1998 Non-Canon CART World Championship

1998 CART season
Greg Moore, the champion of 1998.
Season
Races	19
Start date	15th March 1998
Start Event	Template:USA Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota
End date	1st November 1998
End Event	Template:USA Marlboro 500 presented by Toyota
Awards
Driver's Champion	Greg Moore
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
1997	1999

All information on this page is not part of canon.

The 1998 Non-Canon CART World Championship was the first season of GertrandBachot's CART championship.

Drivers and constructors

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1998 CART Championship Series season.

Team	Chassis	Engine	Tires	No	Drivers	Rounds	Primary Sponsors
Template:USA Chip Ganassi Racing [?]	Reynard 98i	Honda HRK		1	Alex Zanardi	All	Target
				12	Template:USA Jimmy Vasser	All
Template:USA Marlboro Team Penske [?]	Penske PC-27	Mercedes IC108E		2	Template:USA Al Unser, Jr.	All	Marlboro
				3	Paul Tracy	All
Template:USA Walker Racing [?]	Reynard 98i	Honda HRK		5	Gil de Ferran	All	Valvoline
Template:USA Kmart Newman-Haas Racing [?]	Reynard 98i	Honda HRK		6	Template:GBR Dario Franchitti 3	1-5	Kmart
					Roberto Moreno	6-19
				11	Juan Pablo Montoya	All
Template:USA Team Rahal [?]	Reynard 98i	Honda HRK		7	Template:USA Bobby Rahal 2	1-2, 8-19	Miller Lite
					Template:USA Scott Pruett	3
					Christian Fittipaldi	4-7
				8	Kenny Bräck	All	Shell
Template:USA Hogan Racing [?]	Swift 009.c	Ford XB		9	Template:USA Davey Hamilton	All	Hogan Motor Leasing
Template:USA Della Penna Motorsports [?]	Reynard 98i	Ford XB	Template:Goodyear	10	Template:USA Tony Stewart	All	Budweiser
Template:USA Alumax Bettenhausen Racing [?]	Swift 009.c	Mercedes IC108E	Template:Goodyear	16	Ricardo Zonta	All	Alumax
Template:USA Motorola PacWest Racing Group [?]	Swift 009.c	Ford XB		17	Scott Goodyear	All	Motorola
				18	Eliseo Salazar	All
Template:USA Payton/Coyne Racing [?]	Reynard 98i	Ford XB		19	Michel Jourdain, Jr. 4	1-11	Herdez
					Christian Fittipaldi	12-19	SmithKline Beecham
				34	Template:USA P.J. Jones	All
Template:USA Tecate Texaco Patrick Racing [?]	Reynard 98i	Ford XB		20	Template:USA Michael Andretti	All	Texaco/Valvoline
				40	Adrián Fernández	All	Tecate Beer
Template:USA Tasman Motorsports Group [?]	Reynard 98i	Honda HRK		21	Template:USA Robby Gordon	All	LCI
Template:USA MCI Panasonic Arciero-Wells Racing [?]	Swift 009.c	Ford XB		24	Hiro Matsushita	All	Panasonic
				25	Max Papis	All	MCI
Template:USA Team KOOL Green [?]	Swift 009.c	Ford XB	Template:Goodyear	26	Patrick Carpentier	All	KOOL
				27	Vincenzo Sospiri 1	1
					JJ Lehto	2-19
Template:USA Players Forsythe Racing [?]	Reynard 98i	Honda HRK		33	Template:USA Bryan Herta	All	Player's
				99	Greg Moore	All
Template:USA Castrol All American Racing [?]	Eagle 987	Ford XB		36	Hélio Castroneves	All	Castrol
				98	Tony Kanaan	All
Template:USA Banco Cacique Davis Racing [?]	Swift 009.c	Ford XB	Template:Goodyear	77	Gualter Salles	All	Banco Cacique

Notes

• 1 Vincenzo Sospiri was fired after 1 race for his poor performance at the Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami presented by Toyota. His replacement for the rest of the season was JJ Lehto.
• 2 Bobby Rahal was injured in a crash at the Budweiser 500 and thus had to miss the next race. His replacement was Scott Pruett, but then Rahal extended his break until the ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix. His replacement was Christian Fittipaldi.
• 3 Dario Franchitti was injured after his tyre blew out at the Rio 400k and had to sit out for the rest of the season. His replacement was Roberto Moreno.
• 4 Michel Jourdain Jr was fired from Payton/Coyne after the Molson Indy after 2 consecutive failures to qualify. His replacement was Christian Fittipaldi.

