1998 World Rally Championship

26th season of the FIA World Rally Championship 1998 World Rally Championship World Drivers' Champion Tommi Mäkinen World Manufacturers' Champion Mitsubishi 1997 1999 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.Hope-Frost Henry On this day in... 1998 https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/historic/on-this-day-in...-1998/ Goodwood Road & Racing 24 November 2017 9 April 2024Ingram Anthony Freeze Frame: Burns shines as sparks fly in ‘98 Rally GB https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/automotive-history/freeze-frame-burns-shines-as-sparks-fly-in-98-rally-gb/ Hagerty 24 November 2021 9 April 2024 Calendar The 1998 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania. Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistance118 January21 JanuaryMON 66th Rallye Automobile Monte CarloMonte CarloMixed18359.19 km26 February8 FebruarySWE 47th International Swedish RallyKarlstad, Värmland CountySnow19381.34 km328 February2 MarchKEN 46th Safari Rally KenyaNairobiGravel161063.49 km422 March25 MarchPOR 32nd TAP Rallye de PortugalMatosinhos, PortoGravel28380.18 km520 April22 AprilESP 34th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de EspañaLloret de Mar, CataloniaTarmac19400.71 km64 May6 MayFRA 42nd Tour de Corse - Rallye de FranceAjaccio, CorsicaTarmac18399.18 km720 May23 MayARG 18th Rally ArgentinaCarlos Paz, CórdobaGravel23400.62 km87 June9 JuneGRC 45th Acropolis RallyDelphi, PhocisGravel17388.76 km924 July27 JulyNZL 29th Rally New ZealandManukau, AucklandGravel25388.39 km1021 August23 AugustFIN 48th Neste Rally FinlandJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel24384.10 kmCSeptemberSeptemberINA Rally of IndonesiaMedan, North SumatraGravel?????1112 October14 OctoberITA 40th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'ItaliaSanremo, LiguriaTarmac24400.30 km125 November8 NovemberAUS 11th API Rally AustraliaPerth, Western AustraliaGravel24404.69 km1322 November24 NovemberGBR 54th Network Q Rally of Great BritainCheltenham, GloucestershireGravel28383.85 kmSources:FIA World Rally Championship Calendar 1998 https://motorsportstats.com/series/fia-world-rally-championship/calendar/1998 9 April 2024 Motorsport Stats1998 WRC calendar https://www.juwra.com/calendar_1998.html 9 April 2024 Jonkka's World Rally Archive Teams and drivers Team Manufacturer Car Tyre No. Driver Co-Driver Rounds JPN Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IVLancer Evo V Michelin 1 Finland Tommi Mäkinen FIN Risto Mannisenmäki All 2Great Britain Richard BurnsGB Robert Reid AllLancer Evo IV*GER Uwe NittelSWE Christina Thörner1–2, 4–5 JPN 555 Subaru WRT Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 Pirelli 3Great Britain Colin McRaeGB Nicky Grist All 4 ITA Piero LiattiITA Fabrizia Pons 1, 3–9, 11–12 SWE Kenneth ErikssonSWE Staffan Parmander 2Finland Jarmo KytölehtoFIN Arto Kapanen 10Great Britain Alister McRaeGB David Senior 1310ITA Piero LiattiITA Fabrizia Pons212Finland Ari Vatanen1315Finland Juha KangasFIN Pentti Kuukkala9 JPN Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC Michelin 5 Spain Carlos SainzSpain Luis Moya All 6France Didier AuriolFRA Denis Giraudet 1, 3–4, 6–13SWE Thomas RådströmSWE Lars Bäckman 2Belgium Freddy LoixBEL Sven Smeets 59France Didier AuriolFRA Denis Giraudet 2, 511Finland Marcus GrönholmFIN Timo Rautiainen13USA Ford Motor Co. Ltd.FordFord Escort WRCMichelin7Finland Juha KankkunenFIN Juha RepoAll 8 Belgium Bruno Thiry BEL Stéphane Prévot 1–2, 5–13Finland Ari VatanenGB Fred Gallagher 3–411 10Spain SEAT SportSEATCórdoba WRCPirelli9Finland Harri RovanperäFIN Risto Pietiläinen 10–13 10Spain Oriol GómezSpain Marc Martí 10Belgium Marc DuezBEL Luc Manset 11–12Great Britain Gwyndaf EvansGB Howard Davies13 Non Manufacturer Entries Major entries not registered as manufacturers Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds DEN Toyota Castrol Team