1998 British Touring Car Championship season

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1998 British Touring Car Championship season

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1998 BTCC season
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The 1998 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship was a prominent BTCC season during the 'golden era' of touring car racing in Britain. It was eventually won by Rickard Rydell in a Volvo S40 with a round to spare. 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.

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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.

Entry list

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Blend 37 Williams Renault Renault Laguna 1 Switzerland Alain Menu M All
3 England Jason Plato M All
21 Norway Tommy Rustad M 13
Volvo S40 Racing Volvo S40 4 Sweden Rickard Rydell M All
14 Italy Gianni Morbidelli M All
Team Honda Sport Honda Accord 5 England James Thompson M All
50 Netherlands Peter Kox M All
Audi Sport UK Audi A4 7 England John Bintcliffe M All
12 France Yvan Muller M All
Vodafone Nissan Racing Nissan Primera GT 8 Scotland David Leslie M All
23 Scotland Anthony Reid M All
24 England Tiff Needell M 11
Esso Ultron Team Peugeot Peugeot 406 9 England Tim Harvey M All
11 New Zealand Paul Radisich M All
Mint Motorsport Vauxhall Vectra 16 England Mark Lemmer I 1–7
Mardi Gras Motorsport 9, 11, 13
Honda Accord 17 Norway Roger Möen I 1-7
DC Cook Motorsport Renault Laguna 21 Norway Tommy Rustad I 1-12
Honda Accord 22 England Paula Cook I 12-13
Brookes Motorsport Honda Accord 28 England Lee Brookes I 12
29 England Robb Gravett I All
Ford Mondeo Racing Ford Mondeo 32 England Will Hoy M All
33 New Zealand Craig Baird M 1-5, 7-10
55 England Nigel Mansell M 6, 11, 13
Team Dynamics Max Power Nissan Primera GT 77 England Matt Neal I All
Vauxhall Sport Vauxhall Vectra 88 England Derek Warwick M All
98 Scotland John Cleland M 1-8, 10-13
99 Brazil Flavio Figueiredo M 9
Icon Class
M Manufacturer
I Independent

