1998 24 Hours of Daytona
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The 1998 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 1, 1998[1] at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1998 United States Road Racing Championship. It was the first year that the race was sanctioned by the SCCA.
Victory overall and in the Can-Am class went to the No. 30 Doran/Moretti Racing Ferrari 333 SP driven by Giampiero Moretti, Arie Luyendyk, Mauro Baldi, and Didier Theys. Victory in the GT1 class went to the No. 01 Rohr Motorsport Porsche 911 GT1 driven by Allan McNish, Danny Sullivan, Jörg Müller, Uwe Alzen, and Dirk Müller. The GT2 class was won by the No. 97 Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 driven by Toni Seiler, Wido Rössler, Peter Kitchak, Angelo Zadra, and Franz Konrad. Finally, the GT3 class was won by the No. 10 Prototype Technology Group, Inc. BMW M3 E36 driven by Bill Auberlen, Marc Duez, Boris Said, and Peter Cunningham.[1][2]
Race results
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Tire | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CA | 30 |  Doran/Moretti Racing |  Giampiero Moretti  Arie Luyendyk  Mauro Baldi .svg.png) Didier Theys | Ferrari 333 SP | Y | 711 | |
| 2 | GT1 | 01 |  Rohr Motorsport |  Allan McNish  Danny Sullivan  Jörg Müller  Uwe Alzen  Dirk Müller | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 703 | |
| 3 | GT1 | 00 |  Larbre Compétition |  Christophe Bouchut  Patrice Goueslard  Carl Rosenblad  André Ahrlé | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 667 | |
| 4 | GT2 | 97 |  Konrad Motorsport | .svg.png) Toni Seiler  Wido Rössler  Peter Kitchak  Angelo Zadra  Franz Konrad | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 660 | |
| 5 | GT2 | 04 |  C. J. Motorsports |  John Morton .svg.png) John Graham  Patrick Huisman  Duncan Huisman | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 659 | |
| 6 | GT3 | 10 |  Prototype Technology Group, Inc. |  Bill Auberlen .svg.png) Marc Duez  Boris Said  Peter Cunningham | BMW M3 E36 | Y | 657 | |
| 7 | GT3 | 23 |  Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing |  Mike Conte .svg.png) Bruno Lambert  Nick Holt  Darryl Havens | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | P | 639 | |
| 8 | CA | 63 |  Downing/Atlanta Racing |  Yojiro Terada  Howard Katz  John O'Steen  Jim Downing  Franck Fréon | Kudzu DLM-4 | G | 636 | |
| 9 | GT3 | 55 |  AASCO Performance |  Charles Slater  Tim Ralston  Tom Peterson  Jorge Trejos | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 629 | |
| 10 | GT3 | 73 |  Jack Lewis Enterprises Ltd. |  Jack Lewis .svg.png) Tony Burgess  Anthony Lazzaro  Kurt Matthewson | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | G | 626 | |
| 11 DNF | GT1 | 4 |  Tom Gloy Racing |  Mike Borkowski  Tony Kanaan  Robbie Buhl | Ford Mustang Cobra | ? | 624 | |
| 12 | GT3 | 25 |  RWS-Brun Motorsport |  Hans-Jörg Hofer  Luca Riccitelli  Raffaele Sanguiolo  Günther Blieninger | Porsche 993 Cup | ? | 624 | |
| 13 | GT3 | 77 |  Grey Cliff Racing |  John Drew  David Friedman  Beran Peter  James Nelson  Mark Greenburg | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | ? | 622 | |
