1998 Super Tourenwagen Cup Explained

The 1998 ADAC Deutsche Super Touren Wagen-Cup was the fifth edition 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 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

TeamCarNoDriversRoundsClass
Peugeot EssoPeugeot 4061 Laurent AïelloAllM
2 Jörg van OmmenAllM
Paulaner Team HolzerOpel Vectra3 Alexander BurgstallerAllM
Opel Team Holzer4 Uwe AlzenAllM
Abt SportslineAudi A45 Emanuele PirroAllM
TNT Team SMSOpel Vectra6 Éric HélaryAllM
Opel Team SMS7 Manuel ReuterAllM
BMW Team SchnitzerBMW 320i8 Joachim WinkelhockAllT
9 Johnny CecottoAllT
Euroteam S.R.L.Alfa Romeo 15610 Stefano ModenaAllT
JAS Team Honda SportHonda Accord11 Gabriele TarquiniAllM
12 Tom KristensenAllM
Mamerow Racing TeamAudi A4 Quattro14 Peter Mamerow1-4T
BMW 320i5-10
Oliver Mayer MotorsportAudi A4 Quattro15 Oliver Mayer1-4, 6-7, 9-10 T
Auto Dienst Bemani TeamOpel Vectra16 Marco Bromberger1-5, 7-10T
Auto Plus Bemani Team17 Klaus NiedzwiedzAllT
Abt SportslineAudi A418 Christian AbtAllM
Irmscher MotorsportOpel Vectra19 Franz EngstlerAllT
Alfa CorseAlfa Romeo 15620 Nicola Larini4T
Peugeot EssoPeugeot 40621 Michael Bartels7-10M
Nissan Primera RacingNissan Primera GT22 Michael KrummAllM
23 Roland AschAllM
Team IsertBMW 320i25 Leopold Prinz von BayernAllT
26 Christian MenzelAllT
Alfa CorseAlfa Romeo 15630 Fabrizio Giovanardi4T
Abt SportslineAudi A445 Frank BielaAllM
IconClass
M Drivers eligible to score points in the Manufactures Trophy
T Drivers eligible to score points in the Team Trophy

Race calendar and results

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionWinning driverWinning team
1R1 Hockenheimring19 April Laurent Aïello Uwe AlzenOpel Team Holzer
R2 Manuel ReuterOpel Team SMS
2R1 Nürburgring10 May Roland Asch Roland AschNissan Primera Racing
R2 Johnny CecottoBMW Team Schnitzer
3R1 Sachsenring24 May Johnny Cecotto Johnny CecottoBMW Team Schnitzer
R2 Johnny CecottoBMW Team Schnitzer
4R1 Norisring6 July Éric Hélary Jörg van OmmenPeugeot Esso
R2 Laurent AïelloPeugeot Esso
5R1 Lahr19 July Uwe Alzen Uwe AlzenOpel Team Holzer
R2 Gabriele TarquiniJAS Team Honda Sport
6R1 Wunstorf2 August Manuel Reuter Laurent AïelloPeugeot Esso
R2 Manuel ReuterOpel Team SMS
7R1 Zweibrücken16 August Manuel Reuter Johnny CecottoBMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer
R2 Johnny CecottoBMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer
8R1 Salzburgring30 August Tom Kristensen Laurent AïelloPeugeot Esso
R2 Laurent AïelloPeugeot Esso
9R1 Oschersleben13 September Laurent Aïello Laurent AïelloPeugeot Esso
R2 Laurent AïelloPeugeot Esso
10R1 Nürburgring4 October Manuel Reuter Manuel ReuterOpel Team SMS
R2 Éric HélaryTNT Team SMS

Championship results

Points system
 Race 1  1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  16th  17th  18th  19th  20th 
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PosDriverHOC
NÜR
SAC
NOR
LAH
WUN
ZWE
SAL
OSC
NÜR
Pts
1 Johnny Cecotto88311184429101112103244595
2 Laurent Aïello4243356112101Ret35111136592
3 Uwe Alzen117654Ret2314521562135552482
4 Éric HélaryRet92219772237484RetDNS9621473
5 Manuel Reuter21511166Ret10206215203158Ret13423
6 Joachim Winkelhock337792105RetRet101122131643Ret10405
7 Gabriele Tarquini7118Ret545731RetDNS422541612219335
8 Roland Asch151014Ret33667RetDNS6322111013Ret21327
9 Michael Krumm11412216RetRet127Ret667129624128312
10 Jörg van OmmenRetDNS961191DNSRet1143Ret76514111113311
11 Tom Kristensen912RetDNS7Ret14881635Ret987131075293
12 Christian Abt6511888499Ret158Ret144Ret6Ret1318267
13 Christian Menzel5Ret1092DSQ15181191112121315121271415254
14 Frank Biela13Ret1412Ret1120Ret1058Ret1311149118611242
15 Alexander Burgstaller10161314RetRet17Ret515167915118171487227
16 Emanuele Pirro167Ret1317Ret1919138RetRet14Ret727Ret1012205
17 Klaus Niedzwiedz17141615181511Ret1512131316161814211615Ret156
18 Stefano Modena181815121017RetDNS14RetRet9101016Ret18152217146
19 Michael Bartels118103159914143
20 Peter MamerowRetDNS1714161091316171414191720Ret201716Ret130
21 Franz Engstler14191818101416151714121520Ret21DNS24191816119
22 Marco Bromberger19151917151321171913181819172220201998
23 Leopold Prinz von Bayern20620202016Ret1618RetRet16172117Ret191817Ret98
24 Oliver Mayer12132119131218Ret171719212321192078
25 Fabrizio Giovanardi131128
26 Nicola Larini121423
PosDriverHOC
NÜR
SAC
NOR
REG
WUN
ZWE
SAL
OSC
NÜR
Pts

Manufacturers' Trophy

PosManufacturerPoints
1 Opel673
2 Peugeot647
3 Nissan491
4 Honda440
5 Audi415

Teams Trophy

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PosTeamPoints
1BMW Team Schnitzer616
2Team Isert298
3Auto Plus Bemani Team156
4Euroteam146
5Mamerow Racing Team130
6Irmscher Motorsport119
7Auto Diesnst Bemani Team98
8Oliver Mayer Motorsport78
9Alfa Corse29