1998 Monterey Sports Car Championships

The 1998 Monterey Sports Car Championships was the final race for the 1998 IMSA GT Championship season and the final race for the IMSA GT Championship before the series would be reorganized into the American Le Mans Series. It took place on October 25, 1998, at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. This event was a shared event with the FIA GT Championship (report here).

Track map of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Official results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 WSC 2   BMW Motorsport   Didier de Radiguès
  Bill Auberlen
Riley & Scott Mk III M 81
BMW 4.0 L V8
2 GT1 4   Panoz Motorsports   Andy Wallace
  David Brabham
Panoz GTR-1 M 81
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
3 GT1 5   Panoz Motorsports   Johnny O'Connell
  Éric Bernard
Panoz GTR-1 M 81
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
4 WSC 16   Dyson Racing   James Weaver
  Butch Leitzinger
Riley & Scott Mk III G 81
Ford 5.0 L V8
5 GT2 72   Konrad Motorsport   Jan Lammers
  Franz Konrad
Porsche 911 GT2 D 78
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
6 WSC 7   Doyle-Risi Racing   Eric van de Poele
  Wayne Taylor
Ferrari 333 SP P 78
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
7 WSC 28   Intersport Racing   Jon Field
  Rick Sutherland
Riley & Scott Mk III G 78
Ford 5.0 L V8
8 WSC 27   Doran Enterprises, Inc.   Didier Theys
  Fredy Lienhard
Ferrari 333 SP Y 77
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
9 GT2 71   Marcos Racing International   Cor Euser
  Herman Buurman
Marcos LM600 ? 76
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
10 GT3 23   Alex Job Racing   David Murry
  Cort Wagner
Porsche 964 Carrera RSR P 77
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-66
11 GT2 56   Martin Snow Racing   Martin Snow
  Melanie Snow
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 75
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
12 GT3 6   Prototype Technology Group   Peter Cunningham
  Mark Simo
BMW M3 Y 75
BMW 3.2 L I6
13 WSC 88   Dollahite Racing   Mike Davies
  Bill Dollahite
Ferrari 333 SP Y 75
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
14 GT3 68   The Racer's Group   Vic Rice
  Kevin Buckler
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 74
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
15 GT2 99   Schumacher Racing   Larry Schumacher
  John O'Steen
  Andy Pilgrim
Porsche 911 GT2 P 73
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
16 GT3 55   AASCO Performance   Tim Ralston
  Charles Slater
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 73
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
17 GT3 1   Prototype Technology Group   Bill Auberlen
  Peter Cunningham
BMW M3 Y 73
BMW 3.2 L I6
18 WSC 63   Downing Atlanta   Chris Ronson
  Jim Downing
Kudzu DLY G 72
Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor
19 WSC 60   Kopf Race Products   Kris Wilson
  Shane Donley
Keiler KII G 72
Ford 5.0 L V8
20 GT3 17   AASCO Performance   Tom Peterson
  Dennis Aase
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 71
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
21 GT3 22   Alex Job Racing   Kelly Collins
  Darryl Havens
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 67
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
22
DNF
WSC 20   Dyson Racing   Dorsey Schroeder
  Elliot Forbes-Robinson
Riley & Scott Mk III G 65
Ford 5.0 L V8
23
DNF
WSC 51   Fantasy Junction   Spencer Trenery
  Bruce Trenery
Cannibal G 61
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
24
DNF
WSC 29   Intersport Racing   Jacek Mucha
  Ken Dromm
Riley & Scott Mk III G 57
Ford 5.0 L V8
25
DNF
GT3 67   The Racer's Group   Steve Pelke
  Scott Killips
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 40
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
26
DNF
GT3 76   Team A.R.E.   Mike Doolin
  Scott Peeler
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Y 31
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
27
DNF
GT3 10   Prototype Technology Group   Ross Bentley
  Mark Simo
BMW M3 Y 28
BMW 3.2 L I6
28
DNF
WSC 3   BMW Motorsport   Steve Soper
  Hans-Joachim Stuck
Riley & Scott Mk III M 20
BMW 4.0 L V8
29
DNF
WSC 8   Transatlantic Racing Services   Scott Schubot
  Henry Camferdam
Riley & Scott Mk III D 16
Ford 5.0 L V8
30
DNF
GT2 25   Alex Job Racing   'Trip' Goolsby
  Don Kitch
  Michael Petersen
Porsche 964 Carrera RSR ? 11
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
31
DNF
GT2 65   Saleen Allen Speedlab   Terry Borcheller
  Andy Pilgrim
  Ron Johnson
Saleen Mustang SR ? 7
Ford 5.9 L V8

Statistics

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  • Pole Position - #4 Panoz Motorsports - 1:17.754
  • Average Speed - 164.62 km/h
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