Result of PRE-QUALIFYING - 3RD MAY 1998
Note *=failed to qualify.

Class:Proto Session 1
Pos No  Time     Entrant       Car                  Drivers
01  3   3:43.735 MORETTI       FERRARI 333SP        GP.MORETTI/M BALDI/D THEYS
02  1   3:44.528 TEAM BMW MO   BMW V12 LE MANS      SOPER/KRISTENSEN
03  7   3:44.720 PORSCHE AG    PORSCHE LMP1 98      M ALBORETO/S JOHANSSON/D MURRY
04  14  3:47.397 COURAGE       COURAGE-NISSAN C51   F EKBLOM/P GAY
05  15  3.49.061 LA FILIERE    COURAGE-PORSCHE C36  H PESCAROLO/D GROUILLARD/E.CLERICO
06  10  3:50.770 PILOT RACING  FERRARI 333SP        M FERTE

07* 19  3:56.582 GERARD WELTER WR-PEUGEOT LMP 98    J BOUVET/X POMPIDOU/M ROSTAN
08* 17  4:02.163 KREMER        KREMER-PORSCHE K8/2  T SALDANA/A DE ORLEANS/E BERTAGGIA


Class:Proto Session 2
Pos No  Time     Entrant       Car                  Drivers
01  5   3:41.039 JABOU'BOURES' FERRARI 333SP 98     V SOSPIRI/J BOULLION/J POLICAND
02  2   3:41.412 TEAM BMW MO   BMW V12 LE MANS      P.MARTINI/J CECOTTO
03  13  3:43.588 COURAGE       COURAGE-NISSAN C51   D COTTAZ/J BELLOC
04  8   3:43.786 PORSCHE AG    PORSCHE LMP1 98      P H RAPHANEL/Y DALMAS/B WOLLEK
05  12  3:44.442 DOYLE-RISI    FERRARI 333SP        W TAYLOR/E VAN DER POELE
06  21  3:51.818 PHILI'E GACHE RILEY & SCOTT-FORD   P GACHE/A BELTOISE
07  16  3:54.617 KREMER        KREMER-PORSCHE K9    R AGUSTA/A CAPELLI

08* 18  3:54.625 KONRAD        PORSCHE SPYDER K8-07 F KONRAD
09* 20  4:48.010 JL SONNIER    WR-PEUGEOT LMP 98    P BRUNEAU/D LACAUD

Class:GT1 Session 1
01  25  3:38.909 PORSCHE AG    PORSCHE 911 GT1-98   J MULLER/P H RAPHANEL/U ALZEN
02  30  3:40.926 NISSAN        NISSAN R390 GT1      J NIELSEN/F LAGORCE
03  32  3:40.927 NISSAN        NISSAN R390 GT1      A.SUZUKI/K HOSHINO
04  27  3:41.301 TOYOTA        TOYOTA GT-ONE        U KATAYAMA/R KELLENERS
05  45  3:41.667 PANOZ         PANOZ GT-R1          D BRABHAM/A WALLACE

06* 38  3:43.911 ZAKSPEED      PORSCHE 911 GT1-98   M BARTELS/A HAHNE
07* 48  3:49.225 LARBRE COMP   PORSCHE 911 GT1      J P JARIER/P GOUESLARD/R DONOVAN


Class:GT1 Session 2
Pos No  Time     Entrant       Car                  Drivers   
01  26  3:37.689 PORSCHE AG    PORSCHE 911 GT1-98   Y DALMAS/A McNISH/SORTELLI
02  28  3:37.696 TOYOTA        TOYOTA GT-ONE        M BRUNDLE/E COLLARD
03  35  3:38.057 AMG MERCEDES  MERCEDES CLK-GTR LM  B SCHNEIDER/M WEBBER/K LUDWIG
04  29  3:39.649 TOYOTA        TOYOTA GT-ONE        T BOUTSEN/E HELARY
05  31  3:40.778 NISSAN        NISSAN R390 GT1      E COMAS/J LAMMERS/A MONTERMINI
06  44  3:42.347 PANOZ         PANOZ GT-R1          E BERNARD/D BRABHAM
07  33  3:43.739 NISSAN        NISSAN R390 GT1      S MOTOYAMA/M.MARTINI

08* 39  3:44.794 ZAKSPEED      PORSCHE 911 GT1-98   A GRAU/J DELETRAZ/F GIROIX
09* 46  3:54.199 PANOZ         PANOZ GT-R1 Q9       J WEAVER/P McCARTHY


