1998 FIA GT A1-Ring 500 km

The 1998 FIA GT A1-Ring 500 km was the eighth round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the A1-Ring, Austria, on September 20, 1998.

Layout of the A1-Ring (1996-2003)

Official results

Class winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GT1 2 Germany AMG Mercedes Germany Klaus Ludwig
Brazil Ricardo Zonta
Mercedes-Benz CLK LM B 116
Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8
2 GT1 1 Germany AMG Mercedes Germany Bernd Schneider
Australia Mark Webber
Mercedes-Benz CLK LM B 116
Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8
3 GT1 7 Germany Porsche AG France Yannick Dalmas
United Kingdom Allan McNish
Porsche 911 GT1-98 M 115
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
4 GT1 6 Germany Zakspeed Racing Germany Michael Bartels
Italy Max Angelelli
Porsche 911 GT1-98 P 115
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
5 GT1 12 Germany Team Persson Motorsport France Jean-Marc Gounon
Germany Marcel Tiemann
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 115
Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12
6 GT1 15 United Kingdom Davidoff Classic
United Kingdom GTC Competition
United Kingdom Geoff Lees
Germany Thomas Bscher
McLaren F1 GTR G 112
BMW S70 6.0L V12
7 GT1 3 France DAMS France Christophe Tinseau
France Franck Lagorce
Panoz GTR-1 M 109
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
8 GT2 52 France Viper Team Oreca Austria Karl Wendlinger
United Kingdom Justin Bell
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 106
Chrysler 8.0L V10
9 GT2 51 France Viper Team Oreca Monaco Olivier Beretta
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 106
Chrysler 8.0L V10
10 GT2 66 Germany Konrad Motorsport Germany Altfrid Heger
Austria Franz Konrad
Porsche 911 GT2 D 105
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
11 GT1 8 Germany Porsche AG Germany Jörg Müller
Germany Uwe Alzen
Porsche 911 GT1-98 M 105
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
12 GT2 81 Germany Freisinger Motorsport Germany Wolfgang Kaufmann
France Michel Ligonnet
Porsche 911 GT2  ? 104
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
13 GT2 63 Germany Krauss Race Sports International Germany Michael Trunk
Germany Bernhard Müller
Porsche 911 GT2 D 104
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
14 GT2 58 Germany Roock Sportsystem Germany André Ahrlé
Germany Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 104
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
15 GT2 65 Germany Konrad Motorsport United Kingdom Martin Stretton
Switzerland Toni Seiler
Porsche 911 GT2 D 103
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
16 GT2 60 Switzerland Elf Haberthur Racing Belgium Michel Neugarten
Germany Gerd Ruch
Italy Marco Spinelli
Porsche 911 GT2 G 103
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
17 GT2 57 Germany Roock Racing Switzerland Bruno Eichmann
Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 103
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
18 GT2 79 Germany RWS Germany Günther Blieninger
Austria Hans-Jörg Hofer
Italy Raffaele Sangiuolo
Porsche 911 GT2  ? 100
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
19 GT2 61 Switzerland Elf Haberthur Racing Belgium Bruno Lambert
Italy Mauro Casadei
Austria Karl Baron
Porsche 911 GT2 G 99
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
20 GT2 96 Germany Proton Competition Austria Horst Felbermayr, Sr.
Austria Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
Porsche 911 GT2 P 97
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
21 GT1 5 Germany Zakspeed Racing Germany Armin Hahne
Germany Andreas Scheld
Porsche 911 GT1-98 P 97
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
22 GT2 56 Germany Roock Racing Germany Claudia Hürtgen
France Stéphane Ortelli
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 89
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
23 GT1 11 Germany Team Persson Motorsport France Christophe Bouchut
Germany Bernd Mayländer
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 86
Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12
24
DNF
GT2 67 Germany Remus Racing Germany Wido Rössler
Germany Herbert Drexler
Porsche 911 GT2  ? 56
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
25
DNF
GT2 69 Germany Proton Competition Germany Gerold Ried
France Patrick Vuillaume
Porsche 911 GT2 P 50
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
26
DNF
GT2 62 Switzerland Stadler Motorsport Germany Axel Röhr
Switzerland Uwe Sick
Porsche 911 GT2 P 47
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
27
DNF
GT2 70 Netherlands Marcos Racing International United Kingdom Christian Vann
Germany Harald Becker
Netherlands Cor Euser
Marcos LM600 D 46
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
28
DNF
GT2 78 Hungary Bovi Motorsport Hungary Kálmán Bódis
Hungary Ferenc Rátkai
Porsche 911 GT2  ? 46
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
29
DNF
GT2 53 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering Austria Manfred Stohl
Portugal Ni Amorim
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 11
Chrysler 8.0L V10
30
DNF
GT2 76 Germany Seikel Motorsport Germany Ernst Palmberger
Germany Gerhard Marchner
Austria Manfred Jurasz
Porsche 911 GT2 P 3
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6

Statistics

  • Pole position – #2 AMG Mercedes – 1:22.166
  • Fastest lap – #1 AMG Mercedes – 1:23.802
  • Average speed – 179.375 km/h

References

  • "Results: 1998 Round 8 – A1-Ring". FIA GT Championship. 20 September 1998. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  • "500 km A1-Ring". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  • "FIA GT Championship A1-Ring 1998 (Photo Archive)". Racing Sports Cars. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
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