Le Mans 24 Hours 1998 - Race Results

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 7.6.1998
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.605 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.	FL Time
1^st	26	McNish / Ortelli / Aiello	Porsche 911 GT1-98	Porsche AG	351	23:57:32.972	4783.7808 kms	199.3240	1^st	GT1	3:44.4330
2^nd	25	Alzen / Wollek / Müller	Porsche 911 GT1-98	Porsche AG	350	23:57:33.658	4770.1270 kms	198.7550	2^nd	GT1	3:45.5660
3^rd	32	Hoshino / Suzuki / Kageyama	Nissan R390 GT1	Nissan Motorsport	347	23:54:34.895	4721.4141 kms	196.7260	3^rd	GT1	3:47.5950
4^th	40	O'Rourke / Sugden / Auberlen	McLaren F1 GTR	Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren	343	23:58:06.080	4672.7959 kms	194.7000	4^th	GT1	3:50.7380
5^th	30	Nielsen / Lagorce / Krumm	Nissan R390 GT1	Nissan Motorsport	342	23:56:00.004	4649.0991 kms	193.7120	5^th	GT1	3:46.2980
6^th	31	Lammers / Comas / Montermini	Nissan R390 GT1	Nissan Motorsport	342	23:56:00.512	4649.0122 kms	193.7090	6^th	GT1	3:48.1510
7^th	45	Brabham / Wallace / Davies	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Panoz Motor Sports	335	23:58:12.414	4562.9902 kms	190.1250	7^th	GT1	3:47.3250
8^th	12	Taylor / van de Poele / Velez	Ferrari 333 SP	Doyle Risi Racing	332	23:54:43.108	4516.9282 kms	188.2050	1^st	LMP1	3:50.7460
9^th	27	Tsuchiya / Katayama / Suzuki	Toyota GT-One	Toyota Motorsport	326	23:57:38.638	4443.2139 kms	185.1340	8^th	GT1	3:43.8360
10^th	33	Kageyama / Motoyama / Kurosawa	Nissan R390 GT1	Nissan Motorsport	319	23:56:00.998	4337.4248 kms	180.7260	9^th	GT1	3:49.2510
11^th	53	Bell / Drudi / Donohue	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	317	23:56:17.075	4308.1929 kms	179.5080	1^st	GT2	4:10.1740
12^th	16	Coppelli / Agusta / Pompidou	Kremer K8/2 Porsche	Kremer Racing	314	23:57:09.008	4264.1958 kms	177.6750	2^nd	LMP1	3:59.6420
13^th	51	Beretta / Lamy / Archer	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	312	23:56:17.626	4240.1992 kms	176.6750	2^nd	GT2	4:07.1950
14^th	3	Baldi / Moretti / Theys	Ferrari 333 SP	Moretti Racing Inc.	311	23:56:03.476	4226.4932 kms	176.1040	3^rd	LMP1	3:47.6950
15^th	24	Terada / Thévenin / Fréon	Courage C41 Porsche	Courage Compétition	304	23:55:43.188	4133.1211 kms	172.2130	4^th	LMP1	3:55.7680
16^th	15	Grouillard / Montagny / Pescarolo	Courage C36 Porsche	La Filiere	300	23:57:43.140	4089.0120 kms	170.3760	5^th	LMP1	3:52.9360
17^th	64	Hürtgen / Ligonnet / Nearn	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing Motorsport	285	23:58:47.523	3880.9250 kms	161.7050	3^rd	GT2	4:10.2860
18^th	69	Nourry / Perrier / Ricci	Porsche 993 GT2 Evo	Michel Nourry	276	23:57:45.029			4^th	GT2	4:23.5400
19^th	56	Ayles / Hugenholtz / Turner	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	270	23:57:29.831			5^th	GT2	4:12.2050
20^th	68	Maury-Laribiére / Graham / Poulain	Porsche 911 GT2	Elf Haberthur Racing	268	22:47:50.114			6^th	GT2	4:24.0030
21^st	55	Amorim / Gomes / Mello-Breyner	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	264	23:57:30.260			7^th	GT2	4:10.9760
22^nd	65	Ahrlé / Schirle / Warnock	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	247	23:57:53.374			8^th	GT2	4:15.0100

