1998 Mosport Festival
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Mosport International Raceway
The 1998 Mosport Festival was a multi-class sports car and GT motor race held at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada on August 9, 1998. It was the fifth round of the 1998 Professional SportsCar Racing Championship season. The race was held over a two-hour-and-45-minute time period, during which 128 laps of the 3.9-kilometre circuit were completed for a race distance of 506.544 kilometres.
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Pre-Race Grid
The race was won by the Dyson Racing team with drivers Butch Leitzinger and James Weaver driving a Riley & Scott Mk III-Ford. It was the 13th and final IMSA GT Championship race held at Mosport, with the championship being replaced by the American Le Mans Series in 1999.[1]
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Race Start
Race results[]
Class winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Engine | |||||||
1 | WSC | 16 | Dyson Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 128 |
Ford 5.0L V8 | |||||||
2 | WSC | 20 | Dyson Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 128 |
Ford 5.0L V8 | |||||||
3 | GT1 | 4 | Panoz Motorsports | ![]() ![]() |
Panoz GTR-1 | M | 127 |
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | |||||||
4 | GT1 | 5 | Panoz Motorsports | ![]() ![]() |
Panoz GTR-1 | M | 127 |
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | |||||||
5 | WSC | 27 | Doran Enterprises, Inc. | ![]() ![]() |
Ferrari 333 SP | Y | 126 |
Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 | |||||||
6 | WSC | 7 | Doyle-Risi Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ferrari 333 SP | P | 123 |
Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 | |||||||
7 | WSC | 28 | Intersport Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 119 |
Ford 5.0L V8 | |||||||
8 | WSC | 63 | Downing Atlanta | ![]() ![]() |
Kudzu DLM-4 | G | 119 |
Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor | |||||||
9 | GT3 | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | ![]() ![]() |
BMW M3 | Y | 112 |
BMW 3.2L I6 | |||||||
10 | GT3 | 1 | Prototype Technology Group | ![]() ![]() |
BMW M3 | Y | 111 |
BMW 3.2L I6 | |||||||
11 | GT2 | 6 | Prototype Technology Group | ![]() ![]() |
BMW M3 | Y | 111 |
BMW 3.2L I6 | |||||||
12 | GT2 | 99 | Shumacher Racing | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 110 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
13 | GT2 | 04 | C.J. Motorsports | ![]() ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 110 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
14 | GT3 | 23 | Alex Job Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Porsche 964 Carrera RSR | P | 102 |
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | |||||||
15 DNF |
GT2 | 00 | David Friedman | ![]() ![]() |
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | G | 53 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
DNS | GT3 | 22 | Alex Job Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | - |
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 |
References[]
- ^ "Mosport Visteon Panoz Race Report". Motorsport.com. August 9, 1998. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ "Mosport Festival". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ "Mosport Festival". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
Categories:
- 1998 in the IMSA GT Championship
- Grand Prix of Mosport
- 1998 in Canadian motorsport
- 1998 in Ontario