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1998 BTCC season
Previous: 1997	Next: 1999

The Auto Trader British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) of 1998 was won by Rickard Rydell in a Volvo S40. The runner-up was Anthony Reid in a Nissan Primera. The Michelin Cup for Independents, a championship for privateer entries was won by Tommy Rustad in a Renault Laguna.

Contents 1 Rule changes 2 Entry list 3 Results 3.1 Drivers' Championship 3.2 Michelin Cup for Independents 4 External links

[edit] Rule changes

• There would now be 2 different types of race, a sprint race and a feature race, with the latter involving a compulsory pit stop.

• Grid positions for both races would be determined by a single lap sprint around the circuit.

[edit] Entry list

No.	Driver	Nat.	Team	Car	Classification	Notes
1	Alain Menu		Blend 37 Williams Renault	Renault Laguna	M
3	Jason Plato		Blend 37 Williams Renault	Renault Laguna	M
4	Rickard Rydell		Volvo S40 Racing	Volvo S40	M
5	James Thompson		Team Honda Sport	Honda Accord	M
7	John Bintcliffe		Audi Sport UK	Audi A4	M
8	David Leslie		Vodafone Nissan Racing	Nissan Primera	M
9	Tim Harvey		Esso Ultron Team Peugeot	Peugeot 406	M
11	Paul Radisich		Esso Ultron Team Peugeot	Peugeot 406	M
12	Yvan Muller		Audi Sport UK	Audi A4	M
14	Gianni Morbidelli		Volvo S40 Racing	Volvo S40	M
16	Mark Lemmer		Mint Motorsport Mardi Gras Motorsport	Vauxhall Vectra	I	Rounds 1-14, 17-18, 21-22, 25-26
17	Roger Möen		Mardi Gras Motorsport	Honda Accord	I	Rounds 1-14
21	Tommy Rustad		DC Cook Motorsport Blend 37 Williams Renault	Renault Laguna	I M
22	Paula Cook		DC Cook Motorsport	Honda Accord	I	Rounds 23-26
23	Anthony Reid		Vodafone Nissan Racing	Nissan Primera	M
28	Lee Brookes		Brookes Motorsport	Honda Accord	I	Rounds 23-24
29	Robb Gravett		Brookes Motorsport	Honda Accord	I
32	Will Hoy		Ford Mondeo Racing	Ford Mondeo	M
33	Craig Baird		Ford Mondeo Racing	Ford Mondeo	M	Rounds 1-10, 13-20
34	Tiff Needell		Vodafone Nissan Racing	Nissan Primera	M	Rounds 21-22
50	Peter Kox		Team Honda Sport	Honda Accord	M
55	Nigel Mansell		Ford Mondeo Racing	Ford Mondeo	M	Rounds 11-12, 21-22, 25-26
56	Nicola Larini		Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 156	M	Did not race
57	Fabrizio Giovanardi		Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 156	M	Did not race
77	Matt Neal		Team Dynamics Max Power	Nissan Primera	I
88	Derek Warwick		Vauxhall Sport	Vauxhall Vectra	M
98	John Cleland		Vauxhall Sport	Vauxhall Vectra	M	Rounds 1-16, 19-26
99	Flavio Figueiredo		Vauxhall Sport	Vauxhall Vectra	M	Rounds 17-18

[edit] Results

Round	Circuit	Type	Winning Driver	Winning Car
1	Thruxton	Sprint	Rickard Rydell	Volvo S40
2	Thruxton	Feature	Alain Menu	Renault Laguna
3	Silverstone	Sprint	David Leslie	Nissan Primera
4	Silverstone	Feature	Will Hoy	Ford Mondeo
5	Donington Park	Sprint	John Cleland	Vauxhall Vectra
6	Donington Park	Feature	David Leslie	Nissan Primera
7	Brands Hatch	Sprint	Rickard Rydell	Volvo S40
8	Brands Hatch	Feature	Rickard Rydell	Volvo S40
9	Oulton Park	Sprint	Alain Menu	Renault Laguna
10	Oulton Park	Feature	Jason Plato	Renault Laguna
11	Donington Park	Sprint	Anthony Reid	Nissan Primera
12	Donington Park	Feature	John Cleland	Vauxhall Vectra
13	Croft	Sprint	James Thompson	Honda Accord
14	Croft	Feature	Rickard Rydell	Volvo S40
15	Snetterton	Sprint	Anthony Reid	Nissan Primera
16	Snetterton	Feature	James Thompson	Honda Accord
17	Thruxton	Sprint	Anthony Reid	Nissan Primera
18	Thruxton	Feature	Alain Menu	Renault Laguna
19	Knockhill	Sprint	Anthony Reid	Nissan Primera
20	Knockhill	Feature	Derek Warwick	Vauxhall Vectra
21	Brands Hatch	Sprint	Anthony Reid	Nissan Primera
22	Brands Hatch	Feature	Rickard Rydell	Volvo S40
23	Oulton Park	Sprint	James Thompson	Honda Accord
24	Oulton Park	Feature	Anthony Reid	Nissan Primera
25	Silverstone	Sprint	James Thompson	Honda Accord
26	Silverstone	Feature	Anthony Reid	Nissan Primera

[edit] Drivers' Championship

Position	Driver	Car	Points	Wins
1	Rickard Rydell	Volvo S40	254	5
2	Anthony Reid	Nissan Primera	239	7
3	James Thompson	Honda Accord	203	4
4	Alain Menu	Renault Laguna	187	3
5	Jason Plato	Renault Laguna	163	1
6	David Leslie	Nissan Primera	148	2
7	Yvan Muller	Audi A4	110	0
8	John Cleland	Vauxhall Vectra	106	2
9	Derek Warwick	Vauxhall Vectra	70	1
10	Will Hoy	Ford Mondeo	69	1
11	Gianni Morbidelli	Volvo S40	56	0
12	Peter Kox	Honda Accord	52	0
13	Matt Neal	Nissan Primera	35	0
14	Paul Radisich	Peugeot 406	31	0
15	John Bintcliffe	Audi A4	23	0
16	Tommy Rustad	Renault Laguna	12	0
17	Tim Harvey	Peugeot 406	10	0
18	Nigel Mansell	Ford Mondeo	7	0
19	Robb Gravett	Honda Accord	7	0
20	Craig Baird	Ford Mondeo	6	0
21	Roger Möen	Honda Accord	1	0
22	Flavio Figueiredo	Vauxhall Vectra	0	0
23	Tiff Needell	Nissan Primera	0	0
24	Mark Lemmer	Vauxhall Vectra	0	0
25	Paula Cook	Honda Accord	0	0
26	Lee Brookes	Honda Accord	0	0

[edit] Michelin Cup for Independents

Position	Driver	Car	Points
1	Tommy Rustad	Renault Laguna	251
2	Robb Gravett	Honda Accord	212
3	Matt Neal	Nissan Primera	211
4	Mark Lemmer	Vauxhall Vectra	95
5	Roger Möen	Honda Accord	92
6	Paula Cook	Honda Accord	27

[edit] External links

• BTCC Pages

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