Class:GT2/LMP2 Session 1
01  52  4:01.921 VIPER ORECA   VIPER GTS-R          O BERETTA/K WENDLINGER/L DRUDI
02  73  4:06.201 KONRAD        PORSCHE 911 GT2      T SEILER/P KITCHAK/A ZADRA
03  67  4:06.215 ELF HABERTHUR PORSCHE 911 GT2      M NEUGARTEN/D SMADJA
04  55  4:06.608 CHAMBERLAIN   CHRYSLER VIPER GTS-R N AMORIM/G GOMES/J HUGENHOLTZ
05  71  4:08.246 ESTORIL       PORSCHE 911 GT2      MONTIERO/MONTIERO/MAISONEUVE
06  74  4:08.998 CIRTEK        SALEEN FORD MUSTANG  R SCHIRLE/D WARNOCK/M LIGONNET
07  22  4:09.059 DIDIER BONNET DEBORA-BMW LMP2      L ROBERT
08  69  4:10.716 MICHEL NOURRY PORSCHE 993 GT2 Evol M NOURRY/T PERRIER/M QUINIOU

09* 65  4:14.452 ROOCK RACING  PORSCHE 911 GT2      A PILGRIM/A AHRLE/R NEARN
10* 58  4:21.604 R J RACING    HELEM PRV V6         P GONIN/B ROY
11* 63  4:45.350 MacQUILLAN    PORSCHE 911 GT2      G MacQUILLAN/T ERDOS


Class:GT2 Session 2
Pos No  Time     Entrant       Car                  Drivers 
01  51  4:00.120 VIPER ORECA   VIPER GTS-R          O BERETTA/D DUPY/P LAMY
02  53  4:00.665 VIPER ORECA   CHRYSLER VIPER GTS-R J BELL/D DUPY/P LAMY
03  72  4:03.380 LARBRE COMP   PORSCHE 911 GT2      P GOUESLARD/P BOURDAIS/J CHEREAU
04  64  4:03.925 ROOCK RACING  PORSCHE 911 GT2      B EICHMANN/C HUERTGEN
05  70  4:04.121 KONRAD MOTOR  PORSCHE 911 GT2      L SCHUMACHER/N HAM/M STRETTON
06  56  4:04.618 CHAMBERLAIN   CHRYSLER VIPER GTS-R G AYLES/J HUGENHOLTZ/M TURNER
07  62  4:06.814 C J MOTOR     PORSCHE 911 GT2      J MORTON/J GRAHAM/H GROSS
08  61  4:09.016 KRAUSS        PORSCHE 911 GT2      B MUELLER/M TRUNK/E PALMBERGER

09* 75  4:09.895 CIRTEK        SALEEN FORD MUSTANG  R SCHIRLE/M LIGONNET     
10* 66  5:00.367 ROOCK RACING  PORSCHE 911 GT2      J ROBINSON/H PRICE/S MAASSON


THE FOLLOWING CARS ARE AUTOMATICALLY PRE-QUALIFIED;
##  24  4:03.371 COURAGE       COURAGE-PORSCHE C41  Y TERADA/F FREON
##  36  3:46.020 AMG MERCEDES  MERCEDES CLK-GTR LM  J GOUNON/R ZONTA/C BOUCHUT
##  40  3:51.842 GULF TEAM DAV McLAREN BMW F1GTR    S O'ROURKE/T SUGDEN
##  41  3:47.902 GULF TEAM DAV McLAREN BMW F1GTR    T BSCHER/F BIELA/R CAPELLO
##  68  4:23.924 ELF HABERTHUR PORSCHE 911 GT2      E GRAHAM/H POULAIN/J MAURY-LARIBIERE

NUMBER 24 (PROTOTYPE/OVERALL WINNERS ACO AUTUMN CUP 1997)
NUMBER 36 (GT1/OVERALL WINNERS FIA GT CHAMPIONSHIP 1997)
NUMBERS 40 & 41 (GT1 WINNERS LE MANS 1997 & GT1 WINNERS ACO AUTUMN CUP 1997)
NUMBER 50 (GT2 WINNERS FIA GT CHAMPIONSHIP 1997)
NUMBER 60 (GT2 WINNERS ACO AUTUMN CUP 1997)
NUMBER 68 (GT2 WINNERS LE MANS 1997)

NOTE - THE LE MANS 1997 WINNERS, JOEST RACING, HAVE FORFEITED THEIR AUTOMATIC INCLUSION BY RACING
UNDER THE WORKS PORSCHE TEAM (CAR NUMBER 7).