1998 FIA GT Championship
| 1998 FIA GT Championship | |||
| Previous: | 1997 | Next: | 1999 |
The 1998 FIA GT Championship was a motor racing competition for Grand Touring style cars competing in two categories, GT1 and GT2, based on power and manufacturer involvement. It was the second FIA GT Championship. The championship began on 12 April 1998 and ended on 25 October 1998 after ten races.
The GT1 Drivers Championship was won by Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta with the GT2 title awarded to Olivier Beretta and Pedro Lamy.[1] The GT1 Teams Championship was won by AMG Mercedes and the GT2 award by Viper Team Oreca.[1]
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oschersleben 500 km |
Motopark Oschersleben | 12 April |
| 2 |  British Empire Trophy (500 km) |
Silverstone Circuit | 17 May |
| 3 | Hockenheim 500 km |
Hockenheimring | 28 June |
| 4 |  Dijon 500 km |
Dijon-Prenois | 12 July |
| 5 |  Budapest 500 km |
Hungaroring | 19 July |
| 6 |  Suzuka 1000km |
Suzuka Circuit | 23 August |
| 7 | Donington 500 km |
Donington Park | 6 September |
| 8 |  Zeltweg 500km |
A1-Ring | 20 September |
| 9 |  Homestead 500 km |
Homestead-Miami Speedway | 18 October |
| 10 | Visa Sports Car Championships (500 km) |
Laguna Seca Raceway | 25 October |
Season results
Points system
Championship points for each title in each category were awarded on a 10-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places in each race.[2]
A driver was eligible to score points if he had completed at least 20% of the total distance achieved by his vehicle.[2]
Results from all races were counted towards the Drivers titles in both GT1 and GT2.[2]
Results from no more than two cars per team per race were counted towards the Teams titles in both GT1 and GT2.[2]
Drivers Championship
GT1 Standings
The GT1 Drivers Championship was won by Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta driving Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR and Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM for AMG Mercedes.
GT2 Standings
The GT2 Drivers Championship was won by Olivier Beretta and Pedro Lamy driving a Chrysler Viper GTS-R for Viper Team Oreca.
Teams Championship
GT1 Standings
| Pos | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMG Mercedes |
Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM |
Mercedes-Benz 6.0L V12 Mercedes-Benz 6.0L V8 |
14 |
13 |
16 |
10 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
13 |
16 |
146 |
| 2 | Porsche AG |
Porsche 911 GT1-98 | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 49 | |
| 3 | Team Persson Motorsport |
Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR | Mercedes-Benz 6.0L V12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | ||
| 4 | Zakspeed Racing |
Porsche 911 GT1-98 | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 5 | DAMS |
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Davidoff Classic GTC |
McLaren F1 GTR | BMW 6.0L V12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
GT2 Standings
| Pos | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viper Team Oreca |
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 130 |
| 2 | Roock Racing |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | |||||
| 3 | Konrad Motorsport |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 25 | |||||
| 4 |  Elf Haberthur Racing |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |||||
| 5 | Krauss Race Sports Intl. |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | ||||
| 6 |  Marcos Racing Intl. |
Marcos LM600 | Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | ||||||
| 7= | Roock Sportsystem |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| 7= | Freisinger Motorsport |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 9= | Stadler Motorsport |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| 9= | Chamberlain Engineering |
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 11 | Sonauto Levallois |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 12 | Proton Competition |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 13 | GP Motorsport |
Porsche 911 GT2 Saleen Mustang SR |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 Ford 5.9L V8 |
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