Parent series: Formula One Support series: Porsche Supercup
The 1998 International Formula 3000 Championship was the thirty-second season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also fourteenth season under the International Formula 3000 Championship moniker. The championship was contested over twelve rounds from 11 April to 26 September 1998. The Drivers' Championship was won by Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya of Super Nova Racing, who won four races.
1998 was the last International F3000 season where races were held independently from Formula One Grands Prix. Pau and Pergusa had held International F3000 and previously European Formula Two Championship races uninterruptedly since 1972.
With seven pole positions, Montoya was the fastest man in the championship all season, but a poor start to the season left him trailing several title rivals. In the event, the championship turned into a duel between the Colombian and newcomer Nick Heidfeld, who remained consistent throughout the season despite his relative inexperience. Watt often matched their pace but made several key mistakes costing him points, while Uruguay's Gonzalo Rodriguez finished the season strongly with two wins in the last three races, becoming the first driver from the South American nation to win a Formula 3000 event.
Montoya led Heidfeld by three points going into the final round at the Nürburgring. However, after qualifying second on the grid, Heidfeld's times were deleted and he was relegated to the back of the grid, only making the race after Brown withdrew his new teammate Bas Leinders from the event. Despite recovering through the field, Heidfeld failed to climb into the top six, and Montoya's third-place finish clinched him the championship. Rodriguez beat Watt to the race win and third place in the standings.
Montoya moved to the North American CART series for 1999 with Chip Ganassi Racing, going on to win the championship as a rookie. He went on to graduate to Formula One with Williams in 2001, and became the only International Formula 3000 champion to win more than one grand prix in his career. The only driver from the field to participate in Formula One in 1999 was Stéphane Sarrazin, who secured a one-off drive in the Brazilian Grand Prix for Minardi in place of the injured Luca Badoer. Most of the leading Formula 3000 drivers instead remained in the series for 1999.
Drivers' Championshipedit
Tomas Enge placed 22nd in the championship driving for Auto Sport Racing
R22=retired, but classified R=retired NC=not classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify DIS(3)=disqualified after finishing in third place (16)=place after practice, but grid position not held free
