1998 British GT Championship

The 1998 Privilege Insurance GT Championship^[1] was the sixth season of the British GT Championship, an auto racing series organized by the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) and sponsored by Privilege Insurance. The races featured grand touring cars conforming to two categories of regulations known as GT1 and GT2, and awarded an overall driver championship from the combined categories. The season began on 5 April 1998 and ended on 4 October 1998 after nine events, one of which was held outside Great Britain for the first time in the championship's history.

Kurt Luby and Richard Dean won the overall championship for Oftedahl Motorsport ahead of the GT1 class-leading pair of Steve O'Rourke and Tim Sugden of O'Rourke's own EMKA Racing team.

Calendar

All races were 50 minutes in duration.

Rnd	Circuit	Date
1	Silverstone International Circuit, Northamptonshire	5 April
2	Oulton Park, Cheshire	4 May
3	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	24 May
4	Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk	31 May
5	Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire	12 July
6	Donington Park National Circuit, Leicestershire	2 August
7	Silverstone International Circuit, Northamptonshire	23 August
8	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	27 September
9	Silverstone International Circuit, Northamptonshire	4 October

Entries

GT1

Entrant	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Blue Coral/Slick 50 Racing	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	0	Magnus Wallinder	All
				John Greasley	1–8
				Wolfgang Kaufmann	9
EMKA Racing	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	1	Steve O'Rourke	All
EMKA Racing	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	1	Tim Sugden	All
Harrier Cars Racing with Evesham Micros	Harrier GT1-98	Ford Cosworth 2.0 L Turbo I4	2	Jamie Campbell-Walter	All
				David Goode	1–3
				Nigel Greensall	4
				Alex Portman	5–9
Team V12 Harrier Racing			5	Valentine Lindsay	1–2, 5
				John Burton	1–2
				Chris Ward	5–7
				Phillip Walker	8
Team Carl Racing	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	3	Gregor Fisken	5
Team Carl Racing	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	3	Peter Hardman	5
Quaife Developments	Quaife R4 GTS	Ford 6.0 L V8	4	Mike Quaife	1–2, 4–9
				Paul Lee	1–2, 4
				Graham Hathaway	5–9
RGS Motorsport	Mirage GT1	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	6	Gary Ward	1, 4, 7, 9
Newcastle United Lister Storm	Lister Storm GTL	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	7	Julian Bailey	All
				Tiff Needell	2, 4–7, 9
				Anthony Reid	8
Lister Storm			8	Ian Flux	1–2, 4–9
				Jake Ulrich	1–2, 4–7, 9
				Ian McKellar	8
RMA Driving Sensations	Porsche 993 GT1	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	9	Jamie Masarati	1–2, 4–7, 9
RMA Driving Sensations	Porsche 993 GT1	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	9	Gavin Mortimer	1–2, 4–7, 9
Team HEM Lister	Lister Storm GTL	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	10	William Hewland	All
Team HEM Lister	Lister Storm GTL	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	10	Paul Evans	All
Millennium Motorsport Team NCK^{[N 1]}	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	11	Thorkild Thyrring	1–3
				John Nielsen	1–3
				Matt Neal	5
				David Leslie	5
TVR Engineering	TVR Cerbera Speed 12	TVR 7.7 L V12	12	Bobby Verdon-Roe	2, 4–7
				John Kent	2, 5–7
				Martin Short	4
SRS Motorsport	Harrier LR9C	Ford Cosworth 2.0 L I4	15	Simon Stebbings	5–7, 9
SRS Motorsport	Harrier LR9C	Ford Cosworth 2.0 L I4	15	Dave Percival	5–7, 9
BVB Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	16	Max Beaverbroock	7–8
				Barrie Williams	7
				John Greasley	8
Score Magazine Natty Racing	Harrier LR9C	Ford Cosworth 2.0 L Turbo Flat-6	18	Tony Soper	7, 9
Score Magazine Natty Racing	Harrier LR9C	Ford Cosworth 2.0 L Turbo Flat-6	18	Roberto Giordanelli	7, 9
Allen Lloyd	Jaguar XJ220C	Jaguar JV6 3.5 L Turbo V6	20	Allen Lloyd	9
Rotor Motive	Venturi 600LM	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6	21	Sandy McEwen	2–3, 5, 9
				Bryce Wilson	2, 5
				Ken Thomson	3, 9