Calendar

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Winning Independent
1 R1 England Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire April 13 Sweden Rickard Rydell Sweden Rickard Rydell Sweden Rickard Rydell Volvo S40 Racing England Mark Lemmer
R2 Sweden Rickard Rydell Switzerland Alain Menu Switzerland Alain Menu Blend 37 Williams Renault England Matt Neal
2 R3 England Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire April 26 England James Thompson Scotland David Leslie Scotland David Leslie Vodafone Nissan Racing England Robb Gravett
R4 England Jason Plato England James Thompson England Will Hoy Ford Mondeo Racing England Robb Gravett
3 R5 England Donington Park (National), Leicestershire May 4 Sweden Rickard Rydell Scotland David Leslie Scotland John Cleland Vauxhall Sport England Matt Neal
R6 Scotland David Leslie Scotland David Leslie Scotland David Leslie Vodafone Nissan Racing England Matt Neal
4 R7 England Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent May 17 Sweden Rickard Rydell Scotland Anthony Reid Sweden Rickard Rydell Volvo S40 Racing Norway Tommy Rustad
R8 Sweden Rickard Rydell Scotland Anthony Reid Sweden Rickard Rydell Volvo S40 Racing England Matt Neal
5 R9 England Oulton Park (Fosters), Cheshire May 25 Switzerland Alain Menu Switzerland Alain Menu Switzerland Alain Menu Blend 37 Williams Renault Norway Tommy Rustad
R10 Scotland Anthony Reid Scotland Anthony Reid England Jason Plato Blend 37 Williams Renault Norway Tommy Rustad
6 R11 England Donington Park (National), Leicestershire June 14 Scotland Anthony Reid Sweden Rickard Rydell Scotland Anthony Reid Vodafone Nissan Racing England Robb Gravett
R12 Scotland Anthony Reid Scotland Anthony Reid Scotland John Cleland Vauxhall Sport England Matt Neal
7 R13 England Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire June 28 England James Thompson England James Thompson England James Thompson Team Honda Sport England Matt Neal
R14 Scotland David Leslie Scotland David Leslie Sweden Rickard Rydell Volvo S40 Racing England Robb Gravett
8 R15 England Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk July 26 Scotland Anthony Reid England Matt Neal Scotland Anthony Reid Vodafone Nissan Racing England Robb Gravett
R16 Scotland Anthony Reid Scotland Anthony Reid England James Thompson Team Honda Sport England Robb Gravett
9 R17 England Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire August 2 Sweden Rickard Rydell Scotland Anthony Reid Scotland Anthony Reid Vodafone Nissan Racing England Matt Neal
R18 Scotland Anthony Reid Scotland Anthony Reid Switzerland Alain Menu Blend 37 Williams Renault England Mark Lemmer
10 R19 Scotland Knockhill Circuit, Fife August 16 Scotland Anthony Reid Scotland David Leslie Scotland Anthony Reid Vodafone Nissan Racing England Matt Neal
R20 Scotland Anthony Reid France Yvan Muller England Derek Warwick Vauxhall Sport Norway Tommy Rustad
11 R21 England Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent August 31 Scotland Anthony Reid Scotland Anthony Reid Scotland Anthony Reid Vodafone Nissan Racing England Matt Neal
R22 Sweden Rickard Rydell Scotland Anthony Reid Sweden Rickard Rydell Volvo S40 Racing England Matt Neal
12 R23 England Oulton Park (Fosters), Cheshire September 13 Scotland Anthony Reid Scotland Anthony Reid England James Thompson Team Honda Sport Norway Tommy Rustad
R24 Scotland Anthony Reid England James Thompson Scotland Anthony Reid Vodafone Nissan Racing England Matt Neal
13 R25 England Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire September 20 Sweden Rickard Rydell Scotland Anthony Reid England James Thompson Team Honda Sport England Mark Lemmer
R26 Scotland David Leslie Sweden Rickard Rydell Scotland Anthony Reid Vodafone Nissan Racing England Paula Cook

