1998 Formula 3000 season

The 1998 Formula 3000 season was the 14th Formula 3000 season . It began on April 11, 1998 in Oschersleben and ended on September 26, 1998 at the Nürburgring . A total of twelve races were driven. The drivers 'championship title was won by Juan Pablo Montoya , whose team Super Nova Racing won the teams' championship title.

Starting field

All drivers used Lola T96 / 50 chassis with Zytek - Judd V8 engines and Avon tires .

team	Automobile #	driver	Race weekend
United Kingdom Super Nova Racing	1	Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya	1-12
United Kingdom Super Nova Racing	2	France Boris Derichebourg	1-12
Denmark The Blå Avis	3	Denmark Jason Watt	1-12
Denmark The Blå Avis	4th	United Kingdom Gareth Rees	1-12
United Kingdom Edenbridge Racing	5	Brazil Max Wilson	1-12
United Kingdom Edenbridge Racing	6th	South Africa Werner Lupberger	1-12
France DAMS	7th	United Kingdom Jamie Davies	1-12
France DAMS	8th	France Grégoire de Galzain	1-12
Italy Auto Sport Racing	9	Portugal Rui Águas	1
		United Kingdom Dino Morelli	2-5
		Czech Republic Tomáš Enge	8-12
	10	Italy Olivier Martini	1-12
Belgium Team Astromega	11	Argentina Gastón Mazzacane	1-12
Belgium Team Astromega	12	Uruguay Gonzalo Rodríguez	1-12
Italy Draco engineering	14th	Brazil Bruno Junqueira	1-12
Italy Draco engineering	15th	Italy Giovanni Montanari	1-12
United Kingdom Nordic racing	16	France Fabrice whale	1-12
	17th	Argentina Brian Smith	1-6
		Ireland Kevin McGarrity	7-9
		Japan Hidetoshi Mitsusada	10-12
Italy Coloni Motorsport	18th	Italy Giorgio Vinella	1-7, 9-12
	18th	Portugal Rui Águas	8th
	19th	Italy Thomas Biagi	1-2
		Portugal Rui Águas	3-6
		Austria Olivier Tichy	7-12
Italy Durango Formula	20th	Canada Bertrand Godin	1-12
Italy Durango Formula	21st	France Soheil Ayari	1-12
United Kingdom Arden Racing KTR Belgium	22nd	United Kingdom Christian Horner	1-12
United Kingdom Arden Racing KTR Belgium	23	Belgium Kurt Mollekens	1-8, 10-12
United Kingdom Redman & Bright F3000	24	United Kingdom Jonny Kane	1-4
	24	United Kingdom David Cook	7-9
	25th	United Kingdom Mark Shaw	1-12
United Kingdom Bob Salisbury Engineering	26th	United Kingdom Dino Morelli ¹	-
United Kingdom Bob Salisbury Engineering	27	United Kingdom James Taylor ¹	-
France Apomatox	28	France Stéphane Sarrazin	1-12
France Apomatox	29	Brazil Marcelo Battistuzzi	1-12
United Kingdom West Competition	30th	Germany Nick Heidfeld	1-12
	31	France Nicolas Minassian	1-11
	31	Belgium Bas Leinders	12
France RTL Team Oreca	32	Germany Alexander Muller	1-12
France RTL Team Oreca	33	Germany Dominik Schwager	1-12
Italy Prema Powerteam	34	Portugal André Couto	1-12
	35	Brazil André Gaidzinski ¹	-
		Italy Paolo Ruberti	1-6
		Italy Thomas Biagi	7-12
Italy GP racing	36	Italy Paolo Ruberti ¹	-
		France Cyrille Sauvage	1-10
		United Kingdom James Taylor	11-12
United Kingdom Raceprep Motorsport	37	Ireland Kevin McGarrity	1-5
Italy GS team	38	Italy Fabrizio Gollin	1-12
Italy GS team	39	France Cyrille Sauvage ¹	-
Spain Elide Racing	40	Spain Polo Villaamil	1, 3

¹ The drivers were on the entry list but did not take part in any races.

run

There were twelve races. The races in Imola , Barcelona , Monte Carlo , Zeltweg , Hockenheim , Budapest , Spa-Francorchamps and Nürburg were held as part of the Formula 1 supporting program.

