Race No. 18
Honda Indy
Surfer's Paradise
Gold Coast, Australia
October 16-18, 1998
Saturday Individual Qualifying
| 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 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 009.c/XD/G | 92.501 | -0.213 | -0.213 | 108.777 | 175.023 | n/a |
| 3 | 26X | Paul Tracy | 98I/HRK/F | 92.583 | -0.295 | -0.082 | 108.681 | 174.868 | 100.20% |
| 4 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 98I/XD/F | 92.588 | -0.300 | -0.005 | 108.675 | 174.858 | 100.21% |
| 5 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 009.c/XD/G | 92.613 | -0.325 | -0.025 | 108.646 | 174.811 | 100.24% |
| 6 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | 98I/HRK/F | 92.676 | -0.388 | -0.063 | 108.572 | 174.692 | 100.30% |
| 7 | 1X | Alex Zanardi | 98I/HRK/F | 92.771 | -0.483 | -0.095 | 108.461 | 174.513 | 100.41% |
| 8 | 99 | Greg Moore | 98I/108E/F | 92.919 | -0.631 | -0.148 | 108.288 | 174.235 | 100.57% |
| 9 | 40 | Adrian Fernandez | 98I/XD/F | 93.019 | -0.731 | -0.100 | 108.171 | 174.048 | 100.68% |
| 10 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 98I/XD/F | 93.068 | -0.780 | -0.049 | 108.114 | 173.956 | 100.73% |
| 11 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 98I/HRK/G | 93.225 | -0.937 | -0.157 | 107.932 | 173.663 | 100.90% |
| 12 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 98I/XD/F | 93.238 | -0.950 | -0.013 | 107.917 | 173.639 | 100.91% |
| 13 | 25 | Max Papis | 98I/RV8C/F | 93.597 | -1.309 | -0.359 | 107.503 | 172.973 | 101.30% |
| 14 | 9 | JJ Lehto (R) | 98I/108E/F | 93.669 | -1.381 | -0.072 | 107.421 | 172.840 | 101.38% |
| 15 | 33 | Patrick Carpentier | 98I/108E/F | 93.819 | -1.531 | -0.150 | 107.249 | 172.564 | 101.54% |
| 16 | 21 | Tony Kanaan (R) | 98I/HRK/F | 94.077 | -1.789 | -0.258 | 106.955 | 172.091 | 101.82% |
| 17 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 98I/108E/F | 94.143 | -1.855 | -0.066 | 106.880 | 171.970 | 101.89% |
| 18 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | P98/108E/G | 94.260 | -1.972 | -0.117 | 106.747 | 171.756 | 102.02% |
| 19 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 98I/108E/F | 94.375 | -2.087 | -0.115 | 106.617 | 171.547 | 102.14% |
| 20 | 3X | Andre Ribeiro | P98/108E/G | 94.474 | -2.186 | -0.099 | 106.505 | 171.367 | 102.25% |
| 21 | 10 | Richie Hearn | 009.c/XD/F | 94.511 | -2.223 | -0.037 | 106.464 | 171.300 | 102.29% |
| 22 | 77 | Arnd Meier | 97I/XD/G | 94.534 | -2.246 | -0.023 | 106.438 | 171.259 | 102.32% |
| 23 | 19X | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 98I/XD/F | 95.558 | -3.270 | -1.024 | 105.297 | 169.423 | 103.42% |
| 24 | 36 | Alex Barron (R) | 98EA/RV8C/G | 95.617 | -3.329 | -0.059 | 105.232 | 169.319 | 103.49% |
| 25 | 24 | Robby Gordon | 98I/RV8C/F | 95.921 | -3.633 | -0.304 | 104.899 | 168.782 | 103.82% |
| 26 | 98 | Vincenzo Sospiri | 98EA/RV8C/G | 96.561 | -4.273 | -0.640 | 104.204 | 167.664 | 104.51% |
| 27 | 34 | Dennis Vitolo | 98I/XD/F | 98.726 | -6.438 | -2.165 | 101.918 | 163.987 | 106.85% |