GT2

Entrant	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Gérard MacQuillan	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	32	Gérard MacQuillan	5, 7, 9
				Thomas Erdos	5
				Allen Lloyd	7
				Alec Hammond	9
Gaumont/Parr Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	33	David Saunders	All
				Jason Saunders	1–7, 9
				Richard Nearn	8
DRP/G-Tech Motorsport	Lotus Esprit	Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8	34	Graham Morris	1–5
				Allard Kalff	1–2
				Jacky van der Ende	3, 9
				Ian Astley	4–9
				Martijn Koene	6–8
G-Force Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	35	Calum Lockie	5–9
G-Force Motorsport			35	Nigel Barrett	5–9
Blue Coral/Slick 50 Racing			50	Geoff Lister	All
				John Morrison	1–7, 9
				Magnus Wallinder	8
Keith McKenzie	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	36	Keith McKenzie	2–5
				Paul Phillips	2
				Simon Phillips	3
				Robert Schirle	4
Premium Team-Carmichaels Motorsport	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	38 37	Calum Lockie	1–3
Premium Team-Carmichaels Motorsport	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	38 37	Nigel Barrett	1–3
CPi Racing	Venturi 400 GT	Renault PRV 3.0 L V6	39	Nigel Rata	1, 3, 6
PK Sport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	40	Stephen Day	1–8
				Ian Astley	1, 3
				Peter Chambers	2
				Michael Pickup	4
				Stéphen Gugliemi	6
				Mike Jordan	7–8
			42	Martyn Konig	3–9
				Gregor Fisken	3–4
				Paul Phillips	5–9
	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	46	Caroline Lucas	1–2, 4–9
	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	46	Diane Osborne	1–2, 4–5, 7–9
Ciceley Race Team	Marcos Mantis	Ford 4.6 L V8	41	Russell Morgan	1–2, 5–6
				Chris Marsh	1
				Simon Duerden	2
				Simon Jackson	5
Chas Berger Motorsport	Ultima Mk4	Ford Cosworth 2.0 L Turbo I4	43	Robin Rex	1–2, 5–9
				Mark James	1–5
				Mark Pashley	5, 8–9
				Mike Millard	7
Forward GT Racing	Marcos LM500	Rover 5.0 L V8	44	Jeff Wyatt	1–3, 5–7, 9
				Colin Ward	1–2, 4
				Rupert Beckwith-Smith	3–4
Orion Motorsport Oftedahl Motorsport^{[N 2]}	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	51	Kurt Luby	All
			51	Richard Dean	All
			52	Julian Westwood	1
			52	Michael Vergers	1
Dave Welz Racing	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	53	Dave Welz	4–5, 8
Score Magazine Natty Racing	Maserati Ghibli	Maserati 2.0 L Turbo V6	54	Tony Soper	3–4
Score Magazine Natty Racing	Maserati Ghibli	Maserati 2.0 L Turbo V6	54	Roberto Giordanelli	3–4
Harrogate Horseless Carriage	TVR Cerbera	TVR 5.0 L V8	55	Colin Blower	1–6
				Tiff Needell	1
				Thomas Erdos	2, 4
				Nigel Greensall	3, 5–6
Hopkins Motorsport	Ultima Mk4	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	56	Philip Hopkins	1, 3–7
				Geoff Kimber-Smith	1, 3–5, 7
				Geoff Janes	6
Screwfix Direct	Marcos Mantis	Ford 4.6 L V8	57	Richard Hann	9
Screwfix Direct	Marcos Mantis	Ford 4.6 L V8	57	Steve Hall	9
Wellings/Guest	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	58	Ian Guest	1, 4–7
Wellings/Guest	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	58	Steve Wellings	1, 4–7
Riverside Motorsports	Venturi 400 GTR	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6	60	Glenn Dudley	4–6, 9
Riverside Motorsports	Venturi 400 GTR	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6	60	Paul Cope	4–6, 9
Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	66	Franz Konrad	8
Millennium Motorsport Team NCK^{[N 1]}	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	77	Andy Purvis	All
				Bob Sands	1–5
				Thomas Erdos	6–9
GP Motorsport	Saleen Mustang	Ford 5.9 L V8	80	Charlie Cox	8–9
				Patrick Watts	8
				Suzi Hart-Banks	9
Swansea Institute Team Darrian	Darrian T90	Ford 2.0 L Turbo I4	90	Ken Thomson	7
				Simon Duerdon	7
				Frank Bradley	9
				Del Delaronde	9
Brookspeed Racing	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	96	Neil Cunningham	5
Brookspeed Racing	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	96	Kilian Konig	5
Cirtek Motorsport	Saleen Mustang Porsche 911 GT2	Ford 5.9 L V8 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	98	David Warnock	1, 3, 5–9
				Robert Schirle	1, 5–6, 8–8
				Charlie Cox	3, 7
			99	Charlie Cox	5
			99	Patrick Watts	5

^ Millennium Motorsport entered Rounds 1–4, while the team was renamed Team NCK from Round 5 onward.
^ Orion Motorsport entered Round 1, while the team was renamed Oftedahl Motorsport from Round 2 onward.

Race results

Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Team	GT2 Winning Team
Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Drivers	GT2 Winning Drivers
1	Silverstone	No. 0 Blue Coral/Slick 50 Racing	No. 34 DRP/G-Tech Motorsport
1	Silverstone	John Greasley Magnus Wallinder	Allard Kalff Graham Morris
2	Oulton Park	No. 1 EMKA Racing	No. 51 Oftedahl Motorsport
2	Oulton Park	Tim Sugden Steve O'Rourke	Kurt Luby Richard Dean
3	Croft	No. 11 Millennium Motorsport	No. 51 Oftedahl Motorsport
3	Croft	Thorkild Thyrring John Nielsen	Kurt Luby Richard Dean
4	Snetterton	No. 7 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 51 Oftedahl Motorsport
4	Snetterton	Julian Bailey Tiff Needell	Kurt Luby Richard Dean
5	Silverstone	No. 0 Blue Coral/Slick 50 Racing	No. 51 Oftedahl Motorsport
5	Silverstone	John Greasley Magnus Wallinder	Kurt Luby Richard Dean
6	Donington	No. 0 Blue Coral/Slick 50 Racing	No. 51 Oftedahl Motorsport
6	Donington	John Greasley Magnus Wallinder	Kurt Luby Richard Dean
7	Silverstone	No. 7 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 51 Oftedahl Motorsport
7	Silverstone	Julian Bailey Tiff Needell	Kurt Luby Richard Dean
8	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 1 EMKA Racing	No. 77 NCK Racing
8	Spa-Francorchamps	Tim Sugden Steve O'Rourke	Andy Purvis Thomas Erdos
9	Silverstone	No. 7 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 34 DRP/G-Tech Motorsport
9	Silverstone	Julian Bailey Tiff Needell	Jacky van der Ende Ian Astley

References

^ "RAC British Grand Prix". RAC Limited. 1998. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

External links

Official website