Le Mans 1998

Race date

6 June 1998

Entries

Drivers

144

Teams

Cars	19
Classes	4
Engines	17
Tyre manufacturers	6
Classified	23
Retirements	24
Total laps	10.495

Results (92)

No.	Team	Car	Manufacturer	Engine	Class	Tyres	Overall	Class	Status	Laps	Drivers
26	Porsche AG	Porsche 911 GT1-98	Porsche	Porsche 3196 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT1	Michelin	1.	1.	Finished	351	Laurent Aïello / Allan McNish / Stéphane Ortelli
25	Porsche AG	Porsche 911 GT1-98	Porsche	Porsche 3196 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT1	Michelin	2.	2.	Finished	350	Jörg Müller / Uwe Alzen / Bob Wollek
32	Nissan Motorsports / TWR (J/GB)	Nissan R390 GT1	Nissan	NissanVRH 35L 3496 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GT1	Bridgestone	3.	3.	Finished	347	Aguri Suzuki / Kazuyoshi Hoshino / Masahiko Kageyama
40	Gulf Team Davidoff / GTC	McLAREN F1 GTR	McLAREN	BMW S70/3 5990 V12 à 60°	LM GT1	Pirelli	4.	4.	Finished	343	'Steve' O'Rourke / Tim Sugden / Bill Auberlen
30	Nissan Motorsports / TWR (J/GB)	Nissan R390 GT1	Nissan	NissanVRH 35L 3496 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GT1	Bridgestone	5.	5.	Finished	342	John Nielsen / Michael Krumm / Franck Lagorce
31	Nissan Motorsports / TWR (J/GB)	Nissan R390 GT1	Nissan	NissanVRH 35L 3496 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GT1	Bridgestone	6.	6.	Finished	342	Jan Lammers / Erik Comas / Andrea Montermini
45	Panoz Motorsports Inc	Panoz Esperante GTR-1	Panoz	Ford 5999 V8 à 90°	LM GT1	Michelin	7.	7.	Finished	335	David Brabham / Andy Wallace / Jamie Davies
12	Doyle-Risi Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari	Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65°	LMP1	Pirelli	8.	1.	Finished	332	Wayne Taylor / Eric Van de Poele / Fermin Velez
12	Doyle-Risi Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari	Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65°	LMP1	Pirelli	8.	1.	Finished	332	Wayne Taylor / Eric Van de Poele / Fermin Velez
12	Doyle-Risi Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari	Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65°	LMP1	Pirelli	8.	1.	Finished	332	Wayne Taylor / Eric Van de Poele / Fermin Velez
12	Doyle-Risi Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari	Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65°	LMP1	Pirelli	8.	1.	Finished	332	Wayne Taylor / Eric Van de Poele / Fermin Velez
27	Toyota Motorsports	Toyota GT-One	Toyota	Toyota R36V 3576 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GT1	Michelin	9.	8.	Finished	326	Ukyo Katayama / Toshio Suzuki / Keiichi Tsuchiya
27	Toyota Motorsports	Toyota GT-One	Toyota	Toyota R36V 3576 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GT1	Michelin	9.	8.	Finished	326	Ukyo Katayama / Toshio Suzuki / Keiichi Tsuchiya
27	Toyota Motorsports	Toyota GT-One	Toyota	Toyota R36V 3576 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GT1	Michelin	9.	8.	Finished	326	Ukyo Katayama / Toshio Suzuki / Keiichi Tsuchiya
33	Nissan Motorsports / Nova	Nissan R390 GT1	Nissan	NissanVRH 35L 3496 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GT1	Bridgestone	10.	9.	Finished	319	Satoshi Motoyama / Takuya Kurosawa / Masami Kageyama
53	Societé Viper Team ORECA	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler	Chrysler 356-T6 7986 V10 à 90°	LM GT2	Michelin	11.	1.	Finished	317	Justin Bell / David Donohue / Luca Drudi
53	Societé Viper Team ORECA	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler	Chrysler 356-T6 7986 V10 à 90°	LM GT2	Michelin	11.	1.	Finished	317	Justin Bell / David Donohue / Luca Drudi
53	Societé Viper Team ORECA	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler	Chrysler 356-T6 7986 V10 à 90°	LM GT2	Michelin	11.	1.	Finished	317	Justin Bell / David Donohue / Luca Drudi
16	Kremer Racing	Kremer K8/2	Kremer	Porsche 935/76 2994 F6 Bi-turbo	LMP1	Goodyear	12.	2.	Finished	314	Rocky Agusta / Almo Coppelli / Xavier Pompidou
51	Societé Viper Team ORECA	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler	Chrysler 356-T6 7986 V10 à 90°	LM GT2	Michelin	13.	2.	Finished	312	Olivier Beretta / Pedro Lamy / Tommy Archer
