1998 FIA GT Championship

Auto racing championship FIA GT Championship 1998 right horizontal 200 Klaus Ludwig (3664589379) (cropped).jpg 184 Ricardo Zonta 2007 Curitiba.jpg Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta won the GT1 Drivers' Championship for 1998 The 1998 FIA GT Championship marked the second season of FIA GT Championship, an auto racing series endorsed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and managed by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The races showcased grand touring cars adhering to two categories of regulations, GT1 and GT2, and awarded driver and team championships in each category. Commencing on 12 April 1998, the season concluded on 25 October 1998 after ten rounds, spanning across Europe, Japan, and the United States. The GT1 championships were won by Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta of the repeat champions AMG Mercedes, while the GT2 title was awarded to Olivier Beretta and Pedro Lamy of Viper Team Oreca.FIA/GT Championship, Automobile Year 1998/1999, page 264 Subsequent to the season, the GT1 category was eliminated from the FIA GT Championship due to insufficient entries for 1999. Schedule All races were shortened to a 500 km mi on 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 Helsinki for the rest of the European calendar. Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 Oschersleben 500 DEU Motopark Oschersleben, Oschersleben, Germany 12 April 2 British Empire Trophy Race GBR Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom 17 May 3 Hockenheim 500 DEU Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany 28 June 4 500 km de Dijon FRA Dijon-Prenois, Prenois, France 12 July 5 Hungaroring 500 HUN Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary 19 July 6 Suzuka 1000 km JPN Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan 23 August 7 Donington 500 GBR Donington Park, Leicestershire, United Kingdom 6 September 8 500 km Zeltweg AUT A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria 20 September 9 Miami 500 USA Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, United States 18 October 10 Visa Sports Car Championships USA Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, United States 25 OctoberSource:FIA GT Championship Calendar 1998 https://motorsportstats.com/series/fia-gt-championship/calendar/1998 Motorsport Stats 21 January 2024 Entries GT1 Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds DEU AMG Mercedes Mercedes-Benz CLK GTRMercedes-Benz CLK LM Mercedes-Benz GT112 6.0 L V12Mercedes-Benz GT108B 5.0 L V8 Bridgestone 1 DEU Bernd Schneider All AUS Mark Webber All 2 BRA Ricardo Zonta All DEU Klaus Ludwig All FRA DAMS Panoz GTR-1 Ford-Roush 6.0 L V8 Michelin 3 FRA Éric Bernard 1–5, 7, 9–10 AUS David Brabham 1–5, 7, 9–10 FRA Franck Lagorce 6, 8 FRA Christophe Tinseau 6, 8 USA Johnny O'Connell 6 DEU Zakspeed Racing Porsche 911 GT1-98 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli 5 DEU Andreas Scheld 1–5, 7–9 DEU Alexander Grau 1–5 DEU Armin Hahne 6–9 FRA Fabien Giroix 6 CHE Jean-Denis Délétraz 6 6 DEU Michael Bartels All DEU Armin Hahne 1–5 DEU Alexander Grau 6 DEU Andreas Scheld 6 ITA Max Angelelli 7–10 DEU Porsche AG Porsche 911 GT1-98 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin 7 GBR Allan McNish All FRA Yannick Dalmas 1, 3–10 FRA Bob Wollek 2 MON Stéphane Ortelli 6 8 DEU Jörg Müller All DEU Uwe Alzen 1–4, 6–10 FRA Bob Wollek 5–6 NED Team Hezemans Bitter GT1 Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 Goodyear 9 NED Jan Lammers 2–3 NED Mike Hezemans 2–3 10 DEU Rainer Bonnetsmüller 2–3 AUT Manfred Jurasz 2–3 DEU Stefan Hackl 2 DEU Michael Fielder 3 DEU Team Persson Motorsport Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Mercedes-Benz GT112 6.0 L V12 Bridgestone 11 FRA Christophe Bouchut All DEU Bernd Mayländer All 12 DEU Marcel Tiemann All FRA Jean-Marc Gounon All GBR Davidoff Classic McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 Goodyear 15 DEU Thomas Bscher 1–3, 5–8 GBR Geoff Lees 1–3, 5–8 FRA Larbre Compétition Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin 17 FRA Patrice Goueslard 4–5 FRA Bob Wollek 4 SWE Carl Rosenblad 4 FRA Jack Leconte 5 FRA Jean-Luc Chéreau 5 FRA Parabolica Motorsports McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 Dunlop 27 FRA Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière 2–4 FRA Patrick Caternet 2–4 DEU Stefan Widmann 3Sources:FIA GT Championship Entry List 1998 https://motorsportstats.com/series/fia-gt-championship/summary/1998 Motorsport Stats 21 January 2024FIA GT Championship - 1998: Entrylist https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/grand-touring/gt1-world-championship-fia-gt/1998-entrylist.html Speedsport Magazine 21 January 2024 GT2 Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds FRA Viper Team Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 Michelin 51 MON Olivier Beretta All PRT Pedro Lamy All FRA Dominique Dupuy 6 52 AUT Karl Wendlinger All USA David Donohue 1, 3–4, 9–10 GBR Justin Bell 2, 6–8 BEL Marc Duez 5 JPN Hideshi Matsuda 6 GBR Chamberlain Engineering Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 Dunlop 53 PRT Ni Amorim 1–5, 7–10 PRT Gonçalo Gomes 1–3 GBR Gary Ayles 4–5 USA Matt Turner 6–7 NED Hans Hugenholtz Jr. 6, 9–10 JPN Hiroshi Sakai 6 GBR Martin Short 7 AUT Manfred Stohl 8 GBR Dominic Chappell 9 USA Spencer Trenery 10 54 USA Matt Turner 1–2 GBR Ashley Ward 1 NED Hans Hugenholtz Jr. 2 USA Saleen-Allen Speedlab Saleen Mustang SR Ford 5.9 L V8 55 USA Andy Pilgrim 10 USA Terry Borcheller 10 USA Ron Johnson 10 DEU Roock Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Yokohama 56 DEU Claudia Hürtgen All MON Stéphane Ortelli 1–3, 5, 7–10 FRA Emmanuel Collard 4 NED Mike Hezemans 6 NED Jan Lammers 6 57 CHE Bruno Eichmann All DEU Sascha Maassen 1–6 JPN Hisashi Wada 6 NED Mike Hezemans 7–10 DEU André Ahrlé 7 DEU Roock Sportsystem 58 DEU André Ahrlé 