Sebring 12 hour race in 1998
The 46th Sebring 12 Hours of Sebring , also The 46th Annual Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring, Sebring International Raceway , took place on March 22, 1998 at the Sebring International Raceway and was the first IMSA GT series of that year .
Before the race
With the change of various racing organizers to the newly founded United States Road Racing Championship , the end of the IMSA GT series was foreseeable in 1998 . Only 9 races were part of the series. The traditional opening event, the Daytona 24-hour race , had switched to the competitive series ( 1998 winners Giampiero Moretti , Arie Luyendyk , Mauro Baldi and Didier Theys in the Ferrari 333SP ). So this year Sebring was the first race of the season.
The race
At the 12-hour race at Sebring in 1998 it was again shown that exciting car races take place even if the entry list has fewer participants than in previous years. The drivers of two Ferrari 333SP fought a close duel for the overall victory for more than eleven hours, which was decided in favor of the Theys / Baldi / Moretti team by a fire on the car of Wayne Taylor , Eric van de Poele and Fermín Vélez .
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | WSC | 30th | Momo Doran Racing |
Didier Theys Mauro Baldi Giampiero Moretti |
Ferrari 333SP | 319 | ||
2 | GT1 | 4th | Panoz Motorsports |
Andy Wallace David Brabham |
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | 318 | ||
3 | GT1 | 74 | Champion Motors |
Thierry Boutsen Bob Wollek Andy Pilgrim |
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | 318 | ||
4th | GT1 | 5 | Panoz Motorsports |
Eric Bernard Jamie Davies Doc Bundy |
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | 312 | ||
5 | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Racing |
Nick Ham Franz Konrad |
Porsche 911 GT2 | 300 | ||
6th | GT2 | 65 | Saleen Allen Speedlab |
Steve Saleen Ron Johnson Tommy Archer |
Saleen Mustang | 297 | ||
7th | GT1 | 91 | Rock Valley Racing |
John Heinricy Stu Hayner Roger Schramm
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 297 | ||
8th | GT2 | 04 | CJ Motorsports |
John Morton John Graham Ron Fellows |
Porsche 911 GT2 | 296 | ||
9 | GT2 | 99 | Larry Schumacher |
Robert Nearn John O'Steen Larry Schumacher
|
Porsche 911 GT2 | 296 | ||
10 | GT3 | 10 | Prototype Technology Group |
Bill Auberlen Boris Said III |
BMW M3 | 295 | ||
11 | GT3 | 6th | Prototype Technology Group |
Peter Cunningham Ross Bentley Mark Simo
|
BMW M3 | 293 | ||
12 | WSC | 20th | Dyson Racing |
Dorsey Schroeder Butch Leitzinger James Weaver |
Riley & Scott Mk III | 290 | ||
13 | GT3 | 23 | Alex Job Racing |
Charles Slater Cort Wagner Darryl Havens
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 286 | ||
14th | GT3 | 07 | G&W Motorsports |
Danny Marshall Steve Marshall Patrick Huisman |
Porsche 993 | 285 | ||
15th | GT3 | 76 | Team ARE |
John Ruther Jake Vargo Nick Anegelos Peter Argetsinger
|
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | 283 | ||
16 | WSC | 95 | TRV Motorsport |
Jeret Schroeder Tom Volk Lyn St. James |
Kudzu DL-4 | 283 | ||
17th | GT3 | 24 | Tim Vargo |
Jack Refenning Tim Vargo Josh Vargo Brady Refenning
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 277 | ||
18th | GT3 | 25th | Alex Job Racing |
Charles Slater Don Kitch Angelo Cilli Dale White Michael Petersen
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 268 | ||
19th | GT1 | 2 | Mosler Automotive |
Shane Lewis Vic Rice Tom Reese
|
Mosler Raptor | 263 | ||
20th | GT3 | 96 | Olive Garden Racing |
Kevin Wheeler Mike Davies Ron Zitza
|
Porsche 993 | 259 | ||
21st | GT1 | 71 | Arthur Pilla |
Arthur Pilla Grandma Kimbrough David Kitchak
|
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | 253 | ||
22nd | GT3 | 32 | Phoenix Motorsports |
Don Knowles Jim Michaelian Jim McNeely John Heinricy
|
Pontiac Firebird | 246 | ||
23 | WSC | 12 | Genesis Racing |
Chuck Goldsborough Michael DeFontes Mark Neuhaus Rick Fairbanks
|
Hawk MD3R | 244 | ||
Failed | ||||||||
24 | WSC | 7th | Doyle-Risi Racing |
Wayne Taylor Eric van de Poele Fermín Vélez |
Ferrari 333SP | 298 | ||
25th | GT3 | 46 | Bill Radar |
Max Schmidt Chris Bingham
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 249 | ||