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1998, international, formula, 3000, championship, 1998, international, formula, 3000, championship, drivers, champion, juan, pablo, montoya, teams, champion, super, nova, racing, previous, 1997, next, 1999parent, series, formula, onesupport, series, porsche, s. 1998 FIA International Formula 3000 Championship Drivers Champion Juan Pablo Montoya Teams Champion Super Nova Racing Previous 1997 Next 1999Parent series Formula OneSupport series Porsche Supercup The 1998 International Formula 3000 Championship was the thirty second season of the second tier of Formula One feeder championship and also fourteenth season under the International Formula 3000 Championship moniker The championship was contested over twelve rounds from 11 April to 26 September 1998 The Drivers Championship was won by Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya of Super Nova Racing who won four races Several cars racing at Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya Contents 1 Drivers and teams 2 Calendar 3 Season summary 4 Drivers Championship 4 1 Notes 5 Complete Overview 6 ReferencesDrivers and teams editTeam No Driver Rounds nbsp Super Nova Racing 1 nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya All 2 nbsp Boris Derichebourg All nbsp Den Bla Avis 3 nbsp Jason Watt All 4 nbsp Gareth Rees All nbsp Edenbridge Racing 5 nbsp Max Wilson All 6 nbsp Werner Lupberger All nbsp DAMS 7 nbsp Jamie Davies All 8 nbsp Gregoire de Galzain All nbsp Auto Sport Racing 9 nbsp Rui Aguas 1 nbsp Dino Morelli 2 5 nbsp Tomas Enge 8 12 10 nbsp Oliver Martini All nbsp Team Astromega 11 nbsp Gaston Mazzacane All 12 nbsp Gonzalo Rodriguez All nbsp Draco Engineering 14 nbsp Bruno Junqueira All 15 nbsp Giovanni Montanari All nbsp Nordic Racing 16 nbsp Fabrice Walfisch All 17 nbsp Brian Smith 1 6 nbsp Kevin McGarrity 7 9 nbsp Hidetoshi Mitsusada 10 12 nbsp Coloni Motorsport 18 nbsp Giorgio Vinella 1 7 9 12 nbsp Rui Aguas 8 19 nbsp Thomas Biagi 1 2 nbsp Rui Aguas 3 6 nbsp Oliver Tichy 7 12 nbsp Durango Formula 20 nbsp Bertrand Godin All 21 nbsp Soheil Ayari All nbsp Arden Racing nbsp KTR 22 nbsp Christian Horner All 23 nbsp Kurt Mollekens 1 8 10 12 nbsp Redman amp Bright F3000 24 nbsp Jonny Kane 1 4 nbsp David Cook 7 9 25 nbsp Mark Shaw All nbsp Bob Salisbury Engineering 26 nbsp Dino Morelli None on entry list only 27 nbsp James Taylor None on entry list only nbsp Apomatox 28 nbsp Stephane Sarrazin All 29 nbsp Marcelo Battistuzzi All nbsp West Competition 30 nbsp Nick Heidfeld All 31 nbsp Nicolas Minassian 1 11 nbsp Bas Leinders 12 nbsp RTL Team Oreca 32 nbsp Alex Muller All 33 nbsp Dominik Schwager All nbsp Prema Powerteam 34 nbsp Andre Couto All 35 nbsp Andre Gaidzinski None on entry list only nbsp Paolo Ruberti 1 6 nbsp Thomas Biagi 7 12 nbsp GP Racing 36 nbsp Paolo Ruberti None on entry list only nbsp Cyrille Sauvage 1 10 nbsp James Taylor 11 12 nbsp Raceprep Motorsport 37 nbsp Kevin McGarrity 1 5 nbsp G S Team 38 nbsp Fabrizio Gollin All 39 nbsp Cyrille Sauvage None on entry list only nbsp Elide Racing 40 nbsp Polo Villaamil 1 3 Sources 1 2 Calendar edit1998 was the last International F3000 season where races were held independently from Formula One Grands Prix Pau and Pergusa had held International F3000 and previously European Formula Two Championship races uninterruptedly since 1972 Round Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner Winning Team Report 1 nbsp Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 10 April 56 3 667 205 352 km 1 24 52 384 