1998 12 Hours of Sebring

The 1998 Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring was the 46th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring. It also served as the inaugural round of the 1998 IMSA GT Championship season. It took place at Sebring International Raceway, Florida, on March 22, 1998.
Race results
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | WSC | 30 |  MOMO Doran Racing | .svg.png) Didier Theys  Mauro Baldi  Gianpiero Moretti | Ferrari 333 SP | Y | 319 | 
| Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 2 | GT1 | 4 |  Panoz Motorsports |  Andy Wallace .svg.png) David Brabham | Panoz GTR-1 | M | 318 | 
| Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | GT1 | 74 |  Champion Motors | .svg.png) Thierry Boutsen  Bob Wollek  Andy Pilgrim | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 318 | 
| Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 4 | GT1 | 5 |  Panoz Motorsports |  Éric Bernard  Jamie Davies  Doc Bundy | Panoz GTR-1 | M | 312 | 
| Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 5 | GT2 | 66 |  Konrad Racing |  Nick Ham  Franz Konrad | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 300 | 
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 6 DNF | WSC | 7 |  Doyle-Risi Racing |  Wayne Taylor .svg.png) Eric van de Poele  Fermín Vélez | Ferrari 333 SP | P | 298 | 
| Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 7 | GT2 | 65 |  Saleen Allen Speedlab |  Steve Saleen  Ron Johnson  Tommy Archer | Saleen Mustang SR | ? | 297 | 
| Ford 5.9 L V8 | |||||||
| 8 | GT1 | 91 |  Rock Valley Racing |  John Heinricy  Stu Hayner  Roger Schramm | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 297 | 
| Chevrolet V8 | |||||||
| 9 | GT2 | 04 | .svg.png) C.J. Motorsports |  John Morton .svg.png) John Graham .svg.png) Ron Fellows | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 296 | 
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 10 | GT2 | 99 |  Larry Schumacher |  Robert Nearn  John O'Steen  Larry Schumacher | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 296 | 
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | GT3 | 10 |  Prototype Technology Group |  Bill Auberlen  Boris Said | BMW M3 | Y | 295 | 
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
| 12 | GT3 | 6 |  Prototype Technology Group |  Peter Cunningham .svg.png) Ross Bentley  Mark Simo | BMW M3 | Y | 293 | 
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
| 13 | WSC | 20 |  Dyson Racing |  Dorsey Schroeder  Butch Leitzinger  James Weaver  Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 290 | 
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 14 | GT3 | 23 |  Alex Job Racing |  Charles Slater  Cort Wagner  Darryl Havens | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 286 | 
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 15 | GT3 | 07 |  G & W Motorsports |  Patrick Huisman  Danny Marshall  Steve Marshall  Darren Law | Porsche 993 | P | 285 | 
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 16 | GT3 | 76 |  Team A.R.E. |  John Ruther  Jake Vargo  Nick Anegelos  Peter Argetsinger | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | Y | 283 | 
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 | WSC | 95 |  TRV Motorsport |  Jeret Schroeder  Tom Volk  Lyn St. James | Kudzu DL-4 | G | 283 | 
| Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 18 | GT3 | 24 |  Tim Vargo |  Jack Refenning  Tim Vargo  Josh Vargo  Brady Refenning | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 277 | 
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 19 | GT3 | 25 |  Alex Job Racing |  Charles Slater  Don Kitch  Angelo Cilli  Dale White  Michael Peterson | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 268 | 
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 20 | GT1 | 2 |  Mosler Automotive |  Shane Lewis  Vic Rice  Tom Reese | Mosler Raptor | P | 263 | 
| Chevrolet 6.3 L V8 | |||||||
| 21 | GT3 | 96 |  Olive Garden Racing |  Kevin Wheeler  Mike Davies  Ron Zitza | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 259 | 
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 22 | GT1 | 71 |  Art Pilla |  Arthur Pilla  Oma Kimbrough  David Kitchak | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 253 | 
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 DNF | GT3 | 46 |  Bill Radar |  Max Schmidt  Chris Bingham | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 249 | 
