Le Mans 24 Hours 1998 - 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

Weather:	hot, humid; rain early am
Start time:	6/6
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	185000

Entered:	78
Practiced:	47
Qualified:	47
Started:	47
Finished:	23
Classified:	22

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	14	14	5
Le Mans Prototype 2	1	1	0
Le Mans GT1	15	15	9
Le Mans GT2	17	17	8

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Qualifying 1 Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
4 qualifying sessions held for a total of 510 minutes on 3-4/6
30 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	26	Porsche 911 GT1-98	McNish / Ortelli / Aiello
Le Mans Prototype 1:	12	Ferrari 333 SP	Taylor / van de Poele / Velez
Le Mans GT2:	53	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Bell / Drudi / Donohue
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	28	Toyota GT-One	Martin Brundle (GB)	3:41.809	220.812 km/h	lap 86
Le Mans Prototype 1:	7	Porsche LMP1/98	Alboreto / Johansson / Dalmas	3:44.708
Le Mans Prototype 2:	22	Debora LMP296 BMW	Robert / Bruneau / Sezionale	4:10.945
Le Mans GT2:	51	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Beretta / Lamy / Archer	4:07.195
Pole Positions:
Overall:	35	Mercedes-Benz CLK LM	Bernd Schneider (D)	3:35.544	227.230 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 1:	2	BMW V12 Le Mans	Martini / Cecotto / Winkelhock	3:38.829
Le Mans Prototype 2:	22	Debora LMP296 BMW	Robert / Bruneau / Sezionale	4:09.453
Le Mans GT2:	51	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Beretta / Lamy / Archer	3:59.981
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (16), Chrysler (5), Nissan (4), Ferrari (4), Courage (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (19), Nissan (6), BMW (5), Chrysler (5), Ferrari (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 993 GT2 (12), Chrysler Viper (5), Nissan R390 (4), Ferrari 333 SP (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (45), GB (15), D (15), I (12), J (11), USA (10), B (7), P (6), S (3), AUS (3), NL (3)
Team nationalities:	D (14), F (14), J (7), USA (4), GB (4), CH (2)
Most used colours:	white (33%), blue (20%), red (17%), silver (13%), black (8%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (55%), rear-engined (29%), front-engined (16%)
Oldest known drivers:	Larry Schumacher (62), Gianpiero Moretti (58), Steve O'Rourke (58)
Youngest known drivers:	Franck Montagny (20), Jamie Davies (24), Xavier Pompidou (26)
Female drivers:	Claudia Hürtgen

Official Race Programme:

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