51	Societé Viper Team ORECA	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler	Chrysler 356-T6 7986 V10 à 90°	LM GT2	Michelin	13.	2.	Finished	312	Olivier Beretta / Pedro Lamy / Tommy Archer
51	Societé Viper Team ORECA	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler	Chrysler 356-T6 7986 V10 à 90°	LM GT2	Michelin	13.	2.	Finished	312	Olivier Beretta / Pedro Lamy / Tommy Archer
3	Moretti Racing Inc (I-USA)	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari	Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65°	LMP1	Yokohama	14.	3.	Finished	311	Giampiero Moretti / Mauro Baldi / Didier Theys
3	Moretti Racing Inc (I-USA)	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari	Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65°	LMP1	Yokohama	14.	3.	Finished	311	Giampiero Moretti / Mauro Baldi / Didier Theys
3	Moretti Racing Inc (I-USA)	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari	Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65°	LMP1	Yokohama	14.	3.	Finished	311	Giampiero Moretti / Mauro Baldi / Didier Theys
3	Moretti Racing Inc (I-USA)	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari	Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65°	LMP1	Yokohama	14.	3.	Finished	311	Giampiero Moretti / Mauro Baldi / Didier Theys
24	Sté Courage Compétition	Courage C41	Courage	Porsche 935/76 2994 F6 Turbo	LMP1	Michelin	15.	4.	Finished	304	Yojiro Terada / Franck Fréon / Olivier Thévenin
24	Sté Courage Compétition	Courage C41	Courage	Porsche 935/76 2994 F6 Turbo	LMP1	Michelin	15.	4.	Finished	304	Yojiro Terada / Franck Fréon / Olivier Thévenin
24	Sté Courage Compétition	Courage C41	Courage	Porsche 935/76 2994 F6 Turbo	LMP1	Michelin	15.	4.	Finished	304	Yojiro Terada / Franck Fréon / Olivier Thévenin
15	Societé Courage Compétition (F) - La Filiere ELF	Courage C36	Courage	Porsche 935/76 2994 F6 Bi-turbo	LMP1	Michelin	16.	5.	Finished	300	Henri Pescarolo / Olivier Grouillard / Franck Montagny
15	Societé Courage Compétition (F) - La Filiere ELF	Courage C36	Courage	Porsche 935/76 2994 F6 Bi-turbo	LMP1	Michelin	16.	5.	Finished	300	Henri Pescarolo / Olivier Grouillard / Franck Montagny
64	Roock Racing Intl. Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Yokohama	17.	3.	Finished	285	Claudia Hürtgen / Michel Ligonnet / Robert Nearn
64	Roock Racing Intl. Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Yokohama	17.	3.	Finished	285	Claudia Hürtgen / Michel Ligonnet / Robert Nearn
69	Michel Nourry	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Goodyear	18.	4.	Finished	276	Michel Nourry / Thierry Perrier / Jean-Louis Ricci
69	Michel Nourry	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Goodyear	18.	4.	Finished	276	Michel Nourry / Thierry Perrier / Jean-Louis Ricci
56	Chamberlain Engineering	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler	Chrysler 356-T6 7986 V10 à 90°	LM GT2	Dunlop	19.	5.	Finished	270	Gary Ayles / Matt Turner / Hans Hugenholtz
56	Chamberlain Engineering	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler	Chrysler 356-T6 7986 V10 à 90°	LM GT2	Dunlop	19.	5.	Finished	270	Gary Ayles / Matt Turner / Hans Hugenholtz
56	Chamberlain Engineering	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler	Chrysler 356-T6 7986 V10 à 90°	LM GT2	Dunlop	19.	5.	Finished	270	Gary Ayles / Matt Turner / Hans Hugenholtz
68	Elf Haberthur Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Dunlop	20.	6.	Finished	268	Eric Graham / Hervé Poulain / Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
68	Elf Haberthur Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Dunlop	20.	6.	Finished	268	Eric Graham / Hervé Poulain / Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
55	Chamberlain Engineering	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler	Chrysler 356-T6 7986 V10 à 90°	LM GT2	Dunlop	21.	7.	Finished	264	Ni Amorim / Goncalo Gomes / Manuel Mello-Breyner
55	Chamberlain Engineering	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler	Chrysler 356-T6 7986 V10 à 90°	LM GT2	Dunlop	21.	7.	Finished	264	Ni Amorim / Goncalo Gomes / Manuel Mello-Breyner
55	Chamberlain Engineering	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler	Chrysler 356-T6 7986 V10 à 90°	LM GT2	Dunlop	21.	7.	Finished	264	Ni Amorim / Goncalo Gomes / Manuel Mello-Breyner
