Race No. 18
Honda Indy
Surfer's Paradise
Gold Coast, Australia
October 16-18, 1998
The Grid
| pos | car | driver | chassis engine tire | laptime | gap to leader | gap to next | mph | km/h | 110% rule |
| 1 | 27 | Dario Franchitti | 98I/HRK/F | 92.288 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 109.028 | 175.426 | n/a |
| 2 | 1 | Alex Zanardi | 98I/HRK/F | 92.310 | -0.022 | -0.022 | 109.002 | 175.385 | n/a |
| 3 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 009.c/D/G | 92.501 | -0.213 | -0.191 | 108.777 | 175.023 | 100.22% |
| 4 | 26 | Paul Tracy | 98I/HRK/F | 92.583 | -0.295 | -0.082 | 108.681 | 174.868 | 100.31% |
| 5 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 98I/D/F | 92.588 | -0.300 | -0.005 | 108.675 | 174.858 | 100.31% |
| 6 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 009.c/D/G | 92.613 | -0.325 | -0.025 | 108.646 | 174.811 | 100.34% |
| 7 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | 98I/HRK/F | 92.676 | -0.388 | -0.063 | 108.572 | 174.692 | 100.41% |
| 8 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 98I/HRK/G | 92.851 | -0.563 | -0.175 | 108.367 | 174.363 | 100.60% |
| 9 | 99 | Greg Moore | 98I/108E/F | 92.919 | -0.631 | -0.068 | 108.288 | 174.235 | 100.67% |
| 10 | 40 | Adrian Fernandez | 98I/D/F | 93.019 | -0.731 | -0.100 | 108.171 | 174.048 | 100.78% |
| 11 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 98I/D/F | 93.068 | -0.780 | -0.049 | 108.114 | 173.956 | 100.83% |
| 12 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 98I/D/F | 93.236 | -0.948 | -0.168 | 107.920 | 173.643 | 101.02% |
| 13 | 25 | Max Papis | 98I/RV8C/F | 93.375 | -1.087 | -0.139 | 107.759 | 173.384 | 101.17% |
| 14 | 21 | Tony Kanaan (R) | 98I/HRK/F | 93.545 | -1.257 | -0.170 | 107.563 | 173.069 | 101.35% |
| 15 | 9 | JJ Lehto (R) | 98I/108E/F | 93.669 | -1.381 | -0.124 | 107.421 | 172.840 | 101.48% |
| 16 | 33 | Patrick Carpentier | 98I/108E/F | 93.819 | -1.531 | -0.150 | 107.249 | 172.564 | 101.65% |
| 17 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 98I/108E/F | 93.820 | -1.532 | -0.001 | 107.248 | 172.562 | 101.65% |
| 18 | 16 | Helio Castro-Neves (R) | 98I/108E/G | 94.012 | -1.724 | -0.192 | 107.029 | 172.209 | 101.86% |
| 19 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | P98/108E/G | 94.260 | -1.972 | -0.248 | 106.747 | 171.756 | 102.12% |
| 20 | 24 | Robby Gordon | 98I/RV8C/F | 94.344 | -2.056 | -0.084 | 106.652 | 171.603 | 102.22% |
| 21 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 98I/108E/F | 94.375 | -2.087 | -0.031 | 106.617 | 171.547 | 102.25% |
| 22 | 3 | Andre Ribeiro | P98/108E/G | 94.474 | -2.186 | -0.099 | 106.505 | 171.367 | 102.36% |
| 23 | 77 | Arnd Meier | 97I/D/G | 94.534 | -2.246 | -0.060 | 106.438 | 171.259 | 102.42% |
| 24 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 98I/D/F | 95.109 | -2.821 | -0.575 | 105.794 | 170.223 | 103.04% |
| 25 | 10 | Richie Hearn | 009.c/XD/F | 95.168 | -2.880 | -0.059 | 105.729 | 170.118 | 103.11% |
| 26 | 36 | Alex Barron (R) | 98EA/RV8C/G | 95.285 | -2.997 | -0.117 | 105.599 | 169.909 | 103.24% |
| 27 | 98 | Vincenzo Sospiri | 98EA/RV8C/G | 96.561 | -4.273 | -1.276 | 104.204 | 167.664 | 104.62% |
note: Dennis Vitolo did not make the grid because there are only 27 pitboxes available at this track