1998 FIA GT Donington 500 km

September 2023 thumb|250px|Layout of the Donington Park The 1998 FIA GT Donington 500 km was the seventh round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at Donington Park, United Kingdom, on 6 September 1998. Official results Class winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC). Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 GT1 1 DEU AMG Mercedes DEU Bernd SchneiderAUS Mark Webber Mercedes-Benz CLK LM Bridgestone 125 Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8 2 GT1 2 DEU AMG Mercedes DEU Klaus LudwigBRA Ricardo Zonta Mercedes-Benz CLK LM Bridgestone 125 Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8 3 GT1 7 DEU Porsche AG FRA Yannick DalmasGBR Allan McNish Porsche 911 GT1-98 Michelin 124 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 4 GT1 8 DEU Porsche AG DEU Jörg MüllerDEU Uwe Alzen Porsche 911 GT1-98 Michelin 123 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 5 GT1 12 DEU Team Persson Motorsport FRA Jean-Marc GounonDEU Marcel Tiemann Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Bridgestone 123 Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12 6 GT1 5 DEU Zakspeed Racing DEU Armin HahneDEU Andreas Scheld Porsche 911 GT1-98 Pirelli 121 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 7 GT1 15 GBR Davidoff ClassicGBR GTC Competition GBR Geoff LeesDEU Thomas Bscher McLaren F1 GTR Goodyear 120 BMW S70 6.0L V12 8 GT2 51 FRA Viper Team Oreca MCO Olivier BerettaPRT Pedro Lamy Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 114 Chrysler 8.0L V10 9 GT2 66 DEU Konrad Motorsport DEU Altfrid HegerAUT Franz Konrad Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 112 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 10 GT2 52 FRA Viper Team Oreca AUT Karl WendlingerGBR Justin Bell Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 111 Chrysler 8.0L V10 11 GT2 81 DEU Freisinger Motorsport DEU Wolfgang KaufmannFRA Michel Ligonnet Porsche 911 GT2 ? 111 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 12 GT1 11 DEU Team Persson Motorsport FRA Christophe BouchutDEU Bernd Mayländer Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Bridgestone 111 Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12 13 GT2 65 DEU Konrad Motorsport GBR Martin StrettonCHE Toni Seiler Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 109 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 14 GT2 53 GBR Chamberlain Engineering GBR Martin ShortUSA Matt TurnerPRT Ni Amorim Chrysler Viper GTS-R Dunlop 109 Chrysler 8.0L V10 15 GT2 63 DEU Krauss Race Sports International DEU Michael TrunkDEU Bernhard Müller Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 109 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 16 GT2 96 DEU Proton Competition AUT Horst Felbermayr Sr.AUT Horst Felbermayr Jr. Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 107 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 17 GT2 69 DEU Proton Competition DEU Gerold RiedFRA Patrick Vuillaume Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 104 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 18 GT2 98 GBR Cirtek Motorsport GBR David WarnockGBR Robert NearnDEU Sascha Maassen Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 101 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 19 GT2 61 CHE Elf Haberthur Racing FRA Eric GrahamFRA David SmadjaFRA Emmanuel Clérico Porsche 911 GT2 Goodyear 98 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 20 GT2 57 DEU Roock Racing CHE Bruno EichmannDEU André AhrléNLD Mike Hezemans Porsche 911 GT2 Yokohama 94 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 21 GT2 56 DEU Roock Racing DEU Claudia HürtgenFRA Stéphane Ortelli Porsche 911 GT2 Yokohama 82 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 22NC GT1 6 DEU Zakspeed Racing DEU Michael BartelsITA Max Angelelli Porsche 911 GT1-98 Pirelli 83 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 23DNF GT2 60 CHE Elf Haberthur Racing BEL Michel NeugartenDEU Gerd RuchITA Marco Spinelli Porsche 911 GT2 Goodyear 59 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 24DNF GT1 3 FRA DAMS FRA Éric BernardAUS David Brabham Panoz GTR-1 Michelin 56 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 25DNF GT2 62 CHE Stadler Motorsport DEU Axel RöhrCHE Uwe Sick Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 40 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 26DNF GT2 76 DEU Seikel Motorsport GBR Nigel SmithFRA Jean-François VérouxMAR Max Cohen-Olivar Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 26 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 DSQ† GT2 70 NLD Marcos Racing International GBR Christian VannDEU Harald BeckerNLD Cor Euser Marcos LM600 Dunlop 112 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 DSQ‡ GT2 58 DEU Roock Sportsystem GBR John RobinsonGBR Hugh Price Porsche 911 GT2 Yokohama 106 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 † – #70 Marcos Racing International was disqualified for failing post-race technical inspection. The car was found to have used fuel which did not meet FIA regulations. ‡ – #58 Roock Sportsystem was disqualified for failing post-race technical inspection. The car was found to have used an illegal amount of turbo boost. Statistics Pole position – #2 AMG Mercedes – 1:22.870 Fastest lap – #1 AMG Mercedes – 1:25.550 Average speed – 162.962 km/h References http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?event=7&season=1998&session=Entry%20List Results: 1998 Round 7 – Donington FIA GT Championship 6 September 1998 2007-12-17 http://wsrp.ic.cz/fiagt1998.html#7 500 km Donington World Sports Racing Prototypes 2 October 2005 2007-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20080924165529/http://wsrp.ic.cz/fiagt1998.html#7 24 September 2008 dead http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Donington-1998-09-06-photo.html FIA GT Championship Donington 1998 (Photo Archive) Racing Sports Cars 2 June 2003 2007-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20080115215420/http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Donington-1998-09-06-photo.html 15 January 2008 live 1998 FIA GT Championship 1998 Suzuka 1000km 1998 FIA GT A1-Ring 500 km D Donington 500