1998 Euro Open by Nissan

The 1998 Euro Open by Nissan was contested over 7 rounds/14 races. This was the first Open Fortuna by Nissan season which would go on to become the World Series by Renault. In this one-make formula all drivers had to use Coloni CN1 chassis and Nissan engines.[1]

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Driver Rounds
  Campos Motorsport 1   Marc Gené All
2   Antonio García All
  Scuderia Fama 3   Manuel Gião All
4   Stefano Sanesi All
  ADM Competizioni 5   Gianantonio Pacchioni 1-5
  EC Motorsport 6   Patrice Gay 2-7
23   Nicolás Filiberti All
  First Grand Prix 7   Riccardo Moscatelli All
  G-TEC 8   Frédéric Gosparini All
25   Miguel Ángel de Castro 3-7
  Saturn Motorsport 9   Lluis Llobet All
10   Victor Fernández 1-2, 4-7
21   Ricardo García Galiano 2-7
  Formax Racing Team 11   Tamás Illés 1-5
  Elide Racing 12   Polo Villaamil All
16   José Maria Pérez Fontán 6-7
25   Miguel Ángel de Castro 1-2
  Gluckmann Racing 15   Sergio García All
16   José Maria Pérez Fontán 1-5
  Nokia-Meycom 17   Angel Burgueño 1, 3-7
  Promodrive Racing 27   David Bosch All
28   Ramón Caus All
Sources:[1][2]

Race calendar

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Round Location Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Report
1 R1   Albacete, Spain Circuito de Albacete 25 April   Manuel Gião   Antonio García   Antonio García   Campos Motorsport Report
R2 26 April   Antonio García   Antonio García   Campos Motorsport
2 R1   Barcelona, Spain Circuit de Catalunya 23 May   Marc Gené   Marc Gené   Marc Gené   Campos Motorsport Report
R2 24 May   Marc Gené   Marc Gené   Campos Motorsport
3 R1   Jerez, Spain Circuito de Jerez 27 June   Marc Gené   Marc Gené   Marc Gené   Campos Motorsport Report
R2 28 June   Marc Gené   Marc Gené   Campos Motorsport
4 R1   Castle Donington, UK Donington Park 5 September   Marc Gené   Ángel Burgueño   Marc Gené   Campos Motorsport Report
R2 6 September   Patrice Gay   Marc Gené   Campos Motorsport
5 R1   Barcelona, Spain Circuit de Catalunya 3 October   Manuel Gião   Nicolás Filiberti   Nicolás Filiberti   EC Motorsport Report
R2 4 October   Frédéric Gosparini   Ramón Caus   Promodrive Racing
6 R1   Albacete, Spain Circuito de Albacete 17 October   Manuel Gião   Ángel Burgueño   Manuel Gião   Scuderia Famà Report
R2 18 October   Ángel Burgueño   Manuel Gião   Scuderia Famà
7 R1   San Sebastián, Spain Circuito del Jarama 7 November   Manuel Gião   Ángel Burgueño   Angel Burgueño   Nokia-Maycom Report
R2 8 November   Ángel Burgueño   Angel Burgueño   Nokia-Maycom
Sources:[2][3]

Championship Standings

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Drivers

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  • For every race the points were awarded to the top ten race finishers: 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. An additional two points were awarded for having the fastest lap.[4]
Pos Driver ALB
1

