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1998 Mosport Festival
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.
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.
Race results
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNF | DNS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WSC | 16 | Dyson Racing | USA Butch Leitzinger | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UK James Weaver | Riley & Scott Mk III | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WSC | 20 | Dyson Racing | USA Elliot Forbes-Robinson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dorsey Schroeder | Riley & Scott Mk III | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GT1 | 4 | Panoz Motorsports | AUS David Brabham | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Andy Wallace | Panoz GTR-1 | 127 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GT1 | 5 | Panoz Motorsports | FRA Éric Bernard | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Raul Boesel | Panoz GTR-1 | 127 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WSC | 27 | Doran Enterprises, Inc. | BEL Didier Theys | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SUI Fredy Lienhard | Ferrari 333 SP | 126 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WSC | 7 | Doyle-Risi Racing | ZAF Wayne Taylor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Eric van de Poele | Ferrari 333 SP | 123 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WSC | 28 | Intersport Racing | USA Jon Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Jacek Mucha | Riley & Scott Mk III | 119 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WSC | 63 | Downing Atlanta | USA A.J. Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jim Downing | Kudzu DLM-4 | 119 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GT3 | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | USA Bill Auberlen | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Mark Simo | BMW M3 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| BMW 3.2L I6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GT3 | 1 | Prototype Technology Group | CAN Ross Bentley | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Peter Cunningham | BMW M3 | 111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| BMW 3.2L I6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GT2 | 6 | Prototype Technology Group | BEL Marc Duez | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Ross Bentley | BMW M3 | 111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| BMW 3.2L I6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GT2 | 99 | Shumacher Racing | USA Larry Schumacher | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USA John O'Steen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Andy Pilgrim | Porsche 911 GT2 | 110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GT2 | 04 | C.J. Motorsports | USA John Morton | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN John Graham | Porsche 911 GT2 | 110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GT3 | 23 | Alex Job Racing | USA Cort Wagner | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Darryl Havens | Porsche 964 Carrera RSR | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GT2 | 00 | David Friedman | USA David Friedman | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Nick Longhi | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GT3 | 22 | Alex Job Racing | USA Darryl Havens | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Cort Wagner | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 |
References
References
- (August 9, 1998). "Mosport Visteon Panoz Race Report". Motorsport.com.
- "Mosport Festival". Racing Sports Cars.
- "Mosport Festival". Ultimate Racing History.
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