1998 World Rally Championship
 |
|
| World Champion | |
| Driver: |
 Tommi Mäkinen
|
| Manufacturer: |
 Mitsubishi
|
| Season dates | |
|---|---|
| Number of rallies: | 13 |
| <1997 season | |
The FIA - World Rally Championship in 1998 was in January 19, Monte Carlo started and ended on 24 November in the UK . A total of 13 world championship races were held on four continents. Tommi Mäkinen became world champion for the third time in a row.
vehicles
Toyota Corolla WRC
Subaru Impreza WRC
Citroën Xsara Kit Car 1998
Teams and drivers
| team | Manufacturer | automobile | Start No. | driver | rally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mitsubishi Ralliart
|
Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | 1 |
Tommi Mäkinen
|
All |
| 2 |
 Richard Burns
|
All | |||
| 15th |
 Ed Ordynski
|
9, 12 | |||
| 16 |
 Uwe Nittel
|
1-2, 4-5, 8, 10 | |||
|
Subaru World Rally Team
|
Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRC 98 | 3 |
Colin McRae
|
All |
| 4th |
 Piero Liatti
|
1, 3-9, 11-12 | |||
 Kenneth Eriksson
|
2 | ||||
|
Jarmo Kytölehto
|
10 | ||||
|
Alister McRae
|
13 | ||||
| 10 |
Piero Liatti
|
2 | |||
| 12 |
Ari Vatanen
|
13 | |||
| 15th |
Juha Kangas
|
9 | |||
|
Toyota Castrol team
|
Toyota | Toyota Corolla WRC | 5 |
 Carlos Sainz
|
All |
| 6th |
 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
|
10, 13 | ||||
| 12 |
Neal Bates
|
12 | |||
| 15th |
Thomas Rådström
|
4-5, 8-10 | |||
| 18th |
Isolde Holderied
|
6, 8 | |||
| 27 |
 Henrik Lundgaard
|
13 | |||
|
Ford World Rally Team
|
ford | Ford Escort WRC | 7th |
Juha Kankkunen
|
All |
| 8th |
Bruno Thiry
|
1-2, 5-13 | |||
|
Ari Vatanen
|
3-4 | ||||
| 11 |
Ari Vatanen
|
10 | |||
|
SEAT Sport
|
SEAT | SEAT Cordoba WRC | 9 |
Harri Rovanperä
|
10-13 |
| 10 |
Oriol Gomez
|
10 | |||
|
Marc Duez
|
11-12 | ||||
|
Gwyndaf Evans
|
13 | ||||
|
Peugeot Sport
|
Peugeot | Peugeot 306 Maxi | 11 |
François Delecour
|
1, 5-6, 11 |
| 14th |
Gilles Panizzi
|
1, 5-6, 11 | |||
|
Citroën Sport
|
Citroën | Citroën Xsara F2 | 12 |
Philippe Bugalski
|
5-6, 11th |
| 16 |
Jesus Puras
|
5, 11 | |||
|
Fabien Doenlen
|
6th | ||||
| 19th |
Patrick Magaud
|
6, 11 |
Competitions
The kilometers entered correspond to the distance of the special stages. The distance between the connecting routes between the individual WPs is not included.