65	Roock Racing Intl. Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Yokohama	22.	8.	Finished	247	Rob Schirle / Andre Ahrle / David Warnock
65	Roock Racing Intl. Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Yokohama	22.	8.	Finished	247	Rob Schirle / Andre Ahrle / David Warnock
72	Société Larbre Compétition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Michelin	23.	9.	Finished	240	Patrice Goueslard / Jean-Luc Chéreau / Pierre Yver
72	Société Larbre Compétition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Michelin	23.	9.	Finished	240	Patrice Goueslard / Jean-Luc Chéreau / Pierre Yver
1	Team BMW Motorsport	BMW V12 Le Mans	BMW	BMW S70/3 5990 V12 à 60°	LMP1	Michelin	—	—	Retired	60	Hans-Joachim Stuck / Steve Soper / Tom Kristensen
10	Pilot BSM Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari	Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65°	LMP1	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	203	Michel Ferté / Pascal Fabre / François Migault
10	Pilot BSM Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari	Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65°	LMP1	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	203	Michel Ferté / Pascal Fabre / François Migault
10	Pilot BSM Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari	Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65°	LMP1	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	203	Michel Ferté / Pascal Fabre / François Migault
10	Pilot BSM Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari	Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65°	LMP1	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	203	Michel Ferté / Pascal Fabre / François Migault
13	Sté Courage Compétition	Courage C51	Courage	Nissan VRH 30L 3000 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LMP1	Michelin	—	—	Retired	232	Didier Cottaz / Marc Goossens / Jean-Philippe Belloc
14	Sté Courage Compétition	Courage C51	Courage	Nissan VRH 30L 3000 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LMP1	Michelin	—	—	Retired	126	Fredrik Ekblom / Patrice Gay / Takeshi Tsuchiya
2	Team BMW Motorsport	BMW V12 Le Mans	BMW	BMW S70/3 5990 V12 à 60°	LMP1	Michelin	—	—	Retired	43	Pierluigi Martini / Joachim Winkelhock / Johnny Cecotto
21	Solution-F / Philippe Gache	Riley & Scott Mk III	Riley	Ford OVH 4993 V8 à 90°	LMP1	Pirelli	—	—	Retired	155	Philippe Gache / Wayne Gardner / Didier de Radigues
21	Solution-F / Philippe Gache	Riley & Scott Mk III	Riley	Ford OVH 4993 V8 à 90°	LMP1	Pirelli	—	—	Retired	155	Philippe Gache / Wayne Gardner / Didier de Radigues
22	Didier Bonnet	Debora LMP2 96	Debora	BMW M3 3200 S6	LMP2	Michelin	—	—	Retired	106	Lionel Robert / Edouard Sezionale / Pierre Bruneau
28	Toyota Motorsports	Toyota GT-One	Toyota	Toyota R36V 3576 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GT1	Michelin	—	—	Retired	191	Martin Brundle / Emmanuel Collard / Eric Hélary
28	Toyota Motorsports	Toyota GT-One	Toyota	Toyota R36V 3576 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GT1	Michelin	—	—	Retired	191	Martin Brundle / Emmanuel Collard / Eric Hélary
28	Toyota Motorsports	Toyota GT-One	Toyota	Toyota R36V 3576 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GT1	Michelin	—	—	Retired	191	Martin Brundle / Emmanuel Collard / Eric Hélary
29	Toyota Motorsports	Toyota GT-One	Toyota	Toyota R36V 3576 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GT1	Michelin	—	—	Retired	330	Thierry Boutsen / Ralf Kelleners / Geoff Lees
29	Toyota Motorsports	Toyota GT-One	Toyota	Toyota R36V 3576 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GT1	Michelin	—	—	Retired	330	Thierry Boutsen / Ralf Kelleners / Geoff Lees
29	Toyota Motorsports	Toyota GT-One	Toyota	Toyota R36V 3576 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GT1	Michelin	—	—	Retired	330	Thierry Boutsen / Ralf Kelleners / Geoff Lees
35	AMG Mercedes	Mercedes CLK-GTR LM	Mercedes	Mercedes M119 5957 V8 à 90°	LM GT1	Bridgestone	—	—	Retired	19	Bernd Schneider / Mark Webber / Klaus Ludwig
