The 1998 Italian Superturismo Championship was the twelfth edition of the Italian Superturismo Championship. The season began in Binetto on 17 May and finished in Vallelunga on 4 October, after ten rounds.

Actually the season 1998 started months before into the court between the 2 promoters Salerno Corse (the historical promoter of the serie since 1987) and Sponsor Service who was supported by the 3 manufactures (Alfa, Audi, BMW). After a long discussion after the championship were already started, it was declared that Sponsor Service were the new promoter for the next 3 years.

The first change of Sponsor Service was to pass from the smaller TMC channel to Italian state channel RAI TV. The idea of the new promoter (and manufactures too) was that if the races were on RAI Channel before the start of f1, there would have been better results in term of audience.

So after the first two rounds (Binetto and Imola) without any tv coverage, RAI transmitted live race 1 of Round 3 and 4 in Monza and Varano before that the promoter was stopped again by court. Round 5, 6 and 7 in Vallelunga, Magione and Pergusa were again without any tv coverage before that the final decision from court that assigned definitively the Sponsor Service as new promotors of Italian Superturismo. Due to Rai needs for the last 3 rounds of the season it was also decided to move race 1 on Saturday going live before the f1 qualifying while there would have been a summery on Sunday night about race 2.

Although in terms of audience there was a promising result, the tv coverage in 1998 was a complete disaster compared to the previous years. The most penalised were the private drivers that never as in this year made a big effort to buy competitive cars.

In 1998 it was also decided to copy from STW, adopting a new qualifying system and a new race format. The Super Pole used until 1997 with one single lap for top ten driver was replaced by 30 minutes of qualifying session. The race format changed from 2 races of 75km into 1 sprint race of 50km and 1 mini endurance race of 100km.

Fabrizio Giovanardi after 5 years where he came always close to the title, finally won the championship, driving the new and immediately competitive Alfa Romeo 156; the Italian manufacturer won also the constructors' championship, while the rookie Fabian Peroni took the privateers' trophy driving an ex official Audi A4 Quattro.

The fight for the Championship was balanced between Giovanardi and Naspetti until round 6 in Magione where the 2 contenders were divided by just 1 point, but in the final part of the Giovanardi scored 6 victories in a row (Pergusa, Misano, Monza) that allowed him to become the new champion before of last round in Vallelunga.

Nicola Larini made his debut in Italian Supertouring after leaving the series at the of 1992 but due to his limited knowledge of the FWD he was not able to fight for the title although he helped his team mate against BMW and he won the challenge against De Simone for the third place in the final Standing.

Rinaldo Capello remained as the only driver for Audi. He drove for the first time the Audi A4 fwd but the car was not at all competitive due to high tyre degradation specially in the endurance race, with a worse aerodynamic package compared to Alfa and a worse engine power compared to BMW. On the fast tracks Audi A4 never had the same performance of Alfa 156, in the slow tracks Audi was always slower the BMW, Alfa and sometimes also of the ex official Audi A4 Quattro. Only in the last 2 round of the season with the new engine Capello was able to show a promising performance. Unfortunately Audi left officially the Supertouring (in BTCC, STW and Italy) at the end of the season to focus on Le Mans Program.

Teams and drivers[edit]

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds Class BMW Italia BMW 320i 1 Emanuele Naspetti All 2 Fabrizio de Simone All Nordauto Engineering Alfa Romeo 156 3 Fabrizio Giovanardi All 4 Nicola Larini All Audi Sport Italia Audi A4 5 Rinaldo Capello All BMW Italia BMW 320i 6 Roberto Colciago 8-10 Nordauto Engineering Alfa Romeo 156 7 Antonio Tamburini 9-10 8 Stefano Modena 9 Christy's Team Honda Accord 51 Massimo Pigoli 1-4, 8-10 P Soli Racing Team Audi A4 Quattro 52 Moreno Soli All P Greyhound Motorsport Alfa Romeo 155 TS 53 Gianluca Roda 1-5, 7-9 P AGS Motorsport Audi A4 Quattro 54 Fabian Peroni All P Varese Corse Audi A4 Quattro 55 Davide Bernasconi 1-9 P Italian Promotorsport BMW 320i 56 Sandro Sardelli All P 58 Miguel Ramos All P BMS Scuderia Italia Alfa Romeo 155 TS 59 Christian Pescatori All P 60 Emanuele Moncini All P Lucchetti Racing Opel Vectra 62 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini 3-6, 9-10 P

Icon Class P Private Drivers

Drivers changes[edit]