145 171 km h nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Stephane Sarrazin nbsp Apomatox Report 2 nbsp Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 25 April 42 4 93 207 06 km 1 16 38 513 162 099 km h nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Gonzalo Rodriguez nbsp Jason Watt nbsp Den Bla Avis Report 3 nbsp Circuit de Catalunya 9 May 44 4 728 208 032 km 1 12 50 057 171 272 km h nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Nick Heidfeld nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Super Nova Racing Report 4 nbsp Silverstone Circuit 16 May 40 5 14 205 60 km 1 10 08 886 175 857 km h nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Super Nova Racing Report 5 nbsp Circuit de Monaco 23 May 50 3 367 168 35 km 1 18 04 956 129 363 km h nbsp Jason Watt nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Nick Heidfeld nbsp West Competition Report 6 nbsp Pau Grand Prix 1 June 75 2 76 207 00 km 1 33 10 179 133 305 km h nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Super Nova Racing Report 7 nbsp A1 Ring 25 July 43 4 319 185 717 km 1 11 04 222 175 019 km h nbsp Soheil Ayari nbsp Soheil Ayari nbsp Soheil Ayari nbsp Durango Formula Report 8 nbsp Hockenheimring 1 August 31 6 823 211 513 km 1 12 57 599 173 942 km h nbsp Nick Heidfeld nbsp Nick Heidfeld nbsp Nick Heidfeld nbsp West Competition Report 9 nbsp Budapest 15 August 52 3 972 206 544 km 1 20 14 689 154 435 km h nbsp Stephane Sarrazin nbsp Nick Heidfeld nbsp Nick Heidfeld nbsp West Competition Report 10 nbsp Circuit de Spa Francorchamps 29 August 29 6 968 202 072 km 1 03 10 530 191 900 km h nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Soheil Ayari nbsp Gonzalo Rodriguez nbsp Team Astromega Report 11 nbsp Autodromo di Pergusa 6 September 41 4 95 202 95 km 1 04 29 540 188 813 km h nbsp Nick Heidfeld nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Super Nova Racing Report 12 nbsp Nurburgring 26 September 45 4 556 205 02 km 1 12 37 085 169 381 km h nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Gonzalo Rodriguez nbsp Gonzalo Rodriguez nbsp Team Astromega Report Source 3 Season summary editAfter winning the 1997 championship with Ricardo Zonta Super Nova Racing chose to recruit championship runner up Juan Pablo Montoya to lead their main team and also expanded their second Den Bla Avis team to two cars by hiring Gareth Rees to partner Jason Watt Montoya s former team RSM Marko did not compete in 1998 but there were new entries from GT specialists Oreca and the new West Competition team established as a McLaren junior team and run by former Williams race engineer David Brown With seven pole positions Montoya was the fastest man in the championship all season but a poor start to the season left him trailing several title rivals In the event the championship turned into a duel between the Colombian and newcomer Nick Heidfeld who remained consistent throughout the season despite his relative inexperience Watt often matched their pace but made several key mistakes costing him points while Uruguay s Gonzalo Rodriguez finished the season strongly with two wins in the last three