|
| rally | rank | driver | vehicle | total time | Number of WP | length | Started | in the target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rally Monte Carlo19. – 21. January 1998 |
1. |
Carlos Sainz
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | 4: 28: 00.5 | 18th | 359.19 km | 106 | 60 |
| 2. |
Juha Kankkunen
|
Ford Escort WRC | + 0: 40.8 | |||||
| 3. |
Colin McRae
|
Subaru Impreza WRC | +1: 01.0 | |||||
|
Rally Sweden 6-8 February 1998 |
1. |
Tommi Mäkinen
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 | 3: 32: 51.6 | 19th | 381.34 km | 78 | 42 |
| 2. |
Carlos Sainz
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | + 0: 51.6 | |||||
| 3. |
Juha Kankkunen
|
Ford Escort WRC | + 0: 58.8 | |||||
 Rally SafariFebruary 28–2. March 1998 |
1. |
Richard Burns
|
Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo 4 | 8: 57: 34.00 | 16 | 1063.49 km | 49 | 19th |
| 2. |
Juha Kankkunen
|
Ford Escort WRC | + 9: 27.00 | |||||
| 3. |
Ari Vatanen
|
Ford Escort WRC | + 9: 52.00 | |||||
 Rally Portugal22-25 March 1998 |
1. |
Colin McRae
|
Subaru Impreza WRC | 4: 20: 58.1 | 28 | 380.18 km | 116 | 47 |
| 2. |
Carlos Sainz
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | + 0: 02.1 | |||||
| 3. |
Freddy Loix
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | + 0: 45.8 | |||||
|
Rally Catalonia 20. – 22. April 1998 |
1. |
Didier Auriol
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | 4: 18: 36.9 | 19th | 400.71 km | 116 | 46 |
| 2. |
Freddy Loix
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | + 0: 53.4 | |||||
| 3. |
Tommi Mäkinen
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 | +1: 09.4 | |||||
|
Rally Corsica 4th-6th May 1998 |
1. |
Colin McRae
|
Subaru Impreza | 4: 02: 46.9 | 18 1 canceled |
399.18 km | 80 | 45 |
| 2. |
François Delecour
|
Peugeot 306 Maxi | + 0: 27.8 | |||||
| 3. |
Piero Liatti
|
Subaru Impreza WRC | + 0: 32.0 | |||||
 Rally Argentina20.-23. May 1998 |
1. |
Tommi Mäkinen
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 | 4: 22: 07.4 | 23 | 400.62 km | 61 | 30th |
| 2. |
Carlos Sainz
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | + 0: 26.8 | |||||
| 3. |
Juha Kankkunen
|
Ford Escort WRC | + 0: 27.5 | |||||
 Rally Greece7th – 9th June 1998 |
1. |
Colin McRae
|
Subaru Impreza WRC | 4: 26: 31.6 | 17th | 388.76 km | 102 | 59 |
| 2. |
Didier Auriol
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | + 0: 20.0 | |||||
| 3. |
Juha Kankkunen
|
Ford Escort WRC | + 0: 44.3 | |||||
 Rally New Zealand24.-27. July 1998 |
1. |
Carlos Sainz
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | 3: 54: 57.1 | 25 2 canceled |
388.39 km | 79 | 50 |
| 2. |
Didier Auriol
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | + 0: 04.1 | |||||
| 3. |
Tommi Mäkinen
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 | +1: 43.7 | |||||
|
Rally Finland 21-23 August 1998 |
1. |
Tommi Mäkinen
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 | 3: 16: 56.1 | 24 | 384.1 km | 116 | 62 |
| 2. |
Carlos Sainz
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | + 0: 35.6 | |||||
| 3. |
Juha Kankkunen
|
Ford Escort WRC | + 0: 45.2 | |||||
|
Rally San Remo 12th-14th October 1998 |
1. |
Tommi Mäkinen
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 | 4: 34: 34.5 | 24 | 400.3 km | 153 | 76 |
| 2. |
Piero Liatti
|
Subaru Impreza WRC | + 0: 15.8 | |||||
| 3. |
Colin McRae
|
Subaru Impreza WRC | +1: 30.2 | |||||
|
Rally Australia 5-8 November 1998 |
1. |
Tommi Mäkinen
|
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5 | 3: 52: 48.7 | 24 | 404.34 km | 94 | 58 |
| 2. |
Carlos Sainz
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | + 0: 16.5 | |||||
| 3. |
Didier Auriol
|
Toyota Corolla WRC | + 0: 25.0 | |||||
|
Rally Great Britain 22.-24. November 1998 |
1. |
Richard Burns
|
Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo 5 | 3: 50: 30.6 | 28 | 380.3 km | 168 | 84 |
| 2. |
Juha Kankkunen
|
Ford Escort WRC | + 3: 36.5 | |||||
| 3. |
Bruno Thiry
|
Ford Escort WRC | + 5: 27.5 | |||||
Overall rating
WRC drivers' championship
| Distribution of points | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | ||||