| 14 | GT2 | 81 |  Chamberlain Engineering |  Chris Gleason .svg.png) Ray Lintott  Matt Turner  Ashley Ward | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | G | 619 | |
| 15 DNF | CA | 16 |  Dyson Racing |  James Weaver  Rob Dyson  Dorsey Schroeder  Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 616 | |
| 16 | GT3 | 7 |  Prototype Technology Group, Inc. | .svg.png) Ross Bentley  Les Delano  Andy Petery  Derek Hill | BMW M3 E36 | Y | 616 | |
| 17 DNF | CA | 20 |  Dyson Racing |  Butch Leitzinger  John Paul Jr.  Perry McCarthy  Rob Dyson | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 615 | |
| 18 | GT3 | 07 |  G&W Motorsports |  Price Cobb  Danny Marshall  Peter Chambers  Ulrich Gallade  Martyn Konig | Porsche 993 | ? | 615 | |
| 19 DNF | GT1 | 38 |  Champion Motors | .svg.png) Thierry Boutsen  Andy Pilgrim  Ralf Kelleners | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | P | 614 | |
| 20 DNF | CA | 3 |  Scandia Engineering |  Yannick Dalmas  Bob Wollek  Max Papis .svg.png) Ron Fellows | Ferrari 333 SP | G | 610 | |
| 21 | GT2 | 21 |  Dener Motorsport Stuttgart Sportscar |  André Lara-Resende  Régis Schuch  Flávio Trindale  Maurizio Sandro Sala | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 604 | |
| 22 | CA | 62 |  Downing/Atlanta Racing |  John Mirro  Ralph Thomas  Douglas Campbell  Dennis Spencer  Rich Grupp | Kudzu DLM | G | 591 | |
| 23 | GT3 | 67 |  The Racer's Group |  Chris Ronson  Brian Pelke  Steve Pelke  Bruce Busby | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | G | 567 | |
| 24 | GT3 | 09 |  Spirit of Daytona Racing |  Craig Conway  Eric van Cleef  Todd Flis | Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX | T | 563 | |
| 25 DNF | CA | 95 |  TRV Motorsport |  Jeret Schroeder  Tom Volk  Lyn St. James  Pete Halsmer | Kudzu DL-4 | G | 557 | |
| 26 DNF | CA | 39 |  Colucci/Matthews Racing |  David Murry  Hurley Haywood  Derek Bell  Jim Matthews | Riley & Scott Mk III | P | 550 | |
| 27 | GT1 | 29 |  Overbagh Motor Racing |  Fabio Rosa  Giovanni Vigano  Gabrio Rosa  Pierangelo Masselli  C. J. Johnson | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 547 | |
| 28 | GT2 | 71 |  Pettit Racing |  Cameron Worth  Nick Vitucci  Bill Lester  Scott Sansone  Brian Richards | Mazda RX-7 Turbo | H | 539 | |
| 29 | GT2 | 69 |  Proton Competition | .svg.png) Denis Lay  Gerd Ruch  Will Langhorne  Gerold Ried | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 498 | |
| 30 DNF | CA | 8 |  Transatlantic Racing/Support Net Racing |  Johnny O'Connell  Henry Camferdam  Scott Schubot | Riley & Scott Mk III | D | 497 | |
| 31 | GT1 | 40 |  Rankin Racing, Inc. |  David Rankin  Hank Scott .svg.png) Eric Jensen  Toto Lassally  Nort Northam | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 494 | |
| 32 DNF | GT1 | 99 |  Panoz-Visteon Racing |  Éric Bernard .svg.png) David Brabham  Jamie Davies | Panoz GTR-1 | M | 472 | |
| 33 DNF | GT3 | 54 |  Bell Motorsports |  Stu Hayner  Henry Taleb  Scott Neuman  Terry Borcheller | BMW M3 E36 | Y | 455 | |