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third
1.	11 April	Germany Oschersleben	France Stéphane Sarrazin	Germany Nick Heidfeld	United Kingdom Jamie Davies
2.	April 25	Italy Imola	Denmark Jason Watt	Belgium Kurt Mollekens	Uruguay Gonzalo Rodríguez
3.	May 9	Spain Barcelona	Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya	Belgium Kurt Mollekens	France Boris Derichebourg
4th	May 16	United Kingdom Silverstone	Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya	Germany Nick Heidfeld	Denmark Jason Watt
5.	23. May	Monaco Monte Carlo	Germany Nick Heidfeld	Uruguay Gonzalo Rodríguez	United Kingdom Jamie Davies
6th	June 1st	France Pau	Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya	Brazil Max Wilson	Germany Nick Heidfeld
7th	July 25th	Austria Zeltweg	France Soheil Ayari	Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya	Denmark Jason Watt
8th.	August 1st	Germany Hockenheim	Germany Nick Heidfeld	Denmark Jason Watt	Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya
9.	15th of August	Hungary Budapest	Germany Nick Heidfeld	France Stéphane Sarrazin	Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya
10.	29th August	Belgium Spa Francorchamps	Uruguay Gonzalo Rodríguez	Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya	France Soheil Ayari
11.	September 6th	Italy Enna	Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya	Germany Nick Heidfeld	France Soheil Ayari
12.	September 26th	Germany Nürburg	Uruguay Gonzalo Rodríguez	Denmark Jason Watt	Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya

Ratings

Driver ranking

Item	driver	GER Germany	ITA Italy	ESP Spain	GBR United Kingdom	MON Monaco	FRA France	AUT Austria	GER Germany	HUN Hungary	BEL Belgium	ITA Italy	GER Germany	Points
1	Colombia Montoya	15th	DNF	1	1	6th	1	2	3	3	2	1	3	65
2	Germany Heidfeld	2	4th	26th	2	1	3	7th	1	1	4th	2	9	58
3	Uruguay Rodríguez	DNF	3	21st	DNF	2	DNF	4th	11	7th	1	DNF	1	33
4th	Denmark watt	7th	1	7th	3	DNF	DNF	3	2	10	8th	DNF	2	30th
5	France Ayari	DNF	DNF	5	DNF	DNQ	DNF	1	DNF	DNF	3	3	DNF	20th
6th	France Sarrazin	1	24	15th	24	4th	DNF	8th	DNF	2	DNF	DNF	19th	19th
7th	Belgium Mollekens	DNF	2	2	8th	5	5	10	DNF		DNQ	8th	4th	19th
8th	United Kingdom Rees	DNF	DNF	DNF	4th	DNF	4th	DNF	6th	DNS	12	4th	DNF	10
9	Brazil Wilson	DNF	DNF	6th	5	DNPQ	2	DNF	DNF	DNF	13	DNF	DNF	9
10	United Kingdom Davies	3	8th	13	16	3	DNF	DNF	16	15th	15th	7th	14th	8th
