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1998 Australian Touring Car Championship

Motor racing competition

The 1998 Australian Touring Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to 5.0 Litre Touring Cars, (also known as V8 Supercars). The championship, which was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian title, was contested over a ten-round series which began on 1 February 1998 at Sandown International Motor Raceway and ended on 2 August at Oran Park International Raceway. The series was promoted as the "Shell Australian Touring Car Championship". The title, which was the 39th Australian Touring Car Championship, was won by Craig Lowndes.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the championship. Entries listed as "L1" competed for the overall championship, whereas those denoted "L2" also competed for the Privateers' Teams Cup. All privateers were required to use a 'control' Yokohama tyre.

Team	Car	Class	Tyre	No	Drivers	Events
Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon EL	L1		1	Australia Glenn Seton	All
L1	28	Australia Rodney Forbes	3
111	Australia Neil Crompton	6, 8, 10
Holden Young Lions	Holden Commodore (VS)	L1		2	Australia Steve Ellery	All
Gibson Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VS)	L1		7	Australia Darren Hossack	1–7
32	Australia Tomas Mezera	8–10
L1	31	Australia Darren Pate	All
Lansvale Smash Repairs	Holden Commodore (VS)	L2		3	Australia Trevor Ashby	1, 3, 7–8, 10
6	Australia Steve Reed	2, 4–6, 9
Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon EL	L1		4	Australia Jason Bright	All
Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VS)
Holden Commodore VT	L1		8	Australia Russell Ingall	All
L1	11	Australia Larry Perkins	All
Holden Commodore (VS)	L2		16	Australia Melinda Price	1, 4–5
19	Australia Kerryn Brewer	2–3
Longhurst Racing	Ford Falcon EL	L1		9	Australia Alan Jones	3–10
L1	25	Australia Tony Longhurst	All
Larkham Motorsport	Ford Falcon EL	L1		10	Australia Mark Larkham	All
Cadillac Productions	Ford Falcon EL	L2		13	Australia Ryan McLeod	2–4, 6
79	Australia Mike Conway	1, 5, 10
Imrie Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VS)	L2\		14	Australia Mike Imrie	4–5, 8–10
Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VS)
Holden Commodore VT	L1		15	Australia Craig Lowndes	All
Holden Commodore (VS)	L1	50	Australia Mark Skaife	All
Holden Commodore VT	L1	98	New Zealand Greg Murphy	8
Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon EL	L1		17	Australia Dick Johnson	All
L1	18	Australia John Bowe	All
L1	95	Australia Steven Johnson	4–8, 10
Colourscan Motorsport	Ford Falcon EL	L2		22	Australia Danny Osborne	1, 3–7, 9–10
47	Australia Brett Peters	9
Ray Hislop	Ford Falcon EF	L2		23	Australia Ray Hislop	1–2, 8
Romano Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	L1		24	Australia Paul Romano	All
M3 Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VS)	L2		26	Australia John Cotter	10
29	Australia Peter Doulman	2, 5
Terry Finnigan	Holden Commodore (VS)	L1		27	Australia Terry Finnigan	1–3, 5–7, 9–10
Challenge Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VS)	L2		32	Australia Tomas Mezera	3–4
39	Australia Chris Smerdon	1, 5–6, 8–10
Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VS)	L1		34	New Zealand Steven Richards	1–3
134	Australia Garth Tander	4–10
L1	35	Australia Jason Bargwanna	All
Schembri Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VS)	L2		36	Australia Neil Schembri	10
71	Australia Gary Quartly	5, 8
James Rosenberg Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	L1		38	Australia Mark Poole	1, 4, 6, 8–10
Simon Emerzidis	Holden Commodore VR	L2		41	Australia Garry Willmington	1
Holden Commodore (VS)	54	Australia Simon Emerzidis	4–5, 8, 10
Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon EL	L2		43	Australia Paul Weel	1–6, 9–10
Mal Rose Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	L2		44	Australia Mal Rose	1–2, 4–9
Novocastrian Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VS)	L2		45	Australia Wayne Russell	4, 6
John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	L1		46	New Zealand John Faulkner	All
Rod Smith Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	L2		48	Australia D'Arcy Russell	2, 4–9
Greg Crick Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VS)	L2		49	Australia Greg Crick	1–3, 5, 7, 9–10
149	Australia Dean Crosswell	6, 8
Charles Ryman	Ford Falcon EL	L2		51	Australia Charles Ryman	3, 5–6, 9
Barry Morcom	Holden Commodore VP	L2		52	Australia Barry Morcom	5–6
Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	L2		55	Australia Rod Nash	3–10
Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon EL	L2		70	Australia John Briggs	1, 3, 6–7, 9–10
Robert Smith Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	L2		72	Australia Robert Smith	8–10
PACE Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	L2		74	Australia Kevin Heffernan	3–5, 9
Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon EL	L2		75	Australia Anthony Tratt	4–6, 8, 10
V8 Racing	Holden Commodore VP	L2		77	Australia Richard Mork	1, 3, 5, 10
Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden Commodore (VS)	L2		80	Australia Mick Donaher	1, 3, 5, 8, 10
Don Pulver	Holden Commodore VP	L2		88	Australia Don Pulver	1
Geoff Kendrick	Holden Commodore (VS)	L2		92	Australia Geoff Kendrick	7, 9