Denmark Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205Michelin DNK Henrik Lundgaard DNK Freddy Pedersen 1Corolla WRC DNK Henrik Vestergaard 13FIN Shell Helix Motor OilsCelica GT-Four ST205Michelin FIN Pasi Hagström FIN Tero Gardemeister 2, 10NOR Shell NorgeContinental NOR Henning Solberg NOR Runar Pedersen 2ContinentalNOR Petter Solberg NOR Egil Solstad 2Michelin NOR Cato Menkerud 13EST E.O.S. Team ToyotaMichelinEST Markko MärtinEST Toomas Kitsing 4, 11, 13BEL Marlboro Toyota Castrol BelgiumCorolla WRCMichelin BEL Freddy Loix BEL Toomas Kitsing 4–5, 8, 12PRT Telecel Castrol TeamMichelinPRT Pedro ChavesPRT Sérgio Paiva 4 GER Toyota Castrol Team GermanyPirelli GER Isolde Holderied FRA Anne-Chantal Pauwels 12GRC Toyota HellasMichelin GRC Angelos Zivas GRC Stelios Fakalis 8 JPN Tein SportMichelin JPN Yoshio Fujimoto NZL Tony Sircombe 9, 12FIN Toyota Castrol FinlandMichelin FIN Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen 10DEU Subaru Rallye Team DeutschlandSubaruImpreza WRCPirelli DEU Armin Kremer DEU Klaus Wicha 1ITA Procar Rally TeamImpreza 555MichelinMON Jean-Pierre RichelmiFRA Thierry Barjou 4 MON Freddy Delorme 8ITA Andrea Navarra ITA Renzo Casazza 5, 11 ITA Diego Oldrati ITA Paolo Lizzi 11ITA A.R.T EngineeringImpreza WRCPirelli ITA Andrea Dallavilla ITA Danilo Fappani 4–5, 11BEL Belgacom Turbo TeamPirelli BEL Grégoire de Mevius BEL Jean-Marc Fortin 4, 11, 13BEL Ecurie Le PerronMichelinBEL Renaud VerreydtBEL Jean-François Elst 5, 11JPN Subaru Allstars Endless SportPirelli JPN Yukihiko Sakurai IRE Ronan Morgan 8, 13AUS Subaru Rally Team AustraliaImpreza 555PirelliNZ Peter 'Possum' BourneNZ Craig Vincent 9, 12SWE Bo-Be Plastindustri ABFordFord Escort RS CosworthPirelliSWE Mats JonssonSWE Johnny Johansson 2BEL Bastos Ford Rally TeamEscort WRCPirelliBEL Patrick Snijers BEL Danny De Canck 10, 14GRC Leonídas KirkosMichelinGRC Leonídas KirkosGRC Ioánnis Stavropoulos8GRC Ioannis Papadimitriou?GRC Ioannis PapadimitriouGRC Nikolaos Petropoulos 8 FIN Ford Team FinlandMichelinFIN Sebastian LindholmFIN Timo Hantunen 10ITA Jolly ClubPirelliITA Gianfranco CunicoITA Luigi Pirollo 11ITA Angelo MedeghiniITA Barbara Capoferri 11GBR R.E.D World Rally Team?GER Armin SchwarzGER Manfred Hiemer 13DEU Mitsubishi Ralliart GermanyMitsubishiLancer Evo VMichelinGER Uwe NittelSWE Christina Thörner 8, 10JPN Advan-Piaa Rally TeamLancer Evo IIIYokohamaJPN Yoshihiro KataokaJPN Satoshi Hayashi 9, 12AUS Ralliart AustraliaYokohamaAUS Ed OrdynskiAUS Mark Stacey 9, 12NZL Mitsubishi Ralliart New ZealandLancer Evo IV?NZ Geoff ArgyleNZ Raymond Bennett9NZ Lewis ScottNZ Jane Black9 FIA Teams Cup Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds URU Uruguay en CarreraMitsubishiLancer Evo IV (Grp. N)Pirelli URU Gustavo Trelles ARG Jorge Del Buono 1–2Lancer Evo V (Grp. N) ARG Martin Christie 4–12Lancer Evo IV (Grp. N)URU Gabriel MéndezURU Daniel Muzio5Lancer Evo III (Grp. N)URU Carlos Villete9, 12OMN Team Mitsubishi OmanLancer Evo IV (Grp. N)PirelliOMN Hamed Al-WahaibiGBR Terry Harryman4, 7–9, 12–13ITA H.F. Grifone SRLToyotaCorolla WRCMichelinFIN Marcus GrönholmFIN Timo Rautiainen2, 4–5, 9MichelinPOR Rui MadeiraPOR Nuno Rodrigues da Silva5, 8, 10–11PirelliGER Isolde HolderiedFRA Anne-Chantal Pauwels6, 8MichelinSWE Thomas RådströmSWE Lars Bäckman9MichelinITA Andrea AghiniITA Loris Roggia11MichelinHUN János jun. TóthHUN Ferenc Gergely11Celica GT-Four ST205MichelinPOR Rui MadeiraPOR Nuno Rodrigues da Silva4MichelinEST Markko MärtinEST Toomas Kitsing10SWE Toyota Castrol Team SwedenCorolla WRCMichelinSWE Thomas RådströmSWE Lars Bäckman2, 4SWE Gunnar Barth5, 7, 10MichelinAUS Neal BatesAUS Coral Taylor12SAU Toyota Team Saudi ArabiaCelica GT-Four ST205MichelinSAU Abdullah BakhashabSWE Arne Hertz4–5GBR Bobby Willis6, 8, 10–13TUR Toyota Mobil Team TurkeyMichelinTUR Volkan IsikTUR Ilham Dökümcü4–6, 8, 10–13RUS Gazprom Rally TeamFordFord Escort WRCMichelinRUS Aleksandr NikonenkoRUS Viktor Timkovskiy2, 4–5, 8MichelinRUS Aleksandr PotapovRUS