1998 IMSA GT Championship season

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1998 IMSA GT Championship season
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The 1998 Professional SportsCar Racing Championship season was the 28th and final season of the IMSA GT Championship. It consisted of an open-cockpit World Sports Car (WSC) class of prototypes and Grand Tourer-style racing cars divided into GT1, GT2, and GT3 classes. It began March 22, 1998 and ended October 25, 1998 after eight rounds.

The IMSA GT Championship was replaced by the American Le Mans Series in 1999, which was supported by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). This series, based on the 24 Hours of Le Mans, was initially previewed during the 1998 season with the running of the inaugural Petit Le Mans. Professional SportsCar Racing remained as the series organizer.

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[edit] Schedule

Rnd Race Length Circuit Date
1 Flag of Florida Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours Sebring International Raceway March 22
2 Flag of Nevada Toshiba Nevada Grand Prix 3 Hours 45 Minutes Las Vegas Motor Speedway April 26
3 Flag of Connecticut The Dodge Dealers Grand Prix† 1 Hour 45 Minutes Lime Rock Park May 25
4 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state) Sports Car Grand Prix of Road Atlanta 3 Hours 45 Minutes Road Atlanta June 21
5 Flag of Ontario Mosport Festival 2 Hours 45 Minutes Mosport August 9
6 Flag of Florida NAPA Sebring Classic 3 Hours Sebring International Raceway September 20
7 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state) Petit Le Mans 10 Hours or 1000 Miles Road Atlanta October 10
8 Flag of California VISA Sports Car Championships 2 Hours 30 Minutes Laguna Seca Raceway October 25

† - Two separate races were held for Lime Rock: One for WSC, one for the GT classes.

[edit] Season Results

Rnd Circuit WSC Winning Team GT1 Winning Team GT2 Winning Team GT3 Winning Team Results
WSC Winning Drivers GT1 Winning Drivers GT2 Winning Drivers GT3 Winning Drivers
1 Sebring Flag of the United States #30 MOMO Doran Racing Flag of the United States #4 Panoz Motorsports Flag of Germany #66 Konrad Motorsport Flag of the United States #10 PTG Results
Flag of Belgium Didier Theys
Flag of Italy Mauro Baldi
Flag of Italy Gianpiero Moretti		 Flag of the United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Flag of Australia David Brabham		 Flag of Austria Franz Konrad
Flag of the United States Nick Ham		 Flag of the United States Bill Auberlen
Flag of the United States Boris Said
2 Las Vegas Flag of the United States #7 Doyle-Risi Racing Flag of the United States #4 Panoz Motorsports Flag of the United States #6 PTG Flag of the United States #10 PTG Results
Flag of South Africa Wayne Taylor
Flag of Belgium Eric van de Poele		 Flag of the United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Flag of Australia David Brabham		 Flag of the United States Andy Pilgrim
Flag of the United States Boris Said
Flag of Belgium Marc Duez		 Flag of the United States Peter Cunningham
Flag of Canada Ross Bentley
3 Lime Rock Flag of the United States #16 Dyson Racing Flag of the United States #4 Panoz Motorsports Flag of the United States #6 PTG Flag of the United States #1 PTG Results
Flag of the United States Butch Leitzinger
Flag of the United Kingdom James Weaver		 Flag of the United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Flag of Australia David Brabham		 Flag of the United States Boris Said
Flag of Belgium Marc Duez		 Flag of the United States Peter Cunningham
Flag of Canada Ross Bentley
4 Road Atlanta Flag of the United States #16 Dyson Racing Flag of the United States #38 Champion Motors Flag of the United States #6 PTG Flag of the United States #10 PTG Results
Flag of the United States Butch Leitzinger
Flag of the United Kingdom James Weaver		 Flag of Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Flag of France Bob Wollek		 Flag of the United States Boris Said
Flag of Belgium Marc Duez		 Flag of the United States Bill Auberlen
Flag of the United States Mark Simo
5 Mosport Flag of the United States #16 Dyson Racing Flag of the United States #4 Panoz Motorsports Flag of the United States #6 PTG Flag of the United States #10 PTG Results
Flag of the United States Butch Leitzinger
Flag of the United Kingdom James Weaver		 Flag of the United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Flag of Australia David Brabham		 Flag of Belgium Marc Duez
Flag of Canada Ross Bentley		 Flag of the United States Bill Auberlen
Flag of the United States Mark Simo
6 Sebring Flag of the United States #16 Dyson Racing Flag of the United States #4 Panoz Motorsports Flag of the United States #99 Schumacher Racing Flag of the United States #22 Alex Job Racing Results
Flag of the United States Butch Leitzinger
Flag of the United Kingdom James Weaver		 Flag of the United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Flag of Australia David Brabham		 Flag of the United States Larry Schumacher
Flag of the United States John O'Steen		 Flag of the United States Cort Wagner
Flag of the United States Kelly Collins
7 Road Atlanta Flag of the United States #7 Doyle-Risi Racing Flag of the United States #38 Champion Motors Flag of Germany #81 Freisinger Motorsport Flag of the United States #76 Team A.R.E. Results
Flag of Belgium Eric van de Poele
Flag of South Africa Wayne Taylor
Flag of France Emmanuel Collard		 Flag of Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Flag of France Bob Wollek
Flag of Germany Ralf Kelleners		 Flag of France Michel Ligonnet
Flag of the United States Lance Stewart		 Flag of the United States Peter Argetsinger
Flag of the United States Richard Polidori
Flag of Italy Angelo Cilli
8 Laguna Seca Flag of Germany #2 BMW Motorsport Flag of the United States #4 Panoz Motorsports Flag of Germany #72 Konrad Motorsport Flag of the United States #23 Alex Job Racing Results
Flag of the United States Bill Auberlen
Flag of Belgium Didier de Radigues		 Flag of the United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Flag of Australia David Brabham		 Flag of Austria Franz Konrad
Flag of the Netherlands Jan Lammers		 Flag of the United States David Murry
Flag of the United States Cort Wagner

