Rio 400 1998 adalah putaran kelima dari CART musim 1998, diadakan pada tanggal 10 Mei 1998, di Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Rio 400 1998
Detail perlombaan
Lomba ke-5 dari 19 dalam CART musim 1998
TanggalMay 10, 1998
Nama resmiRio 400
LokasiEmerson Fittipaldi Speedway, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jarak tempuh133 lap
247.912 mi / 398.976 km
Posisi pole
PembalapDario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green)
Waktu39.005[1]
Putaran tercepat
PembalapAlex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Waktu39.328 (pada putaran ke-131 dari 133)
Podium
PertamaGreg Moore (Forsythe Racing)
KeduaAlex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing)
KetigaAdrian Fernández (Patrick Racing)

Hasil lomba

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Pos No Pembalap Tim Lap Waktu/Tersingkir Grid Poin
1 99   Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 133 1:52:14.135 7 20
2 1   Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing 133 +0.427 2 16+1
3 40   Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing 133 +4.839 12 14
4 8   Bryan Herta Team Rahal 133 +12.951 6 12
5 6   Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 133 +14.324 8 10
6 12   Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 133 +15.251 13 8
7 10   Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 133 +15.799 28 6
8 7   Bobby Rahal Team Rahal 133 +28.649 10 5
9 17   Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Group 132 +1 Lap 21 4
10 9   JJ Lehto Hogan Racing 132 +1 Lap 22 3
11 18   Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Group 132 +1 Lap 18 2
12 36   Alex Barron All American Racing 131 +2 Lap 24 1
13 98   P. J. Jones All American Racing 130 +3 Lap 23
14 77   Arnd Meier Davis Racing 130 +3 Lap 19
15 24   Hiro Matsushita Arciero-Wells Racing 129 +4 Lap 26
16 2   Al Unser Jr. Team Penske 118 Mesin 27
17 33   Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 106 Handling 17
18 20   Scott Pruett Patrick Racing 98 Transmisi 15
19 27   Dario Franchitti Team Green 90 Elektrik 1 1
20 34   Gualter Salles Payton/Coyne Racing 89 Insiden 14
21 11   Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 78 Sistem bahan bakar 5
22 3   André Ribeiro Team Penske 76 Transmisi 16
23 16   Hélio Castro-Neves Bettenhausen Racing 54 Mesin 11
24 19   Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 53 Insiden 25
25 26   Paul Tracy Team Green 39 Insiden 9
26 5   Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 39 Insiden 4
27 21   Tony Kanaan Tasman Motorsports Group 28 Mesin 3
28 25   Max Papis Arciero-Wells Racing 17 Mesin 20

Referensi

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  1. ^ "Team KOOL Green at the Rio 200 in Brazil". theautochannel.com. The Auto Channel. 1999-05-07. Diakses tanggal 2009-12-21. Fast facts on Franchitti: Won the pole at Rio in 1998, setting a track record with a lap of 172.039 mph / 39.005 seconds.