Yevgeniy Zhivoglazov9RUS Viktor Timkovskiy10MichelinFIN Sebastian LindholmFIN Jukka Aho12–13MichelinRUS Alexander ZheludovRUS Aleksandr Alibekov13FRA F.Dor Rally TeamSubaruImpreza WRCMichelinFRA Frédéric DorGBR Kevin Gormley3, 7, 9FRA Didier Breton 4, 8, 10, 13 POL Mobil 1 Stomil OlsztynMichelin POL Krzysztof Hołowczyc BEL Jean-Marc Fortin 4–5, 7, 11, 13 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup major Manufacturer Entries Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers RoundsFRA Peugeot SportPeugeot306 MaxiMichelinFRA Gilles PanizziFRA Herve Panizzi1, 5–6, 12FRA François DelecourFRA Daniel Grataloup1, 5–6, 12POR Peugeot Esso Silver Team SGMichelinPRT Adruzilo LopesPRT Luís Lisboa1, 4–5SWI Scuderia Chicco d'OroMichelinSWI Cyril HennySWI Aurore Maëder-Brand1ITA F.P.F. SportMichelinITA Renato TravagliaITA Flavio Zanella12ARG Federico Villagra405 Mi16?ARG Federico VillagraARG Javier Villagra7Spain SEAT SportSEATIbiza Kit Car Evo2PirelliFinland Harri RovanperäFIN Voitto Silander1–3FIN Risto Pietiläinen4–5, 7–9Spain Oriol GómezSpain Marc Martí1–5, 7–8Belgium Marc DuezBEL Luc Manset4Spain Salvador CañellasSpain Xavier Lorza5, 10, 12–13FIN Toni GardemeisterFIN Paavo Lukander9–13Great Britain Gwyndaf EvansGB Howard Davies10, 12SWE Seat Dealer Team SwedenMichelinSWE Jörgen JonassonSWE Pecka Svensson2AND Andorra Auto ClubMichelinAND Ferran FontSpain Joan Sureda3, 10 FRA Paul Saly Renault Clio Williams? FRA Paul Saly FRA Guy Pujol 1GRC "Dim"? GRC "Dim" GRC Konstantinos Stefanis 8SWE Renault Team SwedenMégane Maxi? SWE Jonas Kruse SWE Bruno Berglund 2, 4, 10POR Renault Gest GalpMichelin PRT José Carlos Macedo PRT Miguel Borges 4 PRT Pedro Azeredo PRT Carlos Magalhães 4ESP Renault Sport EspañaMichelin ESP Luis Climent ESP José Antonio Muñoz 5 GBR Renault Elf Dealer RallyingMichelin GBR Martin Rowe GBR Derek Ringer 6, 11, 13 FIN Tapio Laukkanen FIN Tapio Järvi 6, 10FIN Kaj Lindström 11, 13 TUR Renault TürkiyeMichelin TUR Nejat Avci TUR Erkan Bodur 9, 12 ITA Luca PedersoliMichelin ITA Luca Pedersoli ITA Giovanni Bernacchini 11 ITA Treviso Rally TeamMichelin ITA Paolo Andreucci ITA Simona Fedeli 11ARG Ricardo Bissio18 GTX? ARG Ricardo Bissio ARG Alberto Descotte 7ARG Hector Guillermo SilvaARG Hector Guillermo Silva ARG Jorge Minoli 7SWE Volkswagen Motorsport SwedenVolkswagenGolf III Kit Car?SWE Harry JokiSWE Ingemar Karlsson2GBR S.B.G. SportPirelliGBR Alister McRaeGBR David Senior2, 7, 10–12AUT Sawfish RacingPirelli AUT Raimund Baumschlager GER Klaus Wicha 3–4, 13AUT Kris Rosenberger SWE Per Carlsson 3–4, 7, 9, 12 FIN Janne Tuohino FIN Ilkka Riipinen 10FIN Jorma Laakso? FIN Jorma Laakso FIN Jari Jyrkiäinen 10KEN Jimmy WahomeHyundaiCoupé? KEN Jimmy Wahome KEN Tom Muriuki 3KEN Gregory Kibiti?KEN Gregory KibitiKEN George Mwangi3KOR Hyundai MotorsportCoupéMichelinSWE Kenneth ErikssonSWE Staffan Parmander 4–5, 7–8Coupé Evo 2 9–13CoupéAUS Wayne BellAUS Iain Stewart 4, 8Coupé Evo 2 9–13CoupéGBR Alister McRaeGBR David Senior5–6AUS Dean HerridgeCoupéMichelinAUS Dean HerridgeAUS Jim Carlton12 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup Non Manufacturer Entries Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds GER Wolf-Dieter Ihle Opel Astra GSi 16V? GER Wolf-Dieter Ihle GER Reinhard Kessemeier 1, 5SWE Opel Team Sweden? SWE Patric Carlsson SWE Peter Johansson 2 SWE Per Svan SWE Johan Olsson 2FIN Promoracing FinlandNissanSunny GTi? FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander 2GBR Nissan Motorsports EuropeAlmera Kit CarYokohama GBR Mark Higgins GBR Phil Mills 4, 8, 10–11, 13 PRT José Araújo PRT Octávio Araújo 4 TUR Nissan Motorsports TurkeyPirelli TUR Ercan Kazaz TUR Cengiz Yıldız 13SWE Team Åkes Bageri ABFordEscort RS2000MichelinSWE Anders NilssonSWE Markku Kangas 2ESP Ford EspañaEscort Maxi Kit CarMichelinESP Daniel Alonso VillarónESP Salvador Belzunces 5Finland Olli Harkki? Finland Olli Harkki FIN Kari Mustalahti 10GBR Stuart Egglestone? GBR Stuart