# 1998 FIA GT A1-Ring 500 km

The 1998 FIA GT A1-Ring 500 km was the eighth round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the A1-Ring, Austria, on September 20, 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 |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | GT1 | 2 | AMG Mercedes | Klaus Ludwig Ricardo Zonta | Mercedes-Benz CLK LM | B | 116 |
| 1 | GT1 | 2 | AMG Mercedes | Klaus Ludwig Ricardo Zonta | Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8 | B | 116 |
| 2 | GT1 | 1 | AMG Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Mark Webber | Mercedes-Benz CLK LM | B | 116 |
| 2 | GT1 | 1 | AMG Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Mark Webber | Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8 | B | 116 |
| 3 | GT1 | 7 | Porsche AG | Yannick Dalmas Allan McNish | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | M | 115 |
| 3 | GT1 | 7 | Porsche AG | Yannick Dalmas Allan McNish | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 115 |
| 4 | GT1 | 6 | Zakspeed Racing | Michael Bartels Max Angelelli | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | P | 115 |
| 4 | GT1 | 6 | Zakspeed Racing | Michael Bartels Max Angelelli | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 115 |
| 5 | GT1 | 12 | Team Persson Motorsport | Jean-Marc Gounon Marcel Tiemann | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 115 |
| 5 | GT1 | 12 | Team Persson Motorsport | Jean-Marc Gounon Marcel Tiemann | Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12 | B | 115 |
| 6 | GT1 | 15 | Davidoff Classic GTC Competition | Geoff Lees Thomas Bscher | McLaren F1 GTR | G | 112 |
| 6 | GT1 | 15 | Davidoff Classic GTC Competition | Geoff Lees Thomas Bscher | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | G | 112 |
| 7 | GT1 | 3 | DAMS | Christophe Tinseau Franck Lagorce | Panoz GTR-1 | M | 109 |
| 7 | GT1 | 3 | DAMS | Christophe Tinseau Franck Lagorce | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | M | 109 |
| 8 | GT2 | 52 | Viper Team Oreca | Karl Wendlinger Justin Bell | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 106 |
| 8 | GT2 | 52 | Viper Team Oreca | Karl Wendlinger Justin Bell | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | M | 106 |
| 9 | GT2 | 51 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Pedro Lamy | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 106 |
| 9 | GT2 | 51 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Pedro Lamy | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | M | 106 |
| 10 | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Altfrid Heger Franz Konrad | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 105 |
| 10 | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Altfrid Heger Franz Konrad | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 105 |
| 11 | GT1 | 8 | Porsche AG | Jörg Müller Uwe Alzen | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | M | 105 |
| 11 | GT1 | 8 | Porsche AG | Jörg Müller Uwe Alzen | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 105 |
| 12 | GT2 | 81 | Freisinger Motorsport | Wolfgang Kaufmann Michel Ligonnet | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 104 |
| 12 | GT2 | 81 | Freisinger Motorsport | Wolfgang Kaufmann Michel Ligonnet | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 104 |
| 13 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Race Sports International | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 104 |
| 13 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Race Sports International | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 104 |
| 14 | GT2 | 58 | Roock Sportsystem | André Ahrlé Sascha Maassen | Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 104 |
| 14 | GT2 | 58 | Roock Sportsystem | André Ahrlé Sascha Maassen | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 104 |
| 15 | GT2 | 65 | Konrad Motorsport | Martin Stretton Toni Seiler | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 103 |
| 15 | GT2 | 65 | Konrad Motorsport | Martin Stretton Toni Seiler | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 103 |
| 16 | GT2 | 60 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Michel Neugarten Gerd Ruch Marco Spinelli | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 103 |
| 16 | GT2 | 60 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Michel Neugarten Gerd Ruch Marco Spinelli | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 103 |
| 17 | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | Bruno Eichmann Mike Hezemans | Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 103 |
| 17 | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | Bruno Eichmann Mike Hezemans | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 103 |
| 18 | GT2 | 79 | RWS | Günther Blieninger Hans-Jörg Hofer Raffaele Sangiuolo | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 100 |
| 18 | GT2 | 79 | RWS | Günther Blieninger Hans-Jörg Hofer Raffaele Sangiuolo | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 100 |
| 19 | GT2 | 61 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Bruno Lambert Mauro Casadei Karl Baron | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 99 |
| 19 | GT2 | 61 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Bruno Lambert Mauro Casadei Karl Baron | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 99 |
| 20 | GT2 | 96 | Proton Competition | Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 97 |
| 20 | GT2 | 96 | Proton Competition | Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 97 |
| 21 | GT1 | 5 | Zakspeed Racing | Armin Hahne Andreas Scheld | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | P | 97 |
| 21 | GT1 | 5 | Zakspeed Racing | Armin Hahne Andreas Scheld | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 97 |
| 22 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Claudia Hürtgen Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 89 |
| 22 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Claudia Hürtgen Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 89 |
| 23 | GT1 | 11 | Team Persson Motorsport | Christophe Bouchut Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 86 |
| 23 | GT1 | 11 | Team Persson Motorsport | Christophe Bouchut Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12 | B | 86 |
| 24 DNF | GT2 | 67 | Remus Racing | Wido Rössler Herbert Drexler | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 56 |
| 24 DNF | GT2 | 67 | Remus Racing | Wido Rössler Herbert Drexler | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 56 |
| 25 DNF | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 50 |
| 25 DNF | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 50 |
| 26 DNF | GT2 | 62 | Stadler Motorsport | Axel Röhr Uwe Sick | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 47 |
| 26 DNF | GT2 | 62 | Stadler Motorsport | Axel Röhr Uwe Sick | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 47 |
| 27 DNF | GT2 | 70 | Marcos Racing International | Christian Vann Harald Becker Cor Euser | Marcos LM600 | D | 46 |
| 27 DNF | GT2 | 70 | Marcos Racing International | Christian Vann Harald Becker Cor Euser | Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | D | 46 |
| 28 DNF | GT2 | 78 | Bovi Motorsport | Kálmán Bódis Ferenc Rátkai | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 46 |
| 28 DNF | GT2 | 78 | Bovi Motorsport | Kálmán Bódis Ferenc Rátkai | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 46 |
| 29 DNF | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | Manfred Stohl Ni Amorim | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | D | 11 |
| 29 DNF | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | Manfred Stohl Ni Amorim | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | D | 11 |
| 30 DNF | GT2 | 76 | Seikel Motorsport | Ernst Palmberger Gerhard Marchner Manfred Jurasz | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 3 |
| 30 DNF | GT2 | 76 | Seikel Motorsport | Ernst Palmberger Gerhard Marchner Manfred Jurasz | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 3 |

## Statistics

* Pole position – #2 AMG Mercedes – 1:22.166
* Fastest lap – #1 AMG Mercedes – 1:23.802
* Average speed – 179.375 km/h