Le Mans 24 Hours 1998 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

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

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	35	Bernd Schneider / Klaus Ludwig / Mark Webber	Mercedes-Benz CLK LM	AMG Mercedes	3:35.5440
2^nd	28	Martin Brundle / Emmanuel Collard / Eric Hélary	Toyota GT-One	Toyota Motorsport	3:36.5520
3^rd	36	Jean-Marc Gounon / Christophe Bouchut / Ricardo Zonta	Mercedes-Benz CLK LM	AMG Mercedes	3:36.9010
4^th	25	Uwe Alzen / Bob Wollek / Jörg Müller	Porsche 911 GT1-98	Porsche AG	3:38.0840
5^th	26	Allan McNish / Stéphane Ortelli / Laurent Aiello	Porsche 911 GT1-98	Porsche AG	3:38.4070
6^th	2	Pierluigi Martini / Johnny Cecotto / Joachim Winkelhock	BMW V12 Le Mans	Team BMW Motorsport	3:38.8290
7^th	29	Thierry Boutsen / Ralf Kelleners / Geoff Lees	Toyota GT-One	Toyota Motorsport	3:40.0420
8^th	27	Keiichi Tsuchiya / Ukyou Katayama / Toshio Suzuki	Toyota GT-One	Toyota Motorsport	3:40.4720
9^th	7	Michele Alboreto / Stefan Johansson / Yannick Dalmas	Porsche LMP1/98	Porsche AG	3:40.5030
10^th	30	John Nielsen / Franck Lagorce / Michael Krumm	Nissan R390 GT1	Nissan Motorsport	3:40.6490
11^th	45	David Brabham / Andy Wallace / Jamie Davies	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Panoz Motor Sports	3:40.7300
12^th	1	Hans-Joachim Stuck / Tom Kristensen / Steve Soper	BMW V12 Le Mans	Team BMW Motorsport	3:41.5990
13^th	31	Jan Lammers / Erik Comas / Andrea Montermini	Nissan R390 GT1	Nissan Motorsport	3:41.6210
14^th	32	Kazuyoshi Hoshino / Aguri Suzuki / Masahiko Kageyama	Nissan R390 GT1	Nissan Motorsport	3:42.3970
15^th	14	Fredrik Ekblom / Patrice Gay / Tetsuya Tsuchiya	Courage C51 Nissan	Courage Compétition	3:43.2440
16^th	13	Marc Goossens / Jean-Philippe Belloc / Didier Cottaz	Courage C51 Nissan	Courage Compétition	3:43.4710
17^th	5	Jean-Christophe Boullion / Vincenzo Sospiri / Jérôme Policand	Ferrari 333 SP 98	Jabouille-Bouresche	3:44.4580
18^th	44	Eric Bernard / Christophe Tinseau / Johnny O'Connell	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Panoz Motor Sports	3:44.6020
19^th	33	Masami Kageyama / Satoshi Motoyama / Takuya Kurosawa	Nissan R390 GT1	Nissan Motorsport	3:45.2930
20^th	8	James Weaver / Pierre-Henri Raphanel / David Murry	Porsche LMP1/98	Porsche AG	3:45.4520
21^st	3	Mauro Baldi / Gianpiero Moretti / Didier Theys	Ferrari 333 SP	Moretti Racing Inc.	3:45.7550
22^nd	12	Wayne Taylor / Eric van de Poele / Fermin Velez	Ferrari 333 SP	Doyle Risi Racing	3:46.2890
23^rd	41	Emanuele Pirro / Thomas Bscher / Rinaldo Capello	McLaren F1 GTR	Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren	3:50.5660
24^th	40	Steve O'Rourke / Tim Sugden / Bill Auberlen	McLaren F1 GTR	Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren	3:50.8630
25^th	15	Olivier Grouillard / Franck Montagny / Henri Pescarolo	Courage C36 Porsche	La Filiere	3:51.5350
26^th	21	Philippe Gache / Didier de Radigues / Wayne Gardner	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	Solution F	3:54.2740
27^th	24	Yojiro Terada / Olivier Thévenin / Franck Fréon	Courage C41 Porsche	Courage Compétition	3:56.6580
28^th	10	Michel Ferté / Pascal Fabre / François Migault	Ferrari 333 SP	Pilot Racing	3:57.5460
29^th	16	Almo Coppelli / Rocky Agusta / Xavier Pompidou	Kremer K8/2 Porsche	Kremer Racing	3:57.8140
30^th	51	Olivier Beretta / Pedro Lamy / Tommy Archer	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	3:59.9810
31^st	50	Karl Wendlinger / Marc Duez / Patrick Huisman	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	4:05.0060
32^nd	60	Jean-Pierre Jarier / Carl Rosenblad / Robin Donovan	Porsche 911 GT2	Ets Chéreau	4:05.0100
33^rd	53	Justin Bell / Luca Drudi / David Donohue	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	4:05.6480
34^th	70	Franz Konrad / Nick Ham / Larry Schumacher	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad Motorsport	4:06.1100
35^th	64	Claudia Hürtgen / Michel Ligonnet / Robert Nearn	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing Motorsport	4:06.2050
36^th	72	Patrice Goueslard / Pierre Yver / Jean-Luc Chéreau	Porsche 911 GT2	Larbre Compétition	4:06.5110
37^th	67	Michel Neugarten / David Smadja / Jean-Claude Lagniez	Porsche 911 GT2	Elf Haberthur Racing	4:08.3260
38^th	55	Ni Amorim / Goncalo Gomes / Manuel Mello-Breyner	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	4:08.9580
39^th	71	Manuel Monteiro / Michel Maisonneuve / Michel Monteiro	Porsche 911 GT2	Estoril Racing	4:09.2630
40^th	22	Lionel Robert / Pierre Bruneau / Edouard Sezionale	Debora LMP296 BMW	Didier Bonnet	4:09.4530
41^st	56	Gary Ayles / Hans Hugenholtz / Matt Turner	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	4:09.6830
42^nd	62	John Morton / John Graham / Harald Grohs	Porsche 911 GT2	C. J. Motorsport	4:10.2150
43^rd	61	Michael Trunk / Ernst Palmberger / Bernhard Müller	Porsche 911 GT2	Krauss Race Sports International	4:11.6060
44^th	65	André Ahrlé / Robert Schirle / David Warnock	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	4:11.9100
45^th	69	Michel Nourry / Thierry Perrier / Jean-Louis Ricci	Porsche 993 GT2 Evo	Michel Nourry	4:24.1510
46^th	73	Toni Seiler / Peter Kitchak / Angelo Zadra	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad Motorsport	4:20.4260
47^th	68	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére / Eric Graham / Hervé Poulain	Porsche 911 GT2	Elf Haberthur Racing	4:23.6550

