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List of 1998 motorsport champions

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1998 motorsport champions
Previous: 1997 Next: 1999

This list of 1998 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Dirt oval racing

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Series Champion Refer
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series United States Steve Kinser
Teams: United States Karl Kinser Racing

Drag racing

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Series Champion Refer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series Top Fuel: United States Gary Scelzi 1998 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
Funny Car: United States John Force
Pro Stock: United States Warren Johnson
Pro Stock Motorcycle: United States Matt Hines

Karting

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Series Driver Season article
CIK-FIA Karting World Championship FSA: Italy Davide Forè
FC: Italy Gianluca Beggio
Formula A: Brazil Ruben Carrapatoso
CIK-FIA Karting European Championship FSA: Italy Davide Forè
FC: Italy Gianluca Beggio
FA: Portugal César Campaniço
ICA: France Julien Poncelet
ICA-J: France Frank Pereira
Cadet: Portugal Álvaro Parente

Motorcycle

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Series Rider Season article
500cc World Championship Australia Mick Doohan 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
250cc World Championship Italy Loris Capirossi
125cc World Championship Japan Kazuto Sakata
Superbike World Championship United Kingdom Carl Fogarty 1998 Superbike World Championship season
Supersport World Series Italy Fabrizio Pirovano
Speedway World Championship Sweden Tony Rickardsson 1998 Speedway Grand Prix
AMA Superbike Championship United States Ben Bostrom
Australian Superbike Championship Australia Martin Craggill

Open wheel racing

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Series Driver Season article
FIA Formula One World Championship Finland Mika Häkkinen 1998 Formula One World Championship
Constructors: United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes
CART FedEx Championship Series Italy Alex Zanardi 1998 CART FedEx Championship Series
Manufacturers: Japan Honda
Rookies: Brazil Tony Kanaan
Indy Racing League Sweden Kenny Bräck 1998 Indy Racing League
Manufacturers: United States Oldsmobile
Rookies: United States Robby Unser
International Formula 3000 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 1998 International Formula 3000 Championship
Formula Nippon Championship Japan Satoshi Motoyama 1998 Formula Nippon Championship
Teams: Japan LEMONed Racing Team LeMans
Indy Lights Brazil Cristiano da Matta 1998 Indy Lights season
Historic Formula One Championship United Kingdom Bob Berridge 1998 Historic Formula One Championship
American Indycar Series United States Greg Gorden 1998 American Indycar Series
Atlantic Championship Canada Lee Bentham 1998 Atlantic Championship season
Australian Drivers' Championship New Zealand Scott Dixon 1998 Australian Drivers' Championship
Barber Dodge Pro Series United States Jeff Simmons 1998 Barber Dodge Pro Series
Formula Palmer Audi United Kingdom Justin Wilson 1998 Formula Palmer Audi
Autumn Trophy: United Kingdom Derek Hayes
BOSS Formula Series United Kingdom Nigel Greensall 1998 BOSS Formula Series
Teams: United Kingdom European Aviation
Open Fortuna by Nissan Spain Marc Gené 1998 Euro Open by Nissan season
Formula Asia Australia Ben Walsh 1998 Formula Asia
JAF Japan Formula 4 Japan Takeyuki Kishi 1998 JAF Japan Formula 4
Formula König Netherlands Elran Nijenhuis 1998 Formula König season
Formula Toyota Japan Masahiro Tsukiji 1998 Formula Toyota season
West: Japan Tomoyuki Inoue
Russian Formula 1600 Championship Russia Alexander Nesterov 1998 Russian Formula 1600 Championship
Teams: Russia ABRO-NVR-100
ASPAS Cup: Russia Edgard Lindgren
ASPAS Cup Teams: Russia AKKS Motorsport
Star Mazda Championship United States Ian Lacy 1998 Star Mazda Championship
Formula Three
All-Japan Formula Three Championship United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck 1998 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
Teams: Japan TOM'S
Austria Formula 3 Cup Germany Andre Fibier 1998 Austria Formula 3 Cup
Trophy: Germany Jörg Sandek
British Formula 3 Championship Brazil Mário Haberfeld 1998 British Formula Three Championship
National: Australia Phillip Scifleet
Chilean Formula Three Championship Chile Mauricio Perrot 1998 Chilean Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship Belgium David Saelens 1998 French Formula Three Championship
Teams: France ASM Formule 3
German Formula Three Championship Belgium Bas Leinders 1998 German Formula Three Championship
Rookie: Austria Robert Lechner
Italian Formula Three Championship Netherlands Donny Crevels
Formula 3 Sudamericana Argentina Gabriel Furlán 1998 Formula 3 Sudamericana
National: Chile Ramón Ibarra
Mexican Formula Three Championship Mexico Carlos Perea 1998 Mexican Formula Three Championship
Russian Formula Three Championship Russia Viktor Kozankov 1998 Russian Formula Three Championship
ASPAS Cup: Italy Alberto Pedemonte
Swiss Formula Three Championship Switzerland Jo Zeller 1998 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Class B: Switzerland Thomas Stingelin
Formula Renault
French Formula Renault Championship United Kingdom Matthew Davies 1998 French Formula Renault Championship
Eurocup Formula Renault France Bruno Besson
Teams: Italy Tatuus JD Motorsport
Formula Renault Argentina Argentina Gabriel Ponce de León 1998 Formula Renault Argentina
Formula Renault Germany Netherlands Hugo van der Ham 1998 Formula Renault Germany
Formula Renault Sport UK Brazil Aluizio Coelho 1998 Formula Renault Sport UK
Teams: United Kingdom Manor Motorsport
Formula Renault BARC United Kingdom Nick Dudfield 1998 Formula Renault BARC
Formula Renault Campus France United Kingdom Westley Barber
Formula Renault Campus Italy Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Formula BMW
Formula BMW ADAC Germany Stefan Mücke
Teams: Germany Mücke Motorsport
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship Australia Adam Macrow 1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship United Kingdom Jenson Button
European Formula Ford Championship United Kingdom Derek Hayes 1998 European Formula Ford Championship
Danish Formula Ford Championship Denmark Michael Pedersen
Formula Ford Zetec Benelux Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
Formula Ford 1800 Netherlands
Formula Ford 1600 Nordic Sweden Robert Dahlgren
Formula Ford 1600 Sweden
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship New Zealand Greg Tullet
Portuguese Formula Ford Championship Portugal Ricardo Mégre
Scottish Formula Ford Championship United Kingdom Stewart Roden
U.S. F2000 National Championship Australia David Besnard 1998 U.S. F2000 National Championship

