1998 FIA GT Budapest 500 km

thumb|250px|Layout of the Hungaroring (1989–2002) The 1998 FIA GT Budapest 500 km was the fifth round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Hungaroring, Hungary, on July 19, 1998. Due to a large accident on the first lap, the race was red flagged. The initial start was nullified and the race was restarted, running for its full original distance. Four cars which were damaged in the initial accident did not take the restart. 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 126 Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8 2 GT1 2 DEU AMG Mercedes DEU Klaus LudwigBRA Ricardo Zonta Mercedes-Benz CLK LM Bridgestone 126 Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8 3 GT1 7 DEU Porsche AG FRA Yannick DalmasGBR Allan McNish Porsche 911 GT1-98 Michelin 126 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 4 GT1 8 DEU Porsche AG FRA Bob WollekDEU Jörg Müller Porsche 911 GT1-98 Michelin 125 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 5 GT1 6 DEU Zakspeed Racing DEU Michael BartelsDEU Armin Hahne Porsche 911 GT1-98 Pirelli 121 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 6 GT2 57 DEU Roock Racing DEU Sascha MaassenCHE Bruno Eichmann Porsche 911 GT2 Yokohama 113 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 7 GT2 51 FRA Viper Team Oreca MCO Olivier BerettaPRT Pedro Lamy Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 113 Chrysler 8.0L V10 8 GT2 70 NLD Marcos Racing International GBR Christian VannDEU Harald BeckerNLD Cor Euser Marcos LM600 Dunlop 113 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 9 GT2 60 CHE Elf Haberthur Racing BEL Michel NeugartenDEU Gerd RuchITA Marco Spinelli Porsche 911 GT2 Goodyear 109 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 10 GT2 63 DEU Krauss Race Sports International DEU Michael TrunkDEU Bernhard Müller Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 109 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 11 GT2 58 DEU Roock Sportsystem DEU André AhrléTHA Ratanakul Prutirat Porsche 911 GT2 Yokohama 108 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 12 GT2 76 DEU Seikel Motorsport DEU Ernst PalmbergerGBR Nigel SmithGBR Robert Nearn Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 108 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 13 GT2 62 CHE Stadler Motorsport DEU Axel RöhrCHE Uwe Sick Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 105 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 14 GT2 69 DEU Proton Competition DEU Gerold RiedFRA Patrick Vuillaume Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 104 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 15 GT2 96 DEU Proton Competition AUT Horst Felbermayr Sr.AUT Horst Felbermayr Jr. Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 104 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 16 GT1 3 FRA DAMS FRA Éric BernardAUS David Brabham Panoz GTR-1 Michelin 97 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 17DNF GT1 5 DEU Zakspeed Racing DEU Alexander GrauDEU Andreas Scheld Porsche 911 GT1-98 Pirelli 87 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 18DNF GT2 61 CHE Elf Haberthur Racing DEU Kersten JodexnisITA Mauro CasadeiCHE Dieter Fähler Porsche 911 GT2 Goodyear 78 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 19DNF GT1 15 GBR Davidoff ClassicGBR GTC Competition GBR Geoff LeesDEU Thomas Bscher McLaren F1 GTR Goodyear 68 BMW S70 6.0L V12 20DNF GT2 78 HUN Bovi Motorsport HUN Attila BartaHUN Kálmán BódisAUT Herbert Jerish Porsche 911 GT2 ? 66 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 21DNF GT2 52 FRA Viper Team Oreca AUT Karl WendlingerBEL Marc Duez Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 50 Chrysler 8.0L V10 22DNF GT1 12 DEU Team Persson Motorsport FRA Jean-Marc GounonDEU Marcel Tiemann Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Bridgestone 39 Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12 23DNF GT2 65 DEU Konrad Motorsport GBR Martin StrettonCHE Toni Seiler Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 15 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 24DNF GT1 17 FRA Larbre Compétition FRA Patrice GoueslardFRA Jack LeconteFRA Jean-Luc Chéreau Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Michelin 9 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 DNS GT1 11 DEU Team Persson Motorsport FRA Christophe BouchutDEU Bernd Mayländer Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Bridgestone – Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12 DNS GT2 53 GBR Chamberlain Engineering PRT Ni AmorimGBR Gary Ayles Chrysler Viper GTS-R Dunlop – Chrysler 8.0L V10 DNS GT2 56 DEU Roock Racing DEU Claudia HürtgenFRA Stéphane Ortelli Porsche 911 GT2 Yokohama – Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 DNS GT2 66 DEU Konrad Motorsport DEU Altfrid HegerAUT Franz Konrad Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop – Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 Statistics Pole position – #1 AMG Mercedes – 1:28.562 Fastest lap – #2 AMG Mercedes – 1:32.300 Average speed – 149.062 km/h References http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?event=5&season=1998&session=Entry%20List Results: 1998 Round 5 – Budapest FIA GT Championship 19 July 1998 2007-12-14 http://wsrp.ic.cz/fiagt1998.html#5 500 km Hungaroring World Sports Racing Prototypes 2 October 2005 2007-12-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20080924165529/http://wsrp.ic.cz/fiagt1998.html#5 2008-09-24 dead 1998 FIA GT Championship 1998 FIA GT Dijon 500km 1998 Suzuka 1000km B Budapest 500