1998 FAI 1000
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The 1998 FAI 1000 Classic was the second running of the Australia 1000 race, first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 the previous year. It was the 41st race that traces its lineage back to the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island. 1998 was the 36th year in which a touring car endurance race had been held at the Mount Panorama Circuit. The event, which was contested by V8 Supercars, was held on 15 November 1998 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. The event's naming rights sponsor was FAI Insurance.[1]
Entry list
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Results
Top 10 shootout
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Australia Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | 2:09.8945 |
| 2 | 25 | Australia Tony Longhurst | Longhurst Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 2:10.4492 |
| 3 | 5 | Australia Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 2:10.8801 |
| 4 | 10 | Australia Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford EL Falcon | 2:10.9059 |
| 5 | 46 | New Zealand John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 2:12.2551 |
| 6 | 18 | Australia John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 2:12.3975 |
| 7 | 96 | Australia Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 2:12.9215 |
| 8 | 35 | Australia Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 2:12.9773 |
| 9 | 11 | Australia Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden VT Commodore | 2:13.0273 |
| DNS | 50 | New Zealand Greg Murphy | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore |
* Mark Skaife became the first driver to lap a touring car around the 6.213 km (3.861 mi) Mount Panorama Circuit in under 2 minutes and 10 seconds. Skaife qualified his Holden Racing Team VT Commodore in 2:09.8945. His time was 2.93 seconds faster than his own time set in the twin-turbo, 4WD Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R in 1991, the fastest Group A time on The Mountain, and 3.96 seconds faster than George Fury's, Group C time in 1984 in a Nissan Bluebird Turbo on the old 6.172 km (3.835 mi) (pre-Caltex Chase) circuit.
* Greg Murphy did not take part in the Top 10 shootout after badly damaging his car in a crash during Friday practice.
Race
| Pos | Class | No | Drivers | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OC | 4 | Australia Jason Bright New Zealand Steven Richards |
Stone Brothers Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 161 | 6:42:23.9039 | 15 |
| 2 | OC | 11 | Australia Larry Perkins Australia Russell Ingall |
Perkins Engineering | Holden VT Commodore | 161 | +10.3162 | 9 |
| 3 | OC | 35 | Australia Jason Bargwanna New Zealand Jim Richards |
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 161 | +10.6552 | 8 |
| 4 | OC | 10 | Australia Mark Larkham Australia Brad Jones |
Larkham Motor Sport | Ford EL Falcon | 161 | +1:43.4170 | 4 |
| 5 | OC | 5 | Australia Glenn Seton Australia Neil Crompton |
Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 160 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 6 | OC | 1 | Australia Craig Lowndes Australia Mark Skaife |
Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | 159 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | OC | 7 | Australia Darren Hossack Australia Darren Pate |
Gibson Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 158 | +3 laps | 20 |
| 8 | OC | 25 | Australia Tony Longhurst Australia Geoff Brabham |
Longhurst Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 157 | +4 laps | 2 |
| 9 | OC | 43 | Australia Paul Weel Australia Neal Bates |
Paul Weel Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 155 | +6 laps | 22 |
| 10 | CT | 44 | Australia Mal Rose Australia Allan McCarthy |
Mal Rose Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 154 | +7 laps | 27 |
| 11 | OC | 16 | Australia Melinda Price Australia Kerryn Brewer |
Perkins Engineering | Holden VS Commodore | 151 | +10 laps | 33 |
| 12 | OC | 24 | Australia Paul Romano Australia Steven Ellery |
Romano Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 151 | +10 laps | 17 |
| 13 | OC | 96 | Australia Wayne Gardner Australia Paul Stokell |
Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 149 | +12 laps | 7 |
| 14 | CT | 23 | Australia Ray Hislop Australia Tim Briggs |
Briggs Motor Sport | Ford EL Falcon | 147 | +14 laps | 36 |
| 15 | OC | 37 | Australia Alan Taylor Australia Bill Attard Australia Stephen Bell |
Scotty Taylor Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 146 | +15 laps | 42 |
| 16 | CT | 48 | Australia D'arcy Russell Australia Rod Wilson |
Rod Smith Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 144 | +17 laps | 41 |
| 17 | CT | 79 | Australia Mike Conway Australia Chris Hones |
Cadillac Productions | Ford EL Falcon | 144 | +17 laps | 32 |
| 18 | CT | 26 | Australia Peter Doulman Australia John Cotter |
Doulman Automotive | Holden VS Commodore | 141 | +20 laps | 24 |
| 19 | CT | 45 | Australia Shane Beikoff Australia Shane Cruickshank United Kingdom Andy Lloyd |
Shane Cruickshank | Holden VS Commodore | 134 | +27 laps | 44 |
| 20 | CT | 14 | Australia Mike Imrie Australia Rodney Crick |
Imrie Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 122 | +39 laps | 29 |
| DNF | OC | 27 | Australia Terry Finnigan Australia Peter Gazzard |
Terry Finnigan | Holden VS Commodore | 136 | Engine | 14 |
| DNF | OC | 46 | New Zealand John Faulkner Australia Todd Kelly |
John Faulkner Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 136 | Engine | 5 |
| DNF | CT | 3 | Australia Steve Reed Australia Trevor Ashby |
Lansvale Smash Repairs | Holden VS Commodore | 131 | Electrical | 23 |
| DNF | CT | 20 | Australia Ian Palmer Australia Domenic Beninca Australia Darren Palmer |
Palmer Promotions | Holden VS Commodore | 121 | Crash | 38 |
| DNF | OC | 22 | Australia Danny Osborne Australia Brett Peters |
Colourscan Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 115 | Diff failure | 31 |
| DNF | CT | 54 | Australia Simon Emerzidis Australia Garry Willmington |
Emerzidis Motorsport | Ford EL Falcon | 101 | Engine | 26 |
| DNF | CT | 36 | Australia Neil Schembri Australia Gary Quartly |
Schembri Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 100 | Engine | 40 |
| DNF | OC | 50 | New Zealand Greg Murphy Australia Mark Noske |
Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | 86 | Tyre failures | 10 |
| DNF | CT | 60 | Australia Nathan Pretty Australia Grant Johnson Australia Nicole Pretty |
Pretty Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 85 | Alternator | 39 |
| DNF | OC | 18 | Australia John Bowe Australia Cameron McConville |
Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 80 | Engine | 6 |
| DNF | OC | 17 | Australia Dick Johnson Australia Steven Johnson |
Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 60 | Crash | 12 |
| DNF | CT | 39 | Australia Chris Smerdon Australia Charlie Cox |
Challenge Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 60 | Tailshaft | 30 |
| DNF | OC | 9 | Australia Alan Jones Australia Adam Macrow |
Longhurst Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 58 | Crash | 11 |
| DNF | OC | 2 | Australia David Parsons New Zealand Simon Wills |
Gibson Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 57 | Crash | 18 |
| DNF | CT | 72 | Australia Robert Smith Australia David Parsons |
Robert Smith Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 56 | Crash | 28 |
| DNF | CT | 134 | Australia Alan Heath Australia Ken Douglas |
Power Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 54 | Crash | 34 |
| DNF | OC | 34 | Australia Garth Tander Australia Cameron McLean |
Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 49 | Suspension | 13 |
| DNF | CT | 77 | Australia Richard Mork Australia Bill Sieders |
V8 Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 48 | Engine | 45 |
| DNF | OC | 75 | Australia Anthony Tratt Australia Bob Jones Australia Garry Waldon |
Paul Little Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 47 | Engine | 25 |
| DNF | OC | 28 | Australia Mark McLaughlin New Zealand Ashley Stichbury Australia Kevin Waldock |
Playscape Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 40 | Electrical | 35 |
| DNF | OC | 38 | Australia Mark Poole Australia Tony Scott |
James Rosenberg Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 34 | Engine | 21 |
| DNF | CT | 55 | Australia Rod Nash Australia Darren Edwards |
Rod Nash Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 9 | Tailshaft | 43 |
| DNF | OC | 32 | Australia Tomas Mezera Switzerland Alain Menu |
Tomas Mezera Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 0 | Clutch | 19 |
| DSQ | OC | 49 | Australia Greg Crick Australia Dean Crosswell |
Greg Crick Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 151[3] | Excluded | 17 |
| DNS[4] | CT | 99 | Australia Mick Donaher Australia Dean Lindstrom |
Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden VS Commodore | Engine failure on warm-up lap | 37 | |
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References
- ↑ Joyce, Adam (18 March 2001). "FAI permanently ends Bathurst 1000 race sponsorship". Western Advocate. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ↑ Noonan, Aaron (25 November 2021). Bathurst Every Car, the Photographic History 1990-1999. AN1 Media. p. 194–209. ISBN 9780648786344.
- ↑ V8 Bathurst 2, 1998, page 243
- ↑ V8 Bathurst 2, 1998, page 244
- ↑ "1998 FAI 1000 Classic". racing-reference.info. 13 October 2020.
Statistics
- Provisional position - #5 Glenn Seton - 2:11.4634
- Pole position - #1 Mark Skaife - 2:09.8945
- Fastest lap - #1 Craig Lowndes - 2:12.7771
- Average speed - 149 km/h