Race calendar

The championship was contested over a ten-round series with three races per round.

Rd.	Race title	Circuit	Location / state	Date	Winner	Car
Australia Sandown	Sandown International Motor Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	30 Jan – 1 Feb	Craig Lowndes	Holden VS Commodore	Holden Racing Team
Australia Launceston	Symmons Plains International Raceway	Launceston, Tasmania	6–8 Feb	Craig Lowndes	Holden VS Commodore	Holden Racing Team
Australia Lakeside	Lakeside International Raceway	Brisbane, Queensland	27–29 Mar	Russell Ingall	Holden VS Commodore	Perkins Engineering
Australia Phillip Island	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	17–19 Apr	Craig Lowndes	Holden VS Commodore	Holden Racing Team
Australia Winton	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	1–3 May	John Bowe	Ford EL Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing
Australia Mallala	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Mallala, South Australia	22–24 May	Russell Ingall	Holden VS Commodore	Perkins Engineering
Australia Barbagallo	Barbagallo Raceway	Perth, Western Australia	29–31 May	Craig Lowndes	Holden VS Commodore	Holden Racing Team
Australia Calder	Calder Park Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	19–21 Jun	Craig Lowndes	Holden VS Commodore	Holden Racing Team
Australia Hidden Valley	Hidden Valley Raceway	Darwin, Northern Territory	17–19 Jul	Russell Ingall	Holden VT Commodore	Perkins Engineering
Australia Oran Park	Oran Park International Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	31 Jul – 2 Aug	Craig Lowndes	Holden VT Commodore	Holden Racing Team

Championship standings

Points system

Points were awarded to the first twenty classified finishers in each race as follows:

Race Position	Points
1st	2nd
40	36

Standings

Pos.	Driver	SAN	SYM	LAK	PHI	WIN	MAL	PER	CAL	DAR	OPK	Points	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
AUS Craig Lowndes	2	1	1	3	1	1	6	4	4	2	1	2	4	3	Ret	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	C	1	DNS	6	1	1	1
AUS Russell Ingall	14	4	2	4	3	7	3	1	1	3	3	1	1	2	3	2	1	2	3	3	2	11	4	C	12	1	1	6	9	7
AUS Mark Skaife	7	6	8	2	2	2	19	9	7	1	2	21	6	5	2	EXC	EXC	8	2	2	3	2	5	C	2	DNS	9	2	2	2
AUS Larry Perkins	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	3	3	7	9	4	3	4	17	4	14	11	5	4	4	10	11	C	16	6	4	Ret	13	8
AUS John Bowe	1	2	4	Ret	7	11	1	Ret	8	6	5	3	2	1	1	1	11	9	16	Ret	12	7	7	C	7	DSQ	7	16	10	9
AUS Glenn Seton	3	3	3	1	Ret	5	16	Ret	18	4	4	8	11	14	9	7	4	3	6	7	19	5	6	C	9	5	3	5	5	Ret
AUS Jason Bargwanna	6	Ret	DNS	5	4	3	10	23	13	8	8	11	7	Ret	11	20	9	6	27	Ret	6	4	1	C	8	2	2	10	3	3
AUS Tony Longhurst	8	Ret	10	11	22	15	5	5	5	9	7	5	5	6	4	11	8	14	Ret	DNS	10	15	26	C	4	3	14	4	4	5
AUS Jason Bright	10	Ret	Ret	7	5	4	7	6	12	5	6	7	8	9	7	9	5	5	8	6	Ret	3	3	C	DSQ	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	13
AUS Dick Johnson	15	9	6	6	10	9	2	2	2	Ret	14	13	10	7	5	5	2	Ret	4	5	13	17	Ret	C	15	7	12	24	18	17
AUS Mark Larkham	16	7	7	Ret	11	13	Ret	14	11	12	11	16	15	15	Ret	15	10	13	12	11	8	12	8	C	3	12	5	9	7	10
AUS Paul Romano	9	Ret	DNS	9	8	Ret	18	12	9	14	12	15	18	8	6	12	Ret	16	7	15	EXC	21	10	C	5	4	Ret	12	8	4
NZL John Faulkner	11	Ret	DNS	22	Ret	10	8	Ret	Ret	10	10	10	12	10	Ret	8	6	7	11	10	5	Ret	Ret	C	6	Ret	DNS	11	15	12
AUS Garth Tander										20	15	12	19	13	16	14	22	12	9	8	9	6	9	C	21	DSQ	8	8	6	6
AUS Steve Ellery	12	Ret	11	18	Ret	17	12	10	Ret	29	16	30	14	12	8	13	18	24	14	14	14	14	Ret	C	11	Ret	DNS	14	11	14
AUS Alan Jones							9	7	20	13	13	6	13	Ret	13	10	15	Ret	13	12	24	16	16	C	10	Ret	10	23	14	Ret
AUS Steven Johnson										11	28	9	9	Ret	10	6	7	4	10	9	7	Ret	DNS	C				13	Ret	15
NZL Steven Richards	4	11	9	17	9	8	14	8	6
AUS Terry Finnigan	23	14	12	Ret	13	20	11	11	10				16	Ret	Ret	Ret	19	17	15	13	15				DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	16	19
AUS Darren Hossack	Ret	12	Ret	14	15	16	13	16	Ret	19	19	14	21	11	12	17	29	19	18	16	11
AUS Tomas Mezera							15	13	Ret	16	17	17										Ret	15	C	14	9	11	15	12	16
AUS Darren Pate	18	Ret	DNS	19	19	19	22	18	14	17	29	Ret	17	Ret	14	16	16	18	17	20	16	18	13	C	17	10	Ret	Ret	17	18
AUS Mark Poole	13	8	Ret							15	Ret	25				Ret	13	15				13	Ret	C	13	8	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
AUS Neil Crompton																Ret	12	10				8	14	C				7	Ret	11
AUS Greg Crick	17	Ret	DNS	10	12	12	Ret	DNS	DNS				26	19	21				23	17	21				19	11	13	Ret	DNS	DNS
AUS Trevor Ashby	19	10	15				17	15	15										19	18	18	20	21	C				17	19	20
AUS Steve Reed				12	20	14				23	18	26	25	18	18	Ret	Ret	DNS							18	15	16
AUS Chris Smerdon	22	13	13										24	16	22	18	23	Ret				19	18	C	22	16	18	18	20	21
AUS John Briggs	25	15	14				Ret	19	Ret							19	21	25	25	19	17				28	13	15	DNS	DNS	DNS
NZL Greg Murphy																						9	12	C
AUS Paul Weel	20	Ret	Ret	20	Ret	22	23	20	16	28	20	18	27	Ret	15	24	28	Ret							Ret	DNS	17	Ret	22	26
AUS Peter Doulman				15	14	18							28	23	23
AUS Mal Rose	24	16	16	23	18	21				22	21	23	23	20	19	21	24	DNS	20	21	23	22	19	C	Ret	DNS	DNS
AUS Anthony Tratt										18	Ret	Ret	20	17	Ret	22	17	Ret				26	17	C				25	27	Ret
AUS Ray Hislop	21	Ret	17	13	Ret	Ret																24	23	C
AUS Kerryn Brewer				16	17	24	Ret	22	21