Season Summary

Race results

Rnd	Race Name	Circuit	City/Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Reject of the Race	Driver of the Race
1	Template:USA Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota	Homestead-Miami Speedway (O)	Homestead, Florida	March 15	Juan Pablo Montoya	Greg Moore	Template:USA Jimmy Vasser	Template:USA Chip Ganassi Racing	/ Vincenzo Sospiri/Paul Tracy	Tony Kanaan
2	Budweiser 500	Twin Ring Motegi (O)	Motegi, Japan	March 28	Template:USA Davey Hamilton	Template:USA Davey Hamilton	Patrick Carpentier	Template:USA Team KOOL Green	Template:USA Chip Ganassi Racing	Template:USA Davey Hamilton
3	Template:USA Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach	Streets of Long Beach (S)	Long Beach, California	April 5	Template:USA Tony Stewart	Template:USA P.J. Jones	Gil De Ferran	Template:USA Valvoline Walker Racing	/Template:USA Max Papis/Bryan Herta	Tony Kanaan
4	Template:USA Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota	Nazareth Speedway (O)	Nazareth, Pennsylvania	April 27	Juan Pablo Montoya	Greg Moore	Greg Moore	Player's Forsythe Racing	Hiro Matsushita	Greg Moore
5	Rio 400k	Autódromo de Jacarepaguá (O)	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	May 10	Paul Tracy	Template:USA Al Unser Jr	Gil De Ferran	Template:USA Valvoline Walker Racing	Template:USA Drivers for Tecate Texaco Patrick Racing	Template:USA Robby Gordon
6	Template:USA Motorola 300	Gateway International Raceway (O)	Madison, Illinois	May 23	Greg Moore	Scott Goodyear	Roberto Moreno	Template:USA Kmart Newman-Haas Racing	Template:USA Marlboro Team Penske	Roberto Moreno
7	Template:USA Miller Lite 200	Milwaukee Mile (O)	West Allis, Wisconsin	May 31	Template:USA Jimmy Vasser	Gil De Ferran	Paul Tracy	Template:USA Marlboro Team Penske	Max Papis	Paul Tracy
8	Template:USA ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix	The Raceway on Belle Isle Park (S)	Detroit, Michigan	June 7	Juan Pablo Montoya	Greg Moore	Gil De Ferran	Template:USA Valvoline Walker Racing	Juan Pablo Montoya	Kenny Bräck
9	Template:USA Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco/Havoline	Portland International Raceway (R)	Portland, Oregon	June 21	Alex Zanardi	Alex Zanardi	Alex Zanardi	Template:USA Chip Ganassi Racing	Adrián Fernández	Alex Zanardi
10	Template:USA Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Star Bank	Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (S)	Cleveland, Ohio	July 12	Ricardo Zonta	Eliseo Salazar	Scott Goodyear	Template:USA Motorola PacWest Racing	Michel Jourdain Jr	Scott Goodyear
11	Molson Indy	Exhibition Place (S)	Toronto, Ontario	July 19	Scott Goodyear	Template:USA Bobby Rahal	Template:USA Bobby Rahal	Template:USA Team Rahal	Michel Jourdain Jr	Template:USA Bobby Rahal
12	Template:USA U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota	Michigan International Speedway (O)	Brooklyn, Michigan	July 26	Eliseo Salazar	Template:USA Michael Andretti	Patrick Carpentier	Template:USA Team KOOL Green	Engines	Patrick Carpentier
13	Template:USA Miller Lite 200	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (R)	Lexington, Ohio	August 9	Template:USA Al Unser Jr	Template:USA Bryan Herta	Paul Tracy	Template:USA Marlboro Team Penske	None	Template:USA Kmart Newman Haas Racing
14	Template:USA The Chicago Tribune Presents Texaco/Havoline 200	Road America (R)	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 16	Template:USA Bryan Herta	Tony Kanaan	Tony Kanaan	Template:USA Castrol All-American Racing	Tyres	Tony Kanaan
15	Molson Indy Vancouver	Streets of Vancouver (S)	Vancouver, British Columbia	September 6	Scott Goodyear	Template:USA Michael Andretti	Juan Pablo Montoya	Template:USA Kmart Newman-Haas Racing	Template:USA Tony Stewart	Juan Pablo Montoya
16	Template:USA Honda Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring the Texaco/Havoline 300	Laguna Seca Raceway (R)	Monterey, California	September 13	Paul Tracy	Greg Moore	Patrick Carpentier	Template:USA Team KOOL Green	Template:USA Marlboro Team Penske	Template:USA Team KOOL Green
17	Template:USA Texaco Grand Prix of Houston	Streets of Houston (S)	Houston, Texas	October 4	Patrick Carpentier	Patrick Carpentier	Patrick Carpentier	Template:USA Team KOOL Green	My counting skills	Patrick Carpentier
18	Template:AUS Honda Indy Carnival Australia	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit (S)	Surfers Paradise, Australia	October 18	Template:USA Jimmy Vasser	Template:USA Bobby Rahal	Template:USA Bobby Rahal	Template:USA Team Rahal	Gil De Ferran	Hiro Matsushita
19	Template:USA Marlboro 500 presented by Toyota	California Speedway (O)	Fontana, California	November 1	Ricardo Zonta	Template:USA Jimmy Vasser	Gil De Ferran	Template:USA Valvoline Walker Racing	N/A	Greg Moore