Championship Standings

Pos. Driver THR
England
SIL
England
DON
England
BHI
England
OUL
England
DON
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
THR
England
KNO
Scotland
BHI
England
OUL
England
SIL
England
Pts
1 Sweden Rickard Rydell 1 2* 5 Ret 3 7* 1 1* 2 2 2 Ret 4 1* 5 2* 3 3 Ret 3 3 1* 11 4 2 3 254
2 Scotland Anthony Reid 8 13 7 3 Ret 6 2 3 5 3* 1 Ret* 2 3 1 NC 1 6 1 7* 1 2* 2 1* 5 1* 239
3 England James Thompson 3 3 2 9* 2 4 9 2 Ret 5 Ret Ret 1 5 4 1* 4 5* 2 Ret 2 9 1 Ret 1 4 203
4 Switzerland Alain Menu 5 1* Ret Ret 4 2 3 4 1 4* Ret Ret 3 4 3 Ret 2 1* 3 4* 5 3 3 Ret 9 Ret 187
5 England Jason Plato 2 4 3 2* Ret 5 4 Ret 4 1* 9 Ret 8 6 2 3 Ret Ret Ret 5 7 4 6 2 4 6 163
6 Scotland David Leslie 7 12 1 Ret Ret 1* Ret 6 3 Ret Ret 2* Ret 2* 6 4 5 2 5 9 4 Ret 4 Ret 13 2* 148
7 France Yvan Muller 9 Ret 10 8 6 10 5 15 10 10 7 4* 5 10 15 5 6 10 4 2 11 6 5 3 3 5 110
8 Scotland John Cleland 4 6 6 7 1 3* 6 9 7 6* 5 1* 6 8 9 Ret 13 Ret 8 Ret 9 11 8 Ret 106
9 England Derek Warwick 12 5 4 6 13 8 11 13 11 Ret DSQ 3 9 12 10 Ret 7 Ret 9 1* Ret 14 10 5* 7 10 70
10 England Will Hoy Ret 15 9 1* 8 16 7 Ret 8 7 3 Ret 13 9* 8 8 10 12 6 Ret Ret Ret 8 6 10 8 69
11 Italy Gianni Morbidelli 6 11 8 5 12 Ret 13 10 6 9* 6 7 10 7 7 11 8 4 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 17 Ret 56
12 Netherlands Peter Kox 10 7 Ret 11 7 Ret 14 7 Ret Ret 4 Ret 7 Ret 16 Ret 13 7 7 14 6 7 7 Ret Ret 7 52
13 England Matt Neal Ret 10 Ret 16 5 9 Ret 5 Ret 14 Ret 6 12 15 NC 13 12 Ret 8 Ret 9 5 13 7 Ret Ret 35
14 New Zealand Paul Radisich Ret 8 12 4 11 Ret 8 12 12 13 10 Ret 11 Ret 18 10 9 Ret 10 6 10 10 Ret Ret 6 14 31
15 England John Bintcliffe 11 9 14 17 10 14 10 8 9 8* Ret 9 Ret 11 14 7 11 8 Ret 10 13 11 NC Ret 12 Ret 23
16 Norway Tommy Rustad 16 Ret 15 13 17 12 12 14 13 12 12 8 15 Ret 17 12 14 Ret 14 8 15 13 12 8 11 9 12
17 England Tim Harvey 13 Ret 11 18 9 11 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 18 12 Ret 15 9 15 11 14 8 14 10 Ret Ret 10
18 England Nigel Mansell Ret 5* Ret Ret 14 11 7
19 England Robb Gravett 17 16 13 12* 15 Ret 16 17 15 16 8 Ret Ret 14 13 9 16 Ret Ret 12 16 12 15 12 Ret DNS 7
20 New Zealand Craig Baird 15 14 Ret 10 14 13 15 Ret 14 11 14 13 11 6 Ret DNS 12 13* 6
21 Norway Roger Möen 18 17 16 15 Ret 15 18 16 16 15 11 10 Ret 16 1
22 Brazil Flavio Figueiredo 17 11 0
23 England Tiff Needell 12 15 0
24 England Paula Cook 16 13 16 12 0
25 England Mark Lemmer 14 Ret Ret 14 16 Ret 17 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 17 17 18 13 Ret 16 15 13 0
- England Lee Brookes DNS DNS 0
Michelin Cup for Independents
1 Norway Tommy Rustad 16 Ret 15 13 17 12 12 14 13 12 12 8 15 Ret 17 12 14 Ret 13 8 15 13 12 8 251
2 England Robb Gravett 17 16 13 12 15 Ret 16 17 15 16 8 Ret Ret 14 13 9 16 Ret Ret 12 16 12 15 12 Ret DNS 212
3 England Matt Neal Ret 10 Ret 16 5 9 Ret 5 Ret 14 Ret 6 12 15 NC 13 12 Ret 8 Ret 9 5 13 7 Ret Ret 211
4 England Mark Lemmer 14 Ret Ret 14 16 Ret 17 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 17 17 18 13 Ret 16 15 13 95
5 Norway Roger Möen 18 17 16 15 Ret 15 18 16 16 15 11 10 Ret 16 92
6 England Paula Cook 16 13 16 12 27
- England Lee Brookes DNS DNS 0
Pos. Driver THR
England
SIL
England
DON
England
BHI
England
OUL
England
DON
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
THR
England
KNO
Scotland
BHI
England
OUL
England
SIL
England
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate
Excluded (EX)
  • Note: bold signifies pole position (1 point awarded all races), italics signifies fastest lap

* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap (1 point given). Note: All bonus leading points may not be added due to them being added after seeing Season Review footage and some race reports.