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
58	Benjamin Roy / Patrick Gonin	Helem-Renault V6	RJ Racing

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
4	Gianluca Giraudi	Ferrari 333 SP 98	La Filiere
6	Ray Bellm	Ferrari 333 SP	GTC Motorsport/Lanzante
9	Michel Ferté / Derek Bell	Ferrari 333 SP	Pilot Racing
11	Enzo Calderari / Lilian Bryner	Ferrari 333 SP 98	Ecurie Biennoise
17	Enrico Bertaggia / Tomas Saldaña / Alfonso de Orleans	Kremer K8/2 Porsche	Kremer Racing
18	Franz Konrad	Porsche Spyder K8	Konrad Motorsport
19	Jean-Bernard Bouvet / Xavier Pompidou / Marc Rostan	WR LMP 98 Peugeot	Gerard Welter
20	Pierre Bruneau / Dominique Lacaud	WR LMP 98 Peugeot	Jean-Luc Sonnier
23	François Migault	Sarta 624 Renault	Sarta Project-Lukoil
34	Masahiko Kageyama / Masami Kageyama / Satoshi Motoyama	Nissan R390 GT1	Nissan Motorsports
37	Julian Bailey / Tiff Needell / Anthony Reid	Lister Storm GTL	Newcaslte United
38	Michael Bartels / Armin Hahne	Porsche 911 GT1-98	Zakspeed Racing
39	Jean-Denis Delétraz / Fabien Giroix	Porsche 911 GT1-98	Zakspeed Racing
42	Chris Goodwin / Gary Ayles	McLaren F1 GTR	Parabolica Motorsport McLaren
43		McLaren F1 GTR	Parabolica Motorsport McLaren
46	James Weaver / Perry McCarthy	Panoz GTR-1 Hybrid	Panoz Motorsports Inc.
47	Carl Rosenblad / Dino Morelli / David Goode	Porsche 911 GT1	Millenium Motorsport
48	Jean-Pierre Jarier / Patrice Goueslard / Robin Donovan	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Larbre Competition
52	Luca Drudi / Karl Wendlinger / Olivier Beretta	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca
54	Kurt Luby / Michael Vergers / Richard Dean / Julian Westwood	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Orion Motorsport
57	Benjamin Roy	Helem-Renault V6	RJ Racing
59	Andrew Bramley / Chris Goodwin	Lotus Esprit V8 Turbo	Pilbeam Racing Designs Ltd.
63	Thomas Erdos / Gérard MacQuillan	Porsche 911 GT2	Gerard MacQuillan
66	Sascha Maassen / Hugh Price / John Robinson	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing
74	Robert Schirle / Michel Ligonnet / David Warnock	Saleen Mustang	Cirtek Motorsport
75	Robert Schirle / Michel Ligonnet	Ford Saleen Mustang	Cirtek Motorsport
	Thomas Erdos / Anthony Reid	Lister Storm GTL	Newcaslte United
	Patrick Gonin	Sarta 624 Renault	Sarta Project-Lukoil
	Rob Dyson / James Weaver / Butch Leitzinger	Riley & Scott Mk III Ford	Dyson Racing
	Marc Brassing / Vincenzo Sospiri / Dirk Müller	Porsche 911 GT1-98	Porsche AG