The Mercedes-Benz CLK LM, chassis code C298, was a Group GT1 sports car that Mercedes-Benz designed and built with AMG for the 1998 FIA GT Championship. It evolved the CLK GTR for the long straights of Le Mans, replacing the earlier V12 with a non-turbocharged V8 called the GT 108B. To meet the series rules a road-legal Strassenversion had to be built, and Mercedes assembled two such chassis, one of which was destroyed in crash testing. The CLK LM retired at the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans but won every championship round that season, and Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta took the drivers title. The GT1 class was then dropped and the programme ended, giving way to the CLR.
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EngineGT 108B, a non-turbocharged version of the M119 engine 1 Connections
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The Mercedes-Benz CLK LM (chassis code C298) was a Group GT1 sports car designed and built by Mercedes-Benz in partnership with AMG to compete in the FIA GT Championship.
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The CLK LM went on to win every single championship event in the 1998 FIA GT season
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The Mercedes-Benz CLK LM (chassis code C298) was a Group GT1 sports car designed and built by Mercedes-Benz in partnership with AMG to compete in the FIA GT Championship.
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Mercedes' GT1 program was brought to a close at the end of 1998
Racing history, chassis built
Five chassis were constructed in total, with three racing chassis, and two road-legal chassis
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opting to replace it with a non-turbocharged version of the M119 engine found in the Sauber C9 and Mercedes-Benz C11, dubbed the GT 108B
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The Mercedes-Benz CLK LM (chassis code C298) was a Group GT1 sports car designed and built by Mercedes-Benz in partnership with AMG to compete in the FIA GT Championship.
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