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26th season of the FIA World Rally Championship
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]
The 1998 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania.
Rd.
Start date
Finish date
Rally
Rally headquarters
Surface
Stages
Distance
1
18 January
21 January
66th Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo
Mixed
18
359.19 km
2
6 February
8 February
47th International Swedish Rally
Karlstad , Värmland County
Snow
19
381.34 km
3
28 February
2 March
46th Safari Rally Kenya
Nairobi
Gravel
16
1063.49 km
4
22 March
25 March
32nd TAP Rallye de Portugal
Matosinhos, Porto
Gravel
28
380.18 km
5
20 April
22 April
34th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España
Lloret de Mar , Catalonia
Tarmac
19
400.71 km
6
4 May
6 May
42nd Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
Ajaccio, Corsica
Tarmac
18
399.18 km
7
20 May
23 May
18th Rally Argentina
Carlos Paz, Córdoba
Gravel
23
400.62 km
8
7 June
9 June
45th Acropolis Rally
Itea, Phocis
Gravel
17
388.76 km
9
24 July
27 July
29th Rally New Zealand
Manukau, Auckland
Gravel
25
388.39 km
10
21 August
23 August
48th Neste Rally Finland
Jyväskylä, Central Finland
Gravel
24
384.10 km
C
September
September
Rally of Indonesia
Medan, North Sumatra
Gravel
??
???
11
12 October
14 October
40th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia
Sanremo, Liguria
Tarmac
24
400.30 km
12
5 November
8 November
11th API Rally Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Gravel
24
404.69 km
13
22 November
24 November
54th Network Q Rally of Great Britain
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Gravel
28
383.85 km
Sources:[ 3] [ 4]
Non Manufacturer Entries [ edit ]
Major entries not registered as manufacturers
Team
Manufacturer
Car
Tyre
Drivers
Co-drivers
Rounds
Toyota Castrol Team Denmark
Toyota
Celica WRC
M
Henrik Lundgaard
Freddy Pedersen
1
Corolla WRC
Henrik Vestergaard
13
Shell Helix Motor Oils
Celica WRC
M
Pasi Hagström
Tero Gardemeister
2, 10
Shell Norge
C
Henning Solberg
Runar Pedersen
2
C
Petter Solberg
Egil Solstad
2
M
Cato Menkerud
13
E.O.S. Team Toyota
M
Markko Märtin
Toomas Kitsing
4, 11, 13
Marlboro Toyota Castrol Belgium
Corolla WRC
M
Freddy Loix
Toomas Kitsing
4–5, 8, 12
Telecel Castrol Team
M
Pedro Chaves
Sérgio Paiva
4
Toyota Castrol Team Germany
P
Isolde Holderied
Anne-Chantal Pauwels
12
Toyota Hellas
M
Angelos Zivas
Stelios Fakalis
8
Tein Sport
M
Yoshio Fujimoto
Tony Sircombe
9, 12
Toyota Castrol Finland
M
Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen
10
Subaru Rallye Team Deutschland
Subaru
Impreza WRC
P
Armin Kremer
Klaus Wicha
1
Procar Rally Team
Impreza 555
M
Jean-Pierre Richelmi
Thierry Barjou
4
Freddy Delorme
8
Andrea Navarra
Renzo Casazza
5, 11
Diego Oldrati
Paolo Lizzi
11
A.R.T Engineering
Impreza WRC
P
Andrea Dallavilla
Danilo Fappani
4–5, 11
Belgacom Turbo Team
P
Grégoire de Mevius
Jean-Marc Fortin
4, 11, 13
Ecurie Le Perron
M
Renaud Verreydt
Jean-François Elst
5, 11
Subaru Allstars Endless Sport
P
Yukihiko Sakurai
Ronan Morgan
8, 13
Subaru Rally Team Australia
Impreza 555
P
Peter 'Possum' Bourne
Craig Vincent
9, 12
Bo-Be Plastindustri AB
Ford
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
P
Mats Jonsson
Johnny Johansson
2
Bastos Ford Rally Team
Escort WRC
P
Patrick Snijers
Danny De Canck
10, 14
Leonídas Kirkos
M
Leonídas Kirkos
Ioánnis Stavropoulos
8
Ioannis Papadimitriou
?
Ioannis Papadimitriou
Nikolaos Petropoulos
8
Ford Team Finland
M
Sebastian Lindholm
Timo Hantunen
10
Jolly Club
P
Gianfranco Cunico
Luigi Pirollo
11
Angelo Medeghini
Barbara Capoferri
11
R.E.D World Rally Team
?
