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Event: British Empire TrophyDate: 17.5.1998
Track: Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), 5.140 kmsOrganiser: unknown

FIA GT Championship Silverstone
FIA GT Championship (round 2)
Weather:warm, dry
Start time:12:00
Grid:2-2-2, PP left
Distance:500 kilometres
Attendance:30000
Entered:37
Practiced:29
Qualified:29
Started:29
Finished:17
Classified:18
Classes:PractStartClass
FIA GT-113138
FIA GT-2161610
Photo GalleryEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace ResultsGridQualifyingQualifying 1Qualifying 2Lap Times
Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 15/5
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 90 minutes on 16/5
30 minute pre-race warm-up held.
Winners:
Overall:1Mercedes-Benz CLK GTRSchneider / Webber
FIA GT-2:51Chrysler Viper GTS-RLamy / Beretta
Fastest Laps:
Overall:8Porsche 911 GT1-98Uwe Alzen (D)1:42.7190180.1387 km/h
FIA GT-2:56Porsche 911 GT2Hürtgen / Ortelli1:51.9690
Pole Positions:
Overall:7Porsche 911 GT1-98Allan McNish (GB)1:39.7030185.5879 km/h
FIA GT-2:56Porsche 911 GT2Hürtgen / Ortelli1:49.7050
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (14), Mercedes-Benz (4), Chrysler (4), McLaren (2), Bitter (2)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (14), Chrysler (6), Mercedes-Benz (4), BMW (2), Ford (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 993 GT2 (10), Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR (4), Porsche 911 GT1-98 (4), Chrysler Viper (4)
Driver nationalities:D (22), GB (8), F (7), A (5), NL (4), P (3), CH (3), MC (2), USA (2), AUS (2)
Team nationalities:D (14), F (4), GB (4), NL (3)
Most used colours:blue (26%), white (25%), silver (19%), black (9%), red (6%), green (5%)
Engine positions:rear-engined (51%), front-engined (25%), mid-engined (24%)
Average engine size:5137 cc (with regard to 51% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 6184 cc)
Oldest known drivers:Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére (55), Bob Wollek (55), Manfred Jurasz (54)
Youngest known drivers:Marcel Tiemann (24), Pedro Lamy (26), Claudia Hürtgen (27)
Female drivers:Claudia Hürtgen

Official Race Programme:

CoverEntry ListScheduleTrack Map
Programme Cover - FIA GT Championship Silverstone 1998Entry List - FIA GT Championship Silverstone 1998Schedule of Events - FIA GT Championship Silverstone 1998Track Map - FIA GT Championship Silverstone 1998