| 34 | GT3 | 24 |  Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing |  Don Kitch Jr.  Byron Sanborn  Angelo Cilli  Kim Wolfkill | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 448 | |
| 35 | GT1 | 56 |  Team Argentina |  Gaston Aguirre  Francisco Castillo  Horacio Paolucci  Facundo Gilbicella | Oldsmobile Cutlass | ? | 445 | |
| 36 | GT1 | 87 |  John Annis Racing |  John Annis  Lee Hill  Bill Ladoniczki  Steve Ladoniczki  Randy Pobst | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 438 | |
| 37 | GT1 | 35 |  McDill Racing |  Stefano Bucci  Mauro Casadei  Francesco Ciani  Andrea Garbagnati | Chevrolet Camaro | Y | 437 | |
| 38 DNF | GT1 | 0 | .svg.png) Multimatic Motorsports | .svg.png) Scott Maxwell .svg.png) Jason Priestley .svg.png) David Empringham | Ford Mustang Cobra | D | 435 | |
| 39 DNF | GT1 | 5 |  Panoz-Visteon Racing |  Andy Wallace  Scott Pruett  Raul Boesel  Doc Bundy | Panoz GTR-1 | M | 433 | |
| 40 DNF | CA | 28 |  Intersport Racing |  Jon Field  Rick Sutherland  Butch Brickell  Enrico Bertaggia  Alex Padilla | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 432 | |
| 41 | CA | 51 |  Fantasy Junction-Coys Racing |  Bruce Trenery  Spencer Trenery  Grahame Bryant  Steve Pfeifer  Kent Painter | Cannibal | ? | 414 | |
| 42 | GT1 | 89 |  Maugeri Motorsports |  Richard Maugeri  Anthony Puleo  Sim Penton  Daniel Urrutia | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 385 | |
| 43 DNF | GT3 | 96 |  Olive Garden Racing |  Ronald Zitza  Kevin Wheeler  Mike Davies | Porsche 993 | P | 381 | |
| 44 DNF | CA | 88 |  Dollahite Racing |  Anthony Lazzaro  Bill Dollahite  Paul Dallenbach | Spice BDG-02 | P | 371 | |
| 45 DNF | CA | 59 |  Intersport Racing |  Simon Gregg  Oliver Kuttner  Joaquin DeSoto  Tim Holt | Spice SC95 | G | 344 | |
| 46 DNF | GT3 | 52 |  Team Protosport GT |  Dave Russell  William Stitt  Mark Hillstead  Paul Arnold  Neil Crilly | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Y | 342 | |
| 47 DNF | GT3 | 41 |  Technodyne |  Cort Wagner  Chris Cervelli  Marc Basseng  Kelly Collins | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | P | 335 | |
| 48 DNF | CA | 36 |  Colucci/Matthews Racing |  Eliseo Salazar  Jim Pace  Barry Waddell | Riley & Scott Mk III | P | 300 | |
| 49 | GT3 | 33 |  Phoenix American Motorsport |  Mike Weinberg  Jim Michaelian  Bob Rockwood  Steve McNeely | Pontiac Firebird Formula | H | 295 | |
| 50 | CA | 19 |  Davin Racing |  A. J. Smith  Mark Montgomery  Edd Davin | Kudzu DLM | G | 287 | |
| 51 | GT3 | 27 |  Goldin Brother Racing |  Steve Goldin  John G. Thomas  Todd Vallancourt  Keith Goldin | Mazda RX-7 | H | 277 | |
| 52 | GT3 | 86 |  G&W Motorsports |  Brian Redman  Steve Marshall  Arthur Urciuoli  Robert Amren  Price Cobb | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | ? | 272 | |
| 53 DNF | GT2 | 50 |  Johnson Autosport Racing |  J. Robert Johnson  Tom McGlynn  James Oppenheimer  George Balbach  Erik Johnson | Porsche 911 Turbo | D | 248 | |
| 54 DNF | GT2 | 98 |  Konrad Motorsport |  Larry Schumacher  Robert Nearn  Franz Konrad  Nick Ham | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 245 | |
| 55 DNF | CA | 17 |  Doyle-Risi Racing |  Wayne Taylor .svg.png) Eric van de Poele  Fermín Vélez | Ferrari 333 SP | P | 225 | |
| 56 | GT1 | 53 |  Diablo Racing |  Tom Scheuren  Spencer Pumpelly  Gerry Green  Bobby Jones | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 195 | |
| 57 DNF | GT3 | 57 |  Kryderacing |  Reed Kryder  Steve Ahlgrim  Dave Deen  Frank Del Vecchio  Ryan Hampton | Nissan 240SX | ? | 191 | |
| 58 DNF | GT1 | 74 |  Robinson Racing |  George Robinson  Jack Baldwin  Irv Hoerr  Jon Gooding | Oldsmobile Aurora | G | 183 | |
| 59 DNF | GT3 | 45 | .svg.png) GLPK Racing Leaders | .svg.png) Stéphane Cohen .svg.png) Paul Kumpen .svg.png) Marc Schoonbroodt  Michael Funke | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 182 | |
| 60 DNF | GT2 | 90 | .svg.png) AD Sport | .svg.png) Kris Wauters .svg.png) Koen Wauters .svg.png) Franco La Rosa .svg.png) Bert Longin .svg.png) Albert Vanierschot | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 173 | |
| 61 DNF | GT1 | 2 |  Mosler Automotive |  Shane Lewis  Vic Rice  Brian Hornkohl  Chris Neville | Mosler Raptor | ? | 169 | |
| 62 DNF | GT3 | 37 |  GTR Motorsports |  Dave White  Jim Loftis  Bob Strange  Richard Howe | Porsche 968 GTR | D | 154 | |
| 63 DNF | GT3 | 76 |  Team A.R.E. |  Mike Doolin  Scott Peeler  John Ruther  Martin Snow | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | Y | 154 | |
| 64 DNF | GT3 | 68 |  The Racer's Group |  Kevin Buckler  Philip Collin  Eric Bretzel  Duncan Dayton | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | G | 142 | |
| 65 DNF | GT3 | 75 |  On the Edge Racing |  Max Schmidt  Chris Bingham  Nigel Smith  Scott Harrington | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | ? | 115 | |
| 66 DNF | GT2 | 58 |  Broadfoot Racing |  Pascal Dro  Martin Shuster  Phillipe Lenain | Porsche 944 Turbo | G | 114 | |
| 67 DNF | GT3 | 6 |  Prototype Technology Group, Inc. |  Mark Simo  Dieter Quester  Peter Cunningham | BMW M3 E36 | Y | 87 | |
| 68 DNF | GT2 | 05 |  Prova Motorsports |  Cor Euser  Masamitsu Ishihara  Katsunori Iketani | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 79 | |
| 69 DNF | CA | 60 |  Kopf Precision Race Products |  Shane Donley  Kris Wilson  Tim Moser | Keiler KII | D | 50 | |
| 70 DNF | GT1 | 46 |  Newcastle United Storm Racing |  Julian Bailey  Tiff Needell  Craig Baird  Richard Dean | Lister Storm GTL | M | 45 | |
| 71 DNF | GT1 | 72 |  Banks Motorsport |  Tim Banks  Todd Sprinkle  Kerry Hitt | Chevrolet Corvette | ? | 38 | |
| 72 DNF | GT3 | 32 |  Phoenix American Motorsport |  John Heinricy  Stu Hayner  Scott Harrington  Don Knowles | Pontiac Firebird Formula | ? | 9 | |
| 73 DNF | GT3 | 44 | .svg.png) GLPK Racing Leaders |  Harald Grohs .svg.png) Hans Willems .svg.png) Vincent Dupont .svg.png) Alfons Taels | Porsche 911 | P | 8 | |
| 74 DNF | CA | 11 |  Genesis Racing National Paintball |  Rick Fairbanks  Michael DeFontes  Chuck Goldsborough  Dan Lewis  Mark Newhaus | Hawk MD3R | ? | 5 | |
| DNS | GT2 | 65 |  Saleen/Allen RRR Speedlab |  Steve Saleen  Ron Johnson  Will Hoy | Saleen S281 | ? | - | |
| DNS | GT2 | 15 |  Kevin Jeannette |  Jay Cochran  Michel Aouate | Porsche 993 | ? | - | |
| Source:[1][3] | ||||||||