Egglestone GBR Steve Egglestone 13 USA Ford Motor Co? GBR Will Hoy GBR Sean Kelly 13Finland Marko Ipatti? Finland Marko Ipatti FIN Kari Kajula 13FRA Citroën SportCitroënXsara F2Michelin FRA Philippe Bugalski FRA Jean-Paul Chiaroni 5–6, 11ESP Jesús Puras ESP Marc Martí 5, 11 FRA Patrick Magaud FRA Michel Périn 6, 11FRA Fabien Doenlen FRA Jean-Marc Andrié 6CZE Škoda MotorsportŠkodaOctavia Kit CarMichelin CZE Pavel Sibera CZE Petr Gross 5–6, 8, 10–11, 13 ITA Fabio Danti ITA Marcello Olivari 11ARG Norberto PeneloDaewooCielo?ARG Norberto PeneloARG Gustavo Topalian 7JPN Silverstone Suzuki SportSuzukiBaleno Wagon Kit CarSJPN Nobuhiro TajimaNZL Glenn Macneall 9, 12JPN Yutaka Kuritsuhara?JPN Yutaka KuritsuharaJPN Akihiko Takahashi 12RUS Avto VAZ Rally TeamLada110?RUS Viktor ShkolnyyRUS Sergey Talantsev 10AUS Daihatsu AustraliaDaihatsuCharade GTi?AUS Ross MackenzieAUS Paul van der Mey 12AUS Rick Bates GBR Jenny Brittan 12GBR Vauxhall MotorsportVauxhallAstra Kit CarMichelinFinland Jarmo KytölehtoFIN Arto Kapanen13GBR Neil WeardenGBR Trevor Agnew 13MALAYSIA Proton MotorsportProtonSatria Kit CarMichelinSWE Mats AnderssonGBR Lisa Addy 13GBR Jenny DaviesGBR Claire Mole 13 Group N Cup major entries Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers RoundsURU Uruguay en CarreraMitsubishiLancer Evo IVPirelliURU Gustavo TrellesARG Jorge Del Buono1–2URU Martin Christie4, 8–9, 12Lancer Evo V5–6, 8, 10–11Lancer Evo IVURU Gabriel MéndezURU Daniel Muzio5Lancer Evo IIIURU Carlos Villete9, 12AUT Race-Rent MotorsportLancer Evo IIIPirelliAUT Manfred StohlAUT Peter Müller1, 3–4, 7–9, 12–13Lancer Evo V5–6, 11ESP Valencia Terra y MarLancer Evo IIIPirelliESP Luis ClimentESP Álex Romaní1–4Lancer Evo IVMichelin6, 10FRA Pierre-César Baroni?FRA Pierre-César BaroniFRA Dominique Savignoni1BEL Marc DuezLancer Carisma GT Evo IVMichelinBEL Marc DuezFRA Gilles Thimonier1FRA Philippe RognoniMichelinFRA Philippe RognoniFRA Etienne Patrone1, 6POL Sony Power HorseLancer Evo IVMichelinPOL Leszek KuzajPOL Maciej Baran1Lancer Evo IIIPOL Krzysztof Gęborys4–53, 7Lancer Evo VPOL Andrzej Górski10–11 SWE Mitsubishi Ralliart SwedenLancer Evo IVMichelin SWE Kenneth Bäcklund SWE Tord Andersson 2SWE Stig-Olov Walfridsson SWE Gunnar Barth 2FIN Mitsubishi Ralliart FinlandLancer Carisma GT Evo IVMichelin FIN Juha Kangas FIN Jani Laaksonen 2, 10 FIN Juuso Pykälistö FIN Esko Mertsalmi 2, 10, 14Lancer Carisma GT Evo IVFIN Jouko PuhakkaFIN Mika Ovaskainen10SWE KNA OsloLancer Evo IV?SWE Johan KressnerSWE Urban Karlsson2SWE Bilsport MagazineLancer Evo III?SWE Gert BlomqvistSWE Lena Lindberg2SWE Per JohanssonLancer Evo IV?SWE Per JohanssonSWE Tony Carlsson2SWE Helmia Motorsport?SWE Pernilla SolbergSWE Ulrika Mattsson2, 10, 13POR Miguel CamposLancer Carisma GT Evo IV?POR Miguel CamposPOR Carlos Magalhães4OMA Team Mitsubishi OmanLancer Evo IVPirelliOMA Hamed Al-WahaibiGBR Terry Harryman4, 7–9, 12–13FRA Jean-Marie SantoniLancer Evo VMichelinFRA Jean-Marie SantoniFRA Jean-Marc Casamatta6FRA Laurent AlbertiniLancer Evo IV?FRA Laurent AlbertiniFRA Francis Olari6FRA Fabien VéricelLancer Carisma GT Evo IVMichelinFRA Fabien VéricelFRA Vincent Ducher6FRA Jacques Andreani?FRA Jacques AndreaniFRA Christophe Gilot6ARG José BravoLancer Evo III?ARG José BravoARG Mario Vazquez7ARG Pablo Gaviña?ARG Pablo GaviñaARG Adriana Iriart Urrut7ARG Marcelo Recanate?ARG Marcelo RecanateARG Jorge Gonzalez7ARG Jorge RecaldeLancer Evo V?ARG Jorge RecaldeARG Jorge Del Buono7, 12GRC Dimitris NassoulasLancer Evo III?GRC Dimitris Nassoulas GRC Leonidas Mahaeras 8NZ Ross Meekings?NZ Ross MeekingsNZ Alan Glen 9, 12NOR Shell Norway MotorsportLancer Evo IV?NOR Tom J. MyrvangNOR Lasse Olsen 10ITA Treviso Rally TeamLancer Evo V?ITA Marco TempestiniITA Massimo Sghedoni 10ITA Ralliart ItaliaLancer Carisma GT Evo VMichelinITA Gianluigi GalliITA Guido D'Amore 11 ITA Mario Stagni ITA Roberto Paganoni 11Lancer Evo VITA Riccardo AccorneroITA Fabio Tallini 11ITA Ettore Baita? ITA Ettore Baita