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1998 Le Mans 24 Hours

1998 Le Mans 24 Hours is 66th Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Klaus Ludwig, Mark Webber won the pole position, Allan Mcnish, Stéphane Ortelli, Laurent Aiello won this race. Jorg Muller, Uwe Alzen, Bob Wollek and Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Aguri Suzuki, Masahiko Kageyama also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 351 laps (4,784 km).

Previous race: 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 1999 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 7th June 1998

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1998 Le Mans 24 Hours

2nd victory for the Porsche A.G. team
1st victory for the Allan Mcnish
1st victory for the Stéphane Ortelli
1st victory for the Laurent Aiello
1st podium for the Allan Mcnish
1st podium for the Stéphane Ortelli
1st podium for the Laurent Aiello
1st podium for the Jorg Muller
1st podium for the Uwe Alzen
6th podium for the Bob Wollek
1st podium for the Kazuyoshi Hoshino
1st podium for the Aguri Suzuki
1st podium for the Masahiko Kageyama

1998 Le Mans 24 Hours

Porsche 911 GT1-98 #26 - 1998 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT1)

Debora LMP296 - 1998 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Debora LMP296 #22 - 1998 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: LMP2)

Ferrari 333 SP - 1998 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Ferrari 333 SP #12 - 1998 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: LMP1)

Chrysler Viper GTS-R - 1998 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Chrysler Viper GTS-R #53 - 1998 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT2)