11	Portugal Couto	DNF	5	14th	DNF	DNF	6th	DNF	DNF	5	14th	9	5	7th
12	France Derichebourg	11	6th	3	12	DNF	DNF	15th	7th	DNF	17th	11	DNF	5
13	France Minassian	DNF	19th	DNF	7th	9	7th	5	DNF	4th	19th	19th		5
14th	Germany brother in law	14th	11	4th	14th	10	DNQ	DNF	14th	18th	DNF	DNF	7th	3
15th	Italy Biagi	4th	10					12	10	13	10	DNF	12	3
16	Ireland McGarrity	DNQ	14th	27	DNF	DNQ		DNF	4th	DNF				3
17th	Italy Martini	16	9	9	DNF	DNPQ	10	9	13	6th	9	5	DNF	3
18th	Brazil Junqueira	DNF	16	16	9	DNF	DNF	6th	5	DNF	DNF	18th	DNF	3
19th	France Sauvage	5	DNF	11	DNF	15th	DNF	13	DNF	8th	20th			2
20th	Germany Müller	DNF	DNF	10	11	DNF	DNF	11	DNF	20th	5	20th	13	2
21st	Argentina Mazzacane	6th	7th	DNF	6th	12	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNQ	13	DNF	2
22nd	Czech Republic Tightness								15th	12	7th	DNF	6th	1
23	South Africa Lupberger	DNF	13	12	18th	14th	DNF	16	8th	17th	11	6th	DNF	1
24	Brazil Battistuzzi	DNQ	22nd	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNQ	18th	DNF	11	6th	DNF	DNF	1
25th	Portugal Águas	9		17th	17th	7th	DNF		DNF					0
26th	Argentina Smith	10	DNF	DNF	15th	11	8th							0
27	Italy Montanari	DNF	15th	8th	13	13	DNF	14th	DNF	19th	16	DNF	10	0
28	United Kingdom Morelli		DNF	19th	10	8th								0
29	Canada Godin	8th	DNF	22nd	19th	DNF	DNQ	19th	12	14th	21st	12	11	0
30th	France whale	13	18th	20th	DNF	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNF	22nd	DNF	8th	0
31	Austria Tichy							22nd	9	9	18th	DNF	DNF	0
32	France de Galzain	DNQ	DNF	18th	23	DNPQ	DNQ	DNF	17th	DNF	25th	10	16	0
33	United Kingdom Horns	DNF	12	DNF	DNF	16	DNQ	17th	18th	DNF	DNQ	17th	17th	0
34	United Kingdom Kane	12	21st	DNF	20th									0
35	Italy Gollin	DNQ	17th	DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNQ	21st	DNQ	DNF	DNQ	14th	DNF	0
36	Italy Vinella	DNQ	DNF	25th	22nd	DNQ	DNQ	DNF		21st	DNQ	15th	22nd	0
37	Japan Mitsusada										23	DNF	15th	0
38	United Kingdom Shaw	DNF	20th	DNF	DNF	DNPQ	DNQ	20th	19th	16	24	16	18th	0
39	Italy Ruberti	DSQ	DNF	23	21st	18th	DNF							0
40	United Kingdom Taylor											21st	21st	0
41	Spain Villaamil	DNQ		24										0
-	United Kingdom cook							DNF	DNQ	DNS				0
-	Belgium Leinders												DNS	0
Item	driver	GER Germany	ITA Italy	ESP Spain	GBR United Kingdom	MON Monaco	FRA France	AUT Austria	GER Germany	HUN Hungary	BEL Belgium	ITA Italy	GER Germany	Points