26th | WSC | 39 | Matthews-Colucci Racing |
David Murry Hurley Haywood Derek Bell Jim Matthews |
Riley & Scott Mk III | 247 | ||
27 | GT3 | 68 | The Racers Group |
Stephen Earle Philip Collin Kevin Buckler |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 242 | ||
28 | GT1 | 11 | Robinson Racing |
Jack Baldwin Irv Hoerr George Robinson
|
Oldsmobile Aurora | 235 | ||
29 | GT3 | 55 | AASCO performance |
Tim Ralston Kelly Collins Jorge Trejos |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 232 | ||
30th | WSC | 28 | Intersport Racing |
Jon Field Butch Brickell Rick Sutherland |
Riley & Scott Mk III | 173 | ||
31 | GT2 | 77 | Konrad Motorsport |
Wido Rössler Peter Kitchak Matt Turner
|
Porsche 911 GT2 | 170 | ||
32 | GT3 | 1 | Prototype Technology Group |
Craig Carter Andy Petery Giovanna Amati |
BMW M3 | 170 | ||
33 | GT2 | 01 | pipe |
Sylvain Tremblay Martin Snow Jochen Rohr
|
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | 160 | ||
34 | GT2 | 38 | Mark Hein |
Mark Hein Gary Blackman John Green Pete Halsmer |
Acura NSX | 159 | ||
35 | GT2 | 38 | John Annis |
John Annis Lee Hill Randy Pobst Mick Robinson
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 152 | ||
36 | WSC | 8th | Transatlantic Racing Services |
Johnny O'Connell Henry Camferdam Scott Schubot
|
Riley & Scott Mk III | 130 | ||
37 | WSC | 59 | Intersport Racing |
Alex Smith Simon Gregg Joaquin DeSoto John Mirro
|
Spice SC95 | 129 | ||
38 | GT3 | 54 | Bell Motorsports |
Carlos DeQuesada Scott Neuman Terry Borcheller Joe Varde
|
BMW M3 | 125 | ||
39 | GT3 | 93 | Team Ecuador |
Henry Taleb Rino Mastronardi
|
Nissan 240SX | 95 | ||
40 | GT3 | 57 | Cryderacing |
Luis Sereix Frank Del Vecchio Reed Kryder
|
Nissan 240SX | 42 | ||
41 | WSC | 63 | Downing Atlanta |
Jim Pace Yōjirō Terada Jim Downing |
Kudzu DLM | 36 | ||
42 | GT3 | 86 | First Union |
Darren Law Steve Pepper Mike Fitzgerald
|
Porsche 993 | 34 | ||
43 | GT3 | 67 | The Racers Group |
Peter Baron Dennis O'Keefe Steve Pelke
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 24 | ||
44 | GT2 | 15th | Jon Lewis |
Bill Eagle Dorsey Schroeder
|
Vector M12 | 12 | ||
45 | WSC | 16 | Dyson Racing |
James Weaver Elliot Forbes-Robinson Butch Leitzinger
|
Riley & Scott Mk III | 7th | ||
46 | GT2 | 69 | Gustl Spreng |
Gustl Spreng Kersten Jodexnis Ray Mummery
|
Porsche 993 Carrera Turbo | 6th | ||
47 | GT3 | 33 | Phoenix Motorsports |
Steve McNeely Jim Michealian Joe Aquilante
|
Pontiac Firebird | 4th | ||
48 | GT1 | 3 | Greg Malvasc |
Jerry Chin Chuck Singletary Gerre Payvis
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | ||
Not started | ||||||||
49 | GT2 | 58 | Al Broadfoot |
Bob Mazzuoccola Sam Wolkoff Mark Raccaro John Fillipakis
|
Porsche 944 Turbo | 1 |
1 not trained
Only in the entry list
Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | GT1 | 13 | Luis Sereix |
Luis Sereix Daniel Urrutia Daniel Urrutia Jr.
|
Chevrolet Beretta |
51 | WSC | 19th | Davin Racing |
Edd Davin AJ Smith Mark Montgomery
|
Kudzu DLM |
52 | GT3 | 22nd | Paul Reisman |
Paul Reisman John Reisman
|
Chevrolet Camaro |
53 | GT2 | 31 | Hi-tech performance |
Michael Smellie Chris Harris Michael Lewis Chris Smellie
|
Toyota Supra Turbo |
54 | WSC | 33 | Jacobs Motorsports | Michael Jacobs | Argo JM20 |
55 | WSC | 51 | Fantasy Junction |
Bruce Trenery Spencer Trenery Grahame Bryant
|
Cannibal |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 55
- Started: 48
- Rated: 23
- Race classes: 4
- Spectator: unknown
- Race day weather: warm and dry, but windy
- Route length: 6.035 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 12:00: 22.895 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 319
- Total distance of the winning team: 1925.178 km
- Winner's average: 158.208 km / h
- Pole position: Wayne Taylor - Ferrari 333SP (# 7) - 1: 55.052 - 189.241 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Didier Theys - Ferrari 333SP (# 30) - 1.57.257 - 184.861 km / h
- Racing series: 1st round of the IMSA GT series in 1998
literature
- JA Martin and Ken Welles: Prototypes - the History of the IMSA GTP Series . Bull Publishing, Phoenix 2000, ISBN 1-893618-01-3 .
Web links
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