1998 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Lap	Team	Class	Class position
1	Allan Mcnish, Stéphane Ortelli, Laurent Aiello	Porsche 911 GT1-98, #26	4783.781 kms	351	Porsche A.G.	GT1	1
2	Jorg Muller, Uwe Alzen, Bob Wollek	Porsche 911 GT1-98, #25	4770.127 kms	350	Porsche A.G.	GT1	2
3	Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Aguri Suzuki, Masahiko Kageyama	Nissan R390 GT1, #32	4721.414 kms	347	Nissan Motorsport	GT1	3
4	Steve O'Rourke, Tim Sugden, Bill Auberlen	McLaren F1 GTR, #40	4672.796 kms	343	Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren	GT1	4
5	John Nielsen, Franck Lagorce, Michael Krumm	Nissan R390 GT1, #30	4649.099 kms	342	Nissan Motorsport	GT1	5
6	Jan Lammers, Erik Comas, Andrea Montermini	Nissan R390 GT1, #31	4649.012 kms	342	Nissan Motorsport	GT1	6
7	David Brabham, Andy Wallace, Jamie Davies	Panoz GTR-1, #45	4562.990 kms	335	Panoz Motor Sports	GT1	7
8	Wayne Taylor, Eric Van De Poele, Fermin Velez	Ferrari 333 SP, #12	4516.928 kms	332	Doyle Risi Racing	LMP1	1
9	Keiichi Tsuchiya, Ukyou Katayama, Toshio Suzuki	Toyota GT-One, #27	4443.214 kms	326	Toyota Motorsport	GT1	8
10	Masami Kageyama, Satoshi Motoyama, Takuya Kurosawa	Nissan R390 GT1, #33	4337.425 kms	319	Nissan Motorsport	GT1	9
11	Justin Bell, Luca Drudi, David Donohue	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #53	4308.193 kms	317	Viper Team Oreca	GT2	1
12	Almo Coppelli, Rocky Agusta, Xavier Pompidou	Kremer K8, #16	4264.196 kms	314	Kremer Racing	LMP1	2
13	Olivier Beretta, Tommy Archer	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #51	4240.199 kms	312	Viper Team Oreca	GT2	2
14	Mauro Baldi, Gianpiero Moretti, Didier Theys	Ferrari 333 SP, #3	4226.493 kms	311	Moretti Racing Inc.	LMP1	3
15	Yojiro Terada, Olivier Thévenin, Franck Freon	Courage C41, #24	4133.121 kms	304	Courage Competition	LMP1	4
16	Olivier Grouillard, Franck Montagny, Henri Pescarolo	Courage C36, #15	4089.012 kms	300	La Filiere	LMP1	5
17	Claudia Hürtgen, Michel Ligonnet, Robert Nearn	Porsche 993 GT2, #64	3880.925 kms	285	Roock Racing Motorsport	GT2	3
18	Michel Nourry, Thierry Perrier, Jean-Louis Ricci	Porsche 993 GT2, #69	3754.98	276	Michel Nourry	GT2	4
19	Gary Ayles, Hans Hugenholtz, Matt Turner	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #56	3673.35	270	Chamberlain Engineering	GT2	5
20	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére, Eric Graham, Hervé Poulain	Porsche 993 GT2, #68	3646.14	268	Elf Haberthur Racing	GT2	6
21	Ni Amorim, Goncalo Gomes, Manuel Mello-Breyner	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #55	3591.72	264	Chamberlain Engineering	GT2	7
22	André Ahrlé, Robert Schirle, David Warnock	Porsche 993 GT2, #65	3360.435	247	Roock Racing	GT2	8
DNF	Thierry Boutsen, Ralf Kelleners, Geoff Lees	Toyota GT-One, #29	Gearbox	330	Toyota Motorsport	GT1	10
