1998 IMSA GT Championship

The 1998 Professional SportsCar Racing Championship season was the 28th season of the IMSA GT Championship, the final one of the original IMSA. 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.

Schedule

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Rnd Race Length Circuit Date
1 Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours Sebring International Raceway March 22
2 Toshiba Nevada Grand Prix 3 Hours 45 Minutes Las Vegas Motor Speedway April 26
3 The Dodge Dealers Grand Prix 1 Hour 45 Minutes Lime Rock Park May 25
4 Sports Car Grand Prix of Road Atlanta 3 Hours 45 Minutes Road Atlanta June 21
5 Mosport Festival 2 Hours 45 Minutes Mosport August 9
6 NAPA Sebring Classic 3 Hours Sebring International Raceway September 20
7 Petit Le Mans 10 Hours or 1000 Miles Road Atlanta October 10
8 Visa Sports Car Championships 2 Hours 30 Minutes Laguna Seca Raceway October 25

† - Two separate races were held for Lime Rock: One for WSC, one for the GT classes.

Season results

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Rnd Circuit WSC Winning Team GT1 Winning Team GT2 Winning Team GT3 Winning Team Results
WSC Winning Drivers GT1 Winning Drivers GT2 Winning Drivers GT3 Winning Drivers
1 Sebring   #30 MOMO Doran Racing   #4 Panoz Motorsports   #66 Konrad Motorsport   #10 PTG Results
  Didier Theys
  Mauro Baldi
  Gianpiero Moretti
  Andy Wallace
  David Brabham
  Franz Konrad
  Nick Ham
  Bill Auberlen
  Boris Said
2 Las Vegas   #7 Doyle-Risi Racing   #4 Panoz Motorsports   #6 PTG   #10 PTG Results
  Wayne Taylor
  Eric van de Poele
  Andy Wallace
  David Brabham
  Andy Pilgrim
  Boris Said
  Marc Duez
  Peter Cunningham
  Ross Bentley
3 Lime Rock   #16 Dyson Racing   #4 Panoz Motorsports   #6 PTG   #1 PTG Results
  Butch Leitzinger
  James Weaver
  Andy Wallace
  David Brabham
  Boris Said
  Marc Duez
  Peter Cunningham
  Ross Bentley
4 Road Atlanta   #16 Dyson Racing   #38 Champion Motors   #6 PTG   #10 PTG Results
  Butch Leitzinger
  James Weaver
  Thierry Boutsen
  Bob Wollek
  Boris Said
  Marc Duez
  Bill Auberlen
  Mark Simo
5 Mosport   #16 Dyson Racing   #4 Panoz Motorsports   #6 PTG   #10 PTG Results
  Butch Leitzinger
  James Weaver
  Andy Wallace
  David Brabham
  Marc Duez
  Ross Bentley
  Bill Auberlen
  Mark Simo
6 Sebring   #16 Dyson Racing   #4 Panoz Motorsports   #99 Schumacher Racing   #22 Alex Job Racing Results
  Butch Leitzinger
  James Weaver
  Andy Wallace
  David Brabham
  Larry Schumacher
  John O'Steen
  Cort Wagner
  Kelly Collins
7 Road Atlanta   #7 Doyle-Risi Racing   #38 Champion Motors   #81 Freisinger Motorsport   #76 Team A.R.E. Results
  Eric van de Poele
  Wayne Taylor
  Emmanuel Collard
  Thierry Boutsen
  Bob Wollek
  Ralf Kelleners
  Michel Ligonnet
  Lance Stewart
  Peter Argetsinger
  Richard Polidori
  Angelo Cilli
8 Laguna Seca   #2 BMW Motorsport   #4 Panoz Motorsports   #72 Konrad Motorsport   #23 Alex Job Racing Results
  Bill Auberlen
  Didier de Radigues
  Andy Wallace
  David Brabham
  Franz Konrad
  Jan Lammers
  David Murry
  Cort Wagner

Teams Championship

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Points are awarded to the finishers in the following order:

  • 25-21-19-17-15-14-13-12-11-10-...

Exception however for the 12 Hours of Sebring, which awarded in the following order:

  • 30-26-24-22-20-19-18-17-16-15-...

Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.