1–6, 8–10 THA Ratanakul Prutirat 1, 3–6 GBR Tim Sugden 2 GBR Peter Owen 2 GBR Robert Nearn 6 GBR John Robinson 7 GBR Hugh Price 7 DEU Sascha Maassen 8 USA Andy Pilgrim 9 GBR Robert Schirle 10 USA Dirk Layer 10 CHE Elf Haberthur Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 Goodyear 60 BEL Michel Neugarten fr All DEU Gerd Ruch All ITA Marco Spinelli 1–5, 7–8 FRA Michel Ligonnet 6 USA Zak Brown 9–10 61 FRA Éric Graham 1, 3–4, 6–7 FRA David Smadja 1, 3, 6–7 FRA Hervé Poulain 1, 4 FRA David Velay 3–4 ITA Mauro Casadei 5, 8–9 DEU Kersten Jodexnis 5 CHE Dieter Fähler 5 JPN Masahiro Kimoto 6 FRA Emmanuel Clérico 7 BEL Bruno Lambert 8, 10 AUT Karl Baron 8 DEU Klaus Horn 9 USA Mike Conte 10 CHE Stadler Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli 62 CHE Uwe Sick All DEU Axel Röhr 1-5, 7–9 CHE Franz Hunkeler 6 CHE Jörg Clavuot 6 ITA Renato Mastropietro 9–10 USA Will Langhorne 10 DEU Krauss Race Sports International Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 63 DEU Michael Trunk 1–5, 7–10 DEU Bernhard Müller 1–5, 7–10 DEU Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 65 GBR Martin Stretton All CHE Toni Seiler 1–5, 7–10 JPN Yukihiro Hane 6 JPN Jun Harada 6 66 AUT Franz Konrad All USA Nick Ham 1–3 FRA Stéphane Sallaz 4, 6 DEU Altfrid Heger 5–8 NED Jan Lammers 9–10 DEU Remus Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 67 DEU Wido Rössler 8 DEU Herbert Drexler 8 DEU Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli 69 DEU Gerold Ried All FRA Patrick Vuillaume All AUT Manfred Jurasz 6 96 AUT Horst Felbermayr 1–5, 7–8 AUT Horst Felbermayr Jr. 1–5, 7–8 NED Marcos Racing International Marcos LM600 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Dunlop 70 NED Cor Euser All DEU Harald Becker All GBR Christian Vann 3–4, 6–10 71 NED Herman Buurman 9–10 RSA Manno Schaafsma 9–10 FRA Paul Belmondo Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 Pirelli 74 FRA Marc Rostan 3 FRA Jacques Plattier 3 FRA Francis Werner 3 CHE Swiss Team Salamin Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 75 MAR Max Cohen-Olivar 3 FRA Bernard Schwach 3 DEU Seikel Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli 76 DEU Ernst Palmberger 3, 5, 8 DEU Gerhard Marchner 3, 8 ITA Renato Mastropietro 3 DEU Peter Seikel 4 DEU Fred Rosterg 4 FRA Bernard Schwach 4 GBR Nigel Smith 5–7, 9–10 GBR Robert Nearn 5 JPN Takashi Suzuki 6 MAR Max Cohen-Olivar 7, 9–10 FRA Jean-François Véroux 7 AUT Manfred Jurasz 8 NZL Andrew Bagnall 9–10 87 DEU Gerhard Marchner 6, 9–10 JPN Sumio Sakurai Suzuki 6 JPN Tomiko Yoshikawa 6 AUT Manfred Jurasz 9–10 DEU Christian Vogler 9 CAN Tony Burgess 10 FRA Sonauto Levallois Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli 77 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier 4 FRA François Lafon 4 HUN Bovi Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 78 HUN Kálmán Bódis 5, 8 HUN Attila Barta 5 AUT Herbert Jerish 5 HUN Ferenc Rátkai 8 DEU RWS Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 