Manufacturers Championship

Pos Manufacturer THR
England
SIL
England
DON
England
BHI
England
OUL
England
DON
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
THR
England
KNO
Scotland
BHI
England
OUL
England
SIL
England
Pts
1 Nissan / Vodafone Nissan Racing 7 12 1 3 Ret 1 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 4 1 2 1 7 1 2 2 1 5 1 273
2 Volvo / Volvo S40 Racing 1 2 5 5 3 7 1 1 2 2 2 7 4 1 5 2 3 3 11 3 3 1 11 4 2 3 245
3 Renault / Blend 37 Williams Renault 2 1 3 2 4 2 3 4 1 1 9 Ret 3 4 2 3 2 1 3 4 5 3 3 2 4 6 244
4 Honda / Team Honda Sport 3 3 2 9 2 4 9 2 Ret 5 4 Ret 1 5 4 1 4 5 2 14 2 7 1 Ret 1 4 222
5 Vauxhall / Vauxhall Sport 4 5 4 6 1 3 6 9 7 6 5 1 6 8 9 Ret 7 11 9 1 8 14 9 5 7 10 162
6 Audi / Audi Sport UK 9 9 10 8 6 10 5 8 9 8 7 4 5 10 14 5 6 8 4 2 11 6 5 3 3 5 150
7 Ford / Ford Mondeo Racing 15 14 9 1 8 13 7 Ret 8 7 3 5 13 9 8 6 10 12 6 13 Ret Ret 8 6 10 8 117
8 Peugeot / Esso Ultron Team Peugeot 13 8 11 4 9 11 8 11 12 13 10 Ret 11 18 12 10 9 9 10 6 10 8 14 10 6 14 96
Pos Manufacturer THR
England
SIL
England
DON
England
BHI
England
OUL
England
DON
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
THR
England
KNO
Scotland
BHI
England
OUL
England
SIL
England
Pts

Teams Championship

Pos Team THR
England
SIL
England
DON
England
BHI
England
OUL
England
DON
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
THR
England
KNO
Scotland
BHI
England
OUL
England
SIL
England
Pts
1 Vodafone Nissan Racing 12 3 1 3 3 2 2 4 2 7 2 1 1 168
13 Ret 6 6 Ret Ret 3 NC 6 9 Ret Ret 2
2 Bland 37 Williams Renault 1 2 2 4 1 Ret 4 3 1 4 3 2 6 159
4 Ret 5 Ret 4 Ret 6 Ret Ret 5 4 Ret Ret
3 Volvo S40 Racing 2 5 7 1 2 7 1 2 3 3 1 4 3 140
11 Ret Ret 10 9 Ret 7 11 4 Ret Ret 9 Ret
4 Team Honda Sport 3 9 4 2 5 Ret 5 1 5 14 7 Ret 5 95
7 11 Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 9 Ret 7
5 Vauxhall Sport 5 6 3 9 6 1 8 Ret 11 1 14 5 10 75
6 7 8 13 Ret 3 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret
6 Audi Sport UK 9 8 10 8 8 4 10 5 8 2 6 3 6 59
Ret 17 14 15 10 9 11 7 10 10 11 Ret Ret
7 Ford Mondeo Racing 14 1 13 Ret 7 5 9 6 12 13 Ret 6 8 44
15 10 16 Ret 11 Ret 13 8 DNS Ret Ret 11
8 Team Dynamics Max Power 10 16 9 5 14 6 15 13 Ret Ret 5 7 Ret 24
9 Esso Ultron Team Peugeot 8 4 11 11 13 Ret 18 10 9 6 8 10 14 19
Ret 18 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 10 Ret Ret
10 DC Cook Motorsport Ret 13 12 14 12 8 Ret 12 Ret 8 13 8 12 9
13
11 Brookes Motorsport 16 12 Ret 17 16 Ret 14 9 Ret 12 12 12 DNS 2
DNS
12 Mardi Gras Motorsport 17 15 15 16 15 10 16 13 16 13 1
13 Mint Motorsport Ret 14 Ret Ret DNS Ret 17 0
Pos Team THR
England
SIL
England
DON
England
BHI
England
OUL
England
DON
England
CRO
England
SNE
England
THR
England
KNO
Scotland
BHI
England
OUL
England
SIL
England
Pts

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
7 Lee Brookes Honda Accord 0

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