1998 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup

1998 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup
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The 1998 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup season was the 6th season of the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup. Jean-Louis Schlesser was the drivers' champion driving his own buggy. Mitsubishi won the Manufacturers' cup.

Calendar

The calendar featured seven events.

Round	Dates	Rally name
1	1–18 January	Paris-Granada-Dakar
2	5–8 March	Italian Baja
3	2–11 April	Rallye Optic 2000 de Tunisie
4	7–16 May	Rallye Atlas Savane
5	18–21 June	Baja Portugal Telecel 1000
6	18–20 July	Baja Movistar España Aragón
7	3–6 November	Marlboro UAE Desert Challenge

Results

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Driver	Car	Time
1	Paris-Granada-Dakar	1	Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles Picard	Mitsubishi Pajero	65h25m58s
		2	Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri Magne	Mitsubishi Pajero
		3	Bruno Saby Dominique Serieys	Mitsubishi Pajero
2	Italian Baja	1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy	7h11m23s
		2	Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri Magne	Mitsubishi Pajero	7h13m34s
		3	Curt LeDuc Giorgio Albiero	ProTruck	7h14m44s
3	Rallye Optic 2000 de Tunisie	1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy	20h53m52s
		2	Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri Magne	Mitsubishi Pajero	21h20m55s
		3	Philippe Alliot Jacky Dubois	Nissan Patrol GR	23h40m24s
4	Rallye Atlas Savane	1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy	17h57m43s
		2	Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri Magne	Mitsubishi Pajero	17h59m48s
		3	Pierre Lartigue Alain Guehennec	Ipso Buggy	18h49m20s
5	Baja Portugal Telecel 1000	1	Philippe Wambergue Jean-Paul Cottret	Toyota Land Cruiser	9h47m59s
		2	Santos Godinho Victor Jesus	SG Proto	9h58m17s
		3	Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy	10h07m16s
6	Baja Movistar España Aragón	1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Dominique Comolli	Schlesser Buggy	8h54m59s
		2	Francesco Germanetti Oleg Pyalin	Nissan Patrol	9h07m18s
		3	Miguel Prieto Carlos Mas	Mitsubishi Pajero	9h08m19s
7	Marlboro UAE Desert Challenge	1	Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles Picard	Mitsubishi Pajero	13h46m31s
		2	Jean-Louis Schlesser Matthew Stevenson	Schlesser Buggy	14h23m23s
		3	Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri Magne	Mitsubishi Pajero	14h36m22s
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Drivers' Championship

The best 6 results, including not more than the best 2 results in Bajas, are taken into account for the final classification of the Cup.

Pos	Driver	PDA	ITA	TUN	ATL	POR	ARA	ABU	Points
1	Jean-Louis Schlesser	568	158	187	187	(342)	158	272	430
2	Kenjiro Shinozuka	284	248	272	272	Ret0	-	363	339
3	Jean-Pierre Fontenay	1116	-	Ret0	Ret0	-	-	187	203
4	Philippe Alliot	660	-	363	536	-	-	630	189
5	Bruno Saby	364	-	-	448	-	-	-	112
6	Jean-Pierre Strugo	1312	-	645	-	-	438	1015	110

Manufacturers' Championship

In order to be featured in the final classification of the Cup, a manufacturer must enter at least 5 events. Only Group T1 and T2 cars are eligible.

The best 6 results, including not more than the best 2 results in Bajas, are taken into account for the final classification of the Cup.

Pos	Driver	PDA	ITA	TUN	ATL	POR	ARA	ABU	Points
1	Mitsubishi	80	40	60	60	(34)	40	60	340
2	Nissan	12	34	42	42	20	(8)	48	198
3	Toyota	20	-	45	36	40	18	9	168
4	Land Rover	0	-	9	0	0	20	-	29