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

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

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

External links

• Race results
• Photo Gallery