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The 1998 Lime Rock Grand Prix was the third round of the 1998 IMSA GT Championship season and was held over two separate rounds, a WSC class race and a GT class race. The two separate races took place on May 25, 1998.
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The 1998 Lime Rock Grand Prix was the third round of the 1998 IMSA GT Championship season and was held over two separate rounds, a WSC class race and a GT class race. The two separate races took place on May 25, 1998.
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | 16 | Dyson Racing |  Butch Leitzinger  James Weaver | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 117 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 2 | 27 | Doran Enterprises, Inc. |  Fredy Lienhard  Didier Theys | Ferrari 333 SP | Y | 117 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 | ||||||
| 3 | 7 | Doyle-Risi Racing |  Wayne Taylor Eric van de Poele | Ferrari 333 SP | P | 117 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 | ||||||
| 4 | 20 | Dyson Racing | Elliot Forbes-Robinson Dorsey Schroeder | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 117 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 5 | 39 | Matthews-Colucci Racing | Tommy Kendall David Murry | Riley & Scott Mk III | P | 116 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | Transatlantic Racing Services | Scott Schubot Henry Camferdam | Riley & Scott Mk III | D | 114 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 7 | 63 | Downing Atlanta | Howard Katz Jim Downing | Kudzu DLM | G | 111 |
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | ||||||
| 8 | 36 | Matthews-Colucci Racing | Jim Matthews Bill Dollahite | Riley & Scott Mk III | P | 110 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 9 DNF | 28 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Sam Brown | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 17 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 |
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT1 | 4 | Panoz Motorsports | Andy Wallace  David Brabham | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | M | 112 |
| Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 2 | GT1 | 5 | Panoz Motorsports |  Éric Bernard  Raul Boesel | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | M | 110 |
| Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 3 DNF | GT1 | 2 | Mosler Automotive | Shane Lewis Vic Rice | Mosler Raptor | ? | 107 |
| Chevrolet 6.3L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | GT2 | 6 | Prototype Technology Group | Marc Duez Boris Said | BMW M3 | Y | 105 |
| BMW 3.2L I6 | |||||||
| 5 | GT3 | 1 | Prototype Technology Group |  Ross Bentley Peter Cunningham | BMW M3 | Y | 105 |
| BMW 3.2L I6 | |||||||
| 6 | GT2 | 99 | Schumacher Racing | Larry Schumacher Joe Varde | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 104 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 7 | GT3 | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | Bill Auberlen Mark Simo | BMW M3 | Y | 104 |
| BMW 3.2L I6 | |||||||
| 8 | GT3 | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Cort Wagner Darryl Havens | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 103 |
| Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 9 | GT3 | 71 | Gordon Zimmerman | Steve Pfeffer Gordon Zimmerman | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 102 |
| Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 10 | GT3 | 24 | Tim Vargo | Jake Vargo Brady Refenning | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 100 |
| Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | GT2 | 00 | David Friedman | Todd Snyder David Friedman | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | ? | 99 |
| Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 | GT3 | 98 | Chris Mitchum | Spencer Pumpelly Matt Plumb | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 99 |
| Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 13 | GT3 | 81 | Raymond Boissoneau |  Rino Mastronardi Raymond Boissoneau Nicolas Rondet | Mazda RX-7 | ? | 97 |
| Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | |||||||
| 14 DNF | GT3 | 22 | Reisman Property Interests, Inc. | John Reisman Paul Reisman | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 38 |
| Chevrolet 5.7L V8 | |||||||
| DNS | GT1 | 12 | Bruce Barkelew | Brian Simo | Ford Mustang | ? | - |
| Ford 4.6L V8 |
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