1998 International Sports Racing Series
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The 1998 International Sports Racing Series was the second season of International Sportscar Racing Series (later known as the FIA Sportscar Championship). It was a series for sportscar-style prototypes broken into two classes based on power and weight, called SR1 and SR2, as well as a class of hillclimb-style sportscars, called CN. It began on April 13, 1998, and ended December 6, 1998, after 8 races.
Schedule
edit| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paul Ricard 2 Hours 30 Minutes
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Circuit Paul Ricard | April 13 |
| 2 |  Brno 2 Hours 30 Minutes
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Autodrom Brno Masaryk | May 17 |
| 3 |  Giesse ISRS Trophy (2 Hours 30 Minutes)
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Misano Circuit | July 4 |
| 4 |  RAC Tourist Trophy (2 Hours 30 Minutes)
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Donington Park | July 19 |
| 5 |  Anderstorp 2 Hours 30 Minutes
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Scandinavian Raceway | August 16 |
| 6 |  DMC/ADAC Sportwagen Festival (2 Hours 30 Minutes)
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Nürburgring | September 6 |
| 7 | Le Mans Autumn Cup (2 Hours 30 Minutes)
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Bugatti Circuit | September 19 |
| 8 |  Vodacom ISRS (2 Hours 30 Minutes)
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Kyalami | December 6 |
Season results
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Teams Championship
editPoints are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Only the highest placing car within a team earned points towards the championship. The SportsRacing World Cup was available to all teams that participated, but separate SR2 and CN championships were also held.
Overall standings
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SR2 standings
edit| Pos | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterair Sports
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Debora LMP296 Debora LMP297 |
Cosworth 2.0L I4 BMW 3.0L I6 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
100 | |||
| 2 | Mark Bailey Racing
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MBR 972 | Ford 3.0L V6 MG 3.0L V6 |
15 |
12 |
27 |
CN standings
edit| Pos | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampolli Engineering
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Tampolli RTA-98 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 140 | |
| 2= | Siliprandi Racing
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Lucchini LMP1-98 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 80 | ||
| 2= | Centenari Racing SRL
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Centenari M1 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 80 | ||
| 4 | Cipriani Motorsport
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Lucchini P3-96 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 10 | 12 | 22 | ||||||
| 5 | Luigi Taverna
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Osella PA20 | BMW 3.0L I6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | ||||||
| 6 | Osella SRL
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Osella PA20 | BMW 3.0L I6 | 8 | 8 |