
16   Ricardo Mauricio
  GM-DSF-F3 Team 17   Robert Lechner Dallara 397 Opel
18   Peter Sundberg
  Prema Powerteam 19   Andre Couto Dallara 397 Opel
20   Donny Crevels
  La Filiere 21   Franck Montagny Martini MK73 Opel
22   Marcel Fässler
23   Sébastien Bourdais
  Rowan Racing 25   Martin O'Connell Dallara 398 Toyota
  Speedsport F3 Racing Team 26   Darren Manning Dallara 398 Mugen-Honda
  Fortec Motorsports 27   Kristian Kolby Dallara 398 Mugen-Honda
28   Andrej Pavicevic
  MKL F3 Racing 29   Lucas Luhr Dallara 397 Opel
  Carlin 30   Narain Karthikeyan Dallara 397 Mugen-Honda
  Alan Docking Racing 31   Alex Yoong Dallara 397 Mugen-Honda
  Signature 32   Tiago Monteiro Dallara 396 Fiat
  Speed Master Skill Speed 33   Daisuke Itoh Dallara 398 Mugen-Honda
  Nakajima Honda 64   Tsugio Matsuda Dallara 398 Mugen-Honda
Source:[3]

Race Results edit

References edit

  1. ^ MacDonald, Bruce (23 November 1998). "Macau lap records tumble as Dumbreck snatches thriller". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. ^ Zimmerman, Marc (24 November 1998). "Macau F-3 Grand Prix". The Auto Channel. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Macau Grand Prix 1998 - Entry List" (PDF). Macau Grand Prix. Formel 3 Guide. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

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