1998 Super Tourenwagen Cup

The 1998 ADAC Deutsche Super Touren Wagen-Cup was the fifth edition of the Super Tourenwagen Cup (STW).

Season summary

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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.

Teams and drivers

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Team Car No Drivers Rounds Class
  Peugeot Esso Peugeot 406 1   Laurent Aïello All M
2   Jörg van Ommen All 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 M
  TNT Team SMS Opel Vectra 6   Éric Hélary All M
  Opel Team SMS 7   Manuel Reuter All M
  BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 320i 8   Joachim Winkelhock All T
9   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 M
12   Tom Kristensen All M
  Mamerow Racing Team Audi A4 Quattro 14   Peter Mamerow 1-4 T
BMW 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
  Abt Sportsline Audi A4 18   Christian Abt All M
  Irmscher Motorsport Opel Vectra 19   Franz Engstler All T
  Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 156 20   Nicola Larini 4 T
  Peugeot Esso Peugeot 406 21   Michael Bartels 7-10 M
  Nissan Primera Racing Nissan Primera GT 22   Michael Krumm All M
23   Roland Asch All M
  Team Isert BMW 320i 25   Leopold Prinz von Bayern All T
26   Christian Menzel All T
  Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 156 30   Fabrizio Giovanardi 4 T
  Abt Sportsline Audi A4 45   Frank Biela All M
Icon Class
M Drivers eligible to score points in the Manufactures Trophy
T Drivers eligible to score points in the Team Trophy

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Winning driver Winning team
1 R1   Hockenheimring 19 April   Laurent Aïello   Uwe Alzen Opel Team Holzer
R2   Manuel Reuter Opel Team SMS
2 R1   Nürburgring 10 May   Roland Asch   Roland Asch Nissan Primera Racing
R2   Johnny Cecotto BMW Team Schnitzer
3 R1   Sachsenring 24 May   Johnny Cecotto   Johnny Cecotto BMW Team Schnitzer
R2   Johnny Cecotto BMW Team Schnitzer
4 R1   Norisring 6 July   Éric Hélary   Jörg van Ommen Peugeot Esso
R2   Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso
5 R1   Lahr 19 July   Uwe Alzen   Uwe Alzen Opel Team Holzer
R2   Gabriele Tarquini JAS Team Honda Sport
6 R1   Wunstorf 2 August   Manuel Reuter   Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso
R2   Manuel Reuter Opel Team SMS
7 R1   Zweibrücken 16 August   Manuel Reuter   Johnny Cecotto BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer
R2   Johnny Cecotto BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer
8 R1   Salzburgring 30 August   Tom Kristensen   Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso
R2   Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso
9 R1   Oschersleben 13 September   Laurent Aïello   Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso
R2   Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso
10 R1   Nürburgring 4 October   Manuel Reuter   Manuel Reuter Opel Team SMS
R2   Éric Hélary TNT Team SMS

Championship results

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Points 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 2
Pos Driver HOC
 
NÜR
 
SAC
 
NOR
 
LAH
 
WUN
 
ZWE
 
SAL
 
OSC
 
NÜR
 
Pts
1   Johnny Cecotto 8 8 3 1 1 1 8 4 4 2 9 10 1 1 12 10 3 2 4 4 595
2   Laurent Aïello 4 2 4 3 3 5 6 1 12 10 1 Ret 3 5 1 1 1 1 3 6 592
3   Uwe Alzen 1 17 6 5 4 Ret 2 3 1 4 5 2 15 6 2 13 5 5 5 2 482
4   Éric Hélary Ret 9 2 2 19 7 7 2 2 3 7 4 8 4 Ret DNS 9 6 2 1 473
5   Manuel Reuter 2 1 5 11 16 6 Ret 10 20 6 2 1 5 20 3 15 8 Ret 1 3 423
6   Joachim Winkelhock 3 3 7 7 9 2 10 5 Ret Ret 10 11 2 2 13 16 4 3 Ret 10 405
7   Gabriele Tarquini 7 11 8 Ret 5 4 5 7 3 1 Ret DNS 4 22 5 4 16 12 21 9 335
8   Roland Asch 15 10 1 4 Ret 3 3 6 6 7 Ret DNS 6 3 22 11 10 13 Ret 21 327
9   Michael Krumm 11 4 12 21 6 Ret Ret 12 7 Ret 6 6 7 12 9 6 2 4 12 8 312
10   Jörg van Ommen Ret DNS 9 6 11 9 1 DNS Ret 11 4 3 Ret 7 6 5 14 11 11 13 311
11   Tom Kristensen 9 12 Ret DNS 7 Ret 14 8 8 16 3 5 Ret 9 8 7 13 10 7 5 293
12   Christian Abt 6 5 11 8 8 8 4 9 9 Ret 15 8 Ret 14 4 Ret 6 Ret 13 18 267
13   Christian Menzel 5 Ret 10 9 2 DSQ 15 18 11 9 11 12 12 13 15 12 12 7 14 15 254
14   Frank Biela 13 Ret 14 12 Ret 11 20 Ret 10 5 8 Ret 13 11 14 9 11 8 6 11 242
15   Alexander Burgstaller 10 16 13 14 Ret Ret 17 Ret 5 15 16 7 9 15 11 8 17 14 8 7 227
16   Emanuele Pirro 16 7 Ret 13 17 Ret 19 19 13 8 Ret Ret 14 Ret 7 2 7 Ret 10 12 205
17   Klaus Niedzwiedz 17 14 16 15 18 15 11 Ret 15 12 13 13 16 16 18 14 21 16 15 Ret 156
18   Stefano Modena 18 18 15 12 10 17 Ret DNS 14 Ret Ret 9 10 10 16 Ret 18 15 22 17 146
19   Michael Bartels 11 8 10 3 15 9 9 14 143
20   Peter Mamerow Ret DNS 17 14 16 10 9 13 16 17 14 14 19 17 20 Ret 20 17 16 Ret 130
21   Franz Engstler 14 19 18 18 10 14 16 15 17 14 12 15 20 Ret 21 DNS 24 19 18 16 119
22   Marco Bromberger 19 15 19 17 15 13 21 17 19 13 18 18 19 17 22 20 20 19 98
23   Leopold Prinz von Bayern 20 6 20 20 20 16 Ret 16 18 Ret Ret 16 17 21 17 Ret 19 18 17 Ret 98
24   Oliver Mayer 12 13 21 19 13 12 18 Ret 17 17 19 21 23 21 19 20 78
25   Fabrizio Giovanardi 13 11 28
26   Nicola Larini 12 14 23
Pos Driver HOC
 
NÜR
 
SAC
 
NOR
 
REG
 
WUN
 
ZWE
 
SAL
 
OSC
 
NÜR
 
Pts
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)


Manufacturers' Trophy

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Pos Manufacturer Points
1   Opel 673
2   Peugeot 647
3   Nissan 491
4   Honda 440
5   Audi 415

Teams Trophy

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Pos Team Points
1 BMW Team Schnitzer 616
2 Team Isert 298
3 Auto Plus Bemani Team 156
4 Euroteam 146
5 Mamerow Racing Team 130
6 Irmscher Motorsport 119
7 Auto Diesnst Bemani Team 98
8 Oliver Mayer Motorsport 78
9 Alfa Corse 29
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