Le Mans 1998 - Porsche 911 GT1 - Allan McNish - Old Top Gear

Martin Brundle is in Le Mans? Niiiice!!

Esperante GTR-1, R390 GT1, 911 GT1, TS020 GT-One, CLK-LM

This was one of the best grids, at least among the top class, ever at Le Mans. That GT-One in both 98 and 99 had every chance to win, it had the performance, it had the beauty, it just didn't had the reliability and in 1999 the fuel economy which was what made the V12 LMR the better car across the 24 hours since it could make considerably longer stints while not having much less performance than the Toyota.

I would have loved for Toyota to get the victory in '99. That car and the Porsche showed how extreme the GT1 class could be. I don't feel as bad for Mercedes considering they won every race in the Sportscar Championship that year. I just wish we could have seen those three cars duking it out on track for a few more races.

What an era!

The Toyotas were so beautiful

Legendary ♥️

So I am proud, my 996.2 GT3 shares the engine block with the winning GT1 😎🙌

“As the 37 cars still running, headed into the night!!” - Sound like the intro to an epic movie!! Miss that era!

That r390 was darn mean.

If only Toyota & Nissan had competed in the FIA GT 1998 as well..

Epic cars and also some iconic drivers too. What a line up. This was the year that got me hooked on lemans as a you man after 1995 got me into things.

Of all the great eras at LeMans, this one stands out most to me as it relates to beautiful racing cars..

Mann, that Toyota looked so awesome and beautiful

Tsuchiya the legend on the toyota

this brings back old memories.

Those were the days! 😍

we don't get short sharp and precise motorsports post summary like these anymore do we.. and rhe cars too. . oh the cars.

I bet most of you has Gran Turismo 2 memory from this race
Especially, Toyota GT-One,Dodge Viper GTS,and Nissan R390GT1

That was a wonderful weekend

I have that Viper at diecast scale :D

Great race! Incrideble grid!!!

porsche make good cars but Toyota should have won

He sounds like Ali G

This is like my Gran Turismo wet dream

Omg why only one minute 😭😭😭😭😭

Tiff needell ❤️

The best times for racing, ever.

every single one of these cars is absolutely iconic.

How would drivers know, how to stop when others stop?

Nissan R390 😍😍😍

20 yrs later same thing happens lol

BERN SCHNEIDER LIDERANDO PRINCIPIO A FIN, PERO LOS MERCEDEZ FALLABAN, 100% QUE LO GANABA EL ALEMAN SCHNEIDER SI NO FALLABA EL MERCE, UNO DE LOS MAS GRANDES PILOTOS DE TODOS LOS TIEMPO.

Meu sonho e entrar e dirigir um desses quem sabe um dia pra Deus nada e impossivel

Z:~ -

Wow I’m mind blown , Toyota had the same fate at lemans in 2017 , was a lap away from victory and the trans mission went out and gave Porsche the victory just like in this video almost exactly 20 years later. How crazy is that. History repeats itself

Good news GT1 is back!

I remember this voice, these cars from 24 la mans on PS1 GREAT MEMORIES

Front wheel bearing? are you sure its from toyota?

These were the days!!

Commentator's voice similar to commentator's voice from Test Drive Le Mans (PS1).

Le Mans has lost the plot with the boring and uninspiring LMP cars... Thankfully, we can watch past races on YT.

Algun link para escuchar esta carrera en español porfavor

this video is such a higher quality than the lazy highlight reels wec puts out. really tells a story. great vid

98 is my favorite race! The cars were amazing!

The Porsche lmp1 is basically a jaguar xjr-14

The two Mercedes retired from failed steering pumps, not failed water pumps

Cool upload ! : D