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1998 FIA GT Championship

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The 1998 FIA GT Championship marked the second season of FIA GT Championship, an auto racing series endorsed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and managed by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The races showcased grand touring cars adhering to two categories of regulations, GT1 and GT2, and awarded driver and team championships in each category. Commencing on 12 April 1998, the season concluded on 25 October 1998 after ten rounds, spanning across Europe, Japan, and the United States.

Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta won the GT1 Drivers' Championship for 1998

The GT1 championships were won by Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta of the repeat champions AMG Mercedes, while the GT2 title was awarded to Olivier Beretta and Pedro Lamy of Viper Team Oreca.^[1] Subsequent to the season, the GT1 category was eliminated from the FIA GT Championship due to insufficient entries for 1999.

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FIA/GT Championship, Automobile Year 1998/1999, page 264

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"FIA GT Championship Calendar 1998". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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"FIA GT Championship Entry List 1998". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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"FIA GT Championship - 1998: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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"FIA GT Championship - Season 1998: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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FIA GT Championship 1998 Sporting Regulations, www3.fia.com, as archived at web.archive.org

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"FIA GT Championship Standings 1998". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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"FIA GT Championship - 1998: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Oschersleben 500	Motopark Oschersleben, Oschersleben, Germany	12 April
2	British Empire Trophy Race	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom	17 May
3	Hockenheim 500	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany	28 June
4	500 km de Dijon	Dijon-Prenois, Prenois, France	12 July
5	Hungaroring 500	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary	19 July
6	Suzuka 1000 km	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan	23 August
7	Donington 500	Donington Park, Leicestershire, United Kingdom	6 September
8	500 km Zeltweg	A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria	20 September
9	Miami 500	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, United States	18 October
10	Visa Sports Car Championships	Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, United States	25 October
Source:^[2]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
AMG Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Mercedes-Benz CLK LM	Mercedes-Benz GT112 6.0 L V12 Mercedes-Benz GT108B 5.0 L V8	B	1	Bernd Schneider	All
				1	Mark Webber	All
				2	Ricardo Zonta	All
				2	Klaus Ludwig	All
DAMS	Panoz GTR-1	Ford-Roush 6.0 L V8	M	3	Éric Bernard	1–5, 7, 9–10
					David Brabham	1–5, 7, 9–10
					Franck Lagorce	6, 8
					Christophe Tinseau	6, 8
					Johnny O'Connell	6
Zakspeed Racing	Porsche 911 GT1-98	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	P	5	Andreas Scheld	1–5, 7–9
					Alexander Grau	1–5
					Armin Hahne	6–9
					Fabien Giroix	6
					Jean-Denis Délétraz	6
				6	Michael Bartels	All
					Armin Hahne	1–5
					Alexander Grau	6
					Andreas Scheld	6
					Max Angelelli	7–10
Porsche AG	Porsche 911 GT1-98	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	M	7	Allan McNish	All
					Yannick Dalmas	1, 3–10
					Bob Wollek	2
					Stéphane Ortelli	6
				8	Jörg Müller	All
					Uwe Alzen	1–4, 6–10
					Bob Wollek	5–6
Team Hezemans	Bitter GT1	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	G	9	Jan Lammers	2–3
				9	Mike Hezemans	2–3
				10	Rainer Bonnetsmüller	2–3
					Manfred Jurasz	2–3
					Stefan Hackl	2
					Michael Fielder	3
Team Persson Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	Mercedes-Benz GT112 6.0 L V12	B	11	Christophe Bouchut	All
				11	Bernd Mayländer	All
				12	Marcel Tiemann	All
				12	Jean-Marc Gounon	All
Davidoff Classic	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	G	15	Thomas Bscher	1–3, 5–8
Davidoff Classic	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	G	15	Geoff Lees	1–3, 5–8
Larbre Compétition	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	M	17	Patrice Goueslard	4–5
					Bob Wollek	4
					Carl Rosenblad	4
					Jack Leconte	5
					Jean-Luc Chéreau	5
Parabolica Motorsports	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	D	27	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière	2–4
					Patrick Caternet	2–4
					Stefan Widmann	3
