The 1998 Nevada Grand Prix (known as the 1998 Toshiba Copiers and Fax Nevada Grand Prix for sponsorship reasons) was the second race for the 1998 IMSA GT Championship season. It took place on April 26, 1998, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and ran for three hours and 45 minutes. [1]
Class winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
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Engine | |||||||
1 | WSC | 7 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 333 SP | P | 176 |
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
2 | GT1 | 4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Panoz GTR-1 | M | 176 |
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
3 | WSC | 63 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Kudzu DLM-4 | G | 163 |
Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor | |||||||
4 | GT2 | 6 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW M3 | Y | 160 |
BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
5 | GT3 | 10 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW M3 | Y | 160 |
BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
6 | GT3 | 1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | BMW M3 | Y | 159 |
BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
7 | GT3 | 17 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 159 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
8 | GT3 | 23 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 964 Carrera RSR | P | 158 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
9 | GT3 | 41 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 157 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
10 | GT3 | 76 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | Y | 157 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
11 | GT2 | 99 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 156 |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | |||||||
12 | GT3 | 55 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 154 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
13 | WSC | 29 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Spice SC95 | G | 154 |
Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
14 | GT3 | 25 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 150 |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
15 DNF | WSC | 28 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 149 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
16 | GT1 | 5 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Panoz GTR-1 | M | 148 |
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
17 | WSC | 60 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Keiler KII | G | 135 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
18 DNF | WSC | 39 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Riley & Scott Mk III | P | 82 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
19 DNF | GT1 | 2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Mosler Raptor | P | 38 |
Chevrolet 6.3 L V8 | |||||||
20 DNF | WSC | 88 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Spice BDG-02 | ? | 30 |
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
21 DNF | GT2 | 15 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Vector M12 | G | 2 |
Lamborghini 5.7 L V12 | |||||||
Source: [2] [3] [4] |
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