 
ALB
2

 
CAT
1

 
CAT
2

 
JER
1

 
JER
2

 
DON
1

 
DON
2

 
CAT
1

 
CAT
2

 
ALB
1

 
ALB
2

 
VAL
1

 
VAL
2

 
Points
1   Marc Gené Ret Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 3 3 3 Ret Ret 178
2   Angel Burgueño 7 5 5 Ret 3 3 2 9 2 Ret 1 1 126
3   Manuel Gião Ret Ret 12 5 3 2 5 16 Ret Ret 1 1 3 2 118
4   Polo Villaamil 2 2 4 3 2 9 8 Ret DNS 10 8 6 4 3 118
5   Antonio García 1 1 11 6 DNS DNS 6 15 3 5 5 2 Ret Ret 99
6   Miguel Ángel de Castro 4 Ret 5 4 Ret 4 9 5 7 6 7 5 2 4 95
7   Frédéric Gosparini Ret 3 3 2 4 3 18 4 6 14 15 7 Ret 6 89
8   Nicolás Filiberti 3 Ret 9 8 6 6 10 6 1 2 4 Ret Ret Ret 83
9   Patrice Gay 2 7 Ret Ret Ret 2 4 Ret 6 4 7 5 74
10   Ramón Caus 8 Ret 8 12 12 11 4 7 9 1 10 Ret 10 8 47
11   David Bosch 6 Ret Ret 10 8 5 7 Ret 10 4 13 Ret 6 9 41
12   Stefano Sanesi 9 6 13 11 7 8 11 9 8 8 9 Ret 5 Ret 33
13   Riccardo Moscatelli 5 4 6 9 9 Ret Ret Ret 12 11 11 8 EX Ret 31
14   Sergio García Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 12 8 Ret 12 12 Ret 9 7 17
15   Gianantonio Pacchioni Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 2 17 DNS DNS 16
16   Ricardo García Galiano Ret Ret 10 10 17 12 11 7 14 9 8 Ret 11
17   Lluis Llobet 12 7 Ret DNS Ret Ret 13 14 Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret 10 5
18   Tamás Illés 10 8 15 13 13 12 16 11 Ret 13 4
19   Victor Fernández Ret 9 Ret DNS 14 13 Ret Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret 2
20   José Maria Pérez Fontán 11 Ret 14 14 11 Ret 15 10 Ret 15 Ret DNS Ret DNS 1
Pos Team ALB
1

 
ALB
2

 
CAT
1

 
CAT
2

 
JER
1

 
JER
2

 
DON
1

 
DON
2

 
CAT
1

 
CAT
2

 
ALB
1

 
ALB
2

 
VAL
1

 
VAL
2

 
Points
Source:[2]
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

Teams

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Pos Driver ALB
1

 
ALB
2

 
CAT
1

 
CAT
2

 
JER
1

 
JER
2

 
DON
1

 
DON
2

 
CAT
1

 
CAT
2

 
ALB
1

 
ALB
2

 
VAL
1

 
VAL
2

 
Points
1   Campos Motorsport 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 Ret Ret 229
2   Scuderia Famà 9 6 12 5 3 2 5 9 8 8 1 1 3 2 134
3   EC Motorsport 3 3 3 2 4 3 Ret 4 1 2 4 7 Ret 6 130
4   Nokia-Meycom 7 5 5 Ret 3 3 2 9 2 Ret 1 1 126
5   G-Tec 4 3 3 2 4 3 9 4 6 6 7 5 2 4 124
6   Elide Racing 2 2 4 3 2 9 8 Ret DNS 10 8 6 4 3 104
7   Promodrive 6 Ret 8 10 8 5 4 7 9 1 10 Ret 6 8 67
8   First Grand Prix 5 4 6 9 9 Ret Ret Ret 12 11 11 8 EX Ret 31
9   Gluckmann Racing 11 Ret 7 14 11 7 12 8 Ret 12 12 Ret 9 7 17
10   ADM Competizioni Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret DNS DNS 16
11   Saturn Motorsport 12 7 Ret Ret 10 10 13 12 11 7 14 9 8 10 16
12   Formax Racing Team 10 8 15 13 13 12 Ret 11 Ret 13 4
Pos Team ALB
1

 
ALB
2

 
CAT
1

 
CAT
2

 
JER
1

 
JER
2

 
DON
1

 
DON
2

 
CAT
1

 
CAT
2

 
ALB
1

 
ALB
2

 
VAL
1

 
VAL
2

 
Points
Sources:[2][4]
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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Formula Euro Open Nissan - 1998: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Formula Euro Open Nissan - Season 1998: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Formula Euro Open Nissan - 1998: Racing Calendar". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Formula Euro Open Nissan - 1998: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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