# 1998 FIA GT Donington 500 km

The 1998 FIA GT Donington 500 km was the seventh round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at Donington Park, United Kingdom, on 6 September 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 | 1 | AMG Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Mark Webber | Mercedes-Benz CLK LM | B | 125 |
| 1 | GT1 | 1 | AMG Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Mark Webber | Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8 | B | 125 |
| 2 | GT1 | 2 | AMG Mercedes | Klaus Ludwig Ricardo Zonta | Mercedes-Benz CLK LM | B | 125 |
| 2 | GT1 | 2 | AMG Mercedes | Klaus Ludwig Ricardo Zonta | Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8 | B | 125 |
| 3 | GT1 | 7 | Porsche AG | Yannick Dalmas Allan McNish | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | M | 124 |
| 3 | GT1 | 7 | Porsche AG | Yannick Dalmas Allan McNish | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 124 |
| 4 | GT1 | 8 | Porsche AG | Jörg Müller Uwe Alzen | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | M | 123 |
| 4 | GT1 | 8 | Porsche AG | Jörg Müller Uwe Alzen | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 123 |
| 5 | GT1 | 12 | Team Persson Motorsport | Jean-Marc Gounon Marcel Tiemann | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 123 |
| 5 | GT1 | 12 | Team Persson Motorsport | Jean-Marc Gounon Marcel Tiemann | Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12 | B | 123 |
| 6 | GT1 | 5 | Zakspeed Racing | Armin Hahne Andreas Scheld | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | P | 121 |
| 6 | GT1 | 5 | Zakspeed Racing | Armin Hahne Andreas Scheld | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 121 |
| 7 | GT1 | 15 | Davidoff Classic GTC Competition | Geoff Lees Thomas Bscher | McLaren F1 GTR | G | 120 |
| 7 | GT1 | 15 | Davidoff Classic GTC Competition | Geoff Lees Thomas Bscher | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | G | 120 |
| 8 | GT2 | 51 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Pedro Lamy | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 114 |
| 8 | GT2 | 51 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Pedro Lamy | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | M | 114 |
| 9 | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Altfrid Heger Franz Konrad | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 112 |
| 9 | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Altfrid Heger Franz Konrad | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 112 |
| 10 | GT2 | 52 | Viper Team Oreca | Karl Wendlinger Justin Bell | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 111 |
| 10 | GT2 | 52 | Viper Team Oreca | Karl Wendlinger Justin Bell | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | M | 111 |
| 11 | GT2 | 81 | Freisinger Motorsport | Wolfgang Kaufmann Michel Ligonnet | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 111 |
| 11 | GT2 | 81 | Freisinger Motorsport | Wolfgang Kaufmann Michel Ligonnet | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 111 |
| 12 | GT1 | 11 | Team Persson Motorsport | Christophe Bouchut Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 111 |
| 12 | GT1 | 11 | Team Persson Motorsport | Christophe Bouchut Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12 | B | 111 |
| 13 | GT2 | 65 | Konrad Motorsport | Martin Stretton Toni Seiler | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 109 |
| 13 | GT2 | 65 | Konrad Motorsport | Martin Stretton Toni Seiler | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 109 |
| 14 | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | Martin Short Matt Turner Ni Amorim | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | D | 109 |
| 14 | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | Martin Short Matt Turner Ni Amorim | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | D | 109 |
| 15 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Race Sports International | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 109 |
| 15 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Race Sports International | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 109 |
| 16 | GT2 | 96 | Proton Competition | Horst Felbermayr Sr. Horst Felbermayr Jr. | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 107 |
| 16 | GT2 | 96 | Proton Competition | Horst Felbermayr Sr. Horst Felbermayr Jr. | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 107 |
| 17 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 104 |
| 17 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 104 |
| 18 | GT2 | 98 | Cirtek Motorsport | David Warnock Robert Nearn Sascha Maassen | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 101 |
| 18 | GT2 | 98 | Cirtek Motorsport | David Warnock Robert Nearn Sascha Maassen | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 101 |
| 19 | GT2 | 61 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Eric Graham David Smadja Emmanuel Clérico | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 98 |
| 19 | GT2 | 61 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Eric Graham David Smadja Emmanuel Clérico | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 98 |
| 20 | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | Bruno Eichmann André Ahrlé Mike Hezemans | Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 94 |
| 20 | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | Bruno Eichmann André Ahrlé Mike Hezemans | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 94 |
| 21 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Claudia Hürtgen Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 82 |
| 21 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Claudia Hürtgen Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 82 |
| 22 NC | GT1 | 6 | Zakspeed Racing | Michael Bartels Max Angelelli | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | P | 83 |
| 22 NC | GT1 | 6 | Zakspeed Racing | Michael Bartels Max Angelelli | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 83 |
| 23 DNF | GT2 | 60 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Michel Neugarten Gerd Ruch Marco Spinelli | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 59 |
| 23 DNF | GT2 | 60 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Michel Neugarten Gerd Ruch Marco Spinelli | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 59 |
| 24 DNF | GT1 | 3 | DAMS | Éric Bernard David Brabham | Panoz GTR-1 | M | 56 |
| 24 DNF | GT1 | 3 | DAMS | Éric Bernard David Brabham | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | M | 56 |
| 25 DNF | GT2 | 62 | Stadler Motorsport | Axel Röhr Uwe Sick | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 40 |
| 25 DNF | GT2 | 62 | Stadler Motorsport | Axel Röhr Uwe Sick | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 40 |
| 26 DNF | GT2 | 76 | Seikel Motorsport | Nigel Smith Jean-François Véroux Max Cohen-Olivar | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 26 |
| 26 DNF | GT2 | 76 | Seikel Motorsport | Nigel Smith Jean-François Véroux Max Cohen-Olivar | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 26 |
| DSQ$^†$ | GT2 | 70 | Marcos Racing International | Christian Vann Harald Becker Cor Euser | Marcos LM600 | D | 112 |
| DSQ$^†$ | GT2 | 70 | Marcos Racing International | Christian Vann Harald Becker Cor Euser | Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | D | 112 |
| DSQ$^‡$ | GT2 | 58 | Roock Sportsystem | John Robinson Hugh Price | Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 106 |
| DSQ$^‡$ | GT2 | 58 | Roock Sportsystem | John Robinson Hugh Price | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 106 |
† – #70 Marcos Racing International was disqualified for failing post-race technical inspection. The car was found to have used fuel which did not meet FIA regulations.
‡ – #58 Roock Sportsystem was disqualified for failing post-race technical inspection. The car was found to have used an illegal amount of turbo boost.

## Statistics

* Pole position – #2 AMG Mercedes – 1:22.870
* Fastest lap – #1 AMG Mercedes – 1:25.550
* Average speed – 162.962 km/h