Rallying

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Series Driver/Co-Driver Season article
World Rally Championship Finland Tommi Mäkinen 1998 World Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Finland Risto Mannisenmäki
Manufacturer: Japan Mitsubishi
FIA Cup for Production Cars Uruguay Gustavo Trelles
African Rally Championship Zambia Satwant Singh 1998 African Rally Championship
Asia-Pacific Rally Championship Japan Yoshio Fujimoto 1998 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: New Zealand Tony Sircombe
Manufacturers: Japan Toyota
Group N: Australia Michael Guest
2-Litre: Japan Nobuhiro Tajima
Australian Rally Championship New Zealand Possum Bourne 1998 Australian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Australia Craig Vincent
British Rally Championship United Kingdom Martin Rowe 1998 British Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: United Kingdom Derek Ringer
Canadian Rally Championship Canada Frank Sprongl 1998 Canadian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Canada Dan Sprongl
Czech Rally Championship Czech Republic Ladislav Křeček 1998 Czech Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Czech Republic Jan Krečman
Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft Germany Armin Kremer
Estonian Rally Championship N 2000+: Estonia Markko Märtin 1998 Estonian Rally Championship
N 2000+ Co-Drivers: Estonia Toomas Kitsing
A>2000: Estonia Riho Parts
A>2000 Co-Drivers: Estonia Aare Kaaristo
European Rally Championship Italy Andrea Navarra 1998 European Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Italy Renzo Casazza
Finnish Rally Championship Group A +2000cc: Finland Marcus Grönholm 1998 Finnish Rally Championship
Group N +2000cc: Finland Jouko Puhakka
Group A -2000cc: Finland Esa Saarenpää
Group N -2000cc: Finland Hannu Jokinen
French Rally Championship France Philippe Bugalski
Hungarian Rally Championship Hungary Ferenc Kiss
Co-Drivers: Hungary Ernő Büki
Indian National Rally Championship India N. Leelakrishnan
Co-Drivers: India Farooq Ahmed
Italian Rally Championship Italy Andrea Aghini
Co-Drivers: Italy Loris Roggia
Manufacturers: Japan Toyota
Middle East Rally Championship United Arab Emirates Mohammed Ben Sulayem
New Zealand Rally Championship New Zealand Geoff Argyle 1998 New Zealand Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: New Zealand Alan Glen
Polish Rally Championship Poland Robert Gryczyński
Romanian Rally Championship Romania Constantin Aur
Scottish Rally Championship United Kingdom Jimmy Paterson
Co-Drivers: United Kingdom Fred Bell
Slovak Rally Championship Italy Enrico Bertone
Co-Drivers: Slovakia Michal Kočí
South African National Rally Championship Belgium Serge Damseaux
Co-Drivers: South Africa Vito Bonafede
Manufacturers: Japan Toyota
Spanish Rally Championship Spain Jesús Puras
Co-Drivers: Spain Carlos del Barrio

Rallycross

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Series Driver Season article
FIA European Rallycross Championship Div 1: Sweden Kenneth Hansen
Div 2: Norway Eivind Opland
1400 Cup: Czech Republic Jaroslav Kalný
British Rallycross Championship Republic of Ireland Helmut Holfeld

