1998 Super Tourenwagen Cup season

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1998 STW season
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The 1998 ADAC Deutsche Super Touren Wagen-Cup was the 5th season of the Super Tourenwagen Cup (STW).

Season summary

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 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

No. Driver Team Car Notes
1 France Laurent Aiello France Peugeot Esso Peugeot 406
2 Germany Jörg van Ommen France Peugeot Esso Peugeot 406
3 Germany Alexander Burgstaller Germany Opel Paulaner Team Holzer Opel Vectra
4 Germany Uwe Alzen Germany Opel Team Holzer Opel Vectra
5 Italy Emanuele Pirro Germany Abt Sportsline Team Audi Audi A4
6 France Eric Hélary Germany Opel TNT Team SMS Opel Vectra
7 Germany Manuel Reuter Germany Opel Team SMS Opel Vectra
8 Germany Joachim Winkelhock Germany BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer BMW 320i
9 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Germany BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer BMW 320i
10 Italy Stefano Modena Italy Euroteam S.R.L. Alfa Romeo 156
11 Italy Gabriele Tarquini Italy JAS Team Honda Sport Honda Accord
12 Denmark Tom Kristensen Italy JAS Team Honda Sport Honda Accord
14 Germany Peter Mamerow Germany Mamerow Racing Team BMW 320i
15 Germany Oliver Mayer Germany Oliver Mayer Motorsport Audi A4 Quattro Rounds 1-4, 6-7, 10
16 Germany Marco Bromberger Germany Auto Dienst Bemani Team Opel Vectra Rounds 1-5, 7-10
17 Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz Germany Auto Dienst Bemani Team Opel Vectra
18 Germany Christian Abt Germany Abt Sportsline Team Audi Audi A4
19 Germany Franz Engstler Germany Irmscher Motorsport Opel Vectra
20 Italy Nicola Larini Italy Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 156 Round 4
21 Germany Michael Bartels France Peugeot Esso Peugeot 406 Rounds 7-10
22 Germany Michael Krumm Germany Nissan Primera Racing Nissan Primera
23 Germany Roland Asch Germany Nissan Primera Racing Nissan Primera
25 Germany Leopold Prinz von Bayern Germany Team Isert BMW 320i
26 Germany Christian Menzel Germany Team Isert BMW 320i
30 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 156 Round 4
45 Germany Frank Biela Germany Abt Sportsline Team Audi Audi A4

Race calendar and winners

Round Race Circuit Date Event Winning driver Winning team
1 Germany Int. ADAC-Preis Hockenheim Hockenheimring 19 April Sprint
Race
Uwe Alzen
Manuel Reuter
Opel Team Holzer
Opel Team SMS
2 Germany 60. Int. ADAC Eifelrennen Nürburgring 10 May Sprint
Race
Roland Asch
Johnny Cecotto
Nissan Primera Racing
BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer
3 Germany Sachsenring Sachsenring 24 May Sprint
Race
Johnny Cecotto
Johnny Cecotto
BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer
BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer
4 Germany 200 Meilen von Nürnberg Norisring 6 July Sprint
Race
Jörg van Ommen
Laurent Aiello
Peugeot Esso
Peugeot Esso
5 Germany ADAC-Regio-Preis Lahr Regio-Ring 19 July Sprint
Race
Uwe Alzen
Gabriele Tarquini
Opel Team Holzer
JAS Team Honda Sport
6 Germany 35. Int. ADAC - Flugplatzrennen Wunstorf 2 August Sprint
Race
Laurent Aiello
Manuel Reuter
Peugeot Esso
Opel Team SMS
7 Germany Int. ADAC Preis von Zweibrücken Zweibrücken 16 August Sprint
Race
Johnny Cecotto
Johnny Cecotto
BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer
BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer
8 Austria Int. ADAC Alpentrophäe Salzburgring 30 August Sprint
Race
Laurent Aiello
Laurent Aiello
Peugeot Esso
Peugeot Esso
9 Germany Int. ADAC-Preis der Tourenwagen von Sachsen-Anhalt Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 13 September Sprint
Race
Laurent Aiello
Laurent Aiello
Peugeot Esso
Peugeot Esso
10 Germany 25. ADAC Bilstein Supersprint Nürburgring 4 October Sprint
Race
Manuel Reuter
Eric Hélary
Opel Team SMS
Opel TNT Team SMS

