1998 FIA GT Laguna Seca 500 km

February 2025 thumb|250px|Layout of the Laguna Seca Raceway The 1998 Visa Sports Car Championships was the tenth and final round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Laguna Seca Raceway, California, United States on October 25, 1998. This race shared the weekend with a Professional SportsCar Racing Championship event. 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 2 DEU AMG Mercedes DEU Klaus LudwigBRA Ricardo Zonta Mercedes-Benz CLK LM Bridgestone 139 Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8 2 GT1 1 DEU AMG Mercedes DEU Bernd SchneiderAUS Mark Webber Mercedes-Benz CLK LM Bridgestone 139 Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8 3 GT1 8 DEU Porsche AG DEU Jörg MüllerDEU Uwe Alzen Porsche 911 GT1-98 Michelin 138 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 4 GT1 3 FRA DAMS FRA Éric BernardAUS David Brabham Panoz GTR-1 Michelin 137 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 5 GT1 6 DEU Zakspeed Racing DEU Michael BartelsITA Max Angelelli Porsche 911 GT1-98 Pirelli 138 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 6 GT1 11 DEU Team Persson Motorsport FRA Christophe BouchutDEU Bernd Mayländer Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Bridgestone 135 Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12 7 GT2 51 FRA Viper Team Oreca MCO Olivier BerettaPRT Pedro Lamy Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 127 Chrysler 8.0L V10 8 GT2 57 DEU Roock Racing CHE Bruno EichmannNLD Mike Hezemans Porsche 911 GT2 Yokohama 126 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 9 GT2 63 DEU Krauss Race Sports International DEU Michael TrunkDEU Bernhard Müller Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 123 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 10 GT2 58 DEU Roock Sportsystem DEU André AhrléGBR Robert SchirleUSA Dirk Layer Porsche 911 GT2 Yokohama 122 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 11 GT1 12 DEU Team Persson Motorsport FRA Jean-Marc GounonDEU Marcel Tiemann Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Bridgestone 121 Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12 12 GT2 60 CHE Elf Haberthur Racing BEL Michel NeugartenDEU Gerd RuchUSA Zak Brown Porsche 911 GT2 Goodyear 118 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 13 GT2 80 GBR GP Motorsport GBR Daniel DorUSA John YoungUSA Peter Gregg Saleen Mustang SR ? 118 Ford 5.9L V8 14 GT2 69 DEU Proton Competition DEU Gerold RiedFRA Patrick Vuillaume Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 65 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 15 GT2 53 GBR Chamberlain Engineering PRT Ni AmorimUSA Spencer TreneryNLD Hans Hugenholtz Chrysler Viper GTS-R Dunlop 117 Chrysler 8.0L V10 16 GT2 87 DEU Seikel Motorsport CAN Tony BurgessDEU Gerhard MarchnerAUT Manfred Jurasz Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 113 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 17 GT2 65 DEU Konrad Motorsport GBR Martin StrettonCHE Toni Seiler Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 105 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 18DNF GT2 81 DEU Freisinger Motorsport DEU Wolfgang KaufmannFRA Michel Ligonnet Porsche 911 GT2 ? 84 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 19DNF GT2 61 CHE Elf Haberthur Racing BEL Bruno LambertUSA Mike Conte Porsche 911 GT2 Goodyear 76 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 20DNF GT2 76 DEU Seikel Motorsport GBR Nigel SmithNZL Andrew BagnallMAR Max Cohen-Olivar Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 62 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 21DNF GT1 7 DEU Porsche AG FRA Yannick DalmasGBR Allan McNish Porsche 911 GT1-98 Michelin 44 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 22DNF GT2 71 NLD Marcos Racing International NLD Herman BuurmanZAF Manno Schaafsma Marcos LM600 Dunlop 33 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 23DNF GT2 70 NLD Marcos Racing International GBR Christian VannDEU Harald BeckerNLD Cor Euser Marcos LM600 Dunlop 21 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 24DNF GT2 62 CHE Stadler Motorsport ITA Renato MastropietroCHE Uwe SickUSA William Langhorne Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 19 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 25DNF GT2 86 FRA Larbre Compétition FRA Jean-Luc ChéreauFRA Jack Leconte Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin 15 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 26DNF GT2 56 DEU Roock Racing DEU Claudia HürtgenFRA Stéphane Ortelli Porsche 911 GT2 Yokohama 7 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 27DNF GT2 66 DEU Konrad Motorsport NLD Jan LammersAUT Franz Konrad Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 7 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 DNS GT2 52 FRA Viper Team Oreca AUT Karl WendlingerUSA David Donohue Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin – Chrysler 8.0L V10 DNS GT2 55 USA Saleen-Allen Speedlab GBR Andy PilgrimUSA Ron JohnsonUSA Terry Borcheller Saleen Mustang SR ? – Ford 5.9L V8 Statistics Pole position – #2 AMG Mercedes – 1:16.154 Fastest lap – #2 AMG Mercedes – 1:19.094 Average speed – 158.815 km/h References http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?event=10&season=1998&session=Entry%20List Results: 1998 Round 10 – Laguna Seca FIA GT Championship 25 October 1998 2007-12-20 http://wsrp.ic.cz/fiagt1998.html#10 500 km Laguna Seca World Sports Racing Prototypes 2 October 2005 2007-12-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20080924165529/http://wsrp.ic.cz/fiagt1998.html#10 2008-09-24 dead http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Laguna_Seca-1998-10-25-photo.html FIA GT Championship Laguna Seca 1998 (Photo Archive) Racing Sports Cars 4 October 2007 2007-12-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20071220213821/http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Laguna_Seca-1998-10-25-photo.html 20 December 2007 live 1998 FIA GT Championship 1998 FIA GT Homestead 500km None L Laguna Seca 500 FIA GT Laguna Seca 500km FIA GT Laguna Seca 500km