(R) Dedicated road course, (O) Oval/Speedway, (S) Temporary street circuit

Final driver standings

Pos	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Points	20	16	14	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos Driver MIA Template:USA MOT LBH Template:USA NAZ Template:USA RIO GAT Template:USA MIL Template:USA DET Template:USA POR Template:USA CLE Template:USA TOR MIC Template:USA MDO Template:USA ROA Template:USA VAN LAG Template:USA HOU Template:USA SUR Template:AUS FON Template:USA Pts 1 Greg Moore 17* 24 20 1* 12 12 7 4 4 16 3 18 3 2 19 2 3 17 8 133 2 Patrick Carpentier 7 1 26 4 20 DNQ 26 22 7 14 14 1 23 DNQ 3 1 1* 7 16 126 3 Gil De Ferran 21 6 1* 24 1 15 2 1* 24 25 8 24* 17 14 21 4 17 DNQ 1* 125 4 Roberto Moreno 1* 3 11 11 2 23 5 5 11 8 8 2 14 21 103 5 Tony Kanaan (RY) 6 9 17 9 6 24 11 5 2 24 22 3 6 1* 20 17 20 15 23 95 6 Template:USA Jimmy Vasser 1 DNQ 6 17 5 2 14* 24 22 7 5 26 7 20 24 16 6 25 4 95 7 Template:USA Robby Gordon 2 4 8 3 4* 18 15 3 16 11 11 16 15 15 14 10 7 9 14 93 8 Juan Pablo Montoya (R) 10 18 2 14 9 9 5 14 14 26 6 15 4 7 1* 11 8 16 22 91 9 Paul Tracy 16 2 21 15 3 26 1 21 8 18 15 13 1 8 11 14* 12 23 11 85 10 Alex Zanardi 14 14 22 10 14 20 12 7 1* 4 2 23 2 3 9 25 16 21 12 84 11 Template:USA Bryan Herta 22 10 15 20 10 6 18 2 26 6 4 4 10 17 23 22 18 10 9 72 12 Template:USA Al Unser Jr 4 23 13 26 2 DNQ 21 17 23 12 7 20 14 6 4 15 22 13 2 71 13 Adrián Fernández 5 22 5 5 DNQ 4 22 8 DNQ 23 25 17 24 5 13 19 21 22 7 63 14 Hélio Castroneves (R) 20 13 4 12 13 3 24 23 5 21 18 19 21 26 16 26 14 6 3 60 15 Scott Goodyear 19 11 18 11 19 10 16 25 9 1 21 9 26 13 7 12 11 4 15 58 16 Template:USA Tony Stewart (R) 26 25 12 16 7 22 10 15 3 3 DNQ 21 9 21 DNQ 13 DNQ 2 17 58 17 Ricardo Zonta (R) 9 17 23 6 11 14 17 10 6 5 26 DNQ 8 10 25 24 10 11 5 58 18 Template:USA Bobby Rahal 13 26 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 18 25 20 1* 25 25 22 26 5 25 1* 25 52 19 Template:USA Michael Andretti 24 15 3 21 16 16 13 26 19 10 16 11 20 16 2 7 13 5 20 51 20 Kenny Bräck (R) 15 DNQ 9 23 23 5 6 16 15 9 24 8 16 4 22 18 15 26 10 48 21 Template:USA P.J. Jones 18 16 10 22 25 19 19 12 13 13 10 7 DNQ DNQ 10 6 9 8 6 41 22 Michel Jourdain, Jr. 3 8 24 18 18 17 4 20 10 DNQ DNQ 34 23 Gualter Salles 8 5 DNQ 25 21 8 9 13 DNQ DNQ 20 6 12 23 