79 DEU Günther Blieninger 8 AUT Hans-Jörg Hofer 8 ITA Raffaele Sangiuolo 8 GBR GP Motorsport Saleen Mustang SR Ford 5.9 L V8 80 GBR Daniel Dror 9–10 USA Simon Gregg 9–10 GBR Robert Schirle 9 USA John Young 10 DEU Freisinger Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 81 DEU Wolfgang Kaufmann 7–10 FRA Michel Ligonnet 7–10 FRA Larbre Compétition Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin 86 FRA Jack Leconte 9–10 FRA Jean-Luc Chéreau 9–10 GBR Cirtek Motorsport Saleen Mustang SRPorsche 911 GT2 Ford 5.9 L V8Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 98 GBR David Warnock 2, 7 GBR Robert Schirle 2 ITA Mauro Casadei 3 ITA Andrea Garbagnati 3 ITA Angelo Zadra 3 GBR Richard Nearn 7 DEU Sascha Maassen 7Sources: Results and standings thumb|right|250px|Mercedes-Benz won all ten races with the CLK GTR and CLK LM (pictured) Race results Rnd Circuit GT1 Winning Team GT2 Winning Team Report GT1 Winning Drivers GT2 Winning Drivers 1 Oschersleben DEU No. 2 AMG Mercedes FRA No. 51 Viper Team Oreca Report DEU Klaus LudwigBRA Ricardo Zonta MCO Olivier BerettaPRT Pedro Lamy 2 Silverstone DEU No. 1 AMG Mercedes FRA No. 51 Viper Team Oreca Report DEU Bernd SchneiderAUS Mark Webber MCO Olivier BerettaPRT Pedro Lamy 3 Hockenheimring DEU No. 1 AMG Mercedes FRA No. 51 Viper Team Oreca Report DEU Bernd SchneiderAUS Mark Webber MCO Olivier BerettaPRT Pedro Lamy 4 Dijon DEU No. 2 AMG Mercedes FRA No. 51 Viper Team Oreca Report DEU Klaus LudwigBRA Ricardo Zonta MCO Olivier BerettaPRT Pedro Lamy 5 Hungaroring DEU No. 1 AMG Mercedes DEU No. 57 Roock Racing Report DEU Bernd SchneiderAUS Mark Webber DEU Sascha MaassenCHE Bruno Eichmann 6 Suzuka DEU No. 1 AMG Mercedes FRA No. 51 Viper Team Oreca Report DEU Bernd SchneiderAUS Mark Webber MCO Olivier BerettaPRT Pedro LamyFRA Dominique Dupuy 7 Donington DEU No. 1 AMG Mercedes FRA No. 51 Viper Team Oreca Report DEU Bernd SchneiderAUS Mark Webber MCO Olivier BerettaPRT Pedro Lamy 8 A1-Ring DEU No. 2 AMG Mercedes FRA No. 52 Viper Team Oreca Report DEU Klaus LudwigBRA Ricardo Zonta AUT Karl WendlingerGBR Justin Bell 9 Homestead DEU No. 2 AMG Mercedes FRA No. 51 Viper Team Oreca Report DEU Klaus LudwigBRA Ricardo Zonta MCO Olivier BerettaPRT Pedro Lamy 10 Laguna Seca DEU No. 2 AMG Mercedes FRA No. 51 Viper Team Oreca Report DEU Klaus LudwigBRA Ricardo Zonta MCO Olivier BerettaPRT Pedro LamySource:FIA GT Championship - Season 1998: Results https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/grand-touring/gt1-world-championship-fia-gt/1998-results.html Speedsport Magazine 21 January 2024 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.FIA GT Championship 1998 Sporting Regulations, www3.fia.com, as archived at web.archive.org +Points system 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 10 6 4 3 2 1 Driver championships GT1 Pos. Position Driver Team OSCGER SILGBR HOCGER DIJFRA HUNHUN SUZJPN DONGBR A1RAUT HOMUSA LAGUSA Totalpoints 1 GER Klaus Ludwig