24h of Le Mans 1998
PANOZ Esperante GTR-1 # 44
Race
Team
Panoz Motorsports Inc / DAMS (USA/F) 
Car
PANOZ Esperante GTR-1
Number
44
Engine
Ford
Ranking
Retired
Boite de vitesses (21eme heure)
Boite de vitesses (21eme heure)
Type
5999 V8 à 90°
Class
LM GT1 (11th)
Tires
Michelin
Chassis Number
Numberplate
Race
Drivers
Race Performance
Laps
236 laps
Distance
3210.780 km
Average over 24 hours
Best lap
Avg.
Driver
Avg.
Driver
3:50.164
(212.780 km/h)
(212.780 km/h)
Pits stops
Time spent in the pits
Time spent in the pits
Maximun speed
310.000 km/h
Hour by hour classification
H1
H2
H3
H4
H5
H6
H7
H8
H9
H10
H11
H12
17
18
15
18
33
40
38
36
36
34
34
34
H13
H14
H15
H16
H17
H18
H19
H20
H21
H22
H23
H24
32
28
28
24
20
19
19
20
Qualifying
Position
18th
Best lap
Avg.
Driver
Avg.
Driver
3:44.602
(218.060 km/h)
Eric Bernard (F)
(218.060 km/h)
Eric Bernard (F)
Qualif 1
Best lap 1
3:48.264
Qualif 2
Best lap 2
3:44.602
Qualifying
Tests Day
Position
13th
Best lap
Avg.
Driver
Avg.
Driver
3:42.347
(220.270 km/h)
Eric Bernard (F)
(220.270 km/h)
Eric Bernard (F)
Laps
Tests day Number
44
Drivers
Eric Bernard (F)
David Brabham (AUS)
David Brabham (AUS)
Tests Day
Team / Car
Panoz Motorsports Inc / DAMS (USA/F)
| Nationality | United States of America |
|---|
PANOZ Esperante GTR-1
| Motorist | Ford |
|---|---|
| Engine | V8 à 90° Atmo Avant |
| Capacity (c.c.) Bore - stroke |
5999 cm3 |
| Distribution | 1 arbre à cames en tête. 2 soupapes par cylindre. |
| Indiction system | |
| Ignition | Zytek |
| Torque | |
| Power bhp | 600 cv |
| Clutch | |
| Gear Box | X-Trac séquentielle 6 speeds. |
| Chassis | Monocoque carbone |
| Body | Kevlar / carbone |
| Braking system / Brakes (Disc/Drum) | AP Carbone |
| Suspension / Shocks | |
| Power steering | |
| Tires | Michelin |