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1998 Japanese Touring Car Championship
1998 touring car championship race
1998 touring car championship race
The 1998 Japanese Touring Car Championship was the 14th and final edition of the series. It began at Fuji Speedway on 5 April and finished after seven events, also at Fuji Speedway on 8 November. Masanori Sekiya won the championship for the second time, driving for Toyota Team TOM's.
TOC
Teams & Drivers
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object T | Toyota Corona EXiV | 11 | JPN Tatsuya Tanigawa | 1 |
| JPN Akihiko Nakaya | 3-7 | |||
| Racing Project Bandoh | Toyota Corona EXiV | 19 | JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi | All |
| Tsuchiya Engineering | Toyota Corona EXiV | 24 | JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya | All |
| Toyota Chaser | 25 | JPN Keiichi Tsuchiya | All | |
| Toyota Team TOM's | Toyota Chaser | 36 | GBR Kelvin Burt | All |
| 37 | JPN Masanori Sekiya | All | ||
| Toyota Team Cerumo | Toyota Chaser | 38 | JPN Yuji Tachikawa | All |
| 39 | JPN Hironori Takeuchi | All | ||
| SYMS Racing | Subaru Impreza Sport Wagon | 66 | JPN Hideshi Matsuda | 1 |
| ARG Sebastián Martino | 2-3 | |||
| Dandelion Racing | Toyota Corona EXiV | 68 | ARG Rubén Derfler | All |
|}
Calendar
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Ref | 1 | R1 | R2 | 2 | R3 | 3 | R4 | R5 | 4 | R6 | R7 | 5 | R8 | R9 | 6 | R10 | 7 | R11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka | 5 April | JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi | JPN Masanori Sekiya | JPN Hironori Takeuchi | Toyota Team Cerumo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi | JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi | Racing Project Bandoh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Twin Ring Motegi, Tochigi | 10 May | JPN Masanori Sekiya | JPN Hironori Takeuchi | JPN Masanori Sekiya | Toyota Team TOM's | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Sportsland SUGO, Miyagi | 24 May | JPN Masanori Sekiya | JPN Masanori Sekiya | JPN Masanori Sekiya | Toyota Team TOM's | ||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Kelvin Burt | GBR Kelvin Burt | Toyota Team TOM's | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Suzuka Circuit, Mie | 21 June | JPN Hironori Takeuchi | JPN Masanori Sekiya | JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi | Racing Project Bandoh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Kelvin Burt | JPN Masanori Sekiya | Toyota Team TOM's | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Mine Central Circuit, Yamaguchi | 26 July | JPN Masanori Sekiya | JPN Masanori Sekiya | JPN Masanori Sekiya | Toyota Team TOM's | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuji Tachikawa | JPN Masanori Sekiya | Toyota Team TOM's | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN TI Circuit Aida, Okayama | 16 August | JPN Masanori Sekiya | JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi | JPN Masanori Sekiya | Toyota Team TOM's | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka | 8 November | JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi | JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi | JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi | Racing Project Bandoh |
Championship Standings
| Pos | Driver | FUJ | MOT | SUG | SUZ | MIN | AID | FUJ | Pts | 1 | 128 | 2 | 108 | 3 | 100 | 4 | 100 | 5 | 86 | 6 | 78 | 7 | 63 | 8 | 62 | 9 | 32 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 4 | Pos | Driver | FUJ | MOT | SUG | SUZ | MIN | AID | FUJ | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Masanori Sekiya | 8 | 2 | 1 | *1* | 3 | 4 | 1 | *1* | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi | Ret | 1 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | *1* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hironori Takeuchi | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuji Tachikawa | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Kelvin Burt | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 4 | 2 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 5 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Keiichi Tsuchiya | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ARG Rubén Derfler | 4 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 5 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Akihiko Nakaya | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Tatsuya Tanigawa | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hideshi Matsuda | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ARG Sebastián Martino | 9 | DNS | DNS |
Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap |}
References
References
- "Google Translate".
- "Google Translate".
- "Japanese Touring Car Championship 1998 standings | Driver Database".
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