1998 British GT Championship

The 1998 Privilege Insurance GT Championship[1] was the sixth season of the British GT Championship, an auto racing series organized by the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) and sponsored by Privilege Insurance. The races featured grand touring cars conforming to two categories of regulations known as GT1 and GT2, and awarded an overall driver championship from the combined categories. The season began on 5 April 1998 and ended on 4 October 1998 after nine events, one of which was held outside Great Britain for the first time in the championship's history.

Kurt Luby and Richard Dean won the overall championship for Oftedahl Motorsport ahead of the GT1 class-leading pair of Steve O'Rourke and Tim Sugden of O'Rourke's own EMKA Racing team.

Calendar

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All races were 50 minutes in duration.

Rnd Circuit Date
1 Silverstone International Circuit, Northamptonshire 5 April
2 Oulton Park, Cheshire 4 May
3 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 24 May
4 Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk 31 May
5 Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire 12 July
6 Donington Park National Circuit, Leicestershire 2 August
7 Silverstone International Circuit, Northamptonshire 23 August
8 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 27 September
9 Silverstone International Circuit, Northamptonshire 4 October

Entries

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Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  Blue Coral/Slick 50 Racing Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 D 0   Magnus Wallinder All
  John Greasley 1–8
  Wolfgang Kaufmann 9
  EMKA Racing McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 P 1   Steve O'Rourke All
  Tim Sugden All
  Harrier Cars Racing with Eversham Micros Harrier GT1-98 Ford Cosworth 2.0 L Turbo I4 D 2   Jamie Campbell-Walter All
  David Goode 1–3
  Nigel Greensall 4
  Alex Portman 5–9
  Team V12 Harrier Racing 5   Valentine Lindsay 1–2, 5
  John Burton 1–2
  Chris Ward 5–7
  Phillip Walker 8
  Team Carl Racing McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 P 3   Gregor Fisken 5
  Peter Hardman 5
  Quaife Developments Quaife R4 GTS Ford 6.0 L V8 D 4   Mike Quaife 1–2, 4–9
  Paul Lee 1–2, 4
  Graham Hathaway 5–9
  RGS Motorsport Mirage GT1 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 6   Gary Ward 1, 4, 7, 9
  Newcastle United Lister Storm Lister Storm GTL Jaguar 7.0 L V12 M 7   Julian Bailey All
  Tiff Needell 2, 4–7, 9
  Anthony Reid 8
  Lister Storm 8   Ian Flux 1–2, 4–9
  Jake Ulrich 1–2, 4–7, 9
  Ian McKellar 8
  RMA Driving Sensations Porsche 993 GT1 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 D 9   Jamie Masarati 1–2, 4–7, 9
  Gavin Mortimer 1–2, 4–7, 9
  Team HEM Lister Lister Storm GTL Jaguar 7.0 L V12 D 10   William Hewland All
  Paul Evans All
  Millennium Motorsport
  Team NCK[N 1]
Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 G
D
11   Thorkild Thyrring 1–3
  John Nielsen 1–3
  Matt Neal 5
  David Leslie 5
  TVR Engineering TVR Cerbera Speed 12 TVR 7.7 L V12 D 12   Bobby Verdon-Roe 2, 4–7
  John Kent 2, 5–7
  Martin Short 4
  SRS Motorsport Harrier LR9C Ford Cosworth 2.0 L I4 15   Simon Stebbings 5–7, 9
  Dave Percival 5–7, 9
  BVB Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 D 16   Max Beaverbroock 7–8
  Barrie Williams 7
  John Greasley 8
  Score Magazine Natty Racing Harrier LR9C Ford Cosworth 2.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Y 18   Tony Soper 7, 9
  Roberto Giordanelli 7, 9
  Allen Lloyd Jaguar XJ220C Jaguar JV6 3.5 L Turbo V6 20   Allen Lloyd 9
  Rotormotive Venturi 600LM Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 21   Sandy McEwen 2–3, 5, 9
  Bryce Wilson 2, 5
  Ken Thomson 3, 9
Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  Gérard MacQuillan Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 32   Gérard MacQuillan 5, 7, 9
  Thomas Erdos 5
  Allen Lloyd 7
  Alec Hammond 9
  Gaumont/Parr Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 P 33   David Saunders All
  Jason Saunders 1–7, 9
  Richard Nearn 8
  DRP/G-Tech Motorsport Lotus Esprit Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8 A 34   Graham Morris 1–5
  Allard Kalff 1–2
  Jacky van der Ende 3, 9
  Ian Astley 4–9
  Martijn Koene 6–8
  G-Force Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 D 35   Calum Lockie 5–9
  Nigel Barrett 5–9
  Blue Coral/Slick 50 Racing 50   Geoff Lister All
  John Morrison 1–7, 9
  Magnus Wallinder 8
  Keith McKenzie Marcos LM600 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 36   Keith McKenzie 2–5
  Paul Phillips 2
  Simon Phillips 3
  Robert Schirle 4
  Premium Team-Carmichaels Motorsport Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
D 38
37
  Calum Lockie 1–3
  Nigel Barrett 1–3
  CPi Racing Venturi 400 GT Renault PRV 3.0 L V6 39   Nigel Rata 1, 3, 6
  PK Sport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 40   Stephen Day 1–8
  Ian Astley 1, 3
  Peter Chambers 2
  Michael Pickup 4
  Stéphen Gugliemi 6
  Mike Jordan 7–8
42   Martyn Konig 3–9
  Gregor Fisken 3–4
  Paul Phillips 5–9
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 46   Caroline Lucas 1–2, 4–9
  Diane Osborne 1–2, 4–5, 7–9
  Ciceley Race Team Marcos Mantis Ford 4.6 L V8 41   Russell Morgan 1–2, 5–6
  Chris Marsh 1
  Simon Duerden 2
  Simon Jackson 5
  Chas Berger Motorsport Ultima Mk4 Ford Cosworth 2.0 L Turbo I4 A 43   Robin Rex 1–2, 5–9
  Mark James 1–5
  Mark Pashley 5, 8–9
  Mike Millard 7
  Forward GT Racing Marcos LM500 Rover 5.0 L V8 D 44   Jeff Wyatt 1–3, 5–7, 9
  Colin Ward 1–2, 4
  Rupert Beckwith-Smith 3–4
  Orion Motorsport
  Oftedahl Motorsport[N 2]
Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 D 51   Kurt Luby All
  Richard Dean All
52   Julian Westwood 1
  Michael Vergers 1
  Dave Welz Racing Porsche 930 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 53   Dave Welz 4–5, 8
  Score Magazine Natty Racing Maserati Ghibli Maserati 2.0 L Turbo V6 Y 54   Tony Soper 3–4
  Roberto Giordanelli 3–4
  Harrogate Horseless Carriage TVR Cerbera TVR 5.0 L V8 D 55   Colin Blower 1–6
  Tiff Needell 1
  Thomas Erdos 2, 4
  Nigel Greensall 3, 5–6
  Hopkins Motorsport Ultima Mk4 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 A 56   Philip Hopkins 1, 3–7
  Geoff Kimber-Smith 1, 3–5, 7
  Geoff Janes 6
  Screwfix Direct Marcos Mantis Ford 4.6 L V8 57   Richard Hann 9
  Steve Hall 9
  Wellings/Guest Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 58   Ian Guest 1, 4–7
  Steve Wellings 1, 4–7
  Riverside Motorsports Venturi 400 GTR Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 60   Glenn Dudley 4–6, 9
  Paul Cope 4–6, 9
  Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 D 66   Franz Konrad 8
  Millennium Motorsport
  Team NCK[N 1]
Marcos LM600 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 D 77   Andy Purvis All
  Bob Sands 1–5
  Thomas Erdos 6–9
  GP Motorsport Saleen Mustang Ford 5.9 L V8 80   Charlie Cox 8–9
  Patrick Watts 8
  Suzi Hart-Banks 9
  Swansea Institute Team Darrian Darrian T90 Ford 2.0 L Turbo I4 90   Ken Thomson 7
  Simon Duerdon 7
  Frank Bradley 9
  Del Delaronde 9
  Brookspeed Racing Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 96   Neil Cunningham 5
  Kilian Konig 5
  Cirtek Motorsport Saleen Mustang
Porsche 911 GT2
Ford 5.9 L V8
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
D 98   David Warnock 1, 3, 5–9
  Robert Schirle 1, 5–6, 8–8
  Charlie Cox 3, 7
99   Charlie Cox 5
  Patrick Watts 5
  1. ^ a b Millennium Motorsport entered Rounds 1–4, while the team was renamed Team NCK from Round 5 onward.
  2. ^ Orion Motorsport entered Round 1, while the team was renamed Oftedahl Motorsport from Round 2 onward.

