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The 1998 FIA GT Championship was the second season of FIA GT Championship , an auto racing series endorsed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The races featured grand touring cars conforming to two categories of regulations, GT1 and GT2, and awarded driver and team championships in each category. The season began on 12 April 1998 and ended on 25 October 1998 after ten rounds, visiting Europe, Japan, and the United States.
The GT1 championships were won by Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta of repeat champions AMG Mercedes , while the GT2 title was awarded to Olivier Beretta and Pedro Lamy of Viper Team Oreca .[ 1] Following the season, the GT1 category was eliminated from the FIA GT Championship due to a lack of entries for 1999.
Schedule
All races were shortened to a 500 km (310 mi) distance with the exception of Suzuka. Oschersleben replaced the Nürburgring as the second German round of the series, while Hungaroring and Dijon-Prenois replaced Mugello , Spa , and Helskini for the rest of the European calendar.
Rnd
Race
Circuit
Date
1
Oschersleben 500
Motopark Oschersleben , Oschersleben , Germany
12 April
2
British Empire Trophy Race
Silverstone Circuit , Silverstone , United Kingdom
17 May
3
Hockenheim 500
Hockenheimring , Hockenheim , Germany
28 June
4
500 km de Dijon
Dijon-Prenois , Prenois , France
12 July
5
Hungaroring 500
Hungaroring , Mogyoród , Hungary
19 July
6
Suzuka 1000 km
Suzuka Circuit , Suzuka , Japan
23 August
7
Donington 500
Donington Park , Leicestershire , United Kingdom
6 September
8
500 km Zeltweg
A1-Ring , Spielberg , Austria
20 September
9
Miami 500
Homestead-Miami Speedway , Homestead , United States
18 October
10
Visa Sports Car Championships
Laguna Seca Raceway , Monterey , United States
25 October
Entries
GT1
Entrant
Car
Engine
Tyre
Drivers
Rounds
AMG Mercedes
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Mercedes-Benz CLK LM
Mercedes-Benz GT112 6.0 L V12Mercedes-Benz GT108B 5.0 L V8
B
1
Bernd Schneider
All
Mark Webber
All
2
Ricardo Zonta
All
Klaus Ludwig
All
DAMS
Panoz GTR-1
Ford -Roush 6.0 L V8
M
3
Éric Bernard
1–5, 7, 9–10
David Brabham
1–5, 7, 9–10
Franck Lagorce
6, 8
Christophe Tinseau
6, 8
Johnny O'Connell
6
Zakspeed Racing
Porsche 911 GT1-98
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
P
5
Andreas Scheld
1–5, 7–9
Alexander Grau
1–5
Armin Hahne
6–9
Fabien Giroix
6
Jean-Denis Délétraz
6
6
Michael Bartels
All
Armin Hahne
1–5
Alexander Grau
6
Andreas Scheld
6
Max Angelelli
7–10
Porsche AG
Porsche 911 GT1-98
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
M
7
Allan McNish
All
Yannick Dalmas
1, 3–10
Bob Wollek
2
Stéphane Ortelli
6
8
Jörg Müller
All
Uwe Alzen
1–4, 6–10
Bob Wollek
5–6
Team Hezemans
Bitter GT1
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
G
9
Jan Lammers
2–3
Mike Hezemans
2–3
10
Rainer Bonnetsmüller
2–3
Manfred Jurasz
2–3
Stefan Hackl
2
Michael Fielder
3
Team Persson Motorsport
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR
Mercedes-Benz GT112 6.0 L V12
B
11
Christophe Bouchut
All
Bernd Mayländer
All
12
Marcel Tiemann
All
Jean-Marc Gounon
All
Davidoff Classic
McLaren F1 GTR
BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12
G
15
Thomas Bscher
1–3, 5–8
Geoff Lees
1–3, 5–8
Larbre Compétition
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
M
17
Patrice Goueslard
4–5
Bob Wollek
4
Carl Rosenblad
4
Jack Leconte
5
Jean-Luc Chéreau
5
Parabolica Motorsports
McLaren F1 GTR
BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12
D
27
Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
2–4
Patrick Caternet
2–4
Stefan Widmann
3
GT2
Entrant
Car
Engine
Tyre
Drivers
Rounds
Viper Team Oreca
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
M
51
Olivier Beretta
All
Pedro Lamy
All
Dominique Dupuy
6
52
Karl Wendlinger
All
David Donohue
1, 3–4, 9–10
Justin Bell
2, 6–8
Marc Duez
5
Hideshi Matsuda
6
Chamberlain Engineering
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
D
53
Ni Amorim
1–5, 7–10
Gonçalo Gomes
1–3
Gary Ayles
4–5
Matt Turner
6–7
Hans Hugenholtz Jr.
6, 9–10
Hiroshi Sakai
6
Martin Short
7
Manfred Stohl
8
Dominic Chappell
9
Spencer Trenery
10
54
Matt Turner
1–2
Ashley Ward
1
Hans Hugenholtz Jr.
