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.
Class winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
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Engine | |||||||
1 | WSC | 30 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 333 SP | Y | 319 |
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
2 | GT1 | 4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Panoz GTR-1 | M | 318 |
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
3 | GT1 | 74 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 318 |
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
4 | GT1 | 5 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Panoz GTR-1 | M | 312 |
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
5 | GT2 | 66 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 300 |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
6 DNF | WSC | 7 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 333 SP | P | 298 |
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
7 | GT2 | 65 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Saleen Mustang SR | ? | 297 |
Ford 5.9 L V8 | |||||||
8 | GT1 | 91 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 297 |
Chevrolet V8 | |||||||
9 | GT2 | 04 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 296 |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
10 | GT2 | 99 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 296 |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
11 | GT3 | 10 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | BMW M3 | Y | 295 |
BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
12 | GT3 | 6 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW M3 | Y | 293 |
BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
13 | WSC | 20 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 290 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
14 | GT3 | 23 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 286 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
15 | GT3 | 07 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 993 | P | 285 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
16 | GT3 | 76 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | Y | 283 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
17 | WSC | 95 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Kudzu DL-4 | G | 283 |
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
18 | GT3 | 24 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 277 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
19 | GT3 | 25 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 268 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
20 | GT1 | 2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Mosler Raptor | P | 263 |
Chevrolet 6.3 L V8 | |||||||
21 | GT3 | 96 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 259 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
22 | GT1 | 71 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 253 |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
23 DNF | GT3 | 46 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 249 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
24 DNF | WSC | 39 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Riley & Scott Mk III | P | 247 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
25 | GT3 | 32 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Pontiac Firebird | T | 246 |
Pontiac V8 | |||||||
26 | WSC | 12 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Hawk MD3R | G | 244 |
Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor | |||||||
27 DNF | GT3 | 68 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 242 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
28 DNF | GT1 | 11 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Oldsmobile Aurora GTS-1 | ? | 235 |
Oldsmobile 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
29 DNF | GT3 | 55 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 232 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
30 DNF | WSC | 28 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 173 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
31 DNF | GT2 | 77 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 170 |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
32 DNF | GT3 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW M3 | Y | 170 |
BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
33 DNF | GT2 | 01 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 160 |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
34 DNF | GT2 | 38 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Acura NSX | G | 159 |
Acura 3.2 L V6 | |||||||
35 DNF | GT1 | 87 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 152 |
Chevrolet V8 | |||||||
36 DNF | WSC | 8 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Riley & Scott Mk III | D | 130 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
37 DNF | WSC | 59 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Spice SC95 | G | 129 |
Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
38 DNF | GT3 | 54 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW M3 | Y | 125 |
BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
39 DNF | GT3 | 93 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Nissan 240SX | Y | 95 |
Nissan 2.4 L I4 | |||||||
40 DNF | GT3 | 57 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Nissan 240SX | ? | 42 |
Nissan 2.4 L I4 | |||||||
41 DNF | WSC | 63 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Kudzu DLM | G | 36 |
Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor | |||||||
42 DNF | GT3 | 86 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 993 | ? | 34 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
43 DNF | GT3 | 67 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 24 |
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | |||||||
44 DNF | GT2 | 15 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Vector M12 | G | 16 |
Lamborghini 5.7 L V12 | |||||||
45 DNF | WSC | 16 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 7 |
Ford 5.0L V8 | |||||||
46 DNF | GT2 | 69 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 993 Carrera Turbo | Y | 6 |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
47 DNF | GT3 | 33 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Pontiac Firebird | ? | 4 |
Pontiac V8 | |||||||
48 DNF | GT1 | 3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 0 |
Chevrolet V8 |
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