After an open start to the season with four different winners in the first four races, BMW driver Johnny Cecotto and reigning champion and Peugeot driver Laurent Aïello soon emerged as the two championship contenders. Cecotto built up a sizeable lead during the season, but a late four-race winning streak ahead of the final weekend helped Aiello close the gap. After finishing third in the sprint race at the final event, one place ahead of Cecotto, Aiello passed Cecotto in the championship and led his Venezuelan rival by a single point before the deciding feature race. In that race, Cecotto would go on to finish fourth, two places ahead of Aiello, allowing him to claim the title.
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1998 Super Tourenwagen Cup news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message 1998 Super Tourenwagen Cup Previous 1997 Next 1999 The 1998 ADAC Deutsche Super Touren Wagen Cup was the fifth edition of the Super Tourenwagen Cup STW Contents 1 Season summary 2 Teams and drivers 3 Race calendar and results 4 Championship results 4 1 Manufacturers Trophy 5 External linksSeason summary EditAfter an open start to the season with four different winners in the first four races BMW driver Johnny Cecotto and reigning champion and Peugeot driver Laurent Aiello soon emerged as the two championship contenders Cecotto built up a sizeable lead during the season but a late four race winning streak ahead of the final weekend helped Aiello close the gap After finishing third in the sprint race at the final event one place ahead of Cecotto Aiello passed Cecotto in the championship and led his Venezuelan rival by a single point before the deciding feature race In that race Cecotto would go on to finish fourth two places ahead of Aiello allowing him to claim the title Teams and drivers EditTeam Car No Drivers Rounds Class Peugeot Esso Peugeot 406 1 Laurent Aiello All M2 Jorg van Ommen All M21 Michael Bartels 7 10 M Paulaner Team Holzer Opel Vectra 3 Alexander Burgstaller All M Opel Team Holzer 4 Uwe Alzen All M Abt Sportsline Audi A4 5 Emanuele Pirro All M18 Christian Abt All M45 Frank Biela All M TNT Team SMS Opel Vectra 6 Eric Helary All M Opel Team SMS 7 Manuel Reuter All M BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 320i 8 Joachim Winkelhock All T9 Johnny Cecotto All T Euroteam S R L Alfa Romeo 156 10 Stefano Modena All T JAS Team Honda Sport Honda Accord 11 Gabriele Tarquini All M12 Tom Kristensen All M Mamerow Racing Team Audi A4 Quattro 14 Peter Mamerow 1 4 TBMW 320i 5 10 Oliver Mayer Motorsport Audi A4 Quattro 15 Oliver Mayer 1 4 6 7 9 10 T Auto Dienst Bemani Team Opel Vectra 16 Marco Bromberger 1 5 7 10 T Auto Plus Bemani Team 17 Klaus Niedzwiedz All T Irmscher Motorsport Opel Vectra 19 Franz Engstler All T Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 156 20 Nicola Larini 4 T30 Fabrizio Giovanardi 4 T Nissan Primera Racing Nissan Primera GT 22 Michael Krumm All M23 Roland Asch All M Team Isert BMW 320i 25 Leopold Prinz von Bayern All T26 Christian Menzel All TM Drivers eligible to score points in the Manufactures Trophy T Drivers eligible to score points in the Team TrophyRace calendar and results EditRound Circuit Date Pole Position Winning driver Winning team1 R1 Hockenheimring 19 April Laurent Aiello Uwe Alzen Opel Team HolzerR2 Manuel Reuter Opel Team SMS2 R1 Nurburgring 10 May Roland Asch Roland Asch Nissan Primera RacingR2 Johnny Cecotto BMW Team Schnitzer3 R1 Sachsenring 24 May Johnny Cecotto