36	AMG Mercedes	Mercedes CLK-GTR LM	Mercedes	Mercedes M119 5957 V8 à 90°	LM GT1	Bridgestone	—	—	Retired	31	Jean-Marc Gounon / Ricardo Zonta / Christophe Bouchut
41	Gulf Team Davidoff / GTC	McLAREN F1 GTR	McLAREN	BMW S70/3 5990 V12 à 60°	LM GT1	Goodyear	—	—	Retired	228	Thomas Bscher / Emanuele Pirro / Rinaldo Dindo Capello
44	Panoz Motorsports Inc / DAMS (USA/F)	Panoz Esperante GTR-1	Panoz	Ford 5999 V8 à 90°	LM GT1	Michelin	—	—	Retired	236	Eric Bernard / Christophe Tinseau / Johnny O'Connell
5	JB Racing (J.P. Jabouille - Bouresche)	Ferrari 333sp-98	Ferrari	Ferrari F310E 3997 V12 à 65°	LMP1	Michelin	—	—	Retired	187	Vincenzo Sospiri / Jean-Christophe Boullion / Jérôme Policand
50	Societé Viper Team ORECA	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler	Chrysler 356-T6 7986 V10 à 90°	LM GT2	Michelin	—	—	Retired	28	Karl Wendlinger / Marc Duez / Patrick Huisman
50	Societé Viper Team ORECA	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler	Chrysler 356-T6 7986 V10 à 90°	LM GT2	Michelin	—	—	Retired	28	Karl Wendlinger / Marc Duez / Patrick Huisman
50	Societé Viper Team ORECA	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler	Chrysler 356-T6 7986 V10 à 90°	LM GT2	Michelin	—	—	Retired	28	Karl Wendlinger / Marc Duez / Patrick Huisman
58	RJ Racing	Helem V6	Helem	Renault PRV 2975 V6 à 90° Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Pirelli	—	—	Did not practise	0	Benjamin Roy / Patrick Bourdais / Jean-Bernard Bouvet
60	ETS Chereau Sports / Sté Larbre Compétition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Michelin	—	—	Retired	164	Jean-Pierre Jarier / Carl Rosenblad / Robin Donovan
60	ETS Chereau Sports / Sté Larbre Compétition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Michelin	—	—	Retired	164	Jean-Pierre Jarier / Carl Rosenblad / Robin Donovan
61	Krauss Race Sports Intl	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	71	Bernhard Muller / Michael Trunk / Ernst Palmberger
61	Krauss Race Sports Intl	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	71	Bernhard Muller / Michael Trunk / Ernst Palmberger
62	CJ Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Goodyear	—	—	Retired	164	John Morton / John Graham / Harald Grohs
62	CJ Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Goodyear	—	—	Retired	164	John Morton / John Graham / Harald Grohs
67	Elf Haberthur Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	198	Michel Neugarten / Jean-Claude Lagniez / David Smadja
67	Elf Haberthur Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	198	Michel Neugarten / Jean-Claude Lagniez / David Smadja
7	Porsche AG / Joest Racing	Porsche LMP1 98	Porsche	Porsche 935/79 3199 F6 Bi-turbo	LMP1	Goodyear	—	—	Retired	107	Michele Alboreto / Stefan Johansson / Yannick Dalmas
70	Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	24	Franz Konrad / Larry Schumacher / Nick Ham
70	Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	24	Franz Konrad / Larry Schumacher / Nick Ham
71	Estoril Racing Communication	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Pirelli	—	—	Retired	277	Michel Maisonneuve / Manuel Monteiro / Michel Monteiro
71	Estoril Racing Communication	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Pirelli	—	—	Retired	277	Michel Maisonneuve / Manuel Monteiro / Michel Monteiro
73	Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	2	Toni Seiler / Peter Kitchak / Angelo Zadra
73	Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche	Porsche M64/81 3600 F6 Bi-turbo	LM GT2	Dunlop	—	—	Retired	2	Toni Seiler / Peter Kitchak / Angelo Zadra
8	Porsche AG / Joest Racing	Porsche LMP1 98	Porsche	Porsche 935/79 3196 F6 Bi-turbo	LMP1	Goodyear	—	—	Retired	218	Pierre-Henri Raphanel / David Murry / James Weaver
R	Toyota Motorsports	Toyota GT-One	Toyota	Toyota R36V 3576 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LMP1	Michelin	—	—	Reserve car	0	—
R	Toyota Motorsports	Toyota GT-One	Toyota	Toyota R36V 3576 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LMP1	Michelin	—	—	Reserve car	0	—
R	Toyota Motorsports	Toyota GT-One	Toyota	Toyota R36V 3576 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	LMP1	Michelin	—	—	Reserve car	0	—

Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified