GT W.C. Europa Sprint & FIA GT

FIA GT Championship 1998 – Race 9: Homestead

Complete coverage
18 Oct 1998

Class GT1

Race result

Finishers
1.	#2 Klaus Ludwig / Ricardo Zonta AMG · Mercedes CLK LM	10
2.	#8 Jörg Müller / Uwe Alzen Porsche AG · Porsche 911 GT1-98	6
3.	#7 Allan McNish / Yannick Dalmas Porsche AG · Porsche 911 GT1-98	4
4.	#1 Bernd Schneider / Mark Webber AMG · Mercedes CLK LM	3
5.	#12 Jean-Marc Gounon / Marcel Tiemann Persson Motorsport · Mercedes CLK GTR	2
6.	#3 Eric Bernard / David Brabham DAMS · Panoz Esperante GTR-1	1
7.	#6 Michael Bartels / Masimilano Angelelli Zakspeed Racing · Porsche 911 GT1-98
Retirements
R	#11 Christophe Bouchut / Bernd Mayländer Persson Motorsport · Mercedes CLK GTR
Did not start
ns	#5/6 Andreas Scheld Zakspeed Racing · Porsche 911 GT1-98
ns	#6/5 Armin Hahne Zakspeed Racing · Porsche 911 GT1-98

Qualifying

Starting grid
1.	#2 Klaus Ludwig / Ricardo Zonta AMG · Mercedes CLK LM
2.	#1 Bernd Schneider / Mark Webber AMG · Mercedes CLK LM
3.	#8 Jörg Müller / Uwe Alzen Porsche AG · Porsche 911 GT1-98
4.	#7 Allan McNish / Yannick Dalmas Porsche AG · Porsche 911 GT1-98
5.	#3 Eric Bernard / David Brabham DAMS · Panoz Esperante GTR-1
6.	#12 Jean-Marc Gounon / Marcel Tiemann Persson Motorsport · Mercedes CLK GTR
7.	#11 Christophe Bouchut / Bernd Mayländer Persson Motorsport · Mercedes CLK GTR
8.	#6 Michael Bartels / Masimilano Angelelli Zakspeed Racing · Porsche 911 GT1-98
Did not take part in qualifying
ns	#5/6 Andreas Scheld Zakspeed Racing · Porsche 911 GT1-98
ns	#6/5 Armin Hahne Zakspeed Racing · Porsche 911 GT1-98

Class GT2

Race result

Finishers
1.	#51 Olivier Beretta / Pedro Lamy Team Oreca · Chrysler Viper GTS-R	10
2.	#56 Claudia Hürtgen / Stephane Ortelli Roock Racing · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)	6
3.	#70 Cor Euser / Harald Becker / Christian Vann Marcos Racing International · Marcos Mantara LM600	4
4.	#63 Michael Trunk / Bernhard Müller Krauss Motorsport · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)	3
5.	#58 Andy Pilgrim / Andre Ahrle Roock Racing · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)	2
6.	#81 Wolfgang Kaufmann / Michel Ligonnet Freisinger Motorsport · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)	1
7.	#65 Martin Stretton / Toni Seiler Konrad Motorsport · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
8.	#76 Nigel Smith / Max Cohen-Olivar / Andrew Bagnall Seikel Motorsport · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
9.	#61 Mauro Casadei / Klaus Horn Haberthur Racing · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
10.	#76/87 Gerhard Marchner / Manfred Jurasz / Christian Vogler Seikel Motorsport · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
11.	#86 Jean-Luc Chereau / Jack Leconte Larbre Compétition · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
Classified, not running at the finish
12.	#56/57 Mike Hezemans / Bruno Eichmann Roock Racing · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
13.	#71 Manno Schaafsma / Herman Buurman Marcos Racing International · Marcos Mantara LM600
Retirements
R	#52 Karl Wendlinger / David Donohue Team Oreca · Chrysler Viper GTS-R
R	#53 Ni Amorim / Dominic Chappell Chamberlain Engineering · Chrysler Viper GTS-R
R	#54/53 Hans (John) Hugenholtz Chamberlain Engineering · Chrysler Viper GTS-R
R	#60 Michel Neugarten / Gerd Ruch / Zak Brown Haberthur Racing · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
R	#66 Franz Konrad / Jan Lammers Konrad Motorsport · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
R	#69 Gerold Ried / Patrick Vuillaume Proton Competition · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
Did not start
ns	#80 Daniel Dror / Simon Gregg / Rob Schirle GP Motorsport · Ford Saleen Mustang
ns	#62 Uwe Sick Stadler Motorsport · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)

Qualifying

Starting grid
1.	#70 Cor Euser / Harald Becker / Christian Vann Marcos Racing International · Marcos Mantara LM600
2.	#51 Olivier Beretta / Pedro Lamy Team Oreca · Chrysler Viper GTS-R
3.	#52 Karl Wendlinger / David Donohue Team Oreca · Chrysler Viper GTS-R
4.	#56 Claudia Hürtgen / Stephane Ortelli Roock Racing · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
5.	#63 Michael Trunk / Bernhard Müller Krauss Motorsport · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
6.	#56/57 Mike Hezemans / Bruno Eichmann Roock Racing · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
7.	#53 Ni Amorim / Dominic Chappell / Hans (John) Hugenholtz Chamberlain Engineering · Chrysler Viper GTS-R
8.	#81 Wolfgang Kaufmann / Michel Ligonnet Freisinger Motorsport · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
9.	#60 Michel Neugarten / Gerd Ruch / Zak Brown Haberthur Racing · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
10.	#66 Franz Konrad / Jan Lammers Konrad Motorsport · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
11.	#58 Andy Pilgrim / Andre Ahrle Roock Racing · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
12.	#65 Martin Stretton / Toni Seiler Konrad Motorsport · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
13.	#80 Daniel Dror / Simon Gregg / Rob Schirle GP Motorsport · Ford Saleen Mustang
14.	#71 Manno Schaafsma / Herman Buurman Marcos Racing International · Marcos Mantara LM600
15.	#76 Nigel Smith / Max Cohen-Olivar / Andrew Bagnall Seikel Motorsport · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
16.	#76/87 Gerhard Marchner / Manfred Jurasz / Christian Vogler Seikel Motorsport · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
17.	#69 Gerold Ried / Patrick Vuillaume Proton Competition · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
18.	#86 Jean-Luc Chereau / Jack Leconte Larbre Compétition · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
19.	#61 Mauro Casadei / Klaus Horn Haberthur Racing · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)
20.	#62 Uwe Sick Stadler Motorsport · Porsche 911 GT2 R (993)