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Reason	Gr.	FL Time
29	Boutsen / Kelleners / Lees	Toyota GT-One	Toyota Motorsport	330	22:32:34.004	Gearbox	GT1	3:43.1770
71	Monteiro / Maisonneuve / Monteiro	Porsche 911 GT2	Estoril Racing	277	23:29:56.410	Engine failure	GT2	4:12.5410
72	Goueslard / Yver / Chéreau	Porsche 911 GT2	Larbre Compétition	240	23:20:30.104	DNF	GT2	4:09.0740
44	Bernard / Tinseau / O'Connell	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Panoz Motor Sports	236	19:02:30.462	Gearbox	GT1	3:50.1640
13	Goossens / Belloc / Cottaz	Courage C51 Nissan	Courage Compétition	232	16:47:42.832	Gear lever	LMP1	3:48.3440
41	Pirro / Bscher / Capello	McLaren F1 GTR	Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren	228	16:28:20.788	Accident	GT1	3:52.9050
8	Weaver / Raphanel / Murry	Porsche LMP1/98	Porsche AG	218	15:37:35.740	Spin => bodywork mounting	LMP1	3:46.6920
10	Ferté / Fabre / Migault	Ferrari 333 SP	Pilot Racing	203	15:22:26.270	Gearbox	LMP1	3:57.4390
67	Neugarten / Smadja / Lagniez	Porsche 911 GT2	Elf Haberthur Racing	198	15:43:36.994	Transmission	GT2	4:10.7940
28	Brundle / Collard / Hélary	Toyota GT-One	Toyota Motorsport	191	13:37:33.870	Accident	GT1	3:41.8090
5	Boullion / Sospiri / Policand	Ferrari 333 SP 98	Jabouille-Bouresche	187	12:46:59.490	Gearbox	LMP1	3:45.2570
60	Jarier / Rosenblad / Donovan	Porsche 911 GT2	Ets Chéreau	164	12:39:44.376	Suspension	GT2	4:09.3710
62	Morton / Graham / Grohs	Porsche 911 GT2	C. J. Motorsport	164	14:20:37.087	Accident	GT2	4:12.6740
21	Gache / de Radigues / Gardner	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	Solution F	155	11:56:44.094	Engine	LMP1	3:52.8140
14	Ekblom / Gay / Tsuchiya	Courage C51 Nissan	Courage Compétition	126	9:31:26.356	Water leak	LMP1	3:48.5080
7	Alboreto / Johansson / Dalmas	Porsche LMP1/98	Porsche AG	107	7:07:25.569	Electrics	LMP1	3:44.7080
22	Robert / Bruneau / Sezionale	Debora LMP296 BMW	Didier Bonnet	106	9:40:50.531	Gearbox	LMP2	4:10.9450
61	Trunk / Palmberger / Müller	Porsche 911 GT2	Krauss Race Sports International	71	5:59:06.267	Engine failure	GT2	4:13.7110
1	Stuck / Kristensen / Soper	BMW V12 Le Mans	Team BMW Motorsport	60	3:58:28.834	Rear drive train vibrations	LMP1	3:45.6200
2	Martini / Cecotto / Winkelhock	BMW V12 Le Mans	Team BMW Motorsport	43	3:01:33.570	Rear drive train vibrations	LMP1	3:45.6950
36	Gounon / Bouchut / Zonta	Mercedes-Benz CLK LM	AMG Mercedes	31	2:01:43.674	Engine	GT1	3:46.2220
50	Wendlinger / Duez / Huisman	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	28	2:01:15.456	Electrics	GT2	4:09.2960
70	Konrad / Ham / Schumacher	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad Motorsport	24	2:27:41.140	Accident	GT2	4:10.6290
35	Schneider / Ludwig / Webber	Mercedes-Benz CLK LM	AMG Mercedes	19	1:12:46.111	Engine	GT1	3:44.6690
73	Seiler / Kitchak / Zadra	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad Motorsport	2	10:44.962	Piston	GT2	4:53.5050

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
58	Roy / Gonin	Helem-Renault V6	RJ Racing	Rejected: engine configuration	GT2

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
17	Bertaggia / Saldaña / de Orleans	Kremer K8/2 Porsche	Kremer Racing	NPQ	LMP1
18	Franz Konrad	Porsche Spyder K8	Konrad Motorsport	NPQ	LMP1
19	Bouvet / Pompidou / Rostan	WR LMP 98 Peugeot	Gerard Welter	NPQ	LMP1
20	Bruneau / Lacaud	WR LMP 98 Peugeot	Jean-Luc Sonnier	NPQ	LMP1
37	Bailey / Needell / Reid	Lister Storm GTL	Newcaslte United	NPQ: disqualified	GT1
38	Bartels / Hahne	Porsche 911 GT1-98	Zakspeed Racing	NPQ	GT1
39	Delétraz / Giroix	Porsche 911 GT1-98	Zakspeed Racing	NPQ	GT1
46	Weaver / McCarthy	Panoz GTR-1 Hybrid	Panoz Motorsports Inc.	NPQ	GT1
48	Jarier / Goueslard / Donovan	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Larbre Competition	NPQ	GT1
52	Drudi / Wendlinger / Beretta	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	Withdrawn	GT2
59	Bramley / Goodwin	Lotus Esprit V8 Turbo	Pilbeam Racing Designs Ltd.	NPQ: disqualified	GT2
63	Erdos / MacQuillan	Porsche 911 GT2	Gerard MacQuillan	NPQ	GT2
66	Maassen / Price / Robinson	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	NPQ	GT2
74	Schirle / Ligonnet / Warnock	Saleen Mustang	Cirtek Motorsport	Withdrawn	GT2
75	Schirle / Ligonnet	Ford Saleen Mustang	Cirtek Motorsport	NPQ: withdrawn	GT2

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
4	Gianluca Giraudi	Ferrari 333 SP 98	La Filiere		LMP1
6	Ray Bellm	Ferrari 333 SP	GTC Motorsport/Lanzante		LMP1
9	Ferté / Bell	Ferrari 333 SP	Pilot Racing		LMP1
11	Calderari / Bryner	Ferrari 333 SP 98	Ecurie Biennoise		LMP1
23	François Migault	Sarta 624 Renault	Sarta Project-Lukoil		LMP1
34	Kageyama / Kageyama / Motoyama	Nissan R390 GT1	Nissan Motorsports		GT1
42	Goodwin / Ayles	McLaren F1 GTR	Parabolica Motorsport McLaren		GT1
43		McLaren F1 GTR	Parabolica Motorsport McLaren		GT1
47	Rosenblad / Morelli / Goode	Porsche 911 GT1	Millenium Motorsport		GT1
54	Luby / Vergers / Dean / Westwood	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Orion Motorsport		GT2
57	Benjamin Roy	Helem-Renault V6	RJ Racing		GT2
	Erdos / Reid	Lister Storm GTL	Newcaslte United	Not accepted	GT1
	Dyson / Weaver / Leitzinger	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	Dyson Racing	Not accepted	LMP1
	Patrick Gonin	Sarta 624 Renault	Sarta Project-Lukoil	Not accepted	LMP1
	Brassing / Sospiri / Müller	Porsche 911 GT1-98	Porsche AG	Not accepted	GT1