26th season of the FIA World Rally Championship
1998 World Rally Championship
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The 1998 World Rally Championship was the 26th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 13 rallies. Tommi Mäkinen won his third consecutive drivers' world championship driving for Mitsubishi, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Colin McRae. The manufacturers' title was won by Mitsubishi (who still operated under Group A regulations), ahead of Toyota and Subaru. This year also marked the Ford Escort's last full-season works outing before being replaced by the Ford Focus WRC in 1999. The season ended in dramatic fashion when Carlos Sainz's Corolla WRC stopped approximately 300 metres from the finishing line in the final stage at Margam due to mechanical failure, thus surrendering his fourth place on the rally and handing the title to Mäkinen.[1][2]
Calendar
The 1998 championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania.
Teams and drivers
Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | No | Drivers | Rounds |
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evolution III Lancer Evolution IV Lancer Evolution V | M | 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | All |
2 | Richard Burns | All |
15 | Ed Ordynski | 12 |
16 | Uwe Nittel | 1–2, 4–5, 8, 10 |
555 Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 Impreza WRC 98 | P | 3 | Colin McRae | All |
4 | Piero Liatti | 1, 3–9, 11–12 |
Kenneth Eriksson | 2 |
Jarmo Kytölehto | 10 |
Alister McRae | 13 |
10 | Piero Liatti | 2 |
12 | Ari Vatanen | 13 |
13 | Possum Bourne | 12 |
15 | Juha Kangas | 13 |
Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC Celica GT-Four ST205 | M | 5 | Carlos Sainz | All |
6 | Didier Auriol | 1, 3–4, 6–13 |
Thomas Rådström | 2 |
Freddy Loix | 5 |
9 | Didier Auriol | 2, 5 |
11 | Freddy Loix | 4, 8, 12 |
Marcus Grönholm | 2, 4–5, 9–10, 13 |
12 | Neal Bates | 12 |
14 | Thomas Rådström | 9 |
15 | Thomas Rådström | 4–5, 8, 10 |
16 | Yoshio Fujimoto | 9, 12 |
18 | Isolde Holderied | 6, 8 |
27 | Henrik Lundgaard | 13 |
34 | Volkan Isik | 4-6, 8, 10-13 |
37 | Pedro Chaves | 4 |
Ford Motor Co Ltd | Ford | Escort WRC | M | 7 | Juha Kankkunen | All |
8 | Bruno Thiry | 1–2, 5–13 |
Ari Vatanen | 3–4 |
11 | Ari Vatanen | 10 |
SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | 10–13 |
10 | Oriol Gómez | 10 |
Marc Duez | 11–12 |
Gwyndaf Evans | 13 |
Peugeot Sport | Peugeot | 306 Maxi | M | 11 | François Delecour | 1, 5–6, 11 |
14 | Gilles Panizzi | 1, 5–6, 11 |
25 | Manuel Muniente | 5 |
28 | Adruzilo Lopes | 1, 4–5 |
Citroën Sport | Citroën | Xsara F2 | M | 12 | Philippe Bugalski | 5–6, 11 |
16 | Jesús Puras | 5, 11 |
Fabien Doenlen | 6 |
19 | Patrick Magaud | 6, 11 |
Renault Sport | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | 19 | Martin Rowe | 6, 11, 13 |
21 | Luís Climent | 5 |
25 | Tapio Laukkanen | 6, 10–11, 13 |
28 | Nejat Avci | 9, 12 |
32 | José Carlos Macedo | 4 |
35 | Jonas Kruse | 2, 4, 10 |
Pedro Azeredo | 4 |
Hyundai World Rally Team | Hyundai | Coupe Evo Coupe Evo 2 | M | 20 | Kenneth Eriksson | 4–5, 7–13 |
21 | Alister McRae | 5–6 |
29 | Wayne Bell | 4, 8–13 |
48 | Dean Herridge | 12 |
Volkswagen | Volkswagen | Golf GTI 16V Kit Car | P | 17 | Alister McRae | 2, 7, 10-12 |
30 | Harry Joki | 2 |
24 | Kris Rosenberger | 3-4, 7, 9, 12 |
31 | Raimund Baumschlager | 3-4, 13 |
40 | Janne Tuohino | 10 |
41 | Jan Habig | 13 |
47 | Esa Saarenpää | 10 |
48 | Jani Pirttinen | 10 |
Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan | Almera Kit Car | M | 23 | Mark Higgins | 4, 8, 10-11, 13 |
48 | José Araújo | 4 |
61 | Ercan Kazaz | 13 |
Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Octavia Kit Car | M | 22 | Pavel Sibera | 5-6, 8, 10-11, 13 |
37 | Fabio Danti | 11 |
Opel Vauxhall | Opel Vauxhall | Astra G Kit Car | M | 18 | Jarmo Kytölehto (Opel) | 13 |
40 | Neil Wearden (Vauxhall) | 13 |
Results and standings
Drivers' championship
| Key | Colour | Result | Gold | Winner | Silver | 2nd place | Bronze | 3rd place | Green | Points finish | Blue | Non-points finish | Non-classified finish (NC) | Purple | Did not finish (Ret) | Black | Excluded (EX) | Disqualified (DSQ) | White | Did not start (DNS) | Cancelled (C) | Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) | |
Co-drivers' championship
Pos. | Co-driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts | 1 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 58 | 2 | Luis Moya | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 56 | 3 | Nicky Grist | 3 | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | Ret | 45 | 4 | Juha Repo | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 39 | 5 | Denis Giraudet | 14 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 34 | 6 | Robert Reid | 5 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 33 | 7 | Fabrizia Pons | 4 | 9 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 2 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 8 | Sven Smeets | | | | 3 | 2 | | | 5 | | | | 6 | | 13 | 9 | Stéphane Prévot | 6 | 8 | | | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | Daniel Grataloup | 10 | | | | 8 | 2 | | | | | Ret | | | 6 | 11 | Fred Gallagher | | | 3 | 5 | | | | | | Ret | | | | 6 | 12 | Hervé Panizzi | 9 | | | | 6 | 4 | | | | 35 | 5 | | Ret | 6 | 13 | Staffan Parmander | | 4 | | Ret | 21 | | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | Ret | 22 | Ret | 3 | 14 | Jean-Marc Fortin | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 12 | | 4 | 3 | 15 | Risto Pietiläinen | 11 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 15 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 3 | 16 | Timo Rautiainen | | 5 | | Ret | Ret | | | | Ret | 7 | | | Ret | 2 | 17 | Jean-Paul Chiaroni | | | | | 5 | Ret | | | | | Ret | | | 2 | 18 | Jukka Aho | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 9 | 5 | 2 | 19 | Klaus Wicha | 8 | | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | | | Ret | 1 | 20 | Gunnar Barth | | Ret | | Ret | 12 | | | Ret | 7 | 6 | | | | 1 | Pos. | Co-driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts | | |
Manufacturers' championship
Pos. | Manufacturer | No. | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Points | 1 | Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 91 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 2 | Toyota Castrol Team | 5 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 85 | 6 | 14 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 2 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | Ret | 65 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ford Motor Co | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 53 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | SEAT Sport | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | | Ret | Pos. | Manufacturer | No. | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Points | | Key | Colour | Result | Gold | Winner | Silver | 2nd place | Bronze | 3rd place | Green | Points finish | Blue | Non-points finish | Non-classified finish (NC) | Purple | Did not finish (Ret) | Black | Excluded (EX) | Disqualified (DSQ) | White | Did not start (DNS) | Cancelled (C) | Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) | |
FIA Teams' Cup
Pos. | Team | Event | Points |
MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR |
1 | H.F. Grifone | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
2 | Uruguay en Carrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 39 |
3 | Gazprom Rally Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
4 | Mobil 1 Stomil Olsztyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
5 | Toyota Castrol Team Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
6 | Toyota Team Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
7 | Toyota Mobil Team Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
8 | Frederic Dor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
9 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Group N Cup
Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts | 1 | Gustavo Trelles | Ret | Ret | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | | 94 | 2 | Manfred Stohl | 1 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 3 | | Ret | 4 | 1 | 71 | 3 | Luís Climent | 2 | Ret | 1 | 4 | | Ret | | 3 | | 2 | | | | 37 | 4 | Michael Guest | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 26 | 5 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | | | | 6 | | | 2 | 2 | 5 | | | Ret | 3 | 24 | 6 | Stig-Olov Walfridsson | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Gianluigi Galli | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 13 | 8 | Kenneth Bäcklund | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Mario Stagni | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 8 | David Higgins | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 8 | Pernilla Solberg | | 8 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 4 | 8 | 12 | Juha Kangas | | 3 | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 5 | 7 | 13 | Gabriel Méndez | | | | | 3 | | | | 7 | | | Ret | | 5 | Pierre-César Baroni | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Paul Bailey | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Miguel Campos | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jean-Marie Santoni | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 5 | Marcos Ligato | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | Jorge Recalde | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 3 | | 5 | Roberto Sanchez | | | | 5 | 4 | | Ret | | | | | | | 5 | Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts | | Key | Colour | Result | Gold | Winner | Silver | 2nd place | Bronze | 3rd place | Green | Points finish | Blue | Non-points finish | Non-classified finish (NC) | Purple | Did not finish (Ret) | Black | Excluded (EX) | Disqualified (DSQ) | White | Did not start (DNS) | Cancelled (C) | Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) | |
Events
1998 World Rally Championship event map |
Black = Tarmac | Brown = Gravel | Blue = Snow/Ice | Red = Mixed Surface |
References
- ^ Hope-Frost, Henry (24 November 2017). "On this day in... 1998". Goodwood Road & Racing. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Ingram, Anthony (24 November 2021). "Freeze Frame: Burns shines as sparks fly in '98 Rally GB". Hagerty. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "FIA World Rally Championship Calendar 1998". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "1998 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1998 in World Rally Championship.
- FIA World Rally Championship 1998 at ewrc-results.com
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