races becoming the first driver from the South American nation to win a Formula 3000 event Montoya led Heidfeld by three points going into the final round at the Nurburgring However after qualifying second on the grid Heidfeld s times were deleted and he was relegated to the back of the grid only making the race after Brown withdrew his new teammate Bas Leinders from the event Despite recovering through the field Heidfeld failed to climb into the top six and Montoya s third place finish clinched him the championship Rodriguez beat Watt to the race win and third place in the standings Montoya moved to the North American CART series for 1999 with Chip Ganassi Racing going on to win the championship as a rookie He went on to graduate to Formula One with Williams in 2001 and became the only International Formula 3000 champion to win more than one grand prix in his career The only driver from the field to participate in Formula One in 1999 was Stephane Sarrazin who secured a one off drive in the Brazilian Grand Prix for Minardi in place of the injured Luca Badoer Most of the leading Formula 3000 drivers instead remained in the series for 1999 Drivers Championship edit nbsp Tomas Enge placed 22nd in the championship driving for Auto Sport Racing Pos Driver OSC nbsp IML nbsp CAT nbsp SIL nbsp MON nbsp PAU nbsp A1R nbsp HOC nbsp HUN nbsp SPA nbsp PER nbsp NUR nbsp Points 1 nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya 15 Ret 1 1 6 1 2 3 3 2 1 3 65 2 nbsp Nick Heidfeld 2 4 26 2 1 3 7 1 1 4 2 9 58 3 nbsp Gonzalo Rodriguez Ret 3 21 Ret 2 Ret 4 11 7 1 Ret 1 33 4 nbsp Jason Watt 7 1 7 3 Ret Ret 3 2 10 8 Ret 2 30 5 nbsp Soheil Ayari Ret Ret 5 Ret DNQ Ret 1 Ret Ret 3 3 Ret 20 6 nbsp Stephane Sarrazin 1 24 15 24 4 Ret 8 Ret 2 Ret Ret 19 19 7 nbsp Kurt Mollekens Ret 2 2 8 5 5 10 Ret DNQ 8 4 19 8 nbsp Gareth Rees Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 4 Ret 6 DNS 12 4 Ret 10 9 nbsp Max Wilson Ret Ret 6 5 DNPQ 2 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 9 10 nbsp Jamie Davies 3 8 13 16 3 Ret Ret 16 15 15 7 14 8 11 nbsp Andre Couto Ret 5 14 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 5 14 9 5 7 12 nbsp Boris Derichebourg 11 6 3 12 Ret Ret 15 7 Ret 17 11 Ret 5 13 nbsp Nicolas Minassian Ret 19 Ret 7 9 7 5 Ret 4 19 19 5 14 nbsp Dominik Schwager 14 11 4 14 10 DNQ Ret 14 18 Ret Ret 7 3 15 nbsp Thomas Biagi 4 10 12 10 13 10 Ret 12 3 16 nbsp Kevin McGarrity DNQ 14 27 Ret DNQ Ret 4 Ret 3 17 nbsp Oliver Martini 16 9 9 Ret DNPQ 10 9 13 6 9 5 Ret 3 18 nbsp Bruno Junqueira Ret 16 16 9 Ret Ret 6 5 Ret Ret 18 Ret 3 19 nbsp Cyrille Sauvage 5 Ret 11 Ret 15 Ret 13 Ret 8 20 2 20 nbsp Alex Muller Ret Ret 10 11 Ret Ret 11 Ret 20 5 20 13 2 21 nbsp Gaston Mazzacane 6 7 Ret 6 12 9 Ret Ret Ret DNQ 13 Ret 2 22 nbsp Tomas Enge 15 12 7 Ret 6 1 23 nbsp Werner Lupberger Ret 13 12 18 14 Ret 16 8 17 11 6 Ret 1 24 nbsp Marcelo Battistuzzi DNQ 22 Ret Ret Ret DNQ 18 Ret 11 6 Ret Ret 1 25 nbsp Rui Aguas 9 17 17 7 Ret Ret 0 26 nbsp Brian Smith 10 Ret Ret 15 11 8 0 27 nbsp Giovanni Montanari Ret 15 8 13 13 Ret 14 Ret 19 16 Ret 10 0 28 nbsp Dino Morelli Ret 19 10 8 0 29 nbsp Bertrand Godin 8 Ret 22 