DNF	Manuel Monteiro, Michel Maisonneuve, Michel Monteiro	Porsche 993 GT2, #71	Engine failure	277	Estoril Racing	GT2	9
DNF	Patrice Goueslard, Pierre Yver, Jean-Luc Chéreau	Porsche 993 GT2, #72	DNF	240	Larbre Compétition	GT2	10
DNF	Eric Bernard, Christophe Tinseau, Johnny O'Connell	Panoz GTR-1, #44	Gearbox	236	Panoz Motor Sports	GT1	11
DNF	Marc Goossens, Jean-Philippe Belloc, Didier Cottaz	Courage C51, #13	Gear lever	232	Courage Competition	LMP1	6
DNF	Emanuele Pirro, Rinaldo Capello	McLaren F1 GTR, #41	Accident	228	Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren	GT1	12
DNF	James Weaver, Pierre-Henri Raphanel, David Murry	Porsche LMP1/98, #8	Spin => bodywork mounting	218	Porsche A.G.	LMP1	7
DNF	Michel Ferte, Pascal Fabre, François Migault	Ferrari 333 SP, #10	Gearbox	203	Pilot Racing	LMP1	8
DNF	Michel Neugarten, David Smadja, Jean-Claude Lagniez	Porsche 993 GT2, #67	Transmission	198	Elf Haberthur Racing	GT2	11
DNF	Martin Brundle, Emmanuel Collard, Eric Helary	Toyota GT-One, #28	Accident	191	Toyota Motorsport	GT1	13
DNF	Jean-Christophe Boullion, Vincenzo Sospiri, Jerome Policand	Ferrari 333 SP, #5	Gearbox	187	Jabouille-Bouresche	LMP1	9
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier, Carl Rosenblad, Robin Donovan	Porsche 993 GT2, #60	Suspension	164	Ets. Chéreau	GT2	12
DNF	John Morton, John Graham	Porsche 993 GT2, #62	Accident	164	C. J. Motorsport	GT2	13
DNF	Philippe Gache, Didier de Radigues, Wayne Gardner	Riley & Scott Mk III, #21	Engine	155	Solution F	LMP1	10
DNF	Fredrik Ekblom, Patrice Gay, Tetsuya Tsuchiya	Courage C51, #14	Water leak	126	Courage Competition	LMP1	11
DNF	Michele Alboreto, Stefan Johansson, Yannick Dalmas	Porsche LMP1/98, #7	Electrics	107	Porsche A.G.	LMP1	12
DNF	Lionel Robert, Pierre Bruneau, Edouard Sezionale	Debora LMP296, #22	Gearbox	106	Didier Bonnet	LMP2	1
DNF	Michael Trunk, Ernst Palmberger, Bernhard Müller	Porsche 993 GT2, #61	Engine failure	71	Krauss Race Sports International	GT2	14
DNF	Tom Kristensen, Steve Soper, Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW V12 LM, #1	Rear drive train vibrations	60	Team BMW Motorsport	LMP1	13
DNF	Pierluigi Martini, Johnny Cecotto, Joachim Winkelhock	BMW V12 LM, #2	Rear drive train vibrations	43	Team BMW Motorsport	LMP1	14
DNF	Jean-Marc Gounon, Christophe Bouchut, Ricardo Zonta	Mercedes-Benz CLK LM, #36	Engine	31	AMG Mercedes	GT1	14
DNF	Karl Wendlinger, Marc Duez, Patrick Huisman	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #50	Electrics	28	Viper Team Oreca	GT2	15
DNF	Franz Konrad, Nick Ham, Larry Schumacher	Porsche 993 GT2, #70	Accident	24	Konrad Motorsport	GT2	16
DNF	Klaus Ludwig, Mark Webber	Mercedes-Benz CLK LM, #35	Engine	19	AMG Mercedes	GT1	15
DNF	Toni Seiler, Peter Kitchak, Angelo Zadra	Porsche 993 GT2, #73	Piston	2	Konrad Motorsport	GT2	17

