Looking Back At The 1998 FIA GT Finale At Laguna Seca
Photography by John Brooks
Once again the estimable, erudite Santa lookalike John Brooks has dipped into his expansive archive and come up with the historical perspective to the coming weekend’s California 8 Hours at Laguna Seca.
20 years ago the FIA GT Championship staged its season finale at the track, with a packed grid of GT1 and GT2 machinery, featuring big name factories and big name drivers. Brooksie’s lens was there to capture it, and his pen was too.
Take a look back in time below and read all about it HERE >>
Krauss Porsche
Uwe Sick
1998 class photo
Deconstructed
Lock up for the Seikel Porsche
Daddy Cotton and Jeff Hazell
Bernd Schnieder
Herman Buurman he’s not German
‘Piranha’ Kaufmann in the Freisinger Porsche
NFSW unclothed Panoz
Bare naked 911 GT1-98
Pilgrim, Borcheller and Ron Johnson’s Saleen
Top of the hill
Haberthur Porsche
Bernhard & Brabham in the DAMS-run Panoz
Persson pair
GP Motorsport’s Saleen Mustang
Jorg Muller & Uwe Alzen
Konrad Porsche
Wendlinger & Donohue
Where’s Wally?
Lamy and Beretta
Early days for Proton Competition
GT2 battle
Persson Mercedes with Marcel Tiemann at the wheel
Roock and Larbre Porsches
Zakspeed Porsche, Bartles and Angelelli
80s look in the 90s for McNish. Dario looking nerd-tastic!
Roock and Stadler Porsches
Hypercar – 1998 style
Schnieder and Ludwig
Ludwig presented with a lump of the circuit, ahead of his final race