[edit] Teams Championship

Points are awarded to the finishers in the following order:

  • 25-21-19-17-15-14-13-12-11-10-...

Exception however for the 12 Hours of Sebring, which awarded in the following order:

  • 30-26-24-22-20-19-18-17-16-15-...

Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.

[edit] WSC Standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Total
1 Flag of the United States Doyle-Risi Racing Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 26 25 19 19 17 11 25 19 161
2 Flag of the United States Dyson Racing Riley & Scott MkIII Ford 5.0L V8 24 25 25 25 25 21 145
3 Flag of the United States Downing Atlanta Kudzu DLM
Kudzu DLY		 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor		 15

 21

 13

 14

 14

 13

 15
13		 118
4 Flag of the United States Intersport Racing Riley & Scott MkIII
Spice SC95		 Ford 5.0L V8
Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L V8		 18
19		 11

 9

 15

 12

 13

 17

 114
5 Flag of the United States MOMO/Doran Enterprises Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 30 21 10 19 12 15 107
6= Flag of the United States Transatlantic Racing Services Riley & Scott MkIII Ford 5.0L V8 17 14 17 19 19 7 93
6= Flag of the United States Matthews-Colucci Racing Riley & Scott MkIII Ford 5.0L V8 20 14 15 15 15 14 93
8 Flag of the United States Dollahite Racing Spice BDG-02
Ferrari 333 SP		 Chevrolet 6.0L V8
Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12		 13
17
14		 44
9 Flag of the United States Genesis Racing Hawk MD3R Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor
Chevrolet 6.0L V8		 19
11		 30
10 Flag of the United States Kopf Race Products Keiler KII Ford 5.0L V8 15 12 27
11 Flag of Germany BMW Motorsport Rafanelli Riley & Scott MkIII BMW 4.0L V8 25 25
12 Flag of the United States TRV Motorsports Kudzu DL-4 Chevrolet 6.0L V8 22 22
13 Flag of Germany Porsche AG Porsche LMP1-98 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 21 21
14 Flag of the United States Team Cascandia Argo JM20 Chevrolet 6.0L V8 17 17
15 Flag of the United States Denaba Racing Kudzu DLM Buick 4.5L V6 14 14
16 Flag of the United States Fantasy Junction Cannibal Chevrolet 6.0L V8 10 10

