Sunday, November 30, 2014

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





31-Jan Daytona 30
  Gianpiero Moretti
Doran-Moretti Racing Momo Ferrari 333



  Arie Luyendyk




  Mauro Baldi




  Didier Theys


22-Mar Sebring 30 Didier Theys (B) Ferrari 333 SP 019 Momo/Doran Racing




Mauro Baldi (I)




Gianpiero Moretti (I)


26-Apr Las Vegas 7 Wayne Taylor (ZA) Ferrari 333 SP 017 Doyle-Risi Racing




Eric van de Poele (B)


17-May Homestead 16
  Butch Leitzinger
Dyson Racing   Ford / Riley & Scott



  James Weaver


25-May Lime Rock GT 4 Andy Wallace (GB) Panoz GTR-1 Ford 8 Panoz Motorsports




David Brabham (AUS)


25-May Lime Rock WSC 16 Butch Leitzinger (USA) Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 010 Dyson Racing




James Weaver (GB)


6-Jun Le Mans 26 Laurent Aïello Porsche AG Porsche 911 GT1-98 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin Porsche



Allan McNish



Stéphane Ortelli
14-Jun Mid-Ohio 20
  Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Dyson Racing Safety Glow Ford / Riley & Scott



  Dorsey Schroeder


21-Jun Road Atlanta 16 Butch Leitzinger (USA) Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 010 Dyson Racing




James Weaver (GB)


28-Jun Minneapolis 16
  James Weaver
Dyson Racing Safety Glow Ford / Riley & Scott



  Butch Leitzinger


9-Aug Mosport 16 Butch Leitzinger (USA) Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 010 Dyson Racing




James Weaver (GB)


23-Aug Watkins Glen 30
  Gianpiero Moretti
Moretti/Doran Racing Momo Ferrari 333



  Didier Theys




  Mauro Baldi


20-Sep Sebring 4 David Brabham (AUS) Panoz GTR-1 Ford 8 Panoz Motorsports




Andy Wallace (GB)


10-Oct Road Atlanta 7 Eric van de Poele (B) Ferrari 333 SP 018 Doyle-Risi Racing




Wayne Taylor (ZA)




Emmanuel Collard (F)


25-Oct Laguna Seca 2 Didier de Radigues (B) Riley & Scott Mk III BMW 014 BMW Motorsport




Bill Auberlen (USA)


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