Changed Cars

• Fabrizio Giovanardi: Alfa Romeo 155 → Alfa Romeo 156
• Rinaldo Capello: Audi A4 Quattro → Audi A4
• Antonio Tamburini: Alfa Romeo 155 → Alfa Romeo 156
• Roberto Colciago: Honda Accord → BMW 320i
• Massimo Pigoli: BMW 320i → Honda Accord
• Moreno Soli: Alfa Romeo 155 → Audi A4 Quattro
• Gianluca Roda: Opel Vectra 16v → Alfa Romeo 155
• Davide Bernasconi: Alfa Romeo 155 → Audi A4 Quattro
• Sandro Sardelli: Opel Vectra Gt → BMW 320i
• Emanuele Moncini: Opel Vectra Gt → Alfa Romeo 155

Entering Superturismo 1998

• Nicola Larini: F1 → Alfa Romeo 156
• Fabian Peroni: Renault Megan Cup → Audi A4 Quattro
• Miguel Ramos: Portuguese Touring Car Championship → BMW 320i
• Christian Pescatori: FIA GT Championship → Alfa Romeo 156
• Guido Lucchetti Cigarini: No full-time drive → Opel Vectra Gt

Leaving Superturismo 1998

• Karl Wendlinger
• Felice Tedeschi
• Augusto Rossetti
• Fabio Severino
• Sandro Montani
• Maurizio Lusuardi
• Stefano Gabellini
• Lorenzo Falessi
• Gianni Giudici

Race calendar and results[edit]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Binetto	17 May	Fabrizio de Simone	Emanuele Naspetti	Fabrizio de Simone	CiBiEmme Engineering
	R2				Emanuele Naspetti	Emanuele Naspetti	CiBiEmme Engineering
2	R1	Imola	31 May	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
	R2				Emanuele Naspetti	Fabrizio de Simone	CiBiEmme Engineering
3	R1	Monza	28 June	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nicola Larini	Nordauto Engineering
	R2				Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
4	R1	Varano De Melegari	12 July	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Emanuele Naspetti	Emanuele Naspetti	CiBiEmme Engineering
	R2				Emanuele Naspetti	Emanuele Naspetti	CiBiEmme Engineering
5	R1	Vallelunga	26 July	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Emanuele Naspetti	Emanuele Naspetti	CiBiEmme Engineering
	R2				Emanuele Naspetti	Emanuele Naspetti	CiBiEmme Engineering
6	R1	Magione	2 August	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Emanuele Naspetti	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
	R2				Fabrizio de Simone	Fabrizio de Simone	CiBiEmme Engineering
7	R1	Pergusa	30 August	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nicola Larini	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
	R2				Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
8	R1	Misano Adriatico	12 September	Emanuele Naspetti	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
	R2		13 September		Fabrizio de Simone	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
9	R1	Monza	26 September	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Stefano Modena	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
	R2		27 September		Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
10	R1	Vallelunga	3 October	Emanuele Naspetti	Roberto Colciago	Nicola Larini	Nordauto Engineering
	R2		4 October		Nicola Larini	Nicola Larini	Nordauto Engineering

Round 1 Binetto[edit]

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Lap Time	Points
1	2	Fabrizio De Simone	BMW 320i	50.537	2
2	1	Emanuele Naspetti	BMW 320i	50.711
3	5	Rinaldo Capello	Audi A4	50.736
4	3	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Alfa Romeo 156	50.887
5	54	Fabian Peroni	Audi A4 Quattro	51.525
6	52	Moreno Soli	Audi A4 Quattro	52.120
7	59	Christian Pescatori	Alfa Romeo 155	52.325
8	55	Davide Bernasconi	Audi A4 Quattro	54.361
9	51	Massimo Pigoli	Honda Accord	54.677
10	60	Emanuele Moncini	Alfa Romeo 155	55.080
11	53	Gianluca Roda	Alfa Romeo 155	55.157
12	58	Miguel Ramos	BMW 320i	55.520
13	56	Sandro Sardelli	BMW 320i	56.966
14	4	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 156	no time

Championship standings after Round 1[edit]

Round 2 Imola[edit]

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Lap Time	Points
1	3	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Alfa Romeo 156	1.55.908	2
2	1	Emanuele Naspetti	BMW 320i	1.56.097
3	2	Fabrizio De Simone	BMW 320i	1.56.627
4	59	Christian Pescatori	Alfa Romeo 155	1.58.444
5	56	Sandro Sardelli	BMW 320i	1.58.833
6	54	Fabian Peroni	Audi A4 Quattro	1.59.142
7	60	Emanuele Moncini	Alfa Romeo 155	1.59.192
8	53	Gianluca Roda	Alfa Romeo 155	1.59.550
9	58	Miguel Ramos	BMW 320i	2.00.136
10	55	Davide Bernasconi	Audi A4 Quattro	2.00.358
11	52	Moreno Soli	Audi A4 Quattro	2.01.268
12	4	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 156	2.01.401
13	5	Rinaldo Capello	Audi A4	2.08.333
14	51	Massimo Pigoli	Honda Accord	no time