Ice racing

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Series Driver Season article
Andros Trophy Elite: France Yvan Muller 1997–98 Andros Trophy
Promotion: France Claude Millet
Pilot Bike: France David Baffeleuf
Dame: Germany Jutta Kleinschmidt

Sports car and GT

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Series Driver Season article
Professional SportsCar Racing Championship WSC: United States Butch Leitzinger 1998 IMSA GT Championship season
GT1: United Kingdom Andy Wallace
GT2: United States Larry Schumacher
GT3: United States Mark Simo
United States Road Racing Championship Can-Am: United Kingdom James Weaver 1998 United States Road Racing Championship season
GT1: Belgium Thierry Boutsen
GT2: United States Scott Sansone
GT2: United States Cameron Worth
GT3: Canada Ross Bentley
International Sports Racing Series SR1: France Emmanuel Collard
SR1: Italy Vincenzo Sospiri
1998 International Sports Racing Series season
SR1 Teams: France JB Giesse Team Ferrari
SR2: France Jean-Claude de Castelli
SR2 Teams: France Waterair Sport
FIA GT Championship GT1: Germany Klaus Ludwig
GT1: Brazil Ricardo Zonta
1998 FIA GT Championship season
GT2: Monaco Olivier Beretta
GT2: Portugal Pedro Lamy
GTR Euroseries Germany Thomas Bscher
All Japan GT Championship France Érik Comas
Japan Masami Kageyama
British GT Championship GT1: United Kingdom Steve O'Rourke
GT1: United Kingdom Tim Sugden
GT2: United Kingdom Richard Dean
GT2: United Kingdom Kurt Luby
Trans-Am United States Paul Gentilozzi
Porsche Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup, GT3 Cup Challenge and Porsche Sprint Challenge
Porsche Supercup Netherlands Patrick Huisman 1998 Porsche Supercup
Teams: Germany Olaf Manthey Racing
Porsche Carrera Cup France France Dominique Dupuy 1998 Porsche Carrera Cup France
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Germany Dirk Müller 1998 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Teams: Germany UPS Porsche Junior Team

Stock car

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Series Driver Season article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series United States Jeff Gordon 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Manufacturers: United States Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series United States Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1998 NASCAR Busch Series
Manufacturers: United States Chevrolet
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series United States Ron Hornaday Jr. 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Manufacturers: United States Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch North Series United States Mike Stefanik 1998 NASCAR Busch North Series
NASCAR Winston West Series United States Kevin Harvick 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series United States Frank Kimmel 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
AUSCAR Australia Darren McDonald 1997–98 AUSCAR season
Australian Super Speedway Championship Australia Kim Jane 1997–98 Australian Super Speedway Championship
Turismo Carretera Argentina Guillermo Ortelli 1998 Turismo Carretera

Touring car

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Series Driver Season article
ADAC Procar Series Germany Thomas Winkelhock 1998 ADAC Procar Series
Teams: Netherlands Brinkmann Motorsport
Australian Touring Car Championship Australia Craig Lowndes 1998 Australian Touring Car Championship
Australian Super Touring Championship Australia Brad Jones 1998 Australian Super Touring Championship
Manufacturers': Audi
Teams: Audi Sport Australia
British Touring Car Championship Sweden Rickard Rydell 1998 British Touring Car Championship
Teams: United Kingdom Vodafone Nissan Racing
Manufacturers: Japan Nissan
Independent: Norway Tommy Rustad
Finnish Touring Car Championship Finland Arto Salmenautio
French Touring Car Championship France Éric Cayrolle
French Supertouring Championship
German Supertouring Championship Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
Italian Superturismo Championship Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi 1998 Italian Superturismo Championship
Teams: Italy Nordauto Engineering
Japanese Touring Car Championship Japan Masanori Sekiya 1998 Japanese Touring Car Championship
Teams: Japan Toyota Team TOM'S
New Zealand Touring Car Championship New Zealand Brett Riley 1998 New Zealand Touring Car Championship
New Zealand V8 Championship New Zealand Wayne Huxford 1997–98 New Zealand V8 season
Renault Sport Spider Elf Trophy Italy Andrea Belicchi 1998 Renault Sport Spider Elf Trophy
South African Touring Car Championship South Africa Giniel de Villiers
Spanish Touring Car Championship Spain Alfredo Mostajo 1998 Campeonato de España de Turismos Series
Stock Car Brasil Brazil Ingo Hoffmann 1998 Stock Car Brasil season
Swedish Touring Car Championship Sweden Fredrik Ekblom
TC2000 Championship Argentina Omar Martínez 1998 TC2000 Championship

Truck racing

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Series Driver Season article
European Truck Racing Championship Super-Race-Trucks: France Ludovic Faure 1998 European Truck Racing Championship
Race-Trucks: Germany Heinz-Werner Lenz
Fórmula Truck Brazil Oswaldo Drugovich Jr. 1998 Fórmula Truck
Teams: Brazil Drugovich Auto Peças

See also

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