[edit] GT1 Standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Total
1 Flag of the United States Panoz Motor Sports Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 30 25 25 21 25 25 21 25 197
2 Flag of the United States Champion Motors Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 26 25 25 76
3 Flag of the United States Mosler Automotive Mosler Raptor Chevrolet 6.3L V8 20 19 19 57
4 Flag of the United States Rock Valley Racing Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet V8 22 22
5 Flag of the United States G & W Motorsports Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 21 21
6 Flag of the United States Art Pilla Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 19 19
7 Flag of the United States Robinson Racing Oldsmobile Aurora GTS-1 Oldsmobile 4.0L V8 18 18
8= Flag of the United States John Annis Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet V8 17 17
8= Flag of Germany Porsche AG Porsche 911 GT1-98 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 17 17
10 Flag of the United States Greg Malvaso Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet V8 16 16

[edit] GT2 Standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Total
1 Flag of the United States Schumacher Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 22 21 21 21 21 25 17 148
2 Flag of the United States Prototype Technology Group BMW M3 BMW 3.2L I6 25 25 25 25 100
3 Flag of Germany Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 30 21 25 76
4 Flag of Canada C.J. Motorsports Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 24 19 19 62
5 Flag of the United States Saleen-Allen Speedlab Saleen Mustang SR Ford 5.9L V8 26 14 40
6= Flag of the United States Martin Snow Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 19 19 38
6= Flag of the United States American Spirit Racing Vector M12 Lamborghini 5.7L V12 19 19 38
8 Flag of the United States David Friedman Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 19 17 36
9 Flag of the Netherlands Marcos Racing International Marcos LM600 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 12 21 33
10 Flag of Germany Freisinger Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 25 25
11 Flag of the United States Bell Motorsports BMW M3 BMW 3.2L I6 21 21
12 Flag of the United States Rohr Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 19 19
13 Flag of the United States Mark Hein Acura NSX Acura 3.2L V6 18 18
14= Flag of France Larbre Compétition Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 17 17
14= Flag of the United States Jon Lewis Vector M12 Lamborghini 5.7L V12 17 17
16= Flag of the United States Cameron Worth Mazda RX-7 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 15 15
16= Flag of the United States Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 15 15
18 Flag of the United States Charles Coker Jr. Porsche 968 Turbo RS Porsche 3.0L Turbo I4 13 13

[edit] GT3 Standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Total
1 Flag of the United States Prototype Technology Group BMW M3 BMW 3.2L I6 30 25 25 25 25 19 21 21 191
2 Flag of the United States Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 24 17 19 19 25 12 25 141
3 Flag of the United States G & W Motorsports Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 22 19 15 15 71
4 Flag of the United States Team A.R.E. Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 20 14 25 11 70
5 Flag of the United States AASCO Performance (#55) Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 13 13 17 43
6 Flag of the United States Tim Vargo Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 19 15 34
7= Flag of the United States The Racer's Group Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 14 19 33
7= Flag of the United States AASCO Performance (#17) Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 19 14 33
9 Flag of Ecuador Team Ecuador Nissan 240SX Nissan 2.4L I4 10 13 23
10= Flag of the United States Olive Garden Racing Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 17 17
10= Flag of the United States Gordon Zimmerman Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 17 17
12 Flag of the United States Bill Radar Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 16 16
13= Flag of the United States Phoenix Motorsports Pontiac Firebird Pontiac V8 15 15
13= Flag of the United States Technodyne Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 15 15
15= Flag of the United States Chris Mitchum Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 14 14
15= Flag of the United States T.C. Kline BMW M3 BMW 3.2L I6 14 14
17 Flag of the United States Raymond Boissoneau Mazda RX-7 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor 13 13
18= Flag of the United States Reisman Property Interests Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet V8 12 12
18= Flag of the United States Dale White Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 12 12
20 Flag of the United States First Union Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 11 11

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