The 1998 Oschersleben 500 was the opening round of the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Germany, on April 12, 1998.

Official results

Class winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GT1 2 Germany AMG Mercedes Brazil Ricardo Zonta
Germany Klaus Ludwig
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 137
Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12
2 GT1 12 Germany Team Persson Motorsport Germany Marcel Tiemann
France Jean-Marc Gounon
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 137
Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12
3 GT1 1 Germany AMG Mercedes Germany Bernd Schneider
Australia Mark Webber
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 135
Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12
4 GT1 5 Germany Zakspeed Racing Germany Alexander Grau
Germany Andreas Scheld
Porsche 911 GT1-98 P 134
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
5 GT1 3 France DAMS Australia David Brabham
France Éric Bernard
Panoz GTR-1 M 130
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
6 GT2 51 France Viper Team Oreca Monaco Olivier Beretta
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 126
Chrysler 8.0L V10
7 GT2 52 France Viper Team Oreca Austria Karl Wendlinger
United States David Donohue
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 125
Chrysler 8.0L V10
8 GT2 66 Germany Konrad Motorsport Austria Franz Konrad
United States Nick Ham
Porsche 911 GT2 D 122
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
9 GT2 65 Germany Konrad Motorsport Switzerland Toni Seiler
United Kingdom Martin Stretton
Porsche 911 GT2 D 122
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
10 GT2 63 Germany Krauss Race Sports International Germany Michael Trunk
Germany Bernhard Müller
Porsche 911 GT2 D 122
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
11 GT2 70 Netherlands Marcos Racing International Netherlands Cor Euser
Germany Harald Becker
Marcos LM600 D 122
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
12 GT2 60 Switzerland Elf Haberthur Racing Belgium Michel Neugarten
Germany Gerd Ruch
Italy Marco Spinelli
Porsche 911 GT2 G 121
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
13 GT2 53 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering Portugal Ni Amorim
Portugal Gonçalo Gomes
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 121
Chrysler 8.0L V10
14 GT1 6 Germany Zakspeed Racing Germany Michael Bartels
Germany Armin Hahne
Porsche 911 GT1-98 P 120
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
15 GT1 7 Germany Porsche AG United Kingdom Allan McNish
France Yannick Dalmas
Porsche 911 GT1-98 M 119
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
16 GT2 58 Germany Roock Sportsystem Germany André Ahrlé
Thailand Ratanakul Prutirat
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 119
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
17 GT2 62 Switzerland Stadler Motorsport Switzerland Uwe Sick
Germany Axel Röhr
Porsche 911 GT2 P 119
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
18 GT2 96 Germany Proton Competition Austria Horst Felbermayr, Sr.
Austria Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
Porsche 911 GT2 P 118
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
19 GT2 69 Germany Proton Competition Germany Gerold Ried
France Patrick Vuillaume
Porsche 911 GT2 P 115
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
20 GT1 8 Germany Porsche AG Germany Jörg Müller
Germany Uwe Alzen
Porsche 911 GT1-98 M 107
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
21
DNF
GT1 11 Germany Team Persson Motorsport France Christophe Bouchut
Germany Bernd Mayländer
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 86
Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12
22
DNF
GT2 54 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering United Kingdom Ashley Ward
United States Matt Turner
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 85
Chrysler 8.0L V10
23
DNF
GT1 15 United Kingdom Davidoff Classic
United Kingdom GTC Competition
Germany Thomas Bscher
United Kingdom Geoff Lees
McLaren F1 GTR G 77
BMW S70 6.0L V12
24
DNF
GT2 56 Germany Roock Racing Germany Claudia Hürtgen
France Stéphane Ortelli
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 69
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
25
DNF
GT2 61 Switzerland Elf Haberthur Racing France Hervé Poulain
France Eric Graham
France David Smadja
Porsche 911 GT2 G 69
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
DSQ GT2 57 Germany Roock Racing Switzerland Bruno Eichmann
Germany Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 123
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6

† – #57 Roock Racing was disqualified after failing post-race technical inspection. The car was found to have an illegal rear wing.

Statistics

  • Pole position – #8 Porsche AG – 1:19.335
  • Fastest lap – #8 Porsche AG – 1:20.206
  • Average speed – 161.087 km/h

References

  • "Results: 1998 Round 1 – Oschersleben". FIA GT Championship. 12 April 1998. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
  • "500 km Oschersleben". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
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