Armin Schwarz
Manfred Hiemer
13
Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany
Mitsubishi
Lancer Evo V
M
Uwe Nittel
Christina Thörner
8, 10
Advan-Piaa Rally Team
Lancer Evo III
Y
Yoshihiro Kataoka
Satoshi Hayashi
9, 12
Ralliart Australia
Y
Ed Ordynski
Mark Stacey
9, 12
Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand
Lancer Evo IV
?
Geoff Argyle
Raymond Bennett
9
Lewis Scott
Jane Black
9
Team
Manufacturer
Car
Tyre
Drivers
Co-drivers
Rounds
Uruguay en Carrera
Mitsubishi
Lancer Evo IV (Grp. N)
P
Gustavo Trelles
Jorge Del Buono
1–2
Lancer Evo V (Grp. N)
Martin Christie
4–12
Lancer Evo IV (Grp. N)
Gabriel Méndez
Daniel Muzio
5
Lancer Evo III (Grp. N)
Carlos Villete
9, 12
Team Mitsubishi Oman
Lancer Evo IV (Grp. N)
P
Hamed Al-Wahaibi
Terry Harryman
4, 7–9, 12–13
H.F. Grifone SRL
Toyota
Corolla WRC
M
Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen
2, 4–5, 9
M
Rui Madeira
Nuno Rodrigues da Silva
5, 8, 10–11
P
Isolde Holderied
Anne-Chantal Pauwels
6, 8
M
Thomas Rådström
Lars Bäckman
9
M
Andrea Aghini
Loris Roggia
11
M
János jun. Tóth
Ferenc Gergely
11
Celica WRC
M
Rui Madeira
Nuno Rodrigues da Silva
4
M
Markko Märtin
Toomas Kitsing
10
Toyota Castrol Team Sweden
Corolla WRC
M
Thomas Rådström
Lars Bäckman
2, 4
Gunnar Barth
5, 7, 10
M
Neal Bates
Coral Taylor
12
Toyota Team Saudi Arabia
Celica WRC
M
Abdullah Bakhashab
Arne Hertz
4–5
Bobby Willis
6, 8, 10–13
Toyota Mobil Team Turkey
M
Volkan Isik
Ilham Dökümcü
4–6, 8, 10–13
Gazprom Rally Team
Ford
Ford Escort WRC
M
Aleksandr Nikonenko
Viktor Timkovskiy
2, 4–5, 8
M
Aleksandr Potapov
Yevgeniy Zhivoglazov
9
Viktor Timkovskiy
10
M
Sebastian Lindholm
Jukka Aho
12–13
M
Alexander Zheludov
Aleksandr Alibekov
13
F.Dor Rally Team
Subaru
Impreza WRC
M
Frédéric Dor
Kevin Gormley
3, 7, 9
Didier Breton
4, 8, 10, 13
Mobil 1 Stomil Olsztyn
M
Krzysztof Hołowczyc
Jean-Marc Fortin
4–5, 7, 11, 13
FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup major Manufacturer Entries [ edit ]
Team
Manufacturer
Car
Tyre
Drivers
Co-drivers
Rounds
Peugeot Sport
Peugeot
306 Maxi
M
Gilles Panizzi
Herve Panizzi
1, 5–6, 12
François Delecour
Daniel Grataloup
1, 5–6, 12
Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG
M
Adruzilo Lopes
Luís Lisboa
1, 4–5
Scuderia Chicco d'Oro
M
Cyril Henny
Aurore Maëder-Brand
1
F.P.F. Sport
M
Renato Travaglia
Flavio Zanella
12
Federico Villagra
405 Mi16
?
Federico Villagra
Javier Villagra
7
SEAT Sport
SEAT
Ibiza Kit Car Evo2
P
Harri Rovanperä
Voitto Silander
1–3
Risto Pietiläinen
4–5, 7–9
Oriol Gómez
Marc Martí
1–5, 7–8
Marc Duez
Luc Manset
4
Salvador Cañellas
Xavier Lorza
5, 10, 12–13
Toni Gardemeister
Paavo Lukander
9–13
Gwyndaf Evans
Howard Davies
10, 12
Seat Dealer Team Sweden
M
Jörgen Jonasson
Pecka Svensson
2
Andorra Auto Club
M
Ferran Font
Joan Sureda
3, 10
Paul Saly
Renault
Clio Williams
?
Paul Saly
Guy Pujol
1
"Dim"
?
"Dim"
Konstantinos Stefanis
8
Renault Team Sweden
Mégane Maxi
?
