1998 Mosport Festival

February 2025 thumb|250px|Mosport International Raceway The 1998 Mosport Festival was a multi-class sports car and GT motor race held at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada on August 9, 1998. It was the fifth round of the 1998 Professional SportsCar Racing Championship season. The race was held over a two-hour-and-45-minute time period, during which 128 laps of the 3.9-kilometre circuit were completed for a race distance of 506.544 kilometres. thumb|Pre-Race Grid The race was won by the Dyson Racing team with drivers Butch Leitzinger and James Weaver driving a Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford. It was the 13th and final IMSA GT Championship race held at Mosport, with the championship being replaced by the American Le Mans Series in 1999.August 9, 1998 Mosport Visteon Panoz Race Report http://www.motorsport.com/gt/news/mosport-visteon-panoz-race-report/ Motorsport.com October 10, 2014 October 18, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141018080153/http://www.motorsport.com/gt/news/mosport-visteon-panoz-race-report/ dead thumb|Race Start Race results Class winners in bold. Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 WSC 16 Dyson Racing USA Butch LeitzingerUK James Weaver Riley & Scott Mk III Goodyear 128 Ford 5.0L V8 2 WSC 20 Dyson Racing USA Elliot Forbes-RobinsonUSA Dorsey Schroeder Riley & Scott Mk III Goodyear 128 Ford 5.0L V8 3 GT1 4 Panoz Motorsports AUS David BrabhamUK Andy Wallace Panoz GTR-1 Michelin 127 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 4 GT1 5 Panoz Motorsports FRA Éric BernardBRA Raul Boesel Panoz GTR-1 Michelin 127 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 5 WSC 27 Doran Enterprises, Inc. BEL Didier TheysSUI Fredy Lienhard Ferrari 333 SP Yokohama 126 Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 6 WSC 7 Doyle-Risi Racing ZAF Wayne TaylorBEL Eric van de Poele Ferrari 333 SP Pirelli 123 Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 7 WSC 28 Intersport Racing USA Jon FieldCAN Jacek Mucha Riley & Scott Mk III Goodyear 119 Ford 5.0L V8 8 WSC 63 Downing Atlanta USA A.J. SmithUSA Jim Downing Kudzu DLM-4 Goodyear 119 Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor 9 GT3 10 Prototype Technology Group USA Bill AuberlenUSA Mark Simo BMW M3 Yokohama 112 BMW 3.2L I6 10 GT3 1 Prototype Technology Group CAN Ross BentleyUSA Peter Cunningham BMW M3 Yokohama 111 BMW 3.2L I6 11 GT2 6 Prototype Technology Group BEL Marc DuezCAN Ross Bentley BMW M3 Yokohama 111 BMW 3.2L I6 12 GT2 99 Shumacher Racing USA Larry SchumacherUSA John O'SteenUK Andy Pilgrim Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 110 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 13 GT2 04 C.J. Motorsports USA John MortonCAN John Graham Porsche 911 GT2 Goodyear 110 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 14 GT3 23 Alex Job Racing USA Cort WagnerUSA Darryl Havens Porsche 964 Carrera RSR Pirelli 102 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 15DNF GT2 00 David Friedman USA David FriedmanUSA Nick Longhi Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Goodyear 53 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 DNS GT3 22 Alex Job Racing USA Darryl HavensUSA Cort Wagner Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Pirelli - Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Mosport-1998-08-09.html Mosport Festival Racing Sports Cars 2013-05-29http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=13773 Mosport Festival Ultimate Racing History 2013-05-29 References Mosport Category:Grand Prix of Mosport Mosport Festival Mosport Festival Mosport Festival