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 Laguna Seca Raceway. This event was a shared event with the FIA GT Championship (report here).
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 81 BMW 4.0 L V8 2 GT1 4 Panoz Motorsports Andy Wallace David Brabham Panoz GTR-1 81 Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 3 GT1 5 Panoz Motorsports Johnny O'Connell Éric Bernard Panoz GTR-1 81 Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 4 WSC 16 Dyson Racing James Weaver Butch Leitzinger Riley & Scott Mk III 81 Ford 5.0 L V8 5 GT2 72 Konrad Motorsport Jan Lammers Franz Konrad Porsche 911 GT2 78 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 6 WSC 7 Doyle-Risi Racing Eric van de Poele Wayne Taylor Ferrari 333 SP 78 Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 7 WSC 28 Intersport Racing Jon Field Rick Sutherland Riley & Scott Mk III 78 Ford 5.0 L V8 8 WSC 27 Doran Enterprises, Inc. Didier Theys Fredy Lienhard Ferrari 333 SP 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 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 75 BMW 3.2 L I6 13 WSC 88 Dollahite Racing Mike Davies Bill Dollahite Ferrari 333 SP 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 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 73 BMW 3.2 L I6 18 WSC 63 Downing Atlanta Chris Ronson Jim Downing Kudzu DLY 72 Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor 19 WSC 60 Kopf Race Products Kris Wilson Shane Donley Keiler KII 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 22DNF WSC 20 Dyson Racing Dorsey Schroeder Elliot Forbes-Robinson Riley & Scott Mk III 65 Ford 5.0 L V8 23DNF WSC 51 Fantasy Junction Spencer Trenery Bruce Trenery Cannibal 61 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 24DNF WSC 29 Intersport Racing Jacek Mucha Ken Dromm Riley & Scott Mk III 57 Ford 5.0 L V8 25DNF GT3 67 The Racer's Group Steve Pelke Scott Killips Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 40 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 26DNF GT3 76 Team A.R.E. Mike Doolin Scott Peeler Porsche 993 Carrera RSR 31 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 27DNF GT3 10 Prototype Technology Group Ross Bentley Mark Simo BMW M3 28 BMW 3.2 L I6 28DNF WSC 3 BMW Motorsport Steve Soper Hans-Joachim Stuck Riley & Scott Mk III 20 BMW 4.0 L V8 29DNF WSC 8 Transatlantic Racing Services Scott Schubot Henry Camferdam Riley & Scott Mk III 16 Ford 5.0 L V8 30DNF GT2 25 Alex Job Racing 'Trip' Goolsby Don Kitch Michael Petersen Porsche 964 Carrera RSR ? 11 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 31DNF 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
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