Petit Le Mans Schedule

Wednesday, October 7, 1998 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Paddock Open for Rig Parking 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM In Paddock SPORTS CAR Registration for SPEEDVISION Cup and Sports TOYOTA Competitors 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Technical Inspection (Timing Transponders must be picked up at the Tech Shed) Thursday, October 8, 1998 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM SPORTS CAR Registration at Chateau Elan 7:30 AM Mandatory briefing for ALL SPEEDVISION Cup Team Managers/Crew Chiefs at the Tech Shed 8:00 AM SPEEDVISION Cup Pit Assignments at the SPORTS CAR Operations Trailer 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Technical Inspection (Timing Transponders must be picked up at the Tech Shed) 8:00 AM Mandatory briefing for ALL LMP1/WSC and GT Team Managers/Crew Chiefs at the SPORTS CAR Technical Trailer 8:30 AM Mandatory Briefing for ALL Sports TOYOTA Team Managers/Crew Chiefs at the Tech Shed 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Practice - SPEEDVISION Cup for Stock Sports Cars 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Practice - GT1, GT2 and GT3 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Combined Practice - LMP1/WSC/GT 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Practice - LMP1/WSC 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Practice - Sports TOYOTA Championship 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM Practice - Barber Dodge Pro Series 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Practice - GT1, GT2 and GT3 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Combined Practice - LMP1/WSC/GT 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Practice - LMP1/WSC 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Practice - Sports TOYOTA Championship 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Practice - SPEEDVISION Cup for Stock Sports Cars 5:15 PM - 7:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Night Practice - LMP1/WSC/GT Friday, October 9, 1998 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM SPORTS CAR Registration at Chateau Elan 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Qualifying 1 - Barber Dodge Pro Series 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Practice - Sports TOYOTA Championship 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Combined Practice - LMP1/WSC/GT 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Practice - SPEEDVISION Cup for Stock Sports Cars 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mandatory tire marking for ALL Petit Le Mans Competitors at the SPORTS CAR Technical Trailer 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Final Qualifying - Barber Dodge Pro Series 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM Qualifying - GT1, GT2 and GT3 2:35 PM - 3:05 PM Qualifying - LMP1/WSC 3:10 PM Post qualifying Press Conference for LMP1/WSC, GT1, GT2 and GT3 pole sitters in the Media Center 3:20 PM - 3:50 PM Qualifying - Sports TOYOTA Championship 3:55 PM Post qualifying Press Conference for Sports TOYOTA pole sitter in the Media Center 4:05 PM - 4:25 PM Qualifying - SPEEDVISION Cup (Touring and Compact) 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM Qualifying - SPEEDVISION Cup (Grand Sports and Sports) 5:05 PM Post qualifying Press Conference for Grand Sports, Sports, Touring and Compact pole sitters in the Media Center Saturday, October 10, 1998 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM SPORTS CAR Registration at Chateau Elan 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Warm up - LMP1/WSC/GT 8:50 AM - START Barber Dodge Pro Series - 40 Minute Race 9:00 AM Mandatory Drivers Briefing for ALL Petit Le Mans Competitors at the SPORTS CAR Technical Trailer 9:30 AM Petit Le Mans Competitors Drivers Autograph Session - Location TBD 11:00 AM - START Petit Le Mans - 1,000 Mile or 10 Hour Race 9:15 PM Post race Press Conference in the Media Center 9:30 PM ALL Petit Le Mans Competitors must return their timing transponder and fuel restrictor to the SPORTS CAR Technical Trailer Sunday, October 11, 1998 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM SPORTS CAR Registration at Chateau Elan 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Warm up - Sports TOYOTA Championship 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Warm up - SPEEDVISION Cup 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM QUIET TIME - NO RACE ENGINES MAY BE STARTED 10:00 AM Deadline for SPEEDVISION Cup driver changes to SPORTS CAR Registration 10:00 AM Mandatory Drivers Briefing for ALL Sports TOYOTA Competitors in the classroom/museum 10:45 AM Mandatory Drivers Briefing for ALL SPEEDVISION Cup Competitors in the classroom/museum 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM SPEEDVISION Cup Drivers Autograph Session - Location TBD 12:30 PM - START Sports TOYOTA Championship - 40 Minute Race 1:15 PM Post race Press Conference in the Media Center 1:40 PM All Sports TOYOTA Timing Transponders must be returned to the Tech Shed 2:00 PM - START SPEEDVISION Cup for Stock Sports Cars - 2 Hour 45 Minute Race for Grand Sports, Sports, Touring and Compact Cars 5:00 PM Post race Press Conference in the Media Center 5:15 PM All SPEEDVISION Cup Timing Transponders must be returned to the Tech Shed Schedule may be amended to accommodate local conditions.