Championship standings after Round 2[edit]

Round 3 Monza [edit]

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Lap Time	Points
1	3	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Alfa Romeo 156	1.51.708	2
2	4	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 156	1.52.122
3	5	Rinaldo Capello	Audi A4	1.52.488
4	2	Fabrizio De Simone	BMW 320i	1.52.531
5	1	Emanuele Naspetti	BMW 320i	1.54.013
6	59	Christian Pescatori	Alfa Romeo 155	1.54.776
7	54	Fabian Peroni	Audi A4 Quattro	1.55.671
8	51	Massimo Pigoli	Honda Accord	1.55.855
9	58	Miguel Ramos	BMW 320i	1.56.466
10	53	Gianluca Roda	Alfa Romeo 155	1.56.621
11	60	Emanuele Moncini	Alfa Romeo 155	1.56.795
12	56	Sandro Sardelli	BMW 320i	1.56.799
13	52	Moreno Soli	Audi A4 Quattro	1.57.981
14	55	Davide Bernasconi	Audi A4 Quattro	1.59.098
15	62	Guido Lucchetti Cigarini	Opel Vectra	no time

Championship standings after Round 3[edit]

Round 4 Varano De Melegari[edit]

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Lap Time	Points
1	3	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Alfa Romeo 156	47.952	2
2	1	Emanuele Naspetti	BMW 320i	48.066
3	2	Fabrizio De Simone	BMW 320i	48.256
4	4	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 156	48.266
5	5	Rinaldo Capello	Audi A4	48.306
6	54	Fabian Peroni	Audi A4 Quattro	48.652
7	58	Miguel Ramos	BMW 320i	48.944
8	59	Christian Pescatori	Alfa Romeo 155	48.954
9	56	Sandro Sardelli	BMW 320i	49.025
10	60	Emanuele Moncini	Alfa Romeo 155	49.193
11	55	Davide Bernasconi	Audi A4 Quattro	49.302
12	54	Moreno Soli	Audi A4 Quattro	49.303
13	51	Massimo Pigoli	Honda Accord	50.002
14	53	Gianluca Roda	Alfa Romeo 155	50.502
15	62	Guido Lucchetti Cigarini	Opel Vectra	52.687

Championship standings after Round 4[edit]

Round 5 Vallelunga[edit]

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Lap Time	Points
1	3	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Alfa Romeo 156	1.14.527	2
2	4	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 156	1.14.870
3	1	Emanuele Naspetti	BMW 320i	1.14.993
4	5	Rinaldo Capello	Audi A4	1.15.203
5	2	Fabrizio De Simone	BMW 320i	1.15.222
6	59	Christian Pescatori	Alfa Romeo 155	1.16.212
7	56	Sandro Sardelli	BMW 320i	1.16.545
8	60	Emanuele Moncini	Alfa Romeo 155	1.16.613
9	58	Miguel Ramos	BMW 320i	1.16.633
10	54	Fabian Peroni	Audi A4 Quattro	1.17.154
11	53	Gianluca Roda	Alfa Romeo 155	1.17.717
12	52	Moreno Soli	Audi A4 Quattro	1.17.970
13	55	Davide Bernasconi	Audi A4 Quattro	1.18.114
14	62	Guido Lucchetti Cigarini	Opel Vectra	1.20.279

Championship standings after Round 5[edit]

Round 6 Magione[edit]

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Lap Time	Points
1	3	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Alfa Romeo 156	1.13.108	2
2	4	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 156	1.13.123
3	1	Emanuele Naspetti	BMW 320i	1.13.164
4	2	Fabrizio De Simone	BMW 320i	1.13.324
5	5	Rinaldo Capello	Audi A4	1.13.805
6	59	Christian Pescatori	Alfa Romeo 155	1.14.464
7	52	Moreno Soli	Audi A4 Quattro	1.14.630
8	54	Fabian Peroni	Audi A4 Quattro	1.14.691
9	58	Miguel Ramos	BMW 320i	1.15.133
10	56	Sandro Sardelli	BMW 320i	1.15.167
11	60	Emanuele Moncini	Alfa Romeo 155	1.15.223
12	55	Davide Bernasconi	Audi A4 Quattro	1.16.280
13	62	Guido Lucchetti Cigarini	Opel Vectra	1.18.473