Championship results

Pos Driver HOC
Germany
NÜR
Germany
SAC
Germany
NOR
Germany
REG
Germany
WUN
Germany
ZWE
Germany
SAL
Austria
OSC
Germany
NÜR
Germany
Pts
1 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto 8 8 3 1 1 1 8 4 4 2 9 10 1 1 12 10 3 2 4 4 595
2 France Laurent Aiello 4 2 4 3 3 5 6 1 12 10 1 Ret 3 5 1 1 1 1 3 6 592
3 Germany Uwe Alzen 1 17 6 5 4 Ret 2 3 1 4 5 2 15 6 2 13 5 5 5 2 482
4 France Eric Hélary Ret 9 2 2 19 7 7 2 2 3 7 4 8 4 Ret DNS 9 6 2 1 473
5 Germany Manuel Reuter 2 1 5 11 16 6 Ret 10 20 6 2 1 5 20 3 15 8 Ret 1 3 423
6 Germany Joachim Winkelhock 3 3 7 7 9 2 10 5 Ret Ret 10 11 2 2 13 16 4 3 Ret 10 405
7 Italy Gabriele Tarquini 7 11 8 Ret 5 4 5 7 3 1 Ret DNS 4 22 5 4 16 12 21 9 335
8 Germany Roland Asch 15 10 1 4 Ret 3 3 6 6 7 Ret DNS 6 3 22 11 10 13 Ret 21 327
9 Germany Michael Krumm 11 4 12 21 6 Ret Ret 12 7 Ret 6 6 7 12 9 6 2 4 12 8 312
10 Germany 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 Denmark Tom Kristensen 9 12 Ret DNS 7 Ret 14 8 8 16 3 5 Ret 9 8 7 13 10 7 5 293
12 Germany Christian Abt 6 5 11 8 8 8 4 9 9 Ret 15 8 Ret 14 4 Ret 6 Ret 13 18 267
13 Germany Christian Menzel 5 Ret 10 9 2 DSQ 15 18 11 9 11 12 12 13 15 12 12 7 14 15 254
14 Germany Frank Biela 13 Ret 14 12 Ret 11 20 Ret 10 5 8 Ret 13 11 14 9 11 8 6 11 242
15 Germany Alexander Burgstaller 10 16 13 14 Ret Ret 17 Ret 5 15 16 7 9 15 11 8 17 14 8 7 227
16 Italy Emanuele Pirro 16 7 Ret 13 17 Ret 19 19 13 8 Ret Ret 14 Ret 7 2 7 Ret 10 12 205
17 Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz 17 14 16 15 18 15 11 Ret 15 12 13 13 16 16 18 14 21 16 15 Ret 156
18 Italy Stefano Modena 18 18 15 12 10 17 Ret DNS 14 Ret Ret 9 10 10 16 Ret 18 15 22 17 146
19 Germany Michael Bartels 11 8 10 3 15 9 9 14 143
20 Germany Peter Mamerow Ret DNS 17 14 16 10 9 13 16 17 14 14 19 17 20 Ret 20 17 16 Ret 130
21 Germany Franz Engstler 14 19 18 18 10 14 16 15 17 14 12 15 20 Ret 21 DNS 24 19 18 16 119
22 Germany Marco Bromberger 19 15 19 17 15 13 21 17 19 13 18 18 19 17 22 20 20 19 98
23 Germany 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 Germany Oliver Mayer 12 13 21 19 13 12 18 Ret 17 17 19 21 23 21 19 20 78
25 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi 13 11 28
26 Italy Nicola Larini 12 14 23
Pos Driver HOC
Germany
NÜR
Germany
SAC
Germany
NOR
Germany
REG
Germany
WUN
Germany
ZWE
Germany
SAL
Austria
OSC
Germany
NÜR
Germany
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd 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 participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

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