Qualifying Results for the 1998 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Klaus Ludwig, Mark Webber	Mercedes-Benz CLK LM, #35	3:35.544	AMG Mercedes
2	Martin Brundle, Emmanuel Collard, Eric Helary	Toyota GT-One, #28	3:36.552	Toyota Motorsport
3	Jean-Marc Gounon, Christophe Bouchut, Ricardo Zonta	Mercedes-Benz CLK LM, #36	3:36.901	AMG Mercedes
4	Jorg Muller, Uwe Alzen, Bob Wollek	Porsche 911 GT1-98, #25	3:38.084	Porsche A.G.
5	Allan Mcnish, Stéphane Ortelli, Laurent Aiello	Porsche 911 GT1-98, #26	3:38.407	Porsche A.G.
6	Pierluigi Martini, Johnny Cecotto, Joachim Winkelhock	BMW V12 LM, #2	3:38.829	Team BMW Motorsport
7	Thierry Boutsen, Ralf Kelleners, Geoff Lees	Toyota GT-One, #29	3:40.042	Toyota Motorsport
8	Keiichi Tsuchiya, Ukyou Katayama, Toshio Suzuki	Toyota GT-One, #27	3:40.472	Toyota Motorsport
9	Michele Alboreto, Stefan Johansson, Yannick Dalmas	Porsche LMP1/98, #7	3:40.503	Porsche A.G.
10	John Nielsen, Franck Lagorce, Michael Krumm	Nissan R390 GT1, #30	3:40.649	Nissan Motorsport
11	David Brabham, Andy Wallace, Jamie Davies	Panoz GTR-1, #45	3:40.730	Panoz Motor Sports
12	Tom Kristensen, Steve Soper, Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW V12 LM, #1	3:41.599	Team BMW Motorsport
13	Jan Lammers, Erik Comas, Andrea Montermini	Nissan R390 GT1, #31	3:41.621	Nissan Motorsport
14	Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Aguri Suzuki, Masahiko Kageyama	Nissan R390 GT1, #32	3:42.397	Nissan Motorsport
15	Fredrik Ekblom, Patrice Gay, Tetsuya Tsuchiya	Courage C51, #14	3:43.244	Courage Competition
16	Marc Goossens, Jean-Philippe Belloc, Didier Cottaz	Courage C51, #13	3:43.471	Courage Competition
17	Jean-Christophe Boullion, Vincenzo Sospiri, Jerome Policand	Ferrari 333 SP, #5	3:44.458	Jabouille-Bouresche
18	Eric Bernard, Christophe Tinseau, Johnny O'Connell	Panoz GTR-1, #44	3:44.602	Panoz Motor Sports
19	Masami Kageyama, Satoshi Motoyama, Takuya Kurosawa	Nissan R390 GT1, #33	3:45.293	Nissan Motorsport
20	James Weaver, Pierre-Henri Raphanel, David Murry	Porsche LMP1/98, #8	3:45.452	Porsche A.G.
21	Mauro Baldi, Gianpiero Moretti, Didier Theys	Ferrari 333 SP, #3	3:45.755	Moretti Racing Inc.
22	Wayne Taylor, Eric Van De Poele, Fermin Velez	Ferrari 333 SP, #12	3:46.289	Doyle Risi Racing
23	Emanuele Pirro, Rinaldo Capello	McLaren F1 GTR, #41	3:50.566	Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren
24	Steve O'Rourke, Tim Sugden, Bill Auberlen	McLaren F1 GTR, #40	3:50.863	Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren
25	Olivier Grouillard, Franck Montagny, Henri Pescarolo	Courage C36, #15	3:51.535	La Filiere
26	Philippe Gache, Didier de Radigues, Wayne Gardner	Riley & Scott Mk III, #21	3:54.274	Solution F
27	Yojiro Terada, Olivier Thévenin, Franck Freon	Courage C41, #24	3:56.658	Courage Competition
28	Michel Ferte, Pascal Fabre, François Migault	Ferrari 333 SP, #10	3:57.546	Pilot Racing
29	Almo Coppelli, Rocky Agusta, Xavier Pompidou	Kremer K8, #16	3:57.814	Kremer Racing
30	Olivier Beretta, Tommy Archer	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #51	3:59.981	Viper Team Oreca
31	Karl Wendlinger, Marc Duez, Patrick Huisman	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #50	4:05.006	Viper Team Oreca
32	Jean-Pierre Jarier, Carl Rosenblad, Robin Donovan	Porsche 993 GT2, #60	4:05.010	Ets. Chéreau
33	Justin Bell, Luca Drudi, David Donohue	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #53	4:05.648	Viper Team Oreca
34	Franz Konrad, Nick Ham, Larry Schumacher	Porsche 993 GT2, #70	4:06.110	Konrad Motorsport
35	Claudia Hürtgen, Michel Ligonnet, Robert Nearn	Porsche 993 GT2, #64	4:06.205	Roock Racing Motorsport
36	Patrice Goueslard, Pierre Yver, Jean-Luc Chéreau	Porsche 993 GT2, #72	4:06.511	Larbre Compétition
37	Michel Neugarten, David Smadja, Jean-Claude Lagniez	Porsche 993 GT2, #67	4:08.326	Elf Haberthur Racing
38	Ni Amorim, Goncalo Gomes, Manuel Mello-Breyner	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #55	4:08.958	Chamberlain Engineering
39	Manuel Monteiro, Michel Maisonneuve, Michel Monteiro	Porsche 993 GT2, #71	4:09.263	Estoril Racing
40	Lionel Robert, Pierre Bruneau, Edouard Sezionale	Debora LMP296, #22	4:09.453	Didier Bonnet
41	Gary Ayles, Hans Hugenholtz, Matt Turner	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #56	4:09.683	Chamberlain Engineering
42	John Morton, John Graham	Porsche 993 GT2, #62	4:10.215	C. J. Motorsport
43	Michael Trunk, Ernst Palmberger, Bernhard Müller	Porsche 993 GT2, #61	4:11.606	Krauss Race Sports International
44	André Ahrlé, Robert Schirle, David Warnock	Porsche 993 GT2, #65	4:11.910	Roock Racing
45	Michel Nourry, Thierry Perrier, Jean-Louis Ricci	Porsche 993 GT2, #69	4:24.151	Michel Nourry
46	Toni Seiler, Peter Kitchak, Angelo Zadra	Porsche 993 GT2, #73	4:20.426	Konrad Motorsport
47	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére, Eric Graham, Hervé Poulain	Porsche 993 GT2, #68	4:23.655	Elf Haberthur Racing