Championship standings after Round 6[edit]

Round 7 Pergusa[edit]

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Lap Time	Points
1	3	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Alfa Romeo 156	1.42.274	2
2	1	Emanuele Naspetti	BMW 320i	1.43.226
3	4	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 156	1.43.367
4	5	Rinaldo Capello	Audi A4	1.44.314
5	2	Fabrizio De Simone	BMW 320i	1.44.509
6	56	Sandro Sardelli	BMW 320i	1.46.192
7	59	Christian Pescatori	Alfa Romeo 155	1.46.425
8	60	Emanuele Moncini	Alfa Romeo 155	1.47.044
9	58	Miguel Ramos	BMW 320i	1.47.262
10	54	Fabian Peroni	Audi A4 Quattro	1.47.574
11	52	Moreno Soli	Audi A4 Quattro	1.48.046
12	53	Gianluca Roda	Alfa Romeo 155	1.48.647
13	55	Davide Bernasconi	Audi A4 Quattro	1.51.757

Championship standings after Round 7[edit]

Round 8 Misano Adriatico[edit]

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Lap Time	Points
1	1	Emanuele Naspetti	BMW 320i	1.42.350	2
2	4	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 156	1.42.674
3	54	Fabian Peroni	Audi A4 Quattro	1.43.383
4	5	Rinaldo Capello	Audi A4	1.44.274
5	3	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Alfa Romeo 156	1.44.935
6	51	Massimo Pigoli	Honda Accord	1.45.445
7	59	Christian Pescatori	Alfa Romeo 155	1.45.947
8	2	Fabrizio De Simone	BMW 320i	1.46.734
9	6	Roberto Colciago	BMW 320i	1.47.268
10	60	Emanuele Moncini	Alfa Romeo 155	1.47.675
11	52	Moreno Soli	Audi A4 Quattro	1.47.810
12	58	Miguel Ramos	BMW 320i	1.47.910
13	56	Sandro Sardelli	BMW 320i	1.48.293
14	55	Davide Bernasconi	Audi A4 Quattro	1.48.598
15	53	Gianluca Roda	Alfa Romeo 155	1.53.263

Championship standings after Round 8[edit]

Round 9 Monza [edit]

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Lap Time	Points
1	3	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Alfa Romeo 156	1.50.085	2
2	4	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 156	1.50.704
3	5	Rinaldo Capello	Audi A4	1.50.729
4	8	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 156	1.51.667
5	1	Emanuele Naspetti	BMW 320i	1.51.691
6	7	Antonio Tamburini	Alfa Romeo 156	1.51.706
7	2	Fabrizio De Simone	BMW 320i	1.52.045
8	6	Roberto Colciago	BMW 320i	1.52.308
9	60	Emanuele Moncini	Alfa Romeo 155	1.54.160
10	59	Christian Pescatori	Alfa Romeo 155	1.54.324
11	54	Fabian Peroni	Audi A4 Quattro	1.54.552
12	56	Sandro Sardelli	BMW 320i	1.54.573
13	58	Miguel Ramos	BMW 320i	1.54.740
14	51	Massimo Pigoli	Honda Accord	1.55.161
15	52	Moreno Soli	Audi A4 Quattro	1.56.726
16	55	Davide Bernasconi	Audi A4 Quattro	1.57.030
17	53	Gianluca Roda	Alfa Romeo 155	1.57.387
18	62	Guido Lucchetti Cigarini	Opel Vectra	2.03.562

Championship standings after Round 9[edit]

Round 10 Vallelunga[edit]

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Lap Time	Points
1	1	Emanuele Naspetti	BMW 320i	1.14.742	2
2	4	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 156	1.14.902
3	3	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Alfa Romeo 156	1.14.930
4	5	Rinaldo Capello	Audi A4	1.15.102
5	7	Antonio Tamburini	Alfa Romeo 156	1.15.622
6	6	Roberto Colciago	BMW 320i	1.15.889
7	59	Christian Pescatori	Alfa Romeo 155	1.16.103
8	58	Miguel Ramos	BMW 320i	1.16.256
9	56	Sandro Sardelli	BMW 320i	1.16.324
10	60	Emanuele Moncini	Alfa Romeo 155	1.16.543
11	54	Fabian Peroni	Audi A4 Quattro	1.16.572
12	51	Massimo Pigoli	Honda Accord	1.16.956
13	52	Moreno Soli	Audi A4 Quattro	1.17.699
14	62	Guido Lucchetti Cigarini	Opel Vectra	1.28.919

Championship standings after (Final) Round 10[edit]