Sources:^[3]^[4]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Viper Team Oreca	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	M	51	Olivier Beretta	All
					Pedro Lamy	All
					Dominique Dupuy	6
				52	Karl Wendlinger	All
					David Donohue	1, 3–4, 9–10
					Justin Bell	2, 6–8
					Marc Duez	5
					Hideshi Matsuda	6
Chamberlain Engineering	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	D	53	Ni Amorim	1–5, 7–10
					Gonçalo Gomes	1–3
					Gary Ayles	4–5
					Matt Turner	6–7
					Hans Hugenholtz Jr.	6, 9–10
					Hiroshi Sakai	6
					Martin Short	7
					Manfred Stohl	8
					Dominic Chappell	9
					Spencer Trenery	10
				54	Matt Turner	1–2
					Ashley Ward	1
					Hans Hugenholtz Jr.	2
Saleen-Allen Speedlab	Saleen Mustang SR	Ford 5.9 L V8		55	Andy Pilgrim	10
					Terry Borcheller	10
					Ron Johnson	10
Roock Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	56	Claudia Hürtgen	All
					Stéphane Ortelli	1–3, 5, 7–10
					Emmanuel Collard	4
					Mike Hezemans	6
					Jan Lammers	6
				57	Bruno Eichmann	All
					Sascha Maassen	1–6
					Hisashi Wada	6
					Mike Hezemans	7–10
					André Ahrlé	7
Roock Sportsystem				58	André Ahrlé	1–6, 8–10
					Ratanakul Prutirat	1, 3–6
					Tim Sugden	2
					Peter Owen	2
					Robert Nearn	6
					John Robinson	7
					Hugh Price	7
					Sascha Maassen	8
					Andy Pilgrim	9
					Robert Schirle	10
					Dirk Layer	10
Elf Haberthur Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	G	60	Michel Neugarten	All
					Gerd Ruch	All
					Marco Spinelli	1–5, 7–8
					Michel Ligonnet	6
					Zak Brown	9–10
				61	Éric Graham	1, 3–4, 6–7
					David Smadja	1, 3, 6–7
					Hervé Poulain	1, 4
					David Velay	3–4
					Mauro Casadei	5, 8–9
					Kersten Jodexnis	5
					Dieter Fähler	5
					Masahiro Kimoto	6
					Emmanuel Clérico	7
					Bruno Lambert	8, 10
					Karl Baron	8
					Klaus Horn	9
					Mike Conte	10
Stadler Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	62	Uwe Sick	All
					Axel Röhr	1-5, 7–9
					Franz Hunkeler	6
					Jörg Clavuot	6
					Renato Mastropietro	9–10
					Will Langhorne	10
Krauss Race Sports International	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	63	Michael Trunk	1–5, 7–10
Krauss Race Sports International	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	63	Bernhard Müller	1–5, 7–10
Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	65	Martin Stretton	All
					Toni Seiler	1–5, 7–10
					Yukihiro Hane	6
					Jun Harada	6
				66	Franz Konrad	All
					Nick Ham	1–3
					Stéphane Sallaz	4, 6
					Altfrid Heger	5–8
					Jan Lammers	9–10
Remus Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		67	Wido Rössler	8
Remus Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		67	Herbert Drexler	8
Proton Competition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	69	Gerold Ried	All
					Patrick Vuillaume	All
					Manfred Jurasz	6
				96	Horst Felbermayr	1–5, 7–8
				96	Horst Felbermayr Jr.	1–5, 7–8
Marcos Racing International	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	D	70	Cor Euser	All
					Harald Becker	All
					Christian Vann	3–4, 6–10
				71	Herman Buurman	9–10
				71	Manno Schaafsma	9–10
Paul Belmondo Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	74	Marc Rostan	3
					Jacques Plattier	3
					Francis Werner	3
Swiss Team Salamin	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		75	Max Cohen-Olivar	3
Swiss Team Salamin	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		75	Bernard Schwach	3
Seikel Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	76	Ernst Palmberger	3, 5, 8
					Gerhard Marchner	3, 8
					Renato Mastropietro	3
					Peter Seikel	4
					Fred Rosterg	4
					Bernard Schwach	4
					Nigel Smith	5–7, 9–10
					Robert Nearn	5
					Takashi Suzuki	6
					Max Cohen-Olivar	7, 9–10
					Jean-François Véroux	7
					Manfred Jurasz	8
					Andrew Bagnall	9–10
				87	Gerhard Marchner	6, 9–10
					Sumio Sakurai Suzuki	6
					Tomiko Yoshikawa	6
					Manfred Jurasz	9–10
					Christian Vogler	9
					Tony Burgess	10
Sonauto Levallois	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	77	Jean-Pierre Jarier	4
Sonauto Levallois	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	77	François Lafon	4
Bovi Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		78	Kálmán Bódis	5, 8
					Attila Barta	5
					Herbert Jerish	5
					Ferenc Rátkai	8
RWS	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		79	Günther Blieninger	8
					Hans-Jörg Hofer	8
					Raffaele Sangiuolo	8
GP Motorsport	Saleen Mustang SR	Ford 5.9 L V8		80	Daniel Dror	9–10
					Simon Gregg	9–10
					Robert Schirle	9
					John Young	10
Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		81	Wolfgang Kaufmann	7–10
Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		81	Michel Ligonnet	7–10
Larbre Compétition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	M	86	Jack Leconte	9–10
Larbre Compétition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	M	86	Jean-Luc Chéreau	9–10
Cirtek Motorsport	Saleen Mustang SR Porsche 911 GT2	Ford 5.9 L V8 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	98	David Warnock	2, 7
					Robert Schirle	2
					Mauro Casadei	3
					Andrea Garbagnati	3
					Angelo Zadra	3
					Richard Nearn	7
					Sascha Maassen	7
Sources:^[3]^[4]

Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Team	GT2 Winning Team	Report
Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Drivers	GT2 Winning Drivers	Report
1	Oschersleben	No. 2 AMG Mercedes	No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
1	Oschersleben	Klaus Ludwig Ricardo Zonta	Olivier Beretta Pedro Lamy	Report
2	Silverstone	No. 1 AMG Mercedes	No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
2	Silverstone	Bernd Schneider Mark Webber	Olivier Beretta Pedro Lamy	Report
3	Hockenheimring	No. 1 AMG Mercedes	No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
3	Hockenheimring	Bernd Schneider Mark Webber	Olivier Beretta Pedro Lamy	Report
4	Dijon	No. 2 AMG Mercedes	No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
4	Dijon	Klaus Ludwig Ricardo Zonta	Olivier Beretta Pedro Lamy	Report
5	Hungaroring	No. 1 AMG Mercedes	No. 57 Roock Racing	Report
5	Hungaroring	Bernd Schneider Mark Webber	Sascha Maassen Bruno Eichmann	Report
6	Suzuka	No. 1 AMG Mercedes	No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
6	Suzuka	Bernd Schneider Mark Webber	Olivier Beretta Pedro Lamy Dominique Dupuy	Report
7	Donington	No. 1 AMG Mercedes	No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
7	Donington	Bernd Schneider Mark Webber	Olivier Beretta Pedro Lamy	Report
8	A1-Ring	No. 2 AMG Mercedes	No. 52 Viper Team Oreca	Report
8	A1-Ring	Klaus Ludwig Ricardo Zonta	Karl Wendlinger Justin Bell	Report
9	Homestead	No. 2 AMG Mercedes	No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
9	Homestead	Klaus Ludwig Ricardo Zonta	Olivier Beretta Pedro Lamy	Report
10	Laguna Seca	No. 2 AMG Mercedes	No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
10	Laguna Seca	Klaus Ludwig Ricardo Zonta	Olivier Beretta Pedro Lamy	Report
Source:^[5]

