1998 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup

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.

1998 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup
Previous: 1997 Next: 1999

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
Source:[1][2]

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

References

  1. "FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies". Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. "Palmares Ecurie Schlesser-Aventures 1998". Schlesser Aventures. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
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