GER AMG Mercedes 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 77 1 BRA Ricardo Zonta GER AMG Mercedes 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 77 2 GER Bernd Schneider GER AMG Mercedes 3 1 1 9 1 1 1 2 4 2 69 2 AUS Mark Webber GER AMG Mercedes 3 1 1 9 1 1 1 2 4 2 69 3 GBR Allan McNish GER Porsche AG 7 Ret 6 2 3 3 3 3 3 Ret 27 3 FRA Yannick Dalmas GER Porsche AG 7 6 2 3 3 3 3 3 Ret 27 4 GER Jörg Müller GER Porsche AG 8 2 8 11 4 Ret 4 8 2 3 22 5 GER Uwe Alzen GER Porsche AG 8 2 8 11 Ret 4 8 2 3 19 6 GER Marcel Tiemann GER Team Persson Motorsport 2 Ret 4 5 Ret 7 5 5 5 7 17 6 FRA Jean-Marc Gounon GER Team Persson Motorsport 2 Ret 4 5 Ret 7 5 5 5 7 17 7 AUS David Brabham FRA DAMS 5 8 3 3 6 Ret 6 4 15 7 FRA Éric Bernard FRA DAMS 5 8 3 3 6 Ret 6 4 15 8 GER Michael Bartels GER Zakspeed Racing 6 3 7 6 5 6 NC 4 7 5 14 9 GER Armin Hahne GER Zakspeed Racing 6 3 7 6 5 8 6 9 DNS 9 10 FRA Christophe Bouchut GER Team Persson Motorsport Ret 7 10 4 DNS 4 8 10 Ret 6 7 10 GER Bernd Mayländer GER Team Persson Motorsport Ret 7 10 4 DNS 4 8 10 Ret 6 7 11 GER Andreas Scheld GER Zakspeed Racing 4 5 Ret 7 Ret 6 6 9 DNS 7 12 GER Alexander Grau GER Zakspeed Racing 4 5 Ret 7 Ret 6 6 13 ITA Max Angelelli GER Zakspeed Racing NC 4 7 5 5 14 MCO Stéphane Ortelli GER Porsche AG 3 4 15 GBR Geoff Lees GBR Davidoff Classic Ret 6 5 Ret Ret 7 6 4 15 GER Thomas Bscher GBR Davidoff Classic Ret 6 5 Ret Ret 7 6 4 16 FRA Bob Wollek GER Porsche AG Ret 4 Ret 3 FRA Larbre Compétition 8 17 FRA Christophe Tinseau FRA DAMS 5 7 2 17 FRA Franck Lagorce FRA DAMS 5 7 2 18 USA Johnny O'Connell FRA DAMS 5 2- FRA Patrice Goueslard FRA Larbre Compétition 8 Ret 0- SWE Carl Rosenblad FRA Larbre Compétition 8 0- FRA Fabien Giroix GER Zakspeed Racing 8 0- SUI Jean-Denis Délétraz GER Zakspeed Racing 8 0- FRA Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière FRA Parabolica Motorsports Ret 9 10 0- FRA Patrick Caternet FRA Parabolica Motorsports Ret 9 10 0- GER Steffen Widmann FRA Parabolica Motorsports 9 0- NED Mike Hezemans NED Team Hezemans WD Ret DNS 0- NED Jan Lammers NED Team Hezemans WD Ret DNS 0- GER Rainer Bonnetsmüller NED Team Hezemans WD Ret DNS 0- AUT Manfred Jurasz NED Team Hezemans WD Ret DNS 0- GER Stefan Hackl NED Team Hezemans Ret 0- FRA Jack Leconte FRA Larbre Compétition Ret 0- FRA Jean-Luc Chéreau FRA Larbre Compétition Ret 0- GER Michael Fielder NED Team Hezemans DNS 0 Pos. Position Driver Team OSCGER SILGBR HOCGER DIJFRA HUNHUN SUZJPN DONGBR A1RAUT HOMUSA LAGUSA TotalpointsSources:FIA GT Championship Standings 1998 https://motorsportstats.com/series/fia-gt-championship/standings/1998 Motorsport Stats 21 January 2024 GT2 right horizontal 185 Olivier Beretta 2012 WEC Fuji.jpg 200 Pedro Lamy Le Mans drivers parade 2011 crop.jpg Olivier Beretta and Pedro Lamy won the GT2 Drivers' Championship for Viper Team Oreca with eight victories Pos. Position Driver Team OSCGER SILGBR HOCGER DIJFRA HUNHUN SUZJPN DONGBR A1RAUT HOMUSA LAGUSA Totalpoints 1 MON Olivier Beretta FRA Viper Team Oreca 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 92 1 PRT Pedro Lamy FRA Viper Team Oreca 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 92 2 AUT Karl Wendlinger FRA Viper Team Oreca 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 2 3 1 Ret DNS 38 3 CHE Bruno Eichmann DEU Roock Racing DSQ Ret 3 5 1 Ret 12 9 12 2 22 4 GBR Justin Bell FRA Viper Team Oreca Ret 2 3 1 20 5 AUT Franz Konrad DEU Konrad Motorsport 3 7 11 4 DNS 4 2 3 Ret Ret 20 6 USA David Donohue FRA Viper Team Oreca 2 2 2 Ret DNS 18 7 DEU Sascha Maassen DEU Roock Racing DSQ Ret 3 5 1 Ret 17 GBR Cirtek Motorsport 10 DEU Roock Sportsystem 6 8 DEU Gerd Ruch CHE Elf Haberthur Racing 7 2 5 15 4 5 Ret 8 Ret 5 15 8 BEL Michel Neugarten fr CHE Elf Haberthur Racing 7 2 5 15 4 5 Ret 8 Ret 5 15 9 DEU Michael Trunk DEU Krauss Race Sports International 5 8 13 6 5 7 5 4 3 14 9 DEU Bernhard Müller DEU Krauss Race Sports International 5 8 13 6 5 7 5 4 3 14 10 DEU Altfrid Heger DEU Konrad Motorsport DNS 4 2 3 13 11 NED Cor Euser NED Marcos Racing International 6 Ret Ret Ret 3 3 DSQ Ret 3 Ret 13 11 DEU Harald Becker NED Marcos Racing International 6 Ret Ret Ret 3 3 DSQ Ret 3 Ret 13 12 ITA Marco Spinelli CHE Elf Haberthur Racing 7 2 5 15 4 Ret 8 11 13 FRA Dominique Dupuy FRA Viper Team Oreca 1 10 14 DEU Claudia Hürtgen DEU Roock Racing Ret Ret 4 7 DNS 7 13 13 2 Ret 9 15 MON Stéphane Ortelli DEU Roock Racing Ret Ret 4 DNS 13 13 2 Ret 9 16 FRA Michel Ligonnet CHE Elf Haberthur Racing 5 9 DEU Freisinger Motorsport 4 4 6 Ret 17 GBR Christian Vann NED Marcos Racing International Ret Ret 3 DSQ Ret 3 Ret 8 18 DEU Wolfgang Kaufmann DEU Freisinger Motorsport 4 4 6 Ret 7 19 DEU André Ahrlé DEU Roock Sportsystem 9 10 14 10 6 Ret 6 5 4 7 DEU Roock Racing 12 20 NED Mike Hezemans DEU Roock Racing 7 12 9 12 2 6 21 JPN Hideshi Matsuda FRA Viper Team Oreca 2 6 22 FRA Stéphane Sallaz DEU Konrad Motorsport 4 4 6 23 CHE Uwe Sick CHE Stadler Motorsport 10 3 6 9 8 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 5 23 DEU Axel Röhr CHE Stadler Motorsport 10 3 6 9 8 Ret Ret DNS Ret 5 24 GBR Martin Stretton DEU Konrad Motorsport 4 9 7 15 Ret Ret 5 7 7 10 5 24 CHE Toni Seiler DEU Konrad Motorsport 4 9 7 15 Ret 5 7 7 10 5 25 USA Nick Ham DEU Konrad Motorsport 3 7 11 4 26 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier FRA Sonauto Levallois3 4 26 FRA François Lafon FRA Sonauto Levallois3 4 27 USA Matt Turner GBR Chamberlain Engineering Ret 5 6 6 4 28 DEU Gerold Ried DEU Proton Competition 12 4 Ret 12 9 9 9 Ret Ret 7 3 28 FRA Patrick Vuillaume DEU Proton Competition 12 4 Ret 12 9 9 9 Ret Ret 7 3 29 GBR Rob Schirle GBR Cirtek Motorsport Ret 3 GBR GP Motorsport DNS DEU Roock Sportsystem 4 29 DEU Dirk Layer DEU Roock Sportsystem 4 3 30 NED Hans Hugenholtz Jr. GBR Chamberlain Engineering 5 6 Ret 8 3 31 USA Zak Brown CHE Elf Haberthur Racing Ret 5 2 31 USA Andy Pilgrim DEU Roock Sportsystem 5 2 32 PRT Ni Amorim GBR Chamberlain Engineering 8 6 Ret 