The 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 66th Grand Prix of Endurance and took place on 6 and 7 June 1998. It was won by the Porsche of Allan McNish, Stéphane Ortelli and Laurent Aïello, giving Porsche it
Overall winners, Aiello, Ortelli and McNish on the podium
GT2 class winning Luca Drudi & David Donohue celebrate after the race
Ferrari 333 SP of Momo Racing
The Porsche 911 GT1 is a car designed and developed by German automobile manufacturer Porsche AG to compete in the GT1 class of sportscar racing, which also required a street-legal version for homolog
1998 24 Hours of Le Mans
…Lees/Thierry Boutsen/Ralf Kelleners grabbed the lead back again. In 1997, Porsche had lost the victory in the final hours. This year it was Toyota and the Porsche 911 GT1 finally won at its third attempt. The latter part of the race was very tense, thrilling the crowd, with the Toyota and Porsche staying on the same lap…
Porsche 911 GT1 96 front left Porsche Museum
Porsche 911 GT1 street version 1997 frontleft 2010 03 12 A
The GT1 had very little in common with the 911 (993), only sharing the front and tail light assemblies of the production 911.
The 1997 variant of the GT1, called the 911 GT1 Evo, also previewed the 996 generation of the 911 while having improved aerodynamics