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1998 24 Hours of Le Mans     Post Exhibition or unclassified race Sunday, June 7, 1998 at Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France 351 laps on a 8.454 mile road course (2967.354 miles) Time of race: 23:57:32 Average speed: 123.847 mph Pole speed: n/a Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 185000 Lead changes: n/a Glossary    Other Exhibition / Unclassified Races

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 41 12 1   Tom Kristensen FINA / Genuine BMW Parts   (Team BMW Motorsport) BMW V12 LM 60   drive train – 41 12 1   Steve Soper FINA / Genuine BMW Parts   (Team BMW Motorsport) BMW V12 LM 60   drive train – 41 12 1   Hans-Joachim Stuck FINA / Genuine BMW Parts   (Team BMW Motorsport) BMW V12 LM 60   drive train – 42 6 2   Pierluigi Martini FINA / Genuine BMW Parts   (Team BMW Motorsport) BMW V12 LM 43   drive train – 42 6 2   Johnny Cecotto FINA / Genuine BMW Parts   (Team BMW Motorsport) BMW V12 LM 43   drive train – 42 6 2   Joachim Winkelhock FINA / Genuine BMW Parts   (Team BMW Motorsport) BMW V12 LM 43   drive train – 14 21 3   Mauro Baldi Momo / Brooksfield   (Moretti Racing Inc.) Ferrari 333 SP 311   running – 14 21 3   Giampiero Moretti Momo / Brooksfield   (Moretti Racing Inc.) Ferrari 333 SP 311   running – 14 21 3   Didier Theys Momo / Brooksfield   (Moretti Racing Inc.) Ferrari 333 SP 311   running – 33 17 5   Jean-Christophe Boullion GIESSE / elf   (JB Racing) Ferrari 333 SP 187   gearbox – 33 17 5   Vincenzo Sospiri GIESSE / elf   (JB Racing) Ferrari 333 SP 187   gearbox – 33 17 5   Jerome Policand GIESSE / elf   (JB Racing) Ferrari 333 SP 187   gearbox – 38 9 7   Michele Alboreto Mobil 1 / FATurbo-Express   (Porsche AG / Team Joest) Porsche LMP1-98 107   electrics – 38 9 7   Stefan Johansson Mobil 1 / FATurbo-Express   (Porsche AG / Team Joest) Porsche LMP1-98 107   electrics – 38 9 7   Yannick Dalmas Mobil 1 / FATurbo-Express   (Porsche AG / Team Joest) Porsche LMP1-98 107   electrics – 29 20 8   James Weaver Mobil 1 / FATurbo-Express   (Porsche AG / Team Joest) Porsche LMP1-98 218   crash – 29 20 8   Pierre-Henri Raphanel Mobil 1 / FATurbo-Express   (Porsche AG / Team Joest) Porsche LMP1-98 218   crash – 29 20 8   David Murry Mobil 1 / FATurbo-Express   (Porsche AG / Team Joest) Porsche LMP1-98 218   crash – 30 28 10   Michel Ferte PILOT   (Pilot Racing) Ferrari 333 SP 203   gearbox – 30 28 10   Pascal Fabre PILOT   (Pilot Racing) Ferrari 333 SP 203   gearbox – 30 28 10   Francois Migault PILOT   (Pilot Racing) Ferrari 333 SP 203   gearbox – 8 22 12   Wayne Taylor Toshiba / Lease Plan / Danka   (Doyle-Risi Racing) Ferrari 333 SP 332   running – 8 22 12   Eric van de Poele Toshiba / Lease Plan / Danka   (Doyle-Risi Racing) Ferrari 333 SP 332   running – 8 22 12   Fermin Velez Toshiba / Lease Plan / Danka   (Doyle-Risi Racing) Ferrari 333 SP 332   running – 27 16 13   Didier Cottaz F.P.E.E.   (Courage Competition) Courage C51 / Nissan 232   gear lever – 27 16 13   Marc Goossens F.P.E.E.   (Courage Competition) Courage C51 / Nissan 232   gear lever – 27 16 13   Jean-Philippe Belloc F.P.E.E.   (Courage Competition) Courage C51 / Nissan 232   gear lever – 37 15 14   Fredrik Ekblom F.P.E.E.   (Courage Competition) Courage C51 / Nissan 126   water leak – 37 15 14   Patrice Gay F.P.E.E.   (Courage Competition) Courage C51 / Nissan 126   water leak – 37 15 14   Tetsuya Tsuchiya F.P.E.E.   (Courage Competition) Courage C51 / Nissan 126   water leak – 16 25 15   Olivier Grouillard elf / ATS   (La Filiere) Courage C36 / Porsche 300   running – 16 25 15   Franck Montagny elf / ATS   (La Filiere) Courage C36 / Porsche 300   running – 16 25 15   Henri Pescarolo elf / ATS   (La Filiere) Courage C36 / Porsche 300   running – 12 29 16   Almo Coppelli FATurbo-Express   (Kremer Racing) Kremer K8/2 Spyder / Porsche 314   running – 12 29 16   Rocky Agusta FATurbo-Express   (Kremer Racing) Kremer K8/2 Spyder / Porsche 314   running – 12 29 16   Xavier Pompidou FATurbo-Express   (Kremer Racing) Kremer K8/2 Spyder / Porsche 314   running – 36 26 21   Philippe Gache Coca-Cola / Speedy   (Solution F) Riley & Scott Mk III / Ford 155   engine – 36 26 21   Wayne Gardner Coca-Cola / Speedy   (Solution F) Riley & Scott Mk III / Ford 155   engine – 36 26 21   Didier de Radigues Coca-Cola / Speedy   (Solution F) Riley & Scott Mk III / Ford 155   engine – 39 40 22   Lionel Robert Waterair   (Didier Bonnet) Debora LMP2 / BMW 106   gearbox – 39 40 22   Pierre Bruneau Waterair   (Didier Bonnet) Debora LMP2 / BMW 106   gearbox – 39 40 22   Edouard Sezionale Waterair   (Didier Bonnet) Debora LMP2 / BMW 106   gearbox – 15 27 24   Yojiro Terada ampm   (Courage Competition) Courage C41 / Porsche 304   running – 15 27 24   Franck Freon ampm   (Courage Competition) Courage C41 / Porsche 304   running – 15 27 24   Olivier Thevenin ampm   (Courage Competition) Courage C41 / Porsche 304   running – 2 4 25   Jorg Muller Mobil 1 / IBM   (Porsche AG) Porsche 911 GT1-98 350   running – 2 4 25   Uwe Alzen Mobil 1 / IBM   (Porsche AG) Porsche 911 GT1-98 350   running – 2 4 25   Bob Wollek Mobil 1 / IBM   (Porsche AG) Porsche 911 GT1-98 350   running – 1 5 26   Allan McNish Mobil 1 / IBM   (Porsche AG) Porsche 911 GT1-98 351   running – 1 5 26   Stephane Ortelli Mobil 1 / IBM   (Porsche AG) Porsche 911 GT1-98 351   running – 1 5 26   Laurent Aiello Mobil 1 / IBM   (Porsche AG) Porsche 911 GT1-98 351   running – 9 8 27   Keiichi Tsuchiya Toyota / ESSO Ultron   (Toyota Motorsport) Toyota GT-One 326   running – 9 8 27   Ukyo Katayama Toyota / ESSO Ultron   (Toyota Motorsport) Toyota GT-One 326   running – 9 8 27   Toshio Suzuki Toyota / ESSO Ultron   (Toyota Motorsport) Toyota GT-One 326   running – 32 2 28   Martin Brundle Toyota / ZENT   (Toyota Motorsport) Toyota GT-One 191   crash – 32 2 28   Emmanuel Collard Toyota / ZENT   (Toyota Motorsport) Toyota GT-One 191   crash – 32 2 28   Eric Helary Toyota / ZENT   (Toyota Motorsport) Toyota GT-One 191   crash – 23 7 29   Thierry Boutsen Toyota / Venture Safenet   (Toyota Motorsport) Toyota GT-One 330   gearbox – 23 7 29   Ralf Kelleners Toyota / Venture Safenet   (Toyota Motorsport) Toyota GT-One 330   gearbox – 23 7 29   Geoff Lees Toyota / Venture Safenet   (Toyota Motorsport) Toyota GT-One 330   gearbox – 5 10 30   John Nielsen Nissan / Clarion   (Nissan Motorsport) Nissan R390 GT1 342   running – 5 10 30   Franck Lagorce Nissan / Clarion   (Nissan Motorsport) Nissan R390 GT1 342   running – 5 10 30   Michael Krumm Nissan / Clarion   (Nissan Motorsport) Nissan R390 GT1 342   running – 6 13 31   Jan Lammers Nissan / Unisia Jecs / Zexel   (Nissan Motorsport) Nissan R390 GT1 342   running – 6 13 31   Erik Comas Nissan / Unisia Jecs / Zexel   (Nissan Motorsport) Nissan R390 GT1 342   running – 6 13 31   Andrea Montermini Nissan / Unisia Jecs / Zexel   (Nissan Motorsport) Nissan R390 GT1 342   running – 3 14 32   Aguri Suzuki Nissan / Calsonic / Xanavi   (Nissan Motorsport) Nissan R390 GT1 347   running – 3 14 32   Kazuyoshi Hoshino Nissan / Calsonic / Xanavi   (Nissan Motorsport) Nissan R390 GT1 347   running – 3 14 32   Masahiko Kageyama Nissan / Calsonic / Xanavi   (Nissan Motorsport) Nissan R390 GT1 347   running – 10 19 33   Satoshi Motoyama JOMO / Number   (Nissan Motorsport) Nissan R390 GT1 319   running – 10 