| Points | 10 | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| rank | driver |
MON
|
SWE
|
KEN
|
POR
|
ESP
|
FRA
|
ARG
|
GRC
|
NZL
|
FIN
|
ITA
|
OUT
|
GBR
|
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tommi Mäkinen
|
DNF | 1 | DNF | DNF | 3 | DNF | 1 | DNF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | DNF | 58 |
| 2 |
Carlos Sainz
|
1 | 2 | DNF | 2 | 7th | 8th | 2 | 4th | 1 | 2 | 4th | 2 | DNF | 56 |
| 3 |
Colin McRae
|
3 | DNF | DNF | 1 | DNF | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | DNF | 3 | 4th | DNF | 45 |
| 4th |
Juha Kankkunen
|
2 | 3 | 2 | 7th | DNF | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4th | 3 | DNF | 5 | 2 | 39 |
| 5 |
Didier Auriol
|
14th | 6th | 4th | DNF | 1 | 6th | DNF | 2 | 2 | 4th | DNF | 3 | DNF | 34 |
| 6th |
Richard Burns
|
5 | 15th | 1 | 4th | 4th | DNF | 4th | DNF | 9 | 5 | 7th | DNF | 1 | 33 |
| 7th |
Piero Liatti
|
4th | 9 | DNF | 6th | DNF | 3 | 6th | 6th | 6th | 2 | DNF | 17th | ||
| 8th |
Freddy Loix
|
3 | 2 | 5 | 6th | 13 | |||||||||
| 9 |
Bruno Thiry
|
6th | 8th | DNF | 5 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 10 | 6th | 7th | 3 | 8th | ||
| 10 |
François Delecour
|
10 | 8th | 2 | DNF | 6th | |||||||||
| 11 |
Ari Vatanen
|
3 | 5 | DNF | DNF | 6th | |||||||||
| 12 |
Gilles Panizzi
|
9 | 6th | 4th | 35 | 5 | DNF | 6th | |||||||
| 13 |
Kenneth Eriksson
|
4th | DNF | 21st | DNF | DNF | 20th | DNF | DNF | 22nd | DNF | 3 | |||
| 14th |
Grégoire De Mévius
|
8th | 12 | 4th | 3 | ||||||||||
| 15th |
Harri Rovanperä
|
11 | DNF | 5 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 15th | 13 | 11 | DNF | 11 | 6th | 3 | |
| 16 |
Marcus Grönholm
|
5 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 7th | DNF | 2 | |||||||
| 17th |
Philippe Bugalski
|
5 | DNF | DNF | 2 | ||||||||||
| 18th |
Sebastian Lindholm
|
DNF | 9 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 19th |
 Raimund Baumschlager
|
6th | DNF | DNF | 1 | ||||||||||
| 20th |
Thomas Rådström
|
DNF | DNF | 12 | DNF | 7th | 6th | 1 | |||||||
| rank | driver |
MON
|
SWE
|
KEN
|
POR
|
ESP
|
FRA
|
ARG
|
GRC
|
NZL
|
FIN
|
ITA
|
OUT
|
GBR
|
Points |
Legend
| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Rally not finished (did not finish) |
| black | DSQ | Disqualified during or after the rally |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| Without |
1 2 3 |
Numbers in superscripts are positions of the power stage that are eligible for points |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | Excluded from participating in the rally | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| † | deceased |
Manufacturers' championship WRC
| rank | team | No. |
MON
|
SWE
|
KEN
|
POR
|
ESP
|
FRA
|
ARG
|
GRC
|
NZL
|
FIN
|
ITA
|
OUT
|
GBR
|
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart
|
1 | DNF | 1 | DNF | DNF | 3 | DNF | 1 | DNF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | DNF | 91 |
| 2 | 5 | 15th | 1 | 4th | 4th | DNF | 4th | DNF | 9 | 5 | 7th | DNF | 1 | |||
| 2 |
Toyota Castrol team
|
5 | 1 | 2 | DNF | 2 | 7th | 8th | 2 | 4th | 1 | 2 | 4th | 2 | DNF | 85 |
| 6th | 14th | DNF | 4th | DNF | 2 | 6th | DNF | 2 | 2 | 4th | DNF | 3 | DNF | |||
| 3 |
Subaru World Rally Team
|
3 | 3 | DNF | DNF | 1 | DNF | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | DNF | 3 | 4th | DNF | 65 |
| 4th | 4th | 4th | DNF | 6th | DNF | 3 | 6th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 2 | DNF | DNF | |||
| 4th |
Ford World Rally Team
|
7th | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7th | DNF | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4th | 3 | DNF | 5 | 2 | 53 |
| 8th | 6th | 8th | 3 | 5 | DNF | 5 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 10 | 6th | 7th | 3 | |||
| 5 |
SEAT Sport
|
9 | 11 | DNF | 11 | 6th | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 | DNF | 16 | DNF | |||||||||||||
| rank | Manufacturer | No. |
MON
|
SWE
|
KEN
|
POR
|
ESP
|
FRA
|
ARG
|
GRC
|
NZL
|
FIN
|
ITA
|
OUT
|
GBR
|
Points |
Individual evidence
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Season 1998 , February 8, 2015
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