1998 FIA GT Budapest 500km

The 1998 FIA GT Budapest 500 km was the fifth round the 1998 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Hungaroring, Hungary, on July 19, 1998.

Due to a large accident on the first lap, the race was red flagged. The initial start was nullified and the race was restarted, running for its full original distance. Four cars which were damaged in the initial accident did not take the restart.

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	126
1	GT1	1	AMG Mercedes	Bernd Schneider Mark Webber	Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8	B	126
2	GT1	2	AMG Mercedes	Klaus Ludwig Ricardo Zonta	Mercedes-Benz CLK LM	B	126
2	GT1	2	AMG Mercedes	Klaus Ludwig Ricardo Zonta	Mercedes-Benz M119 6.0L V8	B	126
3	GT1	7	Porsche AG	Yannick Dalmas Allan McNish	Porsche 911 GT1-98	M	126
3	GT1	7	Porsche AG	Yannick Dalmas Allan McNish	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	M	126
4	GT1	8	Porsche AG	Bob Wollek Jörg Müller	Porsche 911 GT1-98	M	125
4	GT1	8	Porsche AG	Bob Wollek Jörg Müller	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	M	125
5	GT1	6	Zakspeed Racing	Michael Bartels Armin Hahne	Porsche 911 GT1-98	P	121
5	GT1	6	Zakspeed Racing	Michael Bartels Armin Hahne	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	P	121
6	GT2	57	Roock Racing	Sascha Maassen Bruno Eichmann	Porsche 911 GT2	Y	113
6	GT2	57	Roock Racing	Sascha Maassen Bruno Eichmann	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	Y	113
7	GT2	51	Viper Team Oreca	Olivier Beretta Pedro Lamy	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	113
7	GT2	51	Viper Team Oreca	Olivier Beretta Pedro Lamy	Chrysler 8.0L V10	M	113
8	GT2	70	Marcos Racing International	Christian Vann Harald Becker Cor Euser	Marcos LM600	D	113
8	GT2	70	Marcos Racing International	Christian Vann Harald Becker Cor Euser	Chevrolet 5.9L V8	D	113
9	GT2	60	Elf Haberthur Racing	Michel Neugarten Gerd Ruch Marco Spinelli	Porsche 911 GT2	G	109
9	GT2	60	Elf Haberthur Racing	Michel Neugarten Gerd Ruch Marco Spinelli	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	G	109
10	GT2	63	Krauss Race Sports International	Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller	Porsche 911 GT2	D	109
10	GT2	63	Krauss Race Sports International	Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	D	109
11	GT2	58	Roock Sportsystem	André Ahrlé Ratanakul Prutirat	Porsche 911 GT2	Y	108
11	GT2	58	Roock Sportsystem	André Ahrlé Ratanakul Prutirat	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	Y	108
12	GT2	76	Seikel Motorsport	Ernst Palmberger Nigel Smith Robert Nearn	Porsche 911 GT2	P	108
12	GT2	76	Seikel Motorsport	Ernst Palmberger Nigel Smith Robert Nearn	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	108
13	GT2	62	Stadler Motorsport	Axel Röhr Uwe Sick	Porsche 911 GT2	P	105
13	GT2	62	Stadler Motorsport	Axel Röhr Uwe Sick	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	105
14	GT2	69	Proton Competition	Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume	Porsche 911 GT2	P	104
14	GT2	69	Proton Competition	Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	104
15	GT2	96	Proton Competition	Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr.	Porsche 911 GT2	P	104
15	GT2	96	Proton Competition	Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr.	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	104
16	GT1	3	DAMS	Éric Bernard David Brabham	Panoz GTR-1	M	97
16	GT1	3	DAMS	Éric Bernard David Brabham	Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8	M	97
17 DNF	GT1	5	Zakspeed Racing	Alexander Grau Andreas Scheld	Porsche 911 GT1-98	P	87
17 DNF	GT1	5	Zakspeed Racing	Alexander Grau Andreas Scheld	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	P	87
18 DNF	GT2	61	Elf Haberthur Racing	Kersten Jodexnis Mauro Casadei Dieter Fähler	Porsche 911 GT2	G	78
18 DNF	GT2	61	Elf Haberthur Racing	Kersten Jodexnis Mauro Casadei Dieter Fähler	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	G	78
19 DNF	GT1	15	Davidoff Classic GTC Competition	Geoff Lees Thomas Bscher	McLaren F1 GTR	G	68
19 DNF	GT1	15	Davidoff Classic GTC Competition	Geoff Lees Thomas Bscher	BMW S70 6.0L V12	G	68
20 DNF	GT2	78	Bovi Motorsport	Attila Barta Kálmán Bódis Herbert Jerish	Porsche 911 GT2	?	66
20 DNF	GT2	78	Bovi Motorsport	Attila Barta Kálmán Bódis Herbert Jerish	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	?	66
21 DNF	GT2	52	Viper Team Oreca	Karl Wendlinger Marc Duez	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	50
21 DNF	GT2	52	Viper Team Oreca	Karl Wendlinger Marc Duez	Chrysler 8.0L V10	M	50
22 DNF	GT1	12	Team Persson Motorsport	Jean-Marc Gounon Marcel Tiemann	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	B	39
22 DNF	GT1	12	Team Persson Motorsport	Jean-Marc Gounon Marcel Tiemann	Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12	B	39
23 DNF	GT2	65	Konrad Motorsport	Martin Stretton Toni Seiler	Porsche 911 GT2	D	15
23 DNF	GT2	65	Konrad Motorsport	Martin Stretton Toni Seiler	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	D	15
24 DNF	GT1	17	Larbre Compétition	Patrice Goueslard Jack Leconte Jean-Luc Chéreau	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	M	9
24 DNF	GT1	17	Larbre Compétition	Patrice Goueslard Jack Leconte Jean-Luc Chéreau	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	M	9
DNS	GT1	11	Team Persson Motorsport	Christophe Bouchut Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	B	–
DNS	GT1	11	Team Persson Motorsport	Christophe Bouchut Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes-Benz M120 6.0L V12	B	–
DNS	GT2	53	Chamberlain Engineering	Ni Amorim Gary Ayles	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	D	–
DNS	GT2	53	Chamberlain Engineering	Ni Amorim Gary Ayles	Chrysler 8.0L V10	D	–
DNS	GT2	56	Roock Racing	Claudia Hürtgen Stéphane Ortelli	Porsche 911 GT2	Y	–
DNS	GT2	56	Roock Racing	Claudia Hürtgen Stéphane Ortelli	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	Y	–
DNS	GT2	66	Konrad Motorsport	Altfrid Heger Franz Konrad	Porsche 911 GT2	D	–
DNS	GT2	66	Konrad Motorsport	Altfrid Heger Franz Konrad	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	D	–

Statistics

Pole position – #1 AMG Mercedes – 1:28.562
Fastest lap – #2 AMG Mercedes – 1:32.300
Average speed – 149.062 km/h

References

"Results: 1998 Round 5 – Budapest". FIA GT Championship. 19 July 1998. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
"500 km Hungaroring". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2007-12-14.

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