19 33   Takuya Kurosawa JOMO / Number   (Nissan Motorsport) Nissan R390 GT1 319   running – 10 19 33   Masami Kageyama JOMO / Number   (Nissan Motorsport) Nissan R390 GT1 319   running – 46 1 35   Bernd Schneider D2 Privat   (AMG Mercedes) Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM 19   engine – 46 1 35   Mark Webber D2 Privat   (AMG Mercedes) Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM 19   engine – 46 1 35   Klaus Ludwig D2 Privat   (AMG Mercedes) Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM 19   engine – 43 3 36   Jean-Marc Gounon D2 Privat   (AMG Mercedes) Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM 31   engine – 43 3 36   Ricardo Zonta D2 Privat   (AMG Mercedes) Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM 31   engine – 43 3 36   Christophe Bouchut D2 Privat   (AMG Mercedes) Mercedes-Benz CLK-LM 31   engine – 4 24 40   Steve O'Rourke EMI   (Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren) McLaren F1 GTR 343   running – 4 24 40   Tim Sugden EMI   (Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren) McLaren F1 GTR 343   running – 4 24 40   Bill Auberlen EMI   (Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren) McLaren F1 GTR 343   running – 28 23 41   Thomas Bscher Loctite   (Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren) McLaren F1 GTR 228   crash – 28 23 41   Emanuele Pirro Loctite   (Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren) McLaren F1 GTR 228   crash – 28 23 41   Rinaldo Capello Loctite   (Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren) McLaren F1 GTR 228   crash – 26 18 44   Eric Bernard Visteon / Motorola   (Panoz Motor Sports) Panoz Esperante GTR-1 236   gearbox – 26 18 44   Christophe Tinseau Visteon / Motorola   (Panoz Motor Sports) Panoz Esperante GTR-1 236   gearbox – 26 18 44   Johnny O'Connell Visteon / Motorola   (Panoz Motor Sports) Panoz Esperante GTR-1 236   gearbox – 7 11 45   David Brabham Visteon / Motorola   (Panoz Motor Sports) Panoz Esperante GTR-1 335   running – 7 11 45   Andy Wallace Visteon / Motorola   (Panoz Motor Sports) Panoz Esperante GTR-1 335   running – 7 11 45   Jamie Davies Visteon / Motorola   (Panoz Motor Sports) Panoz Esperante GTR-1 335   running – 44 31 50   Karl Wendlinger Mobil 1   (Viper Team Oreca) Chrysler Viper GTS-R 28   electrics – 44 31 50   Marc Duez Mobil 1   (Viper Team Oreca) Chrysler Viper GTS-R 28   electrics – 44 31 50   Patrick Huisman Mobil 1   (Viper Team Oreca) Chrysler Viper GTS-R 28   electrics – 13 30 51   Olivier Beretta Mobil 1   (Viper Team Oreca) Chrysler Viper GTS-R 312   running – 13 30 51   Pedro Lamy Mobil 1   (Viper Team Oreca) Chrysler Viper GTS-R 312   running – 13 30 51   Tommy Archer Mobil 1   (Viper Team Oreca) Chrysler Viper GTS-R 312   running – 11 33 53   Justin Bell Mobil 1   (Viper Team Oreca) Chrysler Viper GTS-R 317   running – 11 33 53   Luca Drudi Mobil 1   (Viper Team Oreca) Chrysler Viper GTS-R 317   running – 11 33 53   David Donohue Mobil 1   (Viper Team Oreca) Chrysler Viper GTS-R 317   running – 21 38 55   Ni Amorim United Colors of Benetton / Moderna   (Chamberlain Engineering) Chrysler Viper GTS-R 264   running – 21 38 55   Goncalo Gomes United Colors of Benetton / Moderna   (Chamberlain Engineering) Chrysler Viper GTS-R 264   running – 21 38 55   Manuel Mello-Breyner United Colors of Benetton / Moderna   (Chamberlain Engineering) Chrysler Viper GTS-R 264   running – 19 41 56   Gary Ayles Golden Tulip Hotels / 96 Club   (Chamberlain Engineering) Chrysler Viper GTS-R 270   running – 19 41 56   Hans Hugenholtz Golden Tulip Hotels / 96 Club   (Chamberlain Engineering) Chrysler Viper GTS-R 270   running – 19 41 56   Matt Turner Golden Tulip Hotels / 96 Club   (Chamberlain Engineering) Chrysler Viper GTS-R 270   running – 34 32 60   Jean-Pierre Jarier PlayStation / Gran Turismo / FAT Intl.   (Ets Chereau) Porsche 911 GT2 164   suspension – 34 32 60   Carl Rosenblad PlayStation / Gran Turismo / FAT Intl.   (Ets Chereau) Porsche 911 GT2 164   suspension – 34 32 60   Robin Donovan PlayStation / Gran Turismo / FAT Intl.   (Ets Chereau) Porsche 911 GT2 164   suspension – 40 43 61   Michael Trunk Portfolio / Divinol   (Krauss Race Sports Intl.) Porsche 911 GT2 71   engine – 40 43 61   Ernst Palmberger Portfolio / Divinol   (Krauss Race Sports Intl.) Porsche 911 GT2 71   engine – 40 43 61   Bernhard Muller Portfolio / Divinol   (Krauss Race Sports Intl.) Porsche 911 GT2 71   engine – 35 42 62   John Morton StarAir   (CJ Motorsport) Porsche 911 GT2 164   crash – 35 42 62   John Graham StarAir   (CJ Motorsport) Porsche 911 GT2 164   crash – 35 42 62   Harald Grohs StarAir   (CJ Motorsport) Porsche 911 GT2 164   crash – 17 35 64   Claudia Hurtgen Navision / TSW   (Roock Racing) Porsche 911 GT2 285   running – 17 35 64   Michel Ligonnet Navision / TSW   (Roock Racing) Porsche 911 GT2 285   running – 17 35 64   Robert Nearn Navision / TSW   (Roock Racing) Porsche 911 GT2 285   running – 22 44 65   Rob Schirle Navision / TSW   (Roock Racing) Porsche 911 GT2 247   running – 22 44 65   Andre Ahrle Navision / TSW   (Roock Racing) Porsche 911 GT2 247   running – 22 44 65   David Warnock Navision / TSW   (Roock Racing) Porsche 911 GT2 247   running – 31 37 67   Michel Neugarten Charriol / Parfums Salvador Dali   (Elf Haberthur Racing) Porsche 911 GT2 198   transmission – 31 37 67   Jean-Claude Lagniez Charriol / Parfums Salvador Dali   (Elf Haberthur Racing) Porsche 911 GT2 198   transmission – 31 37 67   David Smadja Charriol / Parfums Salvador Dali   (Elf Haberthur Racing) Porsche 911 GT2 198   transmission – 20 47 68   Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiere Tuiles TBF   (Elf Haberthur Racing) Porsche 911 GT2 268   running – 20 47 68   Eric Graham Tuiles TBF   (Elf Haberthur Racing) Porsche 911 GT2 268   running – 20 47 68   Herve Poulain Tuiles TBF   (Elf Haberthur Racing) Porsche 911 GT2 268   running – 18 45 69   Michel Nourry Expovit / TDK   (Michel Nourry) Porsche 911 GT2 276   running – 18 45 69   Thierry Perrier Expovit / TDK   (Michel Nourry) Porsche 911 GT2 276   running – 18 45 69   Jean-Louis Ricci Expovit / TDK   (Michel Nourry) Porsche 911 GT2 276   running – 45 34 70   Franz Konrad KOLLNER Immobilien / National Paintball   (Konrad Motorsport) Porsche 911 GT2 24   crash – 45 34 70   Larry Schumacher KOLLNER Immobilien / National Paintball   (Konrad Motorsport) Porsche 911 GT2 24   crash – 45 34 70   Nick Ham KOLLNER Immobilien / National Paintball   (Konrad Motorsport) Porsche 911 GT2 24   crash – 24 39 71   Michel Maisonneuve Montoit   (Estoril Racing Communication) Porsche 911 GT2 277   engine – 24 39 71   Manuel Monteiro Montoit   (Estoril Racing Communication) Porsche 911 GT2 277   engine – 24 39 71   Michel Monteiro Montoit   (Estoril Racing Communication) Porsche 911 GT2 277   engine – 25 36 72   Patrice Goueslard Chereau   (Larbre Competition) Porsche 911 GT2 240   dnf – 25 36 72   Jean-Luc Chereau Chereau   (Larbre Competition) Porsche 911 GT2 240   dnf – 25 36 72   Pierre Yver Chereau   (Larbre Competition) Porsche 911 GT2 240   dnf – 47 46 73   Toni Seiler KWZ / Notter   (Konrad Motorsport) Porsche 911 GT2 2   piston – 47 46 73   Peter Kitchak KWZ / Notter   (Konrad Motorsport) Porsche 911 GT2 2   piston – 47 46 73   Angelo Zadra KWZ / Notter   (Konrad Motorsport) Porsche 911 GT2 2   piston –