11 DNS 6 Ret Ret 8 2 33 PRT Gonçalo Gomes GBR Chamberlain Engineering 8 6 Ret 1 34 THA Ratanakul Prutirat DEU Roock Sportsystem 9 14 10 6 Ret 1 35 JPN Hiroshi Sakai GBR Chamberlain Engineering 6 1 35 GBR Martin Short GBR Chamberlain Engineering 6 1 35 USA Simon Gregg GBR GP Motorsport DNS 6 1 35 GBR Daniel Dror GBR GP Motorsport DNS 6 1 35 USA John Young GBR GP Motorsport 6 1 Pos. Position Driver Team OSCGER SILGBR HOCGER DIJFRA HUNHUN SUZJPN DONGBR A1RAUT HOMUSA LAGUSA TotalpointsSources: Team championships GT1 Pos. Position Team OSCGER SILGBR HOCGER DIJFRA HUNHUN SUZJPN DONGBR A1RAUT HOMUSA LAGUSA Totalpoints 1 DEU AMG Mercedes 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 146 3 4 2 9 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 DEU Porsche AG 7 2 6 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 49 8 Ret 8 11 4 Ret 4 8 3 Ret 3 DEU Team Persson Motorsport 2 7 4 4 Ret 4 5 5 5 6 24 Ret Ret 10 5 DNS 7 8 10 Ret 7 4 DEU Zakspeed Racing 4 3 7 6 5 6 6 4 7 5 20 6 5 Ret 7 Ret 8 NC 9 DNS5 FRA DAMS 5 8 3 3 6 5 Ret 7 6 417 6 GBR Davidoff Classic Ret 6 5 Ret Ret 7 64 – FRA Larbre Compétition 8 Ret0 – FRA Parabolica Motorsports WD Ret 9 10 0 – NED Team Hezemans WD Ret DNS 0 WD Ret DNSSources:FIA GT Championship - 1998: Point standings https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/grand-touring/gt1-world-championship-fia-gt/1998-points.html Speedsport Magazine 21 January 2024 GT2 Pos. Position Team OSCGER SILGBR HOCGER DIJFRA HUNHUN SUZJPN DONGBR A1RAUT HOMUSA LAGUSA Totalpoints 1 FRA Viper Team Oreca 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 130 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 2 3 2 Ret DNS 2 DEU Roock Racing Ret Ret 3 5 1 7 12 9 2 2 31 DSQ Ret 4 7 DNS Ret 13 13 12 Ret 3 DEU Konrad Motorsport 3 7 7 4 Ret 4 2 3 7 10 25 4 9 11 15 DNS Ret 5 7 Ret Ret 4 CHE Elf Haberthur Racing 7 2 5 13 4 5 11 8 9 5 15 Ret 9 14 Ret 10 Ret 11 Ret Ret 5 DEU Krauss Race Sports International 5 8 13 6 5 7 5 4 3 14 6 NLD Marcos Racing International 6 Ret Ret Ret 3 3 DSQ Ret 3 Ret 13 13 Ret 7 DEU Freisinger Motorsport 4 4 6 Ret 7 8 DEU Roock Sportsystem 9 10 14 10 6 Ret DSQ 6 5 4 7 9 CHE Stadler Motorsport 10 3 6 9 8 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 5 10 GBR Chamberlain Engineering 8 5 Ret 11 DNS 6 6 Ret Ret 8 5 Ret 6 11 FRA Sonauto Levallois 3 4 12 DEU Proton Competition 11 4 8 8 9 9 8 12 Ret 7 3 12 Ret Ret 12 10 9 Ret 13 GBR GP Motorsport DNS 6 1 – DEU Seikel Motorsport 12 Ret 7 8 Ret Ret 8 9 0 11 10 Ret – GBR Cirtek Motorsport Ret 10 10 0 – DEU RWS 10 0 – FRA Larbre Compétition 11 Ret 0 – HUN Bovi Motorsport Ret Ret 0 – FRA Paul Belmondo Racing Ret 0 – DEU Remus Racing Ret 0 – CHE Swiss Team Salamin DNS 0 – USA Saleen-Allen Speedlab DNS 0Sources: References Bibliography Upietz Ulrich Porsche GT1: Der Erfolgstyp 1997/1998 1998 Gruppe C Motorsport Verlag Duisburg 978-3928540162 en, de 130–175 See also GTR Euroseries FIA GT Championship Category:FIA GT Championship seasons