AUS Danny Osborne	26	17	Ret				Ret	25	17	30	Ret	DNS	30	Ret	Ret	26	26	22	24	25	20				DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	28	Ret
AUS Brett Peters																									20	14	Ret
AUS Rod Nash							21	24	22	24	Ret	19	22	21	20	Ret	25	21	21	24	Ret	Ret	20	C	23	17	Ret	19	21	22
AUS Ryan McLeod				Ret	16	Ret	20	21	Ret	21	Ret	20				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
AUS Kevin Heffernan							Ret	17	19	Ret	23	22	29	Ret	Ret										Ret	Ret	Ret
AUS Melinda Price	27	18	18							26	22	24	Ret	22	26
AUS Geoff Kendrick																			22	22	Ret				24	18	20
AUS Richard Mork	Ret	19	19				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ													DNQ	DNQ	24
AUS D'Arcy Russell				21	21	23				25	25	27	DNS	DNS	DNS	25	27	23	26	23	22	23	22	C	25	20	19
AUS Robert Smith																						DNQ	25	C	26	19	21	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
AUS Dean Crosswell																23	20	20				Ret	DNS	C
AUS Neil Schembri																												20	DNS	DNS
AUS John Cotter																												21	23	27
AUS Mike Imrie										27	26	31	DNS	DNS	DNS							DNQ	27	C	27	DNS	22	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
AUS Mike Conway	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ										DNS	DNS	DNS													22	26	25
AUS Mick Donaher	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				WD	WD	WD				31	26	24							DNQ	DNQ	C				Ret	24	23
AUS Simon Emerzidis										Ret	24	28	32	25	Ret							Ret	DNS	C				DNQ	25	Ret
AUS Gary Quartly													33	24	25							25	24	C
AUS Wayne Russell										Ret	27	29				28	30	Ret
AUS Charles Ryman							DNQ	Ret	Ret				Ret	Ret	Ret	27	31	WD							DNS	DNS	Ret
AUS Garry Willmington	28	Ret	DNS
AUS Don Pulver	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
AUS Barry Morcom													DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
AUS Rodney Forbes							WD	WD	WD

Race three at the Calder round was abandoned before the start due to water lying on the track after a late afternoon storm.

Privateers' Team Cup

The Privateers' Team Cup was open to Level 2 teams competing with control tyres. Points were awarded on the same basis as for the actual Championship however competitors were required to nominate eight rounds at which they would compete and only their best six results from those rounds would be retained towards the Cup award. Two-driver teams were permitted to pool their points into a combined score.

The Cup was won by Lansvale Smash Repairs with the team's Holden Commodore (VS) driven by Trevor Ashby and Steve Reed.

References

Specific Conditions, 1998 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-10
Racing - Table of Contents, 1998 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-1
1998 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 7-9 & 7-10
The Rounds, V8 Supercars, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, '98 Series Review, pages 18 to 79
Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
Official Programme, Mallala, 24th May 1998
(16 January 2020). "Australian Touring Car Championship standings for 1998". Racing-Reference.info.
V8 Supercars, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, '98 Series Review, page 65
The cup runneth over, Official Programme, Mallala, 24 May 1998, page 98
Jason Parker, Lansvale take control, V8 Supercars, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, '98 Series Review, pages 80–84

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