The
1998 Professional SportsCar Racing Championship season was the 28th and final season of the
IMSA GT Championship. It consisted of an open-cockpit World Sports Car (WSC) class of
prototypes and
Grand Tourer-style
racing cars divided into GT1, GT2, and GT3 classes. It began March 22,
1998 and ended October 25, 1998 after eight rounds.
The IMSA GT Championship was replaced by the
American Le Mans Series in 1999, which was supported by the
Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). This series, based on the
24 Hours of Le Mans, was initially previewed during the 1998 season with the running of the inaugural
Petit Le Mans.
Professional SportsCar Racing remained as the series organizer.
Of note is the lack of the
24 Hours of Daytona and the
Six Hours of Watkins Glen, both of which were acquired by the revived
SCCA United States Road Racing Championship. Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_IMSA_GT_Championship_season
The
1998 United States Road Racing Championship season was the inaugural season of the revived
United States Road Racing Championship run by the
Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). The season involved four classes:
Can-Am prototypes and three
Grand Touring classes referred to at GT1, GT2, and GT3. Five races were run from January 31, 1998 to August 23, 1998. Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_United_States_Road_Racing_Championship_season.
The
1998 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 66th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 6 and 7 June 1998. Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans.
Here are the final stats:
Date |
Location |
Overall Winners |
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31-Jan |
Daytona |
30 |
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Doran-Moretti Racing |
Momo |
Ferrari 333 |
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22-Mar |
Sebring |
30 |
Didier Theys (B) |
Ferrari 333 SP 019 |
Momo/Doran Racing |
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Mauro Baldi (I) |
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Gianpiero Moretti (I) |
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26-Apr |
Las Vegas |
7 |
Wayne Taylor (ZA) |
Ferrari 333 SP 017 |
Doyle-Risi Racing |
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Eric van de Poele (B) |
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17-May |
Homestead |
16 |
|
Dyson Racing |
|
Ford / Riley &
Scott |
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25-May |
Lime Rock GT |
4 |
Andy Wallace (GB) |
Panoz GTR-1 Ford 8 |
Panoz Motorsports |
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David Brabham (AUS) |
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25-May |
Lime Rock WSC |
16 |
Butch Leitzinger (USA) |
Riley & Scott Mk
III Ford 010 |
Dyson Racing |
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|
James Weaver (GB) |
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6-Jun |
Le Mans |
26 |
Laurent
Aïello |
Porsche AG |
Porsche 911 GT1-98 |
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 |
Michelin |
Porsche |
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Allan
McNish |
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Stéphane
Ortelli |
14-Jun |
Mid-Ohio |
20 |
|
Dyson
Racing |
Safety
Glow |
Ford /
Riley & Scott |
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21-Jun |
Road Atlanta |
16 |
Butch Leitzinger (USA) |
Riley & Scott Mk
III Ford 010 |
Dyson Racing |
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|
James Weaver (GB) |
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28-Jun |
Minneapolis |
16 |
|
Dyson Racing |
Safety Glow |
Ford / Riley &
Scott |
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9-Aug |
Mosport |
16 |
Butch Leitzinger (USA) |
Riley & Scott Mk
III Ford 010 |
Dyson Racing |
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|
James Weaver (GB) |
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23-Aug |
Watkins Glen |
30 |
|
Moretti/Doran Racing |
Momo |
Ferrari 333 |
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20-Sep |
Sebring |
4 |
David Brabham (AUS) |
Panoz GTR-1 Ford 8 |
Panoz Motorsports |
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Andy Wallace (GB) |
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10-Oct |
Road Atlanta |
7 |
Eric van de Poele (B) |
Ferrari 333 SP 018 |
Doyle-Risi Racing |
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Wayne Taylor (ZA) |
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Emmanuel Collard (F) |
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25-Oct |
Laguna Seca |
2 |
Didier de Radigues (B) |
Riley & Scott Mk
III BMW 014 |
BMW Motorsport |
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Bill Auberlen (USA) |
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