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1998 FIA GT Donington 500 km

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Layout of the Donington Park

The 1998 FIA GT Donington 500 km was the seventh round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at Donington Park, United Kingdom, on 6 September 1998.

Official results

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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 Germany AMG Mercedes Germany Bernd Schneider
Australia Mark Webber
Mercedes-Benz CLK LM B 125
Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8
2 GT1 2 Germany AMG Mercedes Germany Klaus Ludwig
Brazil Ricardo Zonta
Mercedes-Benz CLK LM B 125
Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8
3 GT1 7 Germany Porsche AG France Yannick Dalmas
United Kingdom Allan McNish
Porsche 911 GT1-98 M 124
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
4 GT1 8 Germany Porsche AG Germany Jörg Müller
Germany Uwe Alzen
Porsche 911 GT1-98 M 123
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
5 GT1 12 Germany Team Persson Motorsport France Jean-Marc Gounon
Germany Marcel Tiemann
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 123
Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12
6 GT1 5 Germany Zakspeed Racing Germany Armin Hahne
Germany Andreas Scheld
Porsche 911 GT1-98 P 121
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
7 GT1 15 United Kingdom Davidoff Classic
United Kingdom GTC Competition
United Kingdom Geoff Lees
Germany Thomas Bscher
McLaren F1 GTR G 120
BMW S70 6.0L V12
8 GT2 51 France Viper Team Oreca Monaco Olivier Beretta
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 114
Chrysler 8.0L V10
9 GT2 66 Germany Konrad Motorsport Germany Altfrid Heger
Austria Franz Konrad
Porsche 911 GT2 D 112
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
10 GT2 52 France Viper Team Oreca Austria Karl Wendlinger
United Kingdom Justin Bell
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 111
Chrysler 8.0L V10
11 GT2 81 Germany Freisinger Motorsport Germany Wolfgang Kaufmann
France Michel Ligonnet
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 111
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
12 GT1 11 Germany Team Persson Motorsport France Christophe Bouchut
Germany Bernd Mayländer
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 111
Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12
13 GT2 65 Germany Konrad Motorsport United Kingdom Martin Stretton
Switzerland Toni Seiler
Porsche 911 GT2 D 109
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
14 GT2 53 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering United Kingdom Martin Short
United States Matt Turner
Portugal Ni Amorim
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 109
Chrysler 8.0L V10
15 GT2 63 Germany Krauss Race Sports International Germany Michael Trunk
Germany Bernhard Müller
Porsche 911 GT2 D 109
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
16 GT2 96 Germany Proton Competition Austria Horst Felbermayr Sr.
Austria Horst Felbermayr Jr.
Porsche 911 GT2 P 107
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
17 GT2 69 Germany Proton Competition Germany Gerold Ried
France Patrick Vuillaume
Porsche 911 GT2 P 104
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
18 GT2 98 United Kingdom Cirtek Motorsport United Kingdom David Warnock
United Kingdom Robert Nearn
Germany Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT2 D 101
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
19 GT2 61 Switzerland Elf Haberthur Racing France Eric Graham
France David Smadja
France Emmanuel Clérico
Porsche 911 GT2 G 98
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
20 GT2 57 Germany Roock Racing Switzerland Bruno Eichmann
Germany André Ahrlé
Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 94
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
21 GT2 56 Germany Roock Racing Germany Claudia Hürtgen
France Stéphane Ortelli
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 82
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
22
NC
GT1 6 Germany Zakspeed Racing Germany Michael Bartels
Italy Max Angelelli
Porsche 911 GT1-98 P 83
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
23
DNF
GT2 60 Switzerland Elf Haberthur Racing Belgium Michel Neugarten
Germany Gerd Ruch
Italy Marco Spinelli
Porsche 911 GT2 G 59
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
24
DNF
GT1 3 France DAMS France Éric Bernard
Australia David Brabham
Panoz GTR-1 M 56
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
25
DNF
GT2 62 Switzerland Stadler Motorsport Germany Axel Röhr
Switzerland Uwe Sick
Porsche 911 GT2 P 40
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
26
DNF
GT2 76 Germany Seikel Motorsport United Kingdom Nigel Smith
France Jean-François Véroux
Morocco Max Cohen-Olivar
Porsche 911 GT2 P 26
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
DSQ GT2 70 Netherlands Marcos Racing International United Kingdom Christian Vann
Germany Harald Becker
Netherlands Cor Euser
Marcos LM600 D 112
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
DSQ GT2 58 Germany Roock Sportsystem United Kingdom John Robinson
United Kingdom Hugh Price
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 106
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6

† – #70 Marcos Racing International was disqualified for failing post-race technical inspection. The car was found to have used fuel which did not meet FIA regulations.

‡ – #58 Roock Sportsystem was disqualified for failing post-race technical inspection. The car was found to have used an illegal amount of turbo boost.

Statistics

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  • Pole position – #2 AMG Mercedes – 1:22.870
  • Fastest lap – #1 AMG Mercedes – 1:25.550
  • Average speed – 162.962 km/h

References

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  • "Results: 1998 Round 7 – Donington". FIA GT Championship. 6 September 1998. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
  • "500 km Donington". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
  • "FIA GT Championship Donington 1998 (Photo Archive)". Racing Sports Cars. 2 June 2003. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2007.


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