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1998 Australian Touring Car season
The 1998 Australian Touring Car season was the 39th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
Two major touring car categories raced in Australia during 1998, V8 Supercar and Super Touring. Between them there were 23 touring car race meetings held during 1998; a ten-round series for V8 Supercars, the 1998 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC); an eight-round series for Super Touring, the 1998 Australian Super Touring Championship (ASTC); support programme events at the 1998 Australian Grand Prix and 1998 Honda Indy 300 and three stand alone long distance races, nicknamed 'enduros'.
Results and standings
Race calendar
The 1998 Australian touring car season consisted of 23 events.
| Date | Series | Circuit | City / state | Winner | Team | Car | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb | ATCC Round 1 | Sandown International Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | |
| 8 Feb | ATCC Round 2 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | |
| 6–8 Mar | Super Touring GT-P Race | Albert Park street circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | Cameron McConville | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
| TAC V8 Supercar Showdown | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden VS Commodore | ||||
| 29 Mar | ATCC Round 3 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden VS Commodore | |
| 5 Apr | ASTC Round 1 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Cameron McConville | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
| 19 Apr | ATCC Round 4 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | |
| 27 Apr | ASTC Round 2 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
| 3 May | ATCC Round 5 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EL Falcon | |
| 17 May | ASTC Round 3 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Jim Richards | Volvo Dealer Racing | Volvo S40 | |
| 24 May | ATCC Round 6 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Adelaide, South Australia | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden VS Commodore | |
| 31 May | ATCC Round 7 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | |
| 7 Jun | ASTC Round 4 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
| 21 Jun | ATCC Round 8 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | |
| 28 Jun | ASTC Round 5 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
| 19 Jul | ATCC Round 9 | Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin, Northern Territory | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 19 Jul | ASTC Round 6 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Adelaide, South Australia | Cameron McConville | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
| 2 Aug | ATCC Round 10 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 9 Aug | ASTC Round 7 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | Cameron McConville | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
| 30 Aug | ASTC Round 8 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | |
| 13 Sep | Tickfrd Sandown 500 | Sandown International Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Russell Ingall | |||
| Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden VT Commodore | report | ||||
| 4 Oct | AMP Bathurst 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | Rickard Rydell | |||
| Jim Richards | Volvo Dealer Racing | Volvo S40 | report | ||||
| 17–18 Oct | Hog's Breath Cafe V8 Supercar Challenge | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford EL Falcon | |
| 15 Nov | FAI 1000 Classic | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | Jason Bright | |||
| Steven Richards | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford EL Falcon | report |
Australian Touring Car Championship
Main article: 1998 Australian Touring Car Championship
Super Touring GT-P Race
This meeting was a support event of the 1998 Australian Grand Prix. The thin Super Touring field was bolstered by cars from the Australian GT-Production Car Championship (indicated in italics).
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Cameron McConville | 2 | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand Jim Richards | 5 | Volvo Dealer Racing | Volvo S40 | 8 | 2 |
| Australia Brad Jones | 1 | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | 2 | 3 |
| Australia Cameron McLean | 12 | Greenfield Mowers Racing | BMW 320i | 3 | 4 |
| Australia Peter Hills | 88 | Knight Racing | Ford Mondeo | 4 | 5 |
| Australia Paul Gover | 3 | Brad Jones Racing | Audi A4 Quattro | 5 | 6 |
| Australia Domenic Beninca | 3 | Beninca Racing | Porsche 993 RSCS | 6 | 7 |
| Australia Anthony Robson | 99 | BMW 318i | 7 | 8 | |
| Australia Jenni Thompson | 89 | Knight Racing | Ford Mondeo | 11 | 9 |
| Australia Simon Froude | Porsche 993 RSCS | 9 | 10 | ||
| Australia Peter McKay | 27 | House of Maserati | Maserati Ghibli Cup | 10 | 11 |
| Australia Trevor Haines | 61 | Subaru Impreza WRX | 13 | 12 | |
| Australia Richard Davis | 25 | HSV GTS-R | 14 | 13 | |
| Australia Paul Nelson | 16 | Bob Holden Motors | BMW 318i | 12 | DNF |
| Australia Murray Carter | 18 | Nissan 200SX Turbo | DNS | DNF | |
| Australia Ed Aitken | 8 | Porsche 993 RSCS | DNF | DNS | |
| Australia Milton Leslight | 15 | Toyota Carina | DNS | DNS | |
| Australia Robert Porter | 38 | Subaru Impreza WRX | DNS | DNS |
TAC V8 Supercar Showdown
This meeting was a support event of the 1998 Australian Grand Prix.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Russell Ingall | 8 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VS Commodore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia John Bowe | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Australia Larry Perkins | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VS Commodore | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Australia Mark Skaife | 50 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Australia Craig Lowndes | 15 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | DNF | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Australia Glenn Seton | 1 | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| New Zealand John Faulkner | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 9 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| New Zealand Steven Richards | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 36 | 19 | 7 | 8 |