Race results

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Rnd Circuit GT1 Winning Team GT2 Winning Team
GT1 Winning Drivers GT2 Winning Drivers
1 Silverstone   No. 0 Blue Coral/Slick 50 Racing   No. 34 DRP/G-Tech Motorsport
  John Greasley
  Magnus Wallinder
  Allard Kalff
  Graham Morris
2 Oulton Park   No. 1 EMKA Racing   No. 51 Oftedahl Motorsport
  Tim Sugden
  Steve O'Rourke
  Kurt Luby
  Richard Dean
3 Croft   No. 11 Millennium Motorsport   No. 51 Oftedahl Motorsport
  Thorkild Thyrring
  John Nielsen
  Kurt Luby
  Richard Dean
4 Snetterton   No. 7 Newcastle United Lister Storm   No. 51 Oftedahl Motorsport
  Julian Bailey
  Tiff Needell
  Kurt Luby
  Richard Dean
5 Silverstone   No. 0 Blue Coral/Slick 50 Racing   No. 51 Oftedahl Motorsport
  John Greasley
  Magnus Wallinder
  Kurt Luby
  Richard Dean
6 Donington   No. 0 Blue Coral/Slick 50 Racing   No. 51 Oftedahl Motorsport
  John Greasley
  Magnus Wallinder
  Kurt Luby
  Richard Dean
7 Silverstone   No. 7 Newcastle United Lister Storm   No. 51 Oftedahl Motorsport
  Julian Bailey
  Tiff Needell
  Kurt Luby
  Richard Dean
8 Spa-Francorchamps   No. 1 EMKA Racing   No. 77 NCK Racing
  Tim Sugden
  Steve O'Rourke
  Andy Purvis
  Thomas Erdos
9 Silverstone   No. 7 Newcastle United Lister Storm   No. 34 DRP/G-Tech Motorsport
  Julian Bailey
  Tiff Needell
  Jacky van der Ende
  Ian Astley

References

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  1. ^ "RAC British Grand Prix". RAC Limited. 1998. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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