Race No. 18
Honda Indy
Surfer's Paradise
Gold Coast, Australia
October 16-18, 1998
Individual Friday MorningPractice Report
| pos | car | driver | chassis engine tire | laptime | gap to leader | gap to next | mph | km/h | 110% rule |
| 1 | 1X | Alex Zanardi | RI/Honda/F | 94.639 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 106.320 | 171.069 | n/a |
| 2 | 20 | Scott Pruett | RI/Ford Cos/F | 94.791 | -0.152 | -0.152 | 106.149 | 170.794 | n/a |
| 3 | 99 | Greg Moore | RI/Mercedes/F | 95.206 | -0.567 | -0.415 | 105.687 | 170.050 | 100.52% |
| 4 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | RI/Honda/G | 95.243 | -0.604 | -0.037 | 105.646 | 169.984 | 100.56% |
| 5 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | SW/Ford Cos/G | 95.314 | -0.675 | -0.071 | 105.567 | 169.857 | 100.63% |
| 6 | 6 | Michael Andretti | SW/Ford Cos/G | 95.320 | -0.681 | -0.006 | 105.560 | 169.846 | 100.64% |
| 7 | 40 | Adrian Fernandez | RI/Ford Cos/F | 95.373 | -0.734 | -0.053 | 105.502 | 169.752 | 100.69% |
| 8 | 1 | Alex Zanardi | RI/Honda/F | 95.403 | -0.764 | -0.030 | 105.468 | 169.699 | 100.73% |
| 9 | 33 | Patrick Carpentier | RI/Mercedes/F | 95.460 | -0.821 | -0.057 | 105.405 | 169.597 | 100.79% |
| 10 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | RI/Honda/F | 95.627 | -0.988 | -0.167 | 105.221 | 169.301 | 100.96% |
| 11 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | RI/Ford Cos/F | 95.843 | -1.204 | -0.216 | 104.984 | 168.920 | 101.19% |
| 12 | 26X | Paul Tracy | RI/Honda/F | 95.961 | -1.322 | -0.118 | 104.855 | 168.712 | 101.32% |
| 13 | 27 | Dario Franchitti | RI/Honda/F | 95.997 | -1.358 | -0.036 | 104.816 | 168.649 | 101.35% |
| 14 | 8 | Bryan Herta | RI/Ford Cos/F | 96.210 | -1.571 | -0.213 | 104.584 | 168.275 | 101.58% |
| 15 | 25 | Max Papis | RI/Toyota/F | 96.237 | -1.598 | -0.027 | 104.554 | 168.228 | 101.61% |
| 16 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | RI/Mercedes/F | 96.362 | -1.723 | -0.125 | 104.419 | 168.010 | 101.74% |
| 17 | 18 | Mark Blundell | RI/Mercedes/F | 96.491 | -1.852 | -0.129 | 104.279 | 167.785 | 101.88% |
| 18 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | PC/Mercedes/G | 96.588 | -1.949 | -0.097 | 104.174 | 167.617 | 101.98% |
| 19 | 21 | Tony Kanaan | RI/Honda/F | 96.659 | -2.020 | -0.071 | 104.098 | 167.494 | 102.05% |
| 20 | 10 | Richie Hearn | SW/Ford Cos/F | 96.893 | -2.254 | -0.234 | 103.847 | 167.089 | 102.30% |
| 21 | 16 | Helio Castro-Neves | RI/Mercedes/G | 96.955 | -2.316 | -0.062 | 103.780 | 166.982 | 102.37% |
| 22 | 24 | Robby Gordon | RI/Toyota/F | 97.005 | -2.366 | -0.050 | 103.727 | 166.896 | 102.42% |
| 23 | 77 | Arnd Meier | LT/Ford Cos/G | 97.282 | -2.643 | -0.277 | 103.431 | 166.421 | 102.71% |
| 24 | 6X | Michael Andretti | SW/Ford Cos/G | 97.747 | -3.108 | -0.465 | 102.939 | 165.629 | 103.20% |
| 25 | 3X | Andre Ribeiro | PC/Mercedes/G | 97.751 | -3.112 | -0.004 | 102.935 | 165.622 | 103.21% |
| 26 | 9X | J J Lehto | RI/Mercedes/F | 98.391 | -3.752 | -0.640 | 102.265 | 164.545 | 103.88% |
| 27 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | RI/Ford Cos/F | 98.475 | -3.836 | -0.084 | 102.178 | 164.405 | 103.97% |
| 28 | 98 | Vincenzo Sospiri | EA/Toyota/G | 98.861 | -4.222 | -0.386 | 101.779 | 163.763 | 104.38% |
| 29 | 36X | Alex Barron | EA/Toyota/G | 99.404 | -4.765 | -0.543 | 101.223 | 162.868 | 104.95% |
| 30 | 3 | Andre Ribeiro | PC/Mercedes/G | 100.475 | -5.836 | -1.071 | 100.144 | 161.132 | 106.08% |
| 31 | 9 | J J Lehto | RI/Mercedes/F | 102.452 | -7.813 | -1.977 | 98.212 | 158.023 | 108.17% |
| 32 | 34 | Dennis Vitolo | RI/Ford Cos/F | 102.940 | -8.301 | -0.488 | 97.746 | 157.274 | 108.68% |
| 33 | 26 | Paul Tracy | RI/Honda/F | 104.354 | -9.715 | -1.414 | 96.422 | 155.143 | 110.18% |
| 34 | 36 | Alex Barron | EA/Toyota/G | 112.361 | -17.722 | -8.007 | 89.551 | 144.087 | 118.63% |