Championship standings[edit]

Points system
Race 1	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole Position
	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	2
Race 2	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
	40	30	24	20	16	12	8	6	4	2

Drivers' Championship[edit]

Pos Driver Car BIN IMO MON VAR VAL MAG PER MIS MON VAL  Pts  1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 3 2 1 3 3 1 5 2 2 DSQ 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 471 2 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 2 1 3 2 8 4 1 1 1 1 3 Ret 2 3 Ret Ret 4 2 Ret 14 335 3 Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 5 3 4 4 1 2 3 3 4 Ret 2 10 3 2 2 DSQ 2 3 1 1 331 4 Fabrizio de Simone BMW 1 Ret 2 1 4 10 2 Ret 3 10 4 1 4 5 3 6 7 5 DNS DNS 238 5 Rinaldo Capello Audi 6 4 6 5 2 3 6 5 5 2 11 4 5 4 7 Ret 6 Ret 4 12 215 6 Fabian Peroni Audi 4 10 8 7 5 5 4 4 7 8 Ret 3 7 7 4 3 Ret 10 11 6 171 7 Sandro Sardelli BMW 11 Ret 5 6 10 DNS 7 7 6 3 7 9 Ret 9 10 8 13 9 7 4 110 8 Roberto Colciago BMW 5 2 8 7 2 2 94 9 Emanuele Moncini Alfa Romeo 10 8 9 13 9 7 9 Ret 10 5 6 7 11 8 Ret 9 9 8 8 7 81 10 Moreno Soli Audi 7 6 13 9 12 9 10 8 11 6 5 5 9 10 9 DNS 11 12 12 8 79 11 Christian Pescatori Alfa Romeo 8 5 7 8 7 Ret 12 9 9 Ret Ret DNS 6 6 6 7 10 11 6 13 78 12 Miguel Ramos BMW Ret 9 12 12 12 6 8 6 8 4 8 8 8 11 11 Ret Ret DNS 9 10 70 13 Davide Bernasconi Audi 9 7 10 10 13 8 11 10 12 7 9 6 10 12 8 4 Ret Ret 67 14 Antonio Tamburini Alfa Romeo 5 6 5 5 44 15 Stefano Modena Alfa Romeo 3 4 32 16 Gianluca Roda Alfa Romeo 13 Ret 14 11 11 13 Ret 13 13 9 DNS DNS 12 5 DNS DNS 20 17 Massimo Pigoli Honda 12 Ret 11 DNS 6 Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 9 11 18 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini Opel DNS Ret 15 Ret 14 Ret 10 Ret 14 13 13 11 1 Pos Driver Car BIN IMO MON VAR VAL MAG PER MIS MON VAL  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) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Manufacturers' Trophy[edit]

Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	Alfa Romeo	975
2	BMW	826
3	Audi	499
4	Honda	11
5	Opel	1

• only the best 3 cars for every manufacture scored points in each race.

Privateers' Championship[edit]

Pos Driver Car BIN IMO MON VAR VAL MAG PER MIS MON VAL  Pts  1 Fabian Peroni Audi 1 6 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 6 Ret 1 2 2 1 1 Ret 3 6 2 426 2 Sandro Sardelli BMW 6 Ret 1 1 8 DNS 2 3 1 1 3 6 Ret 4 5 5 5 2 2 1 334 3 Emanuele Moncini Alfa Romeo 8 4 4 3 4 3 4 Ret 5 3 2 4 6 3 Ret 6 1 1 3 3 293 4 Christian Pescatori Alfa Romeo 3 1 2 3 3 7 7 5 4 Ret Ret DNS 1 1 2 4 2 4 1 6 289 5 Moreno Soli Audi 2 2 8 4 8 5 5 4 6 4 1 2 4 5 4 DNS 3 5 7 4 279 6 Miguel Ramos BMW 9 5 7 7 7 2 3 2 3 2 4 5 6 3 6 Ret Ret DNS 4 6 226 7 Davide Bernasconi Audi 4 3 5 5 9 4 6 6 7 5 5 3 5 7 3 2 Ret Ret 208 8 Gianluca Roda Alfa Romeo 8 Ret 9 6 6 Ret 8 Ret 8 7 DNS DNS 7 3 DNS DNS 73 9 Massimo Pigoli Honda 7 Ret 6 DNS 2 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 5 5 61 10 Guido Lucchetti Cigarini Opel DNS 6 10 Ret 9 Ret 6 Ret 6 6 8 7 39 Pos Driver Car BIN IMO MON VAR VAL MAG PER MIS MON VAL  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)

External links[edit]

• 1998 Drivers List
• 1998 Standings