ITA Fabio Donini 11GBR Vince WettonLancer Evo IV? GBR Vince Wetton GBR Joff Haigh 13FRA Bruno MarconFordEscort RS Cosworth?FRA Bruno MarconMON Jean-François Cavarero 1KEN Chitranjan Patel?KEN Chitranjan PatelKEN Praful Patel3KEN Paul BaileySubaruImpreza WRX?KEN Paul BaileyKEN Raju Sehmi3ARG Roberto SanchezPirelliARG Roberto SanchezARG Edgardo Galindo4–5, 7ARG Marcos Ligato?ARG Marcos LigatoARG Rubén García7GRC Pavlos Moschoutis?GRC Pavlos MoschoutisGRC Manolis Makrinos8AUS Subaru Rally Team Australia?AUS Michael GuestAUS David Green9, 12?AUS Cody CrockerAUS Greg Foletta 12JPN Subaru Rally Team Japan?JPN Hideaki MiyoshiAUS Damien Long9, 12?JPN Yoshihiro KataokaJPN Hiroshi Suzuki9, 12?JPN Toshihiro AraiGBR Roger Freeman 9, 12–13JPN Yujiro Nishio?JPN Yujiro NishioJPN Akiko Yamaguchi 12GBR Barretts MotorsportMichelinGBR David HigginsGBR Chris Wood13FIN Juha Kangas?FIN Juha KangasNZ John Kennard13FRA Gilles PanizziMichelinFRA Gilles PanizziFRA Hervé Panizzi13KEN Azar AnwarLegacy RS?KEN Azar AnwarKEN Farakh Yusuf3JPN Takayuki KosekiForester? JPN Takayuki Koseki KEN Arshad Khan 3ITA Italo FerraraImpreza 555?ITA Italo FerraraITA Gabriele Bobbio11ESP Gamace MC CompeticiónPeugeot106 RallyeMichelinESP Jordi GrinyóESP Samira Lanaya 5ESP A.D. Desguaces La TorreMichelinESP Leonardo SabánESP Ezequiel Nazábal 5ESP Valencia Terra y MarProtonWira 4WDMichelinESP Luis Climent ESP Álex Romaní 8GRC Anastasios GemenisMazda323 GT-R?GRC Anastasios GemenisGRC Ioánnis Kepetzis8 Results and standings Rally results Rd.RallyOverall winnersGroup N Cup WinnersTeams cup Winners2.0 L WC winnersReport 1 MON Monte Carlo JPN No. 5 Toyota Castrol TeamAUT No. 28 Race-Rent MotorsportNo finishersFRA No. 16 Peugeot Sport Report JPN Toyota Corolla WRCJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IIINo finishersFRA Peugeot 306 MaxiESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaAUT Manfred StohlAUT Peter MüllerNo finishersFRA Gilles PanizziFRA Hervé Panizzi 2 SWE Sweden JPN No. 1 Mitsubishi RalliartSWE No. 25 Mitsubishi Ralliart SwedenITA No. 11 H.F. Grifone SRLSWE No. 27 Seat Dealer Team Sweden Report JPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IVJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IVJPN Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205)ESP Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2FIN Tommi MäkinenFIN Risto MannisenmäkiSWE Stig-Olov WalfridssonSWE Benny MelanderFIN Marcus GrönholmFIN Timo RautiainenSWE Jörgen JonassonSWE Pecka Svensson 3 KEN Kenya JPN No. 2 Mitsubishi RalliartESP No. 18 Valencia Terra y MarNo finishersESP No. 11 Seat Sport Report JPN Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IVJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IIINo finishersESP Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2GBR Richard BurnsGBR Robert ReidESP Luis ClimentESP Álex RomaníNo finishersFIN Harri RovanperäFIN Voitto Silander 4 POR Portugal JPN No. 3 555 Subaru WRTURU No. 21 Uruguay en CarreraITA No. 15 H.F. Grifone SRLPOR No. 19 Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG Report JPN Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98JPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IVJPN Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205)FRA Peugeot 306 MaxiGBR Colin McRaeGBR Nicky GristURU Gustavo TrellesARG Martin ChristiePOR Rui MadeiraPOR Nuno Rodrigues da SilvaPOR Adruzilo LopesPOR Luís Lisboa 5 ESP Spain JPN No. 9 Toyota Castrol TeamURU No. 30 Uruguay en CarreraITA No. 14 H.F. Grifone SRLFRA No. 15 Peugeot Sport Report JPN Toyota Corolla WRCJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VJPN Toyota Corolla WRCFRA Peugeot 306 MaxiFRA Didier AuriolFRA Denis GiraudetURU Gustavo TrellesARG Martin ChristiePOR Rui MadeiraPOR Nuno Rodrigues da SilvaFRA Gilles PanizziFRA Hervé Panizzi 6 FRA France JPN No. 3 555 Subaru WRTAUT No. 24 Race-Rent MotorsportSAU No. 18 Toyota Team Saudi ArabiaFRA No. 14 Peugeot Sport Report