1998 Macau Grand Prix

The 1998 Macau Grand Prix Formula Three was the 45th Macau Grand Prix race to be held on the streets of Macau on 22 November 1998. It was the fifteenth edition for Formula Three cars. Peter Dumbreck of the TOM'S team won the two-leg aggregate 30-lap race by three-thousands of a second (about 12 cm (120 mm)) over Paul Stewart Racing driver Ricardo Maurício, the closest margin of victory in the history of the Macau Grand Prix and one of the closest in motor racing history.^[1][2]

Race details
Date	22 November 1998
Location	Guia Circuit, Macau
Course	Temporary street circuit 6.120 km (3.803 mi)
Distance	Leg 1 15 laps, 73.44 km (45.63 mi) Leg 2 15 laps, 73.44 km (45.63 mi)
Leg 1
Pole
Driver	Robert Lechner	GM-DSF-F3 Team
Time	2:15.962
Fastest Lap
Driver	Peter Dumbreck	TOM'S
Time	2:15.727
Podium
First	Enrique Bernoldi	Promatecme
Second	Robert Lechner	GM-DSF-F3 Team
Third	Peter Dumbreck	TOM'S
Leg 2
Driver	Enrique Bernoldi	Promatecme
Fastest Lap
Driver	Bas Leinders	Van Amersfoort Racing
Time	2:14.491
Podium
First	Peter Dumbreck	TOM'S
Second	Ricardo Maurício	Paul Stewart Racing
Third	Enrique Bernoldi	Promatecme

Entry list

Team	No	Driver	Vehicle	Engine
Gauloises Graff Racing	1	David Terrien	Dallara 396	Opel
Van Amersfoort Racing	2	Bas Leinders	Dallara 398	Opel
	3	Christijan Albers
TOM'S	5	Peter Dumbreck	Dallara 398	Toyota
	6	Shingo Tachi
EF Project	7	Michele Gasparini	Dallara 397	Fiat
Promatecme	8	Enrique Bernoldi	Dallara 398	Renault
Team Ghinzani	9	Paolo Montin	Dallara 397	Fiat
Toda Racing	10	Hiroki Katoh	Dallara 398	Mugen-Honda
Gauloises ASM Formule 3	11	David Saelens	Dallara 396	Renault
	12	Sebastien Dumez
Paul Stewart Racing	15	Luciano Burti	Dallara 398	Mugen-Honda
	16	Ricardo Maurício
GM-DSF-F3 Team	17	Robert Lechner	Dallara 397	Opel
	18	Peter Sundberg
Prema Powerteam	19	André Couto	Dallara 397	Opel
	20	Donny Crevels
La Filiere	21	Franck Montagny	Martini MK73	Opel
	22	Marcel Fässler
	23	Sébastien Bourdais
Rowan Racing	25	Martin O'Connell	Dallara 398	Toyota
Speedsport F3 Racing Team	26	Darren Manning	Dallara 398	Mugen-Honda
Fortec Motorsports	27	Kristian Kolby	Dallara 398	Mugen-Honda
	28	Andrej Pavicevic
MKL F3 Racing	29	Lucas Luhr	Dallara 397	Opel
Carlin	30	Narain Karthikeyan	Dallara 397	Mugen-Honda
Alan Docking Racing	31	Alex Yoong	Dallara 397	Mugen-Honda
Signature	32	Tiago Monteiro	Dallara 396	Fiat
Speed Master Skill Speed	33	Daisuke Itoh	Dallara 398	Mugen-Honda
Nakajima Honda	64	Tsugio Matsuda	Dallara 398	Mugen-Honda
Source:[3]

Race Results