The 1998 Non-Canon CART World Championship is the first season of GertrandBachot's CART championship.
Drivers and constructors
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1998 CART Championship Series season.
Season Summary
Race results
Rnd
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Race Name
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Circuit
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City/Location
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Date
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Pole position
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Fastest lap
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Winning driver
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Winning team
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Reject of the Race
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Driver of the Race
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Report
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1
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Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota
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Homestead-Miami Speedway (O)
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Homestead, Florida
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March 15
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Juan Pablo Montoya
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Greg Moore
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Jimmy Vasser
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Chip Ganassi Racing
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/ Vincenzo Sospiri/Paul Tracy
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Tony Kanaan
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Report
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2
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Budweiser 500
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Twin Ring Motegi (O)
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Motegi, Japan
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March 28
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Davey Hamilton
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Davey Hamilton
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Patrick Carpentier
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Team KOOL Green
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Chip Ganassi Racing
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Davey Hamilton
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Report
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3
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Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
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Streets of Long Beach (S)
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Long Beach, California
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April 5
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4
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Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota
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Nazareth Speedway (O)
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Nazareth, Pennsylvania
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April 27
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5
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Rio 400k
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Autódromo de Jacarepaguá (O)
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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May 10
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6
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Motorola 300
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Gateway International Raceway (O)
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Madison, Illinois
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May 23
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7
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Miller Lite 200
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Milwaukee Mile (O)
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West Allis, Wisconsin
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May 31
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8
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ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix
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The Raceway on Belle Isle Park (S)
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Detroit, Michigan
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June 7
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9
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Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco/Havoline
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Portland International Raceway (R)
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Portland, Oregon
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June 21
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10
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Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Star Bank
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Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (S)
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Cleveland, Ohio
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July 12
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11
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Molson Indy
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Exhibition Place (S)
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Toronto, Ontario
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July 19
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12
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U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota
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Michigan International Speedway (O)
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Brooklyn, Michigan
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July 26
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13
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Miller Lite 200
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Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (R)
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Lexington, Ohio
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August 9
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14
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The Chicago Tribune Presents Texaco/Havoline 200
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Road America (R)
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Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
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August 16
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15
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Molson Indy Vancouver
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Streets of Vancouver (S)
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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September 6
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16
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Honda Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring the Texaco/Havoline 300
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Laguna Seca Raceway (R)
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Monterey, California
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September 13
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17
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Texaco Grand Prix of Houston
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Streets of Houston (S)
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Houston, Texas
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October 4
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18
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Honda Indy Carnival Australia
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Surfers Paradise Street Circuit (S)
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Surfers Paradise, Australia
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October 18
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19
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Marlboro 500 presented by Toyota
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California Speedway (O)
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Fontana, California
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November 1
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(R) Dedicated road course, (O) Oval/Speedway, (S) Temporary street circuit
Final driver standings
Pos
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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Points
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20
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16
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14
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12
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10
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8
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6
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5
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4
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3
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2
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1
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Pos
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Driver
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MIA
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MOT
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LBH
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NAZ
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RIO
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GAT
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MIL
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DET
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POR
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CLE
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TOR
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MIC
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MDO
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ROA
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VAN
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LAG
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HOU
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SUR
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FON
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Pts
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1
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Robby Gordon
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2
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4
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28
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2
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Patrick Carpentier
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7
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1
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26
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3
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Jimmy Vasser
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1
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DNQ
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20
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4
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Michel Jourdain Jr
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3
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8
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19
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5
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Paul Tracy
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16
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2
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16
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6
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Gualter Salles
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8
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5
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15
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7
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Dario Franchitti
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23
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3
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14
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8
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Al Unser Jr
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4
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23
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12
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9
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Tony Kanaan (Rookie)
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6
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9
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12
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10
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Ádrián Fernández
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5
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22
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10
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11
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Gil De Ferran
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21
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6
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8
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12
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Eliseo Salazar
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11
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7
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8
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13
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Ricardo Zonta (Rookie)
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9
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17
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4
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14
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Juan Pablo Montoya (Rookie)
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10
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18
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3
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15
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Bryan Herta
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22
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10
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3
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16
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Scott Goodyear (Rookie)
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19
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11
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2
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17
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Hiro Matsushita
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12
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19
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1
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18
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Max Papis
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25
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12
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1
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19
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Greg Moore
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17*
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24
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1
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20
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Davey Hamilton (Rookie)
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DNQ
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20*
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1
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21
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Helio Castroneves (Rookie)
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20
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13
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0
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22
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Bobby Rahal
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13
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26
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0
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23
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Alex Zanardi
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14
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14
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0
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24
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Michael Andretti
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24
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15
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0
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25
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Kenny Bräck (Rookie)
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15
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DNQ
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0
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26
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P.J. Jones
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18
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16
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0
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27
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JJ Lehto (Rookie)
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21
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0
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28
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Tony Stewart (Rookie)
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26
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25
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0
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29
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Vincenzo Sospiri (Rookie)
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DNQ
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0
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Nation's Cup
- Top result per race counts towards Nation's Cup.
Chassis Constructor's Cup
Pos
|
Chassis
|
Pts
|
1
|
Swift 009.c
|
99
|
2
|
Reynard 98I
|
65
|
3
|
Penske PC-27
|
28
|
4
|
Eagle 987
|
12
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Pos
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Chassis
|
Pts
|
Engine Manufacturer's Cup
Pos
|
Engine
|
Pts
|
1
|
Ford XB
|
106
|
2
|
Honda
|
65
|
3
|
Mercedes
|
34
|
Pos
|
Engine
|
Pts
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