19 Ret DNQ 19 12 14 21 12 11 0 30 nbsp Fabrice Walfisch 13 18 20 Ret DNQ DNQ Ret Ret Ret 22 Ret 8 0 31 nbsp Oliver Tichy 22 9 9 18 Ret Ret 0 32 nbsp Gregoire de Galzain DNQ Ret 18 23 DNPQ DNQ Ret 17 Ret 25 10 16 0 33 nbsp Christian Horner Ret 12 Ret Ret 16 DNQ 17 18 Ret DNQ 17 17 0 34 nbsp Jonny Kane 12 21 Ret 20 0 35 nbsp Fabrizio Gollin DNQ 17 DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 21 DNQ Ret DNQ 14 Ret 0 36 nbsp Giorgio Vinella DNQ Ret 25 22 DNQ DNQ Ret 21 DNQ 15 22 0 37 nbsp Hidetoshi Mitsusada 23 Ret 15 0 38 nbsp Mark Shaw Ret 20 Ret Ret DNPQ DNQ 20 19 16 24 16 18 0 39 nbsp Paolo Ruberti DSQ Ret 23 21 18 Ret 0 40 nbsp James Taylor 21 21 0 41 nbsp Polo Villaamil DNQ 24 0 nbsp David Cook Ret DNQ DNS 0 nbsp Bas Leinders DNS 0 Pos Driver OSC nbsp IML nbsp CAT nbsp SIL nbsp MON nbsp PAU nbsp A1R nbsp HOC nbsp HUN nbsp SPA nbsp PER nbsp NUR nbsp Points Sources 4 5 6 Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non points finish Non classified finish NC Purple Retired 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 practice DNP Did not arrive DNA Excluded EX Bold Pole Italics Fastest lap Notes edit All drivers used Lola T96 50 chassis with Zytek Judd V8 engines and Avon tyres 1 Paolo Ruberti was disqualified from third place at Oschersleben due to a bodywork infringement Complete Overview editfirst column of every race 10 grid position second column of every race 10 race result R22 retired but classified R retired NC not classified NS did not start NQ did not qualify DIS 3 disqualified after finishing in third place 16 place after practice but grid position not held free Place Name Team OSC nbsp IMO nbsp CAT nbsp SIL nbsp MON nbsp PAU nbsp OST nbsp HOC nbsp HUN nbsp SPA nbsp PER nbsp NUR nbsp 1 nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya SuperNova Racing 1 15 1 R 1 1 1 1 7 6 1 1 2 2 10 3 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 3 2 nbsp Nick Heidfeld West Competition Team 2 2 5 4 3 26 2 2 2 1 6 3 13 7 1 1 3 1 2 4 1 2 32 9 3 nbsp Gonzalo Rodriguez Team Astromega 5 R 2 3 27 21 9 R26 3 2 2 R 6 4 6 11 11 7 6 1 7 R22 2 1 4 nbsp Jason Watt Den Bla Avis 11 7 3 1 11 7 3 3 1 R 5 R 4 3 4 2 10 10 20 8 2 R 3 2 5 nbsp Soheil Ayari Durango Formula 4 R 6 R23 2 5 17 R 30 NQ 3 R 1 1 3 R 19 R 3 3 4 3 5 R 6 nbsp Stephane Sarrazin Apomatox 18 1 18 R24 25 15 25 24 4 4 16 R 8 8 5 R 1 2 7 R 18 R 10 19 nbsp Kurt Mollekens KTR Arden 9 R 4 2 5 2 14 8 8 5 11 5 9 10 11 R 31 NQ 15 8 4 4 8 nbsp Gareth Rees Den Bla Avis 25 R 15 R 33 R30 4 4 11 R17 8 4 3 R 13 6 20 R 16 12 6 4 20 20 9 nbsp Max Wilson Edenbridge Racing 3 NC 7 R 9 6 6 5 33 NQ 7 2 21 R 2 R 17 R 19 13 8 R 23 23 10 nbsp Jamie Davies DAMS 27 3 26 8 16 13 19 16 5 3 9 R 14 R 25 16 25 15 13 15 10 7 17 14 11 nbsp Andre Couto Prema Powerteam 10 R 11 5 24 14 20 R 6 R 14 6 18 R 22 R 6 5 15 14 24 9 6 5 12 nbsp Boris Derichebourg SuperNova Racing 23 11 8 6 6 3 15 12 18 R 4 R 15 15 21 7 9 R 18 17 22 11 13 R nbsp Nicolas Minassian West Competition Team 15 NC 16 19 8 R 8 7 16 9 21 7 7 5 7 21 7 4 12 19 17 19 14 nbsp Thomas Biagi Coloni Motorsport 20 4 24 10 Prema Powerteam 17 12 18 10 18 13 8 10 5 R 25 12 nbsp Dominik