JPN Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98JPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VJPN Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205)FRA Peugeot 306 MaxiGBR Colin McRaeGBR Nicky GristAUT Manfred StohlAUT Peter MüllerSAU Abdullah BakhashabSWE Arne HertzFRA François DelecourFRA Daniel Grataloup 7 ARG Argentina JPN No. 1 Mitsubishi RalliartURU No. 18 Uruguay en CarreraPOL No. 9 Mobil 1 Stomil OlsztynESP No. 16 Seat Sport Report JPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IVJPN Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97ESP Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2FIN Tommi MäkinenFIN Risto MannisenmäkiURU Gustavo TrellesARG Martin ChristiePOL Krzysztof HołowczycPOL Maciej WisławskiESP Oriol GómezESP Marc Martí 8 GRC Greece JPN No. 3 555 Subaru WRTURU No. 23 Uruguay en CarreraITA No. 14 H.F. Grifone SRLESP No. 25 Seat Sport Report JPN Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98JPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VJPN Toyota Corolla WRCESP Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2GBR Colin McRaeGBR Nicky GristURU Gustavo TrellesARG Martin ChristiePOR Rui MadeiraPOR Nuno Rodrigues da SilvaFIN Harri RovanperäFIN Risto Pietiläinen9NZL New ZealandJPN No. 5 Toyota Castrol TeamAUS No. 36 Subaru Rally Team AustraliaITA No. 14 H.F. Grifone SRLESP No. 19 Seat SportReportJPN Toyota Corolla WRCJPN Subaru Impreza WRXJPN Toyota Corolla WRCESP Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2ESP Carlos SainzESP Luis MoyaAUS Michael GuestAUS David GreenSWE Thomas RådströmSWE Lars BäckmanFIN Harri RovanperäFIN Risto Pietiläinen10FIN FinlandJPN No. 1 Mitsubishi RalliartURU No. 23 Uruguay en CarreraSWE No. 15 Toyota Mobil Team SwedenGBR No. 25 S.B.G. SportReportJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VJPN Toyota Corolla WRCGER Volkswagen Golf III Kit CarFIN Tommi MäkinenFIN Risto MannisenmäkiURU Gustavo TrellesARG Martin ChristieSWE Thomas RådströmSWE Gunnar BarthGBR Alister McRaeGBR David Senior11ITA ItalyJPN No. 1 Mitsubishi RalliartITA No. 58 Ralliart ItaliaITA No. 15 H.F. Grifone SRLFRA No. 14 Peugeot SportReportJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VJPN Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VJPN Toyota Corolla WRCFRA Peugeot 306 MaxiFIN Tommi MäkinenFIN Risto MannisenmäkiITA Gianluigi GalliITA Guido D'AmoreITA Andrea AghiniITA Loris RoggiaFRA Gilles PanizziFRA Hervé Panizzi12AUS AustraliaJPN No. 1 Mitsubishi RalliartAUS No. 36 Subaru Rally Team AustraliaRUS No. 14 Gazprom Rally TeamGBR No. 20 S.B.G. SportReportJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VJPN Subaru Impreza WRXUSA Ford Escort WRC GER Volkswagen Golf III Kit CarFIN Tommi MäkinenFIN Risto MannisenmäkiAUS Michael GuestAUS David GreenFIN Sebastian LindholmFIN Jukka AhoGBR Alister McRaeGBR David Senior13GBR BritainJPN No. 2 Mitsubishi RalliartAUT No. 53 Race-Rent MotorsportRUS No. 24 Gazprom Rally TeamGBR No. 25 Renault Dealer Rallying UKReportJPN Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VUSA Ford Escort WRC FRA Renault Mégane MaxiGBR Richard BurnsGBR Robert ReidAUT Manfred StohlAUT Peter MüllerFIN Sebastian LindholmFIN Jukka AhoFIN Tapio LaukkanenFIN Kaj LindströmSource:Season 1998 rally - eWRC-results https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1998/ www.ewrc-results.com Drivers' championship Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR  Pts  1 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Ret 1 Ret Ret 3 Ret 1 Ret 3 1 1 1 Ret 58 2 Spain Carlos Sainz 1 2 Ret 2 7 8 2 4 1 2 4 2 Ret 56 3 Great Britain Colin McRae 3 Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 5 1 5 Ret 3 4 Ret 45 4 Finland Juha Kankkunen 2 3 2 7 Ret 9 3 3 4 3 Ret 5 2 39 5 France Didier Auriol 14 6 4 Ret 1 6 Ret 2 2 4 Ret 3 Ret 34 6 Great Britain Richard Burns 5 15 1 4 4 Ret 4 Ret 9 5 7 Ret 1 33 7 Italy Piero Liatti 4 9 Ret 6 Ret 3 6 6 6 2 Ret 17 8 Belgium