1998 Molson Indy Toronto
1998 CART Fed/Ex Champ Car World Series race held at Toronto, Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1998 Molson Indy Toronto was the eleventh round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on July 19, 1998, on the streets of Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Alex Zanardi passed Michael Andretti with three laps to go to win the race, after Andretti had inherited the lead when pole-sitter Dario Franchitti retired due to a brake failure.
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Race details | |
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Race 11 of 19 in the 1998 CART season | |
Date | July 19, 1998 |
Official name | 1998 Molson Indy Toronto |
Location | Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Course | Temporary street course 1.755 mi / 2.824 km |
Distance | 95 laps 166.725 mi / 268.28 km |
Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 25 °C (77 °F); wind speeds up to 14 kilometres per hour (8.7 mph)[1] |
Pole position | |
Driver | Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
Time | 58.694 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Christian Fittipaldi (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Time | 59.924 (on lap 75 of 95) |
Podium | |
First | Alex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Second | Michael Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Third | Jimmy Vasser (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
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