2
Saleen-Allen Speedlab
Saleen Mustang SR
Ford 5.9 L V8
55
Andy Pilgrim
10
Terry Borcheller
10
Ron Johnson
10
Roock Racing
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
Y
56
Claudia Hürtgen
All
Stéphane Ortelli
1–3, 5, 7–10
Emmanuel Collard
4
Mike Hezemans
6
Jan Lammers
6
57
Bruno Eichmann
All
Sascha Maassen
1–6
Hisashi Wada
6
Mike Hezemans
7–10
André Ahrlé
7
Roock Sportsystem
58
André Ahrlé
1–6, 8–10
Ratanakul Prutirat
1, 3–6
Tim Sugden
2
Peter Owen
2
Robert Nearn
6
John Robinson
7
Hugh Price
7
Sascha Maassen
8
Andy Pilgrim
9
Robert Schirle
10
Dirk Layer
10
Elf Haberthur Racing
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
G
60
Michel Neugarten
All
Gerd Ruch
All
Marco Spinelli
1–5, 7–8
Michel Ligonnet
6
Zak Brown
9–10
61
Éric Graham
1, 3–4, 6–7
David Smadja
1, 3, 6–7
Hervé Poulain
1, 4
David Velay
3–4
Mauro Casadei
5, 8–9
Kersten Jodexnis
5
Dieter Fähler
5
Masahiro Kimoto
6
Emmanuel Clérico
7
Bruno Lambert
8, 10
Karl Baron
8
Klaus Horn
9
Mike Conte
10
Stadler Motorsport
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
P
62
Uwe Sick
All
Axel Röhr
1-5, 7–9
Franz Hunkeler
6
Jörg Clavuot
6
Renato Mastropietro
9–10
Will Langhorne
10
Krauss Race Sports International
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
D
63
Michael Trunk
1–5, 7–10
Bernhard Müller
1–5, 7–10
Konrad Motorsport
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
D
65
Martin Stretton
All
Toni Seiler
1–5, 7–10
Yukihiro Hane
6
Jun Harada
6
66
Franz Konrad
All
Nick Ham
1–3
Stéphane Sallaz
4, 6
Altfrid Heger
5–8
Jan Lammers
9–10
Remus Racing
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
67
Wido Rössler
8
Herbert Drexler
8
Proton Competition
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
P
69
Gerold Ried
All
Patrick Vuillaume
All
Manfred Jurasz
6
96
Horst Felbermayr
1–5, 7–8
Horst Felbermayr Jr.
1–5, 7–8
Marcos Racing International
Marcos LM600
Chevrolet 5.9 L V8
D
70
Cor Euser
All
Harald Becker
All
Christian Vann
3–4, 6–10
71
Herman Buurman
9–10
Manno Schaafsma
9–10
Paul Belmondo Racing
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
P
74
Marc Rostan
3
Jacques Plattier
3
Francis Werner
3
Swiss Team Salamin
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
75
Max Cohen-Olivar
3
Bernard Schwach
3
Seikel Motorsport
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
P
76
Ernst Palmberger
3, 5, 8
Gerhard Marchner
3, 8
Renato Mastropietro
3
Peter Seikel
4
Fred Rosterg
4
Bernard Schwach
4
Nigel Smith
5–7, 9–10
Robert Nearn
5
Takashi Suzuki
6
Max Cohen-Olivar
7, 9–10
Jean-François Véroux
7
Manfred Jurasz
8
Andrew Bagnall
9–10
87
Gerhard Marchner
6, 9–10
Sumio Sakurai Suzuki
6
Tomiko Yoshikawa
6
Manfred Jurasz
9–10
Christian Vogler
9
Tony Burgess
10
Sonauto Levallois
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
P
77
Jean-Pierre Jarier
4
François Lafon
4
Bovi Motorsport
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
78
Kálmán Bódis
5, 8
Attila Barta
5
Herbert Jerish
5
Ferenc Rátkai
8
RWS
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
79
Günther Blieninger
8
Hans-Jörg Hofer
8
Raffaele Sangiuolo
8
GP Motorsport
Saleen Mustang SR
Ford 5.9 L V8
80
Daniel Dror
9–10
Simon Gregg
9–10
Robert Schirle
9
John Young
10
Freisinger Motorsport
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
81
Wolfgang Kaufmann
7–10
Michel Ligonnet
7–10
Larbre Compétition
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
M
86
Jack Leconte
9–10
Jean-Luc Chéreau
9–10
Cirtek Motorsport
Saleen Mustang SR Porsche 911 GT2
Ford 5.9 L V8Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
D
98
David Warnock
2, 7
Robert Schirle
2
Mauro Casadei
3
Andrea Garbagnati
3
Angelo Zadra
3
Richard Nearn
7
Sascha Maassen
7
Results and standings
Mercedes-Benz won all ten races with the CLK GTR and CLK LM (pictured)
Race results
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 75% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for all cars that finished a race.[ 2]
Points system
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
10
6
4
3
2
1
Driver championships
GT1
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
GT2
Team championships
GT1
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
GT2
References
See also
International
Asia
Europe
Americas
Oceania
Europe GT4
Americas GT4
Asia GT4
Australia GT4
Europe TC
Americas TC