Pos.	Driver	Team	OSC	SIL	HOC	DIJ	HUN	SUZ	DON	A1R	HOM	LAG	Total points
1	Olivier Beretta	Viper Team Oreca	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	92
1	Pedro Lamy	Viper Team Oreca	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	92
2	Karl Wendlinger	Viper Team Oreca	2	Ret	2	2	Ret	2	3	1	Ret	DNS	38
3	Bruno Eichmann	Roock Racing	DSQ	Ret	3	5	1	Ret	12	9	12	2	22
4	Justin Bell	Viper Team Oreca		Ret				2	3	1			20
5	Franz Konrad	Konrad Motorsport	3	7	11	4	DNS	4	2	3	Ret	Ret	20
6	David Donohue	Viper Team Oreca	2		2	2					Ret	DNS	18
7	Sascha Maassen	Roock Racing	DSQ	Ret	3	5	1	Ret					17
		Cirtek Motorsport							10
		Roock Sportsystem								6
8	Gerd Ruch	Elf Haberthur Racing	7	2	5	15	4	5	Ret	8	Ret	5	15
8	Michel Neugarten	Elf Haberthur Racing	7	2	5	15	4	5	Ret	8	Ret	5	15
9	Michael Trunk	Krauss Race Sports International	5	8	13	6	5		7	5	4	3	14
9	Bernhard Müller	Krauss Race Sports International	5	8	13	6	5		7	5	4	3	14
10	Altfrid Heger	Konrad Motorsport					DNS	4	2	3			13
11	Cor Euser	Marcos Racing International	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	3	DSQ	Ret	3	Ret	13
11	Harald Becker	Marcos Racing International	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	3	DSQ	Ret	3	Ret	13
12	Marco Spinelli	Elf Haberthur Racing	7	2	5	15	4		Ret	8			11
13	Dominique Dupuy	Viper Team Oreca						1					10
14	Claudia Hürtgen	Roock Racing	Ret	Ret	4	7	DNS	7	13	13	2	Ret	9
15	Stéphane Ortelli	Roock Racing	Ret	Ret	4		DNS		13	13	2	Ret	9
16	Michel Ligonnet	Elf Haberthur Racing						5					9
16	Michel Ligonnet	Freisinger Motorsport							4	4	6	Ret	9
17	Christian Vann	Marcos Racing International			Ret	Ret		3	DSQ	Ret	3	Ret	8
18	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Freisinger Motorsport							4	4	6	Ret	7
19	André Ahrlé	Roock Sportsystem	9	10	14	10	6	Ret		6	5	4	7
19	André Ahrlé	Roock Racing							12				7
20	Mike Hezemans	Roock Racing						7	12	9	12	2	6
21	Hideshi Matsuda	Viper Team Oreca						2					6
22	Stéphane Sallaz	Konrad Motorsport				4		4					6
23	Uwe Sick	Stadler Motorsport	10	3	6	9	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	5
23	Axel Röhr	Stadler Motorsport	10	3	6	9	8		Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	5
24	Martin Stretton	Konrad Motorsport	4	9	7	15	Ret	Ret	5	7	7	10	5
24	Toni Seiler	Konrad Motorsport	4	9	7	15	Ret		5	7	7	10	5
25	Nick Ham	Konrad Motorsport	3	7	11								4
26	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Sonauto Levallois			3								4
26	François Lafon	Sonauto Levallois			3								4
27	Matt Turner	Chamberlain Engineering	Ret	5				6	6				4
28	Gerold Ried	Proton Competition	12	4	Ret	12	9	9	9	Ret	Ret	7	3
28	Patrick Vuillaume	Proton Competition	12	4	Ret	12	9	9	9	Ret	Ret	7	3
29	Rob Schirle	Cirtek Motorsport		Ret									3
		GP Motorsport									DNS
		Roock Sportsystem										4
29	Dirk Layer	Roock Sportsystem										4	3
30	Hans Hugenholtz Jr.	Chamberlain Engineering		5				6			Ret	8	3
31	Zak Brown	Elf Haberthur Racing									Ret	5	2
31	Andy Pilgrim	Roock Sportsystem									5		2
32	Ni Amorim	Chamberlain Engineering	8	6	Ret	11	DNS		6	Ret	Ret	8	2
33	Gonçalo Gomes	Chamberlain Engineering	8	6	Ret								1
34	Ratanakul Prutirat	Roock Sportsystem	9		14	10	6	Ret					1
35	Hiroshi Sakai	Chamberlain Engineering						6					1
35	Martin Short	Chamberlain Engineering							6				1
35	Simon Gregg	GP Motorsport									DNS	6	1
35	Daniel Dror	GP Motorsport									DNS	6	1
35	John Young	GP Motorsport										6	1
Pos.	Driver	Team	OSC	SIL	HOC	DIJ	HUN	SUZ	DON	A1R	HOM	LAG	Total points
Sources:^[5]^[7]

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Pos.	Team	OSC	SIL	HOC	DIJ	HUN	SUZ	DON	A1R	HOM	LAG	Total points
1	Viper Team Oreca	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	130
1	Viper Team Oreca	2	Ret	2	2	Ret	2	3	2	Ret	DNS	130
2	Roock Racing	Ret	Ret	3	5	1	7	12	9	2	2	31
2	Roock Racing	DSQ	Ret	4	7	DNS	Ret	13	13	12	Ret	31
3	Konrad Motorsport	3	7	7	4	Ret	4	2	3	7	10	25
3	Konrad Motorsport	4	9	11	15	DNS	Ret	5	7	Ret	Ret	25
4	Elf Haberthur Racing	7	2	5	13	4	5	11	8	9	5	15
4	Elf Haberthur Racing	Ret		9	14	Ret	10	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	15
5	Krauss Race Sports International	5	8	13	6	5		7	5	4	3	14
6	Marcos Racing International	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	3	DSQ	Ret	3	Ret	13
6	Marcos Racing International									13	Ret	13
7	Freisinger Motorsport							4	4	6	Ret	7
8	Roock Sportsystem	9	10	14	10	6	Ret	DSQ	6	5	4	7
9	Stadler Motorsport	10	3	6	9	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	5
10	Chamberlain Engineering	8	5	Ret	11	DNS	6	6	Ret	Ret	8	5
10	Chamberlain Engineering	Ret	6									5
11	Sonauto Levallois				3							4
12	Proton Competition	11	4	8	8	9	9	8	12	Ret	7	3
12	Proton Competition	12	Ret	Ret	12	10		9	Ret			3
13	GP Motorsport									DNS	6	1
–	Seikel Motorsport			12	Ret	7	8	Ret	Ret	8	9	0
–	Seikel Motorsport						11			10	Ret	0
–	Cirtek Motorsport		Ret	10				10				0
–	RWS								10			0
–	Larbre Compétition									11	Ret	0
–	Bovi Motorsport					Ret			Ret			0
–	Paul Belmondo Racing			Ret								0
–	Remus Racing								Ret			0
–	Swiss Team Salamin			DNS								0
–	Saleen-Allen Speedlab										DNS	0
Sources:^[7]^[8]