Jonas Kruse
Bruno Berglund
2, 4, 10
Renault Gest Galp
M
José Carlos Macedo
Miguel Borges
4
Pedro Azeredo
Carlos Magalhães
4
Renault Sport España
M
Luis Climent
José Antonio Muñoz
5
Renault Elf Dealer Rallying
M
Martin Rowe
Derek Ringer
6, 11, 13
Tapio Laukkanen
Tapio Järvi
6, 10
Kaj Lindström
11, 13
Renault Türkiye
M
Nejat Avci
Erkan Bodur
9, 12
Luca Pedersoli
M
Luca Pedersoli
Giovanni Bernacchini
11
Treviso Rally Team
M
Paolo Andreucci
Simona Fedeli
11
Ricardo Bissio
18 GTX
?
Ricardo Bissio
Alberto Descotte
7
Hector Guillermo Silva
Hector Guillermo Silva
Jorge Minoli
7
Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden
Volkswagen
Golf III Kit Car
?
Harry Joki
Ingemar Karlsson
2
S.B.G. Sport
P
Alister McRae
David Senior
2, 7, 10–12
Sawfish Racing
P
Raimund Baumschlager
Klaus Wicha
3–4, 13
Kris Rosenberger
Per Carlsson
3–4, 7, 9, 12
Janne Tuohino
Ilkka Riipinen
10
Jorma Laakso
?
Jorma Laakso
Jari Jyrkiäinen
10
Jimmy Wahome
Hyundai
Coupé
?
Jimmy Wahome
Tom Muriuki
3
Gregory Kibiti
?
Gregory Kibiti
George Mwangi
3
Hyundai Motorsport
Coupé
M
Kenneth Eriksson
Staffan Parmander
4–5, 7–8
Coupé Evo 2
9–13
Coupé
Wayne Bell
Iain Stewart
4, 8
Coupé Evo 2
9–13
Coupé
Alister McRae
David Senior
5–6
Dean Herridge
Coupé
M
Dean Herridge
Jim Carlton
12
FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup Non Manufacturer Entries [ edit ]
Team
Manufacturer
Car
Tyre
Drivers
Co-drivers
Rounds
Wolf-Dieter Ihle
Opel
Astra GSi 16V
?
Wolf-Dieter Ihle
Reinhard Kessemeier
1, 5
Opel Team Sweden
?
Patric Carlsson
Peter Johansson
2
Per Svan
Johan Olsson
2
Promoracing Finland
Nissan
Sunny GTi
?
Toni Gardemeister
Paavo Lukander
2
Nissan Motorsports Europe
Almera Kit Car
Y
Mark Higgins
Phil Mills
4, 8, 10–11, 13
José Araújo
Octávio Araújo
4
Nissan Motorsports Turkey
P
Ercan Kazaz
Cengiz Yıldız
13
Team Åkes Bageri AB
Ford
Escort RS2000
M
Anders Nilsson
Markku Kangas
2
Ford España
Escort Maxi Kit Car
M
Daniel Alonso Villarón
Salvador Belzunces
5
Olli Harkki
?
Olli Harkki
Kari Mustalahti
10
Stuart Egglestone
?
Stuart Egglestone
Steve Egglestone
13
Ford Motor Co
?
Will Hoy
Sean Kelly
13
Marko Ipatti
?
Marko Ipatti
Kari Kajula
13
Citroën Sport
Citroën
Xsara F2
M
Philippe Bugalski
Jean-Paul Chiaroni
5–6, 11
Jesús Puras
Marc Martí
5, 11
Patrick Magaud
Michel Périn
6, 11
Fabien Doenlen
Jean-Marc Andrié
6
Škoda Motorsport
Škoda
Octavia Kit Car
M
Pavel Sibera
Petr Gross
5–6, 8, 10–11, 13
Fabio Danti
Marcello Olivari
11
Norberto Penelo
Daewoo
Cielo
?
Norberto Penelo
Gustavo Topalian
7
Silverstone Suzuki Sport
Suzuki
Baleno Wagon Kit Car
S
Nobuhiro Tajima
Glenn Macneall
9, 12
Yutaka Kuritsuhara
?
Yutaka Kuritsuhara
Akihiko Takahashi
12
Avto VAZ Rally Team
Lada
110
?
Viktor Shkolnyy
Sergey Talantsev
10
Daihatsu Australia
Daihatsu
Charade GTi
?
Ross Mackenzie
Paul van der Mey
12
Rick Bates
Jenny Brittan
12
Vauxhall Motorsport
Vauxhall
Astra Kit Car
M
Jarmo Kytölehto
Arto Kapanen
13
Neil Wearden
Trevor Agnew
13
Proton Motorsport
Proton
Satria Kit Car
M
Mats Andersson
Lisa Addy
13
Jenny Davies
Claire Mole
13
Results and standings [ edit ]
Drivers' championship[ edit ]
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[ edit ]
Manufacturers' championship[ edit ]
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)
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)
1998 World Rally Championship event map
Black = Tarmac
Brown = Gravel
Blue = Snow/Ice
Red = Mixed Surface