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 24 DNF | WSC | 39 |  Matthews-Colucci Racing |  David Murry  Hurley Haywood  Derek Bell  Jim Matthews | Riley & Scott Mk III | P | 247 | 
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 25 | GT3 | 32 |  Phoenix Motorsports |  Don Knowles  Jim Michaelian  Jim McNeely  John Heinricy | Pontiac Firebird | T | 246 | 
| Pontiac V8 | |||||||
| 26 | WSC | 12 |  Genesis Racing |  Chuck Goldsborough  Michael DeFontes  Mark Neuhaus  Rick Fairbanks | Hawk MD3R | G | 244 | 
| Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor | |||||||
| 27 DNF | GT3 | 68 |  The Racer's Group |  Stephen Earle  Philip Collin  Kevin Buckler | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 242 | 
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 28 DNF | GT1 | 11 |  Robinson Racing |  Jack Baldwin  Irv Hoerr  George Robinson | Oldsmobile Aurora GTS-1 | ? | 235 | 
| Oldsmobile 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 29 DNF | GT3 | 55 |  AASCO Performance |  Tim Ralston  Kelly Collins  Jorge Trejos | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 232 | 
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 30 DNF | WSC | 28 |  Intersport Racing |  Jon Field  Butch Brickell  Rick Sutherland | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 173 | 
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 31 DNF | GT2 | 77 |  Konrad Motorsport |  Wido Rössler  Peter Kitchak  Matt Turner | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 170 | 
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 32 DNF | GT3 | 1 |  Prototype Technology Group |  Craig Carter  Andy Petery  Giovanna Amati | BMW M3 | Y | 170 | 
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
| 33 DNF | GT2 | 01 |  Rohr | .svg.png) Sylvain Tremblay  Martin Snow  Jochen Rohr | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 160 | 
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 34 DNF | GT2 | 38 |  Mark Hein |  Mark Hein  Gary Blackman  John Green  Pete Halsmer | Acura NSX | G | 159 | 
| Acura 3.2 L V6 | |||||||
| 35 DNF | GT1 | 87 |  John Annis |  John Annis  Lee Hill  Randy Pobst  Mick Robinson | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 152 | 
| Chevrolet V8 | |||||||
| 36 DNF | WSC | 8 |  Transatlantic Racing Services |  Johnny O'Connell  Henry Camferdam  Scott Schubot | Riley & Scott Mk III | D | 130 | 
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 37 DNF | WSC | 59 |  Intersport Racing |  Alex Smith  Simon Gregg  Joaquin DeSoto  John Mirro | Spice SC95 | G | 129 | 
| Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 38 DNF | GT3 | 54 |  Bell Motorsports |  Terry Borcheller  Carlos DeQuesada  Scott Neuman  Joe Varde | BMW M3 | Y | 125 | 
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
| 39 DNF | GT3 | 93 |  Team Ecuador |  Henry Taleb  Rino Mastronardi | Nissan 240SX | Y | 95 | 
| Nissan 2.4 L I4 | |||||||
| 40 DNF | GT3 | 57 |  Kryderacing |  Luis Sereix  Frank Del Vecchio  Reed Kryder | Nissan 240SX | ? | 42 | 
| Nissan 2.4 L I4 | |||||||
| 41 DNF | WSC | 63 |  Downing Atlanta |  Jim Pace  Yojiro Terada  Jim Downing | Kudzu DLM | G | 36 | 
| Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor | |||||||
| 42 DNF | GT3 | 86 |  First Union |  Darren Law  Steve Pfeffer  Mike Fitzgerald | Porsche 993 | ? | 34 | 
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 43 DNF | GT3 | 67 |  The Racer's Group |  Peter Baron  Dennis O'Keefe  Steve Pelke | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 24 | 
| Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 44 DNF | GT2 | 15 |  Jon Lewis |  Bill Eagle  Dorsey Schroeder | Vector M12 | G | 16 | 
| Lamborghini 5.7 L V12 | |||||||
| 45 DNF | WSC | 16 |  Dyson Racing |  James Weaver  Elliott Forbes-Robinson  Butch Leitzinger | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 7 | 
| Ford 5.0L V8 | |||||||
| 46 DNF | GT2 | 69 |  Gustl Spreng |  Gustl Spreng  Kersten Jodexnis  Ray Mummery | Porsche 993 Carrera Turbo | Y | 6 | 
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 47 DNF | GT3 | 33 |  Phoenix Racing |  Steve McNeely  Jim Michealian  Joe Aquilante | Pontiac Firebird | ? | 4 | 
| Pontiac V8 | |||||||
| 48 DNF | GT1 | 3 |  Greg Malvaso |  Jerry Kinn  Chuck Singletary  Gerre Payvis | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 0 | 
| Chevrolet V8 | 
Statistics
- Pole Position - #7 Doyle-Risi Racing - 1:55.052
- Average Speed - 158.208 km/h (98.306 mph)