1998 CART FedEx Championship Series
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| 1998 CART season | |
|---|---|
| FedEx Championship Series | |
| File:CART vertical logo (1997-2002).svg | |
| Season | |
| Races | 19 |
| Start date | March 15 |
| End date | November 1 |
| Awards | |
| Drivers' champion | File:Flag of Italy.svg Alex Zanardi |
| Constructors' Cup | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reynard |
| Manufacturers' Cup | File:Flag of Japan.svg Honda |
| Nations' Cup | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Rookie of the Year | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan |
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The 1998 FedEx Championship Series season was the twentieth in the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) era of American open-wheel car racing. It consisted of 19 races, beginning in Homestead, Florida on March 15 and concluding in Fontana, California on November 1. The FedEx Championship Series Drivers' Champion was Alex Zanardi, his second consecutive championship, while the series' Rookie of the Year was Tony Kanaan. This was the first of five years of sponsorship by FDX Corporation, who became FedEx Corporation in 2000. The season was marred by a deadly crash on lap 175 of the U.S. 500. Adrián Fernández slammed into the outside wall in the fourth turn of Michigan International Speedway. His right front wheel was torn off and hurled over the fence into the stands, killing three spectators (Kenneth Fox, Sheryl Laster, and Michael Tautkus) and injuring six others. Fernández was uninjured.[1] This was the final season with Bobby Rahal on the CART grid. Other notable events of the 1998 season include first wins for Bryan Herta and future Indycar Series and Indianapolis 500 champion Dario Franchitti. Mexican driver Adrián Fernández got his second career win at Twin Ring Motegi, the first race run there by Champ Cars.
Drivers and constructors
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1998 CART Championship Series season.
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Season Summary
Schedule
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– The Nazareth race was scheduled for April 26, but postponed due to rain.
– The Houston race was scheduled for 153 miles, but was shortened due to poor visibility.
O Oval/Speedway
R Road/Street course
Race results
Final driver standings
Nations' Cup
- Top result per race counts towards Nations' Cup.
| Pos | Country | MIA File:Flag of the United States.svg | MOT File:Flag of Japan.svg | LBH File:Flag of the United States.svg | NAZ File:Flag of the United States.svg | RIO File:Flag of Brazil.svg | GAT File:Flag of the United States.svg | MIL File:Flag of the United States.svg | DET File:Flag of the United States.svg | POR File:Flag of the United States.svg | CLE File:Flag of the United States.svg | TOR File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | MIC File:Flag of the United States.svg | MDO File:Flag of the United States.svg | ROA File:Flag of the United States.svg | VAN File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | LAG File:Flag of the United States.svg | HOU File:Flag of the United States.svg | SUR File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | FON File:Flag of the United States.svg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 303 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 286 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 203 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 182 |
| 5 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | 9 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 168 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 158 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 14 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 25 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 21 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 24 | 4 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 23 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Pos | Country | MIA File:Flag of the United States.svg | MOT File:Flag of Japan.svg | LBH File:Flag of the United States.svg | NAZ File:Flag of the United States.svg | RIO File:Flag of Brazil.svg | GAT File:Flag of the United States.svg | MIL File:Flag of the United States.svg | DET File:Flag of the United States.svg | POR File:Flag of the United States.svg | CLE File:Flag of the United States.svg | TOR File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | MIC File:Flag of the United States.svg | MDO File:Flag of the United States.svg | ROA File:Flag of the United States.svg | VAN File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | LAG File:Flag of the United States.svg | HOU File:Flag of the United States.svg | SUR File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg | FON File:Flag of the United States.svg | Pts |
Chassis Constructors' Cup
| Pos | Chassis | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reynard 98I | 409 | 18 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Swift 009.c | 167 | 1 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Penske PC-27 | 72 | 0 |
| 4 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lola T98/00 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Eagle 987 | 1 | 0 |
| Pos | Chassis | Pts | Wins |
Engine Manufacturers' Cup
| Pos | Engine | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Honda | 365 | 13 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Ford XB | 293 | 4 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes | 226 | 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Toyota | 41 | 0 |
| Pos | Engine | Pts | Wins |
Driver breakdown
| Pos | Driver | Team | Entries | Wins | Podiums | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Zanardi | File:Flag of the United States.svg Chip Ganassi Racing | 19 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 285 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Vasser | File:Flag of the United States.svg Chip Ganassi Racing | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 169 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Franchitti | File:Flag of the United States.svg Team KOOL Green | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 160 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Fernandez | File:Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Racing | 19 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 154 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Moore | File:Flag of the United States.svg Forsythe Racing | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 141 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Pruett | File:Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Racing | 19 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 121 |
| 7 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Andretti | File:Flag of the United States.svg Newman-Haas Racing | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 112 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Herta | File:Flag of the United States.svg Team Rahal | 19 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 97 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Kanaan | File:Flag of the United States.svg Tasman Racing | 19 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 92 |
| 10 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Rahal | File:Flag of the United States.svg Team Rahal | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 82 |
| 11 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Unser Jr. | File:Flag of the United States.svg Marlboro Team Penske | 19 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 72 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg de Ferran | File:Flag of the United States.svg Walker Racing | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 67 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tracy | File:Flag of the United States.svg Team KOOL Green | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 61 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Fittipaldi | File:Flag of the United States.svg Newman-Haas Racing | 18 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 56 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Gugelmin | File:Flag of the United States.svg PacWest Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
| 16 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Hearn | File:Flag of the United States.svg Della Penna Motorsports | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 47 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Castroneves | File:Flag of the United States.svg Bettenhausen Racing | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 36 |
| 17 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Blundell | File:Flag of the United States.svg PacWest Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 |
| 19 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carpentier | File:Flag of the United States.svg Forsythe Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 27 |
| 20 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Lehto | File:Flag of the United States.svg Hogan Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| 20 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Papis | File:Flag of the United States.svg Arciero-Wells Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| 22 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Ribeiro | File:Flag of the United States.svg Marlboro Team Penske | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 22 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Gordon | File:Flag of the United States.svg Arciero-Wells Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 24 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Jourdain Jr. | File:Flag of the United States.svg Dale Coyne Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 25 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Meier | File:Flag of the United States.svg Davis Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Jones | File:Flag of the United States.svg All American Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Barron | File:Flag of the United States.svg All American Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Salles | File:Flag of the United States.svg Dale Coyne Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Vitolo | File:Flag of the United States.svg Dale Coyne Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Sospiri | File:Flag of the United States.svg All American Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Matsushita | File:Flag of the United States.svg Arciero-Wells Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Moreno | File:Flag of the United States.svg Newman-Haas Racing File:Flag of the United States.svg Project CART |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Schiattarella | File:Flag of the United States.svg Project CART | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Matsuda | File:Flag of the United States.svg Beck Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Glick, Shav (July 27, 1998). "Three spectators die at U.S. 500". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012.
- Åberg, Andreas. "CART FedEx Champ Car World Series 1998". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series". Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "Federal Express Signs Title Sponsorship Agreement with Championship Auto Racing Teams" (Press release). FDX Corporation. 1997-12-09. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- "FedEx Renews Title Sponsorship Agreement with Championship Auto Racing Teams; FedEx Championship Series Roars into 2002" (Press release). FedEx Corporation. 2001-11-07. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- "Standings after California". Champ Car World Series. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2009-05-19.