Schwager RTL Team Oreca 7 14 14 11 4 4 16 14 19 10 25 NQ 28 R 14 14 22 18 21 R 27 R 11 7 nbsp Kevin McGarrity Raceprep Motorsport 31 NQ 30 14 35 27 31 R 27 NQ Nordic Racing 33 R 15 4 31 2 nbsp Bruno Junqueira Draco Engineering 14 R 23 16 26 16 7 9 9 R 12 R 5 6 9 5 14 R 22 R 13 18 8 R nbsp Oliver Martini Auto Sport Racing 19 R 17 9 12 9 29 R27 34 NQ 20 10 11 9 26 13 5 6 11 9 11 5 9 R 19 nbsp Cyrille Sauvage GP Racing 17 5 9 R 15 11 27 R 12 15 10 R 12 13 16 R 8 8 10 20 nbsp Gaston Mazzacane Team Astromega 22 6 12 7 22 A28 5 6 22 R 13 9 22 R 24 R 16 R 33 NQ 25 13 7 R nbsp Alex Muller RTL Team Oreca 13 R 20 R 13 10 13 11 14 R 22 R 13 7 19 11 8 20 23 20 4 5 14 13 22 nbsp Marcelo Battistuzzi Apomatox 34 NQ 25 22 30 R 34 R 25 R 27 NQ 29 18 17 R 12 11 9 6 23 R 24 R nbsp Werner Lupberger Edenbridge Racing 28 R 27 13 10 12 28 18 23 14 18 R 20 16 12 8 24 17 14 11 9 6 21 R nbsp Tomas Enge Auto Sport Racing 23 15 15 12 5 7 16 R 15 6 nbsp Rui Aguas Auto Sport Racing 24 9 Coloni Motorsport 14 17 23 17 10 7 17 R 32 R nbsp Brian Smith Nordic Racing 6 10 10 R 28 R31 12 15 15 11 19 8 nbsp Giovanni Montanari Draco Engineering 16 R 29 15 7 8 10 13 21 13 23 R 16 14 19 R 26 19 26 16 26 R 16 10 nbsp Dino Morelli Auto Sport Racing 19 R 21 19 11 10 17 9 nbsp Bertrand Godin Durango Formula 12 8 32 R 20 22 22 19 24 R 24 NQ 26 19 27 12 21 14 24 21 31 12 18 11 nbsp Fabrice Walfisch Nordic Racing 29 13 31 18 31 20 32 25 28 NQ 31 NQ 24 R 29 R 13 R 27 22 21 R 12 8 nbsp Oliver Tichy Coloni Motorsport 10 22 20 9 4 9 17 18 20 R 22 R nbsp Gregoire de Galzain DAMS 32 NQ 35 R 17 18 35 23 32 NQ 28 NQ 25 R 30 17 28 R 23 25 14 10 28 16 nbsp Christian Horner KTR Arden 30 R 22 12 19 R 26 R 26 16 30 NQ 23 17 28 18 32 R 30 NQ 29 17 29 17 nbsp Jonny Kane Redman amp Bright F3000 21 12 13 21 18 R29 18 20 nbsp Fabrizio Gollin G S Team 35 NQ 28 17 36 R 30 R 20 R 29 NQ 30 21 33 NQ 30 R 32 NQ 28 14 26 R nbsp Giorgio Vinella Coloni Motorsport 33 NQ 34 R 32 25 33 22 29 NQ 32 NQ 31 R 29 21 29 R 30 15 30 22 nbsp Hidetoshi Mitsusada Coloni Motorsport 28 23 19 R 19 15 nbsp Mark Shaw Redman amp Bright F3000 26 R 33 20 29 R 21 R 31 NQ 26 NQ 27 20 31 19 27 16 25 24 32 16 27 18 nbsp Paolo Ruberti Prema Powerteam 8 DIS 3 21 R 23 23 24 21 13 18 15 R nbsp James Taylor GP Racing 33 21 31 21 nbsp Polo Villaamil Elide Racing 36 NQ 34 24 nbsp David Cook Redman amp Bright F3000 32 R 34 NQ 33 NS nbsp Bas Leinders West Competition Team 16 NSReferences edit a b FIA Formula 3000 Int Championship 1998 Entrylist Speedsport Magazine Retrieved 30 December 2023 F3000 International Championship Entry List 1998 Motorsport Stats Retrieved 30 December 2023 F3000 International Championship Results 1998 Motorsport Stats Retrieved 30 December 2023 F3000 International Championship Standings 1998 Motorsport Stats Retrieved 30 December 2023 FIA Formula 3000 Int Championship Season 1998 Results Speedsport Magazine Retrieved 30 December 2023 1998 FIA International F3000 Championship Motor Sport Retrieved 30 December 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 International Formula 3000 Championship amp oldid 1216020030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