WSC Standings

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Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Total
1   Doyle-Risi Racing Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 26 25 19 19 17 11 25 19 161
2   Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 5.0 L V8 24 25 25 25 25 21 145
3   Downing Atlanta Kudzu DLM
Kudzu DLY
Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor
Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor
15 21 13 14 14 13 15
13
118
4   Intersport Racing Riley & Scott Mk III
Spice SC95
Ford 5.0 L V8
Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8
18
19
11 9 15 12 13 17 114
5   MOMO/Doran Enterprises Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 30 21 10 19 12 15 107
6=   Transatlantic Racing Services Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 5.0 L V8 17 14 17 19 19 7 93
6=   Matthews-Colucci Racing Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 5.0 L V8 20 14 15 15 15 14 93
8   Dollahite Racing Spice BDG-02
Ferrari 333 SP
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
13
17

14
44
9   Genesis Racing Hawk MD3R Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
19
11
30
10   Kopf Race Products Keiler KII Ford 5.0 L V8 15 12 27
11   BMW Motorsport Riley & Scott Mk III BMW 4.0 L V8 25 25
12   TRV Motorsports Kudzu DL-4 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 22 22
13   Porsche AG Porsche LMP1-98 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 21 21
14   Team Cascandia Argo JM20 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 17 17
15   Denaba Racing Kudzu DLM Buick 4.5 L V6 14 14
16   Fantasy Junction Cannibal Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 10 10

GT1 Standings

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Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Total
1   Panoz Motor Sports Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 30 25 25 21 25 25 21 25 197
2   Champion Motors Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 26 25 25 76
3   Mosler Automotive Mosler Raptor Chevrolet 6.3 L V8 20 19 19 57
4   Rock Valley Racing Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet V8 22 22
5   G & W Motorsports Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 21 21
6   Art Pilla Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 19 19
7   Robinson Racing Oldsmobile Aurora GTS-1 Oldsmobile 4.0 L V8 18 18
8=   John Annis Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet V8 17 17
8=   Porsche AG Porsche 911 GT1-98 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 17 17
10   Greg Malvaso Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet V8 16 16

GT2 Standings

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Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Total
1   Schumacher Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 22 21 21 21 21 25 17 148
2   Prototype Technology Group BMW M3 BMW 3.2 L I6 25 25 25 25 100
3   Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 30 21 25 76
4   C.J. Motorsports Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 24 19 19 62
5   Saleen-Allen Speedlab Saleen Mustang SR Ford 5.9 L V8 26 14 40
6=   Martin Snow Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 19 19 38
6=   American Spirit Racing Vector M12 Lamborghini 5.7 L V12 19 19 38
8   David Friedman Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 19 17 36
9   Marcos Racing International Marcos LM600 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 12 21 33
10   Freisinger Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 25 25
11   Bell Motorsports BMW M3 BMW 3.2 L I6 21 21
12   Rohr Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 19 19
13   Mark Hein Acura NSX Acura 3.2 L V6 18 18
14=   Larbre Compétition Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 17 17
14=   Jon Lewis Vector M12 Lamborghini 5.7 L V12 17 17
16=   Cameron Worth Mazda RX-7 Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor 15 15
16=   Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 15 15
18   Charles Coker Jr. Porsche 968 Turbo RS Porsche 3.0 L Turbo I4 13 13

GT3 Standings

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Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Total
1   Prototype Technology Group BMW M3 BMW 3.2 L I6 30 25 25 25 25 19 21 21 191
2   Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 24 17 19 19 25 12 25 141
3   G & W Motorsports Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 22 19 15 15 71
4   Team A.R.E. Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 20 14 25 11 70
5   AASCO Performance (#55) Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 13 13 17 43
6   Tim Vargo Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 19 15 34
7=   The Racer's Group Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 14 19 33
7=   AASCO Performance (#17) Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 19 14 33
9   Team Ecuador Nissan 240SX Nissan 2.4 L I4 10 13 23
10=   Olive Garden Racing Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 17 17
10=   Gordon Zimmerman Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 17 17
12   Bill Radar Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 16 16
13=   Phoenix Motorsports Pontiac Firebird Pontiac V8 15 15
13=   Technodyne Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 15 15
15=   Chris Mitchum Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 14 14
15=   T.C. Kline BMW M3 BMW 3.2 L I6 14 14
17   Raymond Boissoneau Mazda RX-7 Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor 13 13
18=   Reisman Property Interests Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet V8 12 12
18=   Dale White Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 12 12
20   First Union Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 11 11
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