Race No. 17
Texaco Grand Prix of Houston
Houston, Texas
October 2-4, 1998
Saturday Individual Qualifying
| pos | car | driver | chassis engine tire | laptime | gap to leader | gap to next | mph | km/h | 110% rule |
| 1 | 99 | Greg Moore | 98I/108E/F | 59.508 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 92.377 | 148.667 | n/a |
| 2 | 27 | Dario Franchitti | 98I/HRK/F | 59.570 | -0.062 | -0.062 | 92.281 | 148.512 | n/a |
| 3 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | 98I/HRK/F | 59.720 | -0.212 | -0.150 | 92.050 | 148.139 | 100.30% |
| 4 | 26 | Paul Tracy | 98I/HRK/F | 59.735 | -0.227 | -0.015 | 92.026 | 148.102 | 100.33% |
| 5 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 009.c/XD/G | 59.763 | -0.255 | -0.028 | 91.983 | 148.033 | 100.38% |
| 6 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 98I/XD/F | 59.812 | -0.304 | -0.049 | 91.908 | 147.912 | 100.46% |
| 7 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 98I/HRK/G | 59.844 | -0.336 | -0.032 | 91.859 | 147.832 | 100.51% |
| 8 | 1 | Alex Zanardi | 98I/HRK/F | 59.986 | -0.478 | -0.142 | 91.641 | 147.483 | 100.75% |
| 9 | 3 | Andre Ribeiro | P98/108E/G | 60.266 | -0.758 | -0.280 | 91.216 | 146.797 | 101.22% |
| 10 | 21 | Tony Kanaan (R) | 98I/HRK/F | 60.281 | -0.773 | -0.015 | 91.193 | 146.761 | 101.25% |
| 11 | 40 | Adrian Fernandez | 98I/XD/F | 60.326 | -0.818 | -0.045 | 91.125 | 146.651 | 101.32% |
| 12 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 98I/XD/F | 60.336 | -0.828 | -0.010 | 91.110 | 146.627 | 101.34% |
| 13 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 009.c/XD/G | 60.337 | -0.829 | -0.001 | 91.108 | 146.625 | 101.34% |
| 14 | 25 | Max Papis | 98I/RV8C/F | 60.349 | -0.841 | -0.012 | 91.090 | 146.595 | 101.36% |
| 15 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 98I/108E/F | 60.540 | -1.032 | -0.191 | 90.803 | 146.133 | 101.68% |
| 16 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | P98/108E/G | 60.554 | -1.046 | -0.014 | 90.782 | 146.099 | 101.70% |
| 17 | 16 | Helio Castro-Neves (R) | 98I/108E/G | 60.580 | -1.072 | -0.026 | 90.743 | 146.036 | 101.75% |
| 18 | 10 | Richie Hearn | 009.c/XD/F | 60.640 | -1.132 | -0.060 | 90.653 | 145.892 | 101.85% |
| 19 | 20X | Scott Pruett | 98I/XD/F | 60.720 | -1.212 | -0.080 | 90.534 | 145.700 | 101.98% |
| 20 | 36 | Alex Barron (R) | EA/RV8C/G | 60.741 | -1.233 | -0.021 | 90.502 | 145.649 | 102.02% |
| 21 | 9 | JJ Lehto (R) | 98I/108E/F | 60.904 | -1.396 | -0.163 | 90.260 | 145.260 | 102.29% |
| 22 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 98I/108E/F | 61.018 | -1.510 | -0.114 | 90.091 | 144.988 | 102.48% |
| 23 | 24X | Robby Gordon | 98I/RV8C/F | 61.018 | -1.510 | 0.000 | 90.091 | 144.988 | 102.48% |
| 24 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 98I/XD/F | 61.035 | -1.527 | -0.017 | 90.066 | 144.948 | 102.51% |
| 25 | 33 | Patrick Carpentier | 98I/108E/F | 61.098 | -1.590 | -0.063 | 89.973 | 144.798 | 102.62% |
| 26 | 77X | Arnd Meier | 97I/XD/G | 61.438 | -1.930 | -0.340 | 89.476 | 143.997 | 103.19% |
| 27 | 34 | Dennis Vitolo | 98I/XD/F | 63.430 | -3.922 | -1.992 | 86.666 | 139.475 | 106.54% |
| 28 | 98 | Vincenzo Sospiri | EA/RV8C/G | no time | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.00% |