Freddy Loix 3 2 5 6 13 9 Belgium Bruno Thiry 6 8 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 10 6 7 3 8 10 France François Delecour 10 8 2 Ret 6 11 Finland Ari Vatanen 3 5 Ret Ret 6 12 France Gilles Panizzi 9 6 4 35 5 Ret 6 13 Sweden Kenneth Eriksson 4 Ret 21 Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret 22 Ret 3 14 Belgium Grégoire De Mévius 8 12 4 3 15 Finland Harri Rovanperä 11 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 15 13 11 Ret 11 6 3 16 Finland Marcus Grönholm 5 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 2 17 France Philippe Bugalski 5 Ret Ret 2 18 Finland Sebastian Lindholm Ret 9 5 2 19 Austria Raimund Baumschlager 6 Ret Ret 1 20 Sweden Thomas Rådström Ret Ret 12 Ret 7 6 1 Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR  Pts  Co-drivers' championship Pos. Position Co-driver MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR  Pts  1 Finland Risto Mannisenmäki Ret 1 Ret Ret 3 Ret 1 Ret 3 1 1 1 Ret 58 2 Spain Luis Moya 1 2 Ret 2 7 8 2 4 1 2 4 2 Ret 56 3 Great Britain Nicky Grist 3 Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 5 1 5 Ret 3 4 Ret 45 4 Finland Juha Repo 2 3 2 7 Ret 9 3 3 4 3 Ret 5 2 39 5 France Denis Giraudet 14 6 4 Ret 1 6 Ret 2 2 4 Ret 3 Ret 34 6 Great Britain Robert Reid 5 15 1 4 4 Ret 4 Ret 9 5 7 Ret 1 33 7 Italy Fabrizia Pons 4 9 Ret 6 Ret 3 6 6 6 2 Ret Ret 17 8 Belgium Sven Smeets 3 2 5 6 13 9 Belgium Stéphane Prévot 6 8 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 10 6 7 3 8 10 France Daniel Grataloup 10 8 2 Ret 6 11 Great Britain Fred Gallagher 3 5 Ret 6 12 France Hervé Panizzi 9 6 4 35 5 Ret 6 13 Sweden Staffan Parmander 4 Ret 21 Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret 22 Ret 3 14 Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin 8 12 4 3 15 Finland Risto Pietiläinen 11 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 15 13 11 Ret 11 6 3 16 Finland Timo Rautiainen 5 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 2 17 France Jean-Paul Chiaroni 5 Ret Ret 2 18 Finland Jukka Aho Ret 9 5 2 19 Germany Klaus Wicha 8 6 Ret Ret 1 20 Sweden Gunnar Barth Ret Ret 12 Ret 7 6 1 Pos. Position Co-driver MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR  Pts  Manufacturers' championship Pos. Position Manufacturer No. Car number MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR Points 1 JPN 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 JPN 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 JPN 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 GBR 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 ESP SEAT Sport 9 11 Ret 11 6 1 10 Ret 16 Ret Ret Pos. Position Manufacturer No. Car number MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR Points FIA Teams' Cup Pos. Position Team Event Points MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR 1 Italy H.F. Grifone 0 10 0 10 10 0 0 10 10 7 16 0 0 73 2 Uruguay Uruguay en Carrera 0 0 0 2 5 4 6 2 8 4 4 4 0 39 3 Russia Gazprom Rally Team 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 10 27 4 Poland Mobil 1 Stomil Olsztyn 0 0 0 6 4 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 6 26 5 Sweden Toyota Castrol Team Sweden 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 10 0 6 0 22 6 Saudi Arabia Toyota Team Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 20 7 Turkey Toyota Mobil Team Turkey 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 17 8 France Frederic Dor 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 12 9 Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 3 10 Group N Cup Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR  Pts  1 URU Gustavo Trelles Ret Ret 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 94 2 AUT Manfred Stohl 1 2 2 2 1 Ret Ret 3 Ret 4 1 71 3 Spain Luís Climent 2 Ret 1 4 Ret 3 2 37 4 AUS Michael Guest 1 1 26 5 OMA Hamed Al-Wahaibi 6 2 2 5 Ret 3 24 6 Sweden Stig-Olov Walfridsson 1 13 ITA Gianluigi Galli 1 13 8 SWE Kenneth