DNQ DNQ 19 12 DNQ 34 24 Template:GBR Dario Franchitti 23 3 16 2 26 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 30 25 Christian Fittipaldi 7 22 7 8 22 11 12 15 23 5 18 13 30 26 Eliseo Salazar 11 7 7 19 DNQ 21 23 9 12 15 19 2 13 9 18 21 24 24 24 29 27 JJ Lehto (R) 21 25 13 15 25 25 6 17 8 17 12 18 24 17 3 23 19 18 28 28 Hiro Matsushita 12 19 14 DNQ 24 11 20 DNQ 18 19 13 10 DNQ 19 9 12 26 3 19 25 29 Max Papis 25 12 DNQ 8 8 13 DNQ 19 20 17 9 14 19 25 5 20 DNQ 20 26 25 30 Template:USA Davey Hamilton (R) DNQ 20* 11 DNQ 17 23 DNQ DNQ 21 22 12 DNQ 22 18 6 DNQ 4 DNQ DNQ 24 31 Template:USA Scott Pruett 19 0 32 Vincenzo Sospiri (R) DNQ 0 Nation's Cup Top result per race counts towards Nation's Cup. Pos Country MIA Template:USA MOT LBH Template:USA NAZ Template:USA RIO GAT Template:USA MIL Template:USA DET Template:USA POR Template:USA CLE Template:USA TOR MIC Template:USA MDO Template:USA ROA Template:USA VAN LAG Template:USA HOU Template:USA SUR Template:AUS FON Template:USA Pts 1 Canada 7 1 23 1* 3 10 1 4 4 1 3 1 1 2 3 1 1* 4 8 269 2 Brazil 6 5 1* 6 6 1* 2 1* 2 2 8 3 5 1* 8 4 2 6 1* 256 3 Template:USA United States 1 4 3 3 2 2 10 2 3 3 1 4 7 6 4 5 4 1* 2 240 4 Italy 14 12 22 8 8 13 12 7 1* 4 2 14 2 3 5 20 16 20 12 108 5 Colombia 10 18 2 14 9 9 5 14 14 26 6 15 4 7 1* 11 8 16 22 91 6 Mexico 3 8 5 5 18 4 4 8 10 23 25 17 24 5 13 19 21 22 7 91 7 Sweden 15 DNQ 9 23 23 5 6 16 15 9 24 8 16 4 22 18 15 26 10 48 8 Scotland 23 3 16 2 26 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 30 9 Chile 11 7 7 19 DNQ 21 23 9 12 15 19 2 13 9 18 21 24 24 24 29 10 Finland 21 25 13 15 25 25 6 17 8 17 12 18 24 17 3 23 19 18 28 11 Japan 12 19 14 DNQ 24 11 20 DNQ 18 19 13 10 DNQ 19 9 12 26 3 19 25 Pos Country MIA Template:USA MOT LBH Template:USA NAZ Template:USA RIO GAT Template:USA MIL Template:USA DET Template:USA POR Template:USA CLE Template:USA TOR MIC Template:USA MDO Template:USA ROA Template:USA VAN LAG Template:USA HOU Template:USA SUR Template:AUS FON Template:USA Pts Chassis Constructor's Cup Pos Chassis Pts 1 Template:GBR Reynard 98I 1202 2 Template:USA Swift 009.c 407 3 Template:USA Penske PC-27 156 4 Template:USA Eagle 987 155 Pos Chassis Pts Engine Manufacturer's Cup Pos Engine Pts 1 Honda 1014 2 Template:USA Ford XB 764 3 Mercedes 214 Pos Engine Pts