Johnny Cecotto BMW Team SchnitzerR2 Johnny Cecotto BMW Team Schnitzer4 R1 Norisring 6 July Eric Helary Jorg van Ommen Peugeot EssoR2 Laurent Aiello Peugeot Esso5 R1 Lahr 19 July Uwe Alzen Uwe Alzen Opel Team HolzerR2 Gabriele Tarquini JAS Team Honda Sport6 R1 Wunstorf 2 August Manuel Reuter Laurent Aiello Peugeot EssoR2 Manuel Reuter Opel Team SMS7 R1 Zweibrucken 16 August Manuel Reuter Johnny Cecotto BMW Motorsport Team SchnitzerR2 Johnny Cecotto BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer8 R1 Salzburgring 30 August Tom Kristensen Laurent Aiello Peugeot EssoR2 Laurent Aiello Peugeot Esso9 R1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 13 September Laurent Aiello Laurent Aiello Peugeot EssoR2 Laurent Aiello Peugeot Esso10 R1 Nurburgring 4 October Manuel Reuter Manuel Reuter Opel Team SMSR2 Eric Helary TNT Team SMSChampionship results EditPoints system Race 1 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 30 24 20 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Race 2 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 60 48 40 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2Pos Driver HOC NUR SAC NOR LAH WUN ZWE SAL OSC NUR Pts1 Johnny Cecotto 8 8 3 1 1 1 8 4 4 2 9 10 1 1 12 10 3 2 4 4 5952 Laurent Aiello 4 2 4 3 3 5 6 1 12 10 1 Ret 3 5 1 1 1 1 3 6 5923 Uwe Alzen 1 17 6 5 4 Ret 2 3 1 4 5 2 15 6 2 13 5 5 5 2 4824 Eric Helary Ret 9 2 2 19 7 7 2 2 3 7 4 8 4 Ret DNS 9 6 2 1 4735 Manuel Reuter 2 1 5 11 16 6 Ret 10 20 6 2 1 5 20 3 15 8 Ret 1 3 4236 Joachim Winkelhock 3 3 7 7 9 2 10 5 Ret Ret 10 11 2 2 13 16 4 3 Ret 10 4057 Gabriele Tarquini 7 11 8 Ret 5 4 5 7 3 1 Ret DNS 4 22 5 4 16 12 21 9 3358 Roland Asch 15 10 1 4 Ret 3 3 6 6 7 Ret DNS 6 3 22 11 10 13 Ret 21 3279 Michael Krumm 11 4 12 21 6 Ret Ret 12 7 Ret 6 6 7 12 9 6 2 4 12 8 31210 Jorg van Ommen Ret DNS 9 6 11 9 1 DNS Ret 11 4 3 Ret 7 6 5 14 11 11 13 31111 Tom Kristensen 9 12 Ret DNS 7 Ret 14 8 8 16 3 5 Ret 9 8 7 13 10 7 5 29312 Christian Abt 6 5 11 8 8 8 4 9 9 Ret 15 8 Ret 14 4 Ret 6 Ret 13 18 26713 Christian Menzel 5 Ret 10 9 2 DSQ 15 18 11 9 11 12 12 13 15 12 12 7 14 15 25414 Frank Biela 13 Ret 14 12 Ret 11 20 Ret 10 5 8 Ret 13 11 14 9 11 8 6 11 24215 Alexander Burgstaller 10 16 13 14 Ret Ret 17 Ret 5 15 16 7 9 15 11 8 17 14 8 7 22716 Emanuele Pirro 16 7 Ret 13 17 Ret 19 19 13 8 Ret Ret 14 Ret 7 2 7 Ret 10 12 20517 Klaus Niedzwiedz 17 14 16 15 18 15 11 Ret 15 12 13 13 16 16 18 14 21 16 15 Ret 15618 Stefano Modena 18 18 15 12 10 17 Ret DNS 14 Ret Ret 9 10 10 16 Ret 18 15 22 17 14619 Michael Bartels 11 8 10 3 15 9 9 14 14320 Peter Mamerow Ret DNS 17 14 16 10 9 13 16 17 14 14 19 17 20 Ret 20 17 16 Ret 13021 Franz Engstler 14 19 18 18 10 14 16 15 17 14 12 15 20 Ret 21 DNS 24 19 18 16 11922 Marco Bromberger 19 15 19 17 15 13 21 17 19 13 18 18 19 17 22 20 20 19 9823 Leopold Prinz von Bayern 20 6 20 20 20 16 Ret 16 18 Ret Ret 16 17 21 17 Ret 19 18 17 Ret 9824 Oliver Mayer 12 13 21 19 13 12 18 Ret 17 17 19 21 23 21 19 20 7825 Fabrizio Giovanardi 13 11 2826 Nicola Larini 12 14 23Pos Driver HOC NUR SAC NOR REG WUN ZWE SAL OSC NUR Pts Colour ResultGold WinnerSilver Second placeBronze Third placeGreen Points finishBlue Non points finishNon 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 Manufacturers Trophy Edit Pos Manufacturer Points1 Opel 6732 Peugeot 6473 Nissan 4914 Honda 4405 Audi 415External links Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 Super Tourenwagen Cup amp oldid 1050368259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