| Australia Dick Johnson | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Australia Greg Crick | 49 | Greg Crick Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | DNF | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Australia Wayne Gardner | 96 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 8 | 10 | DNF | 11 |
| Australia Tomas Mezera | 32 | Challenge Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 17 | DNF | 17 | 12 |
| Australia Anthony Tratt | 75 | John Sidney Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 19 | DNF | 18 | 13 |
| Australia Rodney Forbes | 28 | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 20 | 16 | DNF | 14 |
| Australia Darren Hossack | 7 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 14 | 13 | DNF | 15 |
| Australia Mal Rose | 44 | Mal Rose Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
| Australia Ray Hislop | 23 | Ford EF Falcon | 25 | 23 | 23 | 17 | |
| Australia Mick Donaher | 80 | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 23 | DNF | 21 | 18 |
| Australia Wayne Russell | 45 | Holden VS Commodore | 35 | 25 | 24 | 19 | |
| Australia Steve Ellery | 2 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 13 | 9 | DNF | 20 |
| Australia Neil Schembri | 36 | Schembri Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 27 | 27 | 22 | 21 |
| Australia Garry Willmington | 41 | Simon Emerzidis | Holden VR Commodore | 30 | 30 | 25 | 22 |
| Australia Mike Conway | 79 | Cadillac Productions | Ford EL Falcon | 34 | DNF | DNF | 23 |
| Australia D'arcy Russell | 45 | Rod Smith Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 29 | DNF | DNS | 24 |
| Australia Mike Imrie | 14 | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden VS Commodore | 31 | 28 | DNS | 25 |
| Australia Barry Morcom | 52 | Holden VP Commodore | 32 | 29 | 26 | 26 | |
| Australia Mark Poole | 38 | James Rosenberg Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 16 | 12 | DNF | 27 |
| Australia Trevor Ashby | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | 18 | 17 | 13 | 28 |
| Australia Paul Romano | 24 | Romano Racing | Holden VS Commodore | DNF | DNS | 16 | DNF |
| Australia Jason Bargwanna | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 7 | 7 | DNS | DNF |
| Australia John Cotter | 26 | M3 Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 28 | DNF | DNS | DNF |
| Australia Mark Larkham | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford EL Falcon | 11 | 14 | 9 | DNF |
| Australia Paul Weel | 43 | Paul Weel Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 33 | 24 | 19 | DNF |
| Australia Wayne Park | 51 | Charles Ryman | Ford EL Falcon | DNF | 21 | 15 | DNF |
| Australia Terry Finnigan | 27 | Holden VS Commodore | 15 | DNF | 14 | DNF | |
| Australia Tony Longhurst | 25 | Longhurst Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 4 | DNF | 10 | DNS |
| Australia Darren Pate | 31 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 22 | 18 | DNF | DNS |
| Australia Kerryn Brewer | 16 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VS Commodore | 26 | 22 | DNF | DNS |
| Australia Danny Osborne | 22 | Colourscan Motorsport | Ford EL Falcon | 24 | 26 | DNS | DNS |
| Australia Jason Bright | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 5 | DNF | DNS | DNS |
Australian Super Touring Championship
Main article: 1998 Australian Super Touring Championship
Tickford 500
Main article: 1998 Tickford 500
AMP Bathurst 1000
Main article: 1998 AMP Bathurst 1000
Hog's Breath V8 Supercar Challenge
This meeting was a support event of the 1998 Honda Indy 300.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Mark Larkham | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford EL Falcon | 1 | 1 |
| Australia Mark Skaife | 50 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | 3 | 2 |
| Australia Jason Bargwanna | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 5 | 3 |
| Australia Tony Longhurst | 25 | Longhurst Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 4 | 4 |
| Australia Larry Perkins | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VS Commodore | 6 | 5 |
| Australia Steven Johnson | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 9 | 6 |
| New Zealand John Faulkner | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 7 | 7 |
| Australia Russell Ingall | 8 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VS Commodore | DNF | 8 |
| Australia Alan Jones | 9 | Longhurst Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 8 | 9 |
| Australia Neil Crompton | 5 | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EL Falcon | DNF | 10 |
| Australia Wayne Gardner | 96 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 14 | 11 |
| Australia Garth Tander | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | DNF | 12 |
| Australia Tomas Mezera | 32 | Tomas Mezera Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 13 | 13 |
| Australia John Briggs | 70 | John Briggs Motorsport | Ford EL Falcon | 11 | 14 |
| Australia Kevin Heffernan | 74 | PACE Racing | Holden VS Commodore | DNF | 15 |
| Australia Jason Bright | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 2 | 16 |
| Australia Dean Crosswell | 49 | Greg Crick Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 12 | 17 |
| Australia Simon Emerzidis | 54 | Simon Emerzidis | Ford EL Falcon | DNF | 18 |
| Australia Paul Romano | 24 | Romano Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 10 | DNF |
| Australia Steve Reed | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | DNF | DNF |
| Australia Craig Lowndes | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | DNF | DNS |
FAI 1000 Classic
Main article: 1998 FAI 1000
References
Additional references can be found in linked event/series reports.
References
- (18 October 1998). "Gold Coast 18 October 1998 1998 Honda Indy Support Categories [sic]". National Software.
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