Bäcklund 2 8 ITA Mario Stagni 2 8 GBR David Higgins 2 8 SWE Pernilla Solberg 8 3 4 8 12 Finland Juha Kangas 3 Ret 5 7 13 URU Gabriel Méndez 3 7 Ret 5 France Pierre-César Baroni 3 5 KEN Paul Bailey 3 5 POR Miguel Campos 3 5 France Jean-Marie Santoni 3 5 ARG Marcos Ligato 3 5 ARG Jorge Recalde Ret 3 5 ARG Roberto Sanchez 5 4 Ret 5 Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR  Pts  Events 1998 World Rally Championship event map 800px Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/Ice Red = Mixed Surface 1998 World Rally Championship schedule and results Rally Name Dates run Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) Podium CarsMonaco Monte Carlo Rally 19 January–21 January Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:28m:00.5s) Finland Juha Kankkunen (4h:28m:41.3s) United Kingdom Colin McRae (4h:29m:01.5s) Toyota Corolla WRC Ford Escort WRC Subaru Impreza WRC 98Sweden Swedish Rally 6 February–8 February Finland Tommi Mäkinen (3h:32m:51.6s) Spain Carlos Sainz (3h:33m:43.2s) Finland Juha Kankkunen (3h:33m:50.4s) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Toyota Corolla WRC Ford Escort WRCKenya Safari Rally 28 February–2 March United Kingdom Richard Burns (8h:57m:34s) Finland Juha Kankkunen (9h:07m:01s) Finland Ari Vatanen (9h:07m:26s) Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evolution IV Ford Escort WRC Ford Escort WRCPortugal Rally Portugal 22 March–25 March United Kingdom Colin McRae (4h:20m:58.1s) Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:21m:00.2s) Belgium Freddy Loix (4h:21m:43.9s) Subaru Impreza WRC 98 Toyota Corolla WRC Toyota Corolla WRCSpain Rally Catalunya 20 April–22 April France Didier Auriol (4h:18m:36.9s) Belgium Freddy Loix (4h:19m:30.3s) Finland Tommi Mäkinen (4h:19m:46.3s) Toyota Corolla WRC Toyota Corolla WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VFrance Tour de Corse 4 May–6 May United Kingdom Colin McRae (4h:02m:46.9s) France François Delecour (4h:03m:14.1s) Italy Piero Liatti (4h:03m:16.9s) Subaru Impreza WRC 98 Peugeot 306 Maxi Subaru Impreza WRC 98Argentina Rally Argentina 20 May–23 May Finland Tommi Mäkinen (4h:22m:07.4s) Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:22m:34.2s) Finland Juha Kankkunen (4h:22m:34.9s) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V Toyota Corolla WRC Ford Escort WRCGreece Acropolis Rally 7 June–9 June United Kingdom Colin McRae (4h:26m:31.6s) France Didier Auriol (4h:26m:51.6s) Finland Juha Kankkunen (4h:27m:15.9s) Subaru Impreza WRC 98 Toyota Corolla WRC Ford Escort WRCNew Zealand Rally New Zealand 24 July–27 July Spain Carlos Sainz (3h:54m:57.1s) France Didier Auriol (3h:55m:01.2s) Finland Tommi Mäkinen (3h:56m:40.8s) Toyota Corolla WRC Toyota Corolla WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VFinland Rally Finland 21 August–23 August Finland Tommi Mäkinen (3h:16m:56.1s) Spain Carlos Sainz (3h:17m:31.7s) Finland Juha Kankkunen (3h:17m:41.3s) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V Toyota Corolla WRC Ford Escort WRCItaly Rally Sanremo 12 October–14 October Finland Tommi Mäkinen (4h:34m:34.5s) Italy Piero Liatti (4h:34m:50.3s) United Kingdom Colin McRae (4h:36m:04.7s) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V Subaru Impreza WRC 98 Subaru Impreza WRC 98Australia Rally Australia 5 November–8 November Finland Tommi Mäkinen (3h:52m:48.7s) Spain Carlos Sainz (3h:53m:05.2s) France Didier Auriol (3h:53m:13.7s) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V Toyota Corolla WRC Toyota Corolla WRCGreat Britain Rally of Great Britain 22 November–24 November United Kingdom Richard Burns (3h:50m:30.6s) Finland Juha Kankkunen (3h:54m:17.1s) Belgium Bruno Thiry (3h:55m:58.1s) Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evolution V Ford Escort WRC Ford Escort WRC References External links FIA World Rally Championship 1998 at ewrc-results.com World Rally Championship Category:World Rally Championship seasons