colour	meaning
gold	winner
silver	2nd place
bronze	3rd place
green	Placement in the points
blue	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	Race not finished (DNF)
violet	not classified (NC)
red	not qualified (DNQ)
red	not pre-qualified (DNPQ)
black	disqualified (DSQ)
White	not at the start (DNS)
	withdrawn (WD)
	Race canceled (C)
Blank	not participated
	injured or sick (INJ)
	excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole Position
Italic - Fastest race lap

Team evaluation

Item	team	Car no.	GER Germany	ITA Italy	ESP Spain	GBR United Kingdom	MON Monaco	FRA France	AUT Austria	GER Germany	HUN Hungary	BEL Belgium	ITA Italy	GER Germany	Points
1	United Kingdom Super Nova Racing	1	15th	DNF	1	1	6th	1	2	3	3	2	1	3	70
1	United Kingdom Super Nova Racing	2	11	6th	3	12	DNF	DNF	15th	7th	DNF	17th	11	DNF	70
2	United Kingdom West Competition	30th	2	4th	26th	2	1	3	7th	1	1	4th	2	9	63
2	United Kingdom West Competition	31	DNF	19th	DNF	7th	9	7th	5	DNF	4th	19th	19th	DNS	63
3	Denmark The Blå Avis	3	7th	1	7th	3	DNF	DNF	3	2	10	8th	DNF	2	40
3	Denmark The Blå Avis	4th	DNF	DNF	DNF	4th	DNF	4th	DNF	6th	DNS	12	4th	DNF	40
4th	Belgium Team Astromega	11	6th	7th	DNF	6th	12	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNQ	13	DNF	35
4th	Belgium Team Astromega	12	DNF	3	21st	DNF	2	DNF	4th	11	7th	1	DNF	1	35
5	France Apomatox	28	1	24	15th	24	4th	DNF	8th	DNF	2	DNF	DNF	19th	20th
5	France Apomatox	29	DNQ	22nd	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNQ	18th	DNF	11	6th	DNF	DNF	20th
6th	Italy Durango Formula	20th	8th	DNF	22nd	19th	DNF	DNQ	19th	12	14th	21st	12	11	20th
6th	Italy Durango Formula	21st	DNF	DNF	5	DNF	DNQ	DNF	1	DNF	DNF	3	3	DNF	20th
7th	United Kingdom Arden Racing KTR Belgium	22nd	DNF	12	DNF	DNF	16	DNQ	17th	18th	DNF	DNQ	17th	17th	19th
7th	United Kingdom Arden Racing KTR Belgium	23	DNF	2	2	8th	5	5	10	DNF		DNQ	8th	4th	19th
8th	United Kingdom Edenbridge Racing	5	DNF	DNF	6th	5	DNPQ	2	DNF	DNF	DNF	13	DNF	DNF	10
8th	United Kingdom Edenbridge Racing	6th	DNF	13	12	18th	14th	DNF	16	8th	17th	11	6th	DNF	10
9	France DAMS	7th	3	8th	13	16	3	DNF	DNF	16	15th	15th	7th	14th	8th
9	France DAMS	8th	DNQ	DNF	18th	23	DNPQ	DNQ	DNF	17th	DNF	25th	10	16	8th
10	Italy Prema Powerteam	34	DNF	5	14th	DNF	DNF	6th	DNF	DNF	5	14th	9	5	7th
10	Italy Prema Powerteam	35	DSQ	DNF	23	21st	18th	DNF	12	10	13	10	DNF	12	7th
11	France RTL Team Oreca	32	DNF	DNF	10	11	DNF	DNF	11	DNF	20th	5	20th	13	5
11	France RTL Team Oreca	33	14th	11	4th	14th	10	DNQ	DNF	14th	18th	DNF	DNF	7th	5
12	Italy Auto Sport Racing	9	9	DNF	19th	10	8th			15th	12	7th	DNF	6th	4th
12	Italy Auto Sport Racing	10	16	9	9	DNF	DNPQ	10	9	13	6th	9	5	DNF	4th
13	Italy Coloni Motorsport	18th	DNQ	DNF	25th	22nd	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNF	21st	DNQ	15th	22nd	3
13	Italy Coloni Motorsport	19th	4th	10	17th	17th	7th	DNF	22nd	9	9	18th	DNF	DNF	3
14th	United Kingdom Nordic racing	16	13	18th	20th	DNF	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNF	22nd	DNF	8th	3
14th	United Kingdom Nordic racing	17th	10	DNF	DNF	15th	11	8th	DNF	4th	DNF	23	DNF	15th	3
15th	Italy Draco engineering	14th	DNF	16	16	9	DNF	DNF	6th	5	DNF	DNF	18th	DNF	3
15th	Italy Draco engineering	15th	DNF	15th	8th	13	13	DNF	14th	DNF	19th	16	DNF	10	3
16	Italy GP racing	36	5	DNF	11	DNF	15th	DNF	13	DNF	8th	20th	21st	21st	2
17th	United Kingdom Redman & Bright F3000	24	12	21st	DNF	20th	DNF	DNQ	DNS						0
17th	United Kingdom Redman & Bright F3000	25th	DNF	20th	DNF	DNF	DNPQ	DNQ	20th	19th	16	24	16	18th	0
18th	United Kingdom Raceprep Motorsport	37	DNQ	14th	27	DNF	DNQ								0
19th	Italy GS team	38	DNQ	17th	DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNQ	21st	DNQ	DNF	DNQ	14th	DNF	0
19th	Italy GS team	39													0
20th	Spain Elide Racing	40	DNQ		24										0
-	United Kingdom Bob Salisbury Engineering	26th													-
-	United Kingdom Bob Salisbury Engineering	27													-
Item	team	Car no.	GER Germany	ITA Italy	ESP Spain	GBR United Kingdom	MON Monaco	FRA France	AUT Austria	GER Germany	HUN Hungary	BEL Belgium	ITA Italy	GER Germany	Points