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The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) of 1998 was won by Rickard Rydell in a Volvo S40. The runner-up was Anthony Reid in a Nissan Primera. The Michelin Cup for Independents, a championship for privateer entries was won by Tommy Rustad in a Renault Laguna.

[edit] Rule changes

• There would now be 2 different types of race, a sprint race and a feature race, with the latter involving a compulsory pit stop.

• Grid positions for both races would be determined by a single lap sprint around the circuit.

[edit] Entry list

No.	Driver	Nat.	Team	Car	Classification	Notes
1	Alain Menu		Williams Renault	Renault Laguna	M
3	Jason Plato		Williams Renault	Renault Laguna	M
4	Rickard Rydell		Volvo S40 Racing	Volvo S40	M
5	James Thompson		Team Honda Sport	Honda Accord	M
7	John Bintcliffe		Audi Sport UK	Audi A4 Quattro	M
8	David Leslie		Vodaphone Nissan Racing	Nissan Primera	M
9	Tim Harvey		Team Peugeot	Peugeot 406	M
11	Paul Radisich		Team Peugeot	Peugeot 406	M
12	Yvan Muller		Audi Sport UK	Audi A4	M
14	Gianni Morbidelli		Volvo S40 Racing	Volvo S40	M
16	Mark Lemmer		Mint Motorsport / Mardi Gras Motorsport	Vauxhall Vectra	I	Rounds 1-14, 17-18, 21-22, 25-26
17	Roger Möen		Mardi Gras Motorsport	Honda Accord	I	Rounds 1-14
21	Tommy Rustad		DC Cook Motorsport / Williams Renault	Renault Laguna	I / M
22	Paula Cook		DC Cook Motorsport	Honda Accord	I	Rounds 23-26
23	Anthony Reid		Vodaphone Nissan Racing	Nissan Primera	M
24	Tiff Needell		Vodaphone Nissan Racing	Nissan Primera	M	Rounds 21-22
28	Lee Brookes		Brookes Motorsport	Honda Accord	I	Rounds 23-24
29	Robb Gravett		Brookes Motorsport	Honda Accord	I
32	Will Hoy		Ford Mondeo Racing	Ford Mondeo	M
33	Craig Baird		Ford Mondeo Racing	Ford Mondeo	M	Rounds 1-10, 13-20
50	Peter Kox		Team Honda Sport	Honda Accord	M
55	Nigel Mansell		Ford Mondeo Racing	Ford Mondeo	M	Rounds 11-12, 21-22, 25-26
77	Matt Neal		Team Dynamics	Nissan Primera	I
88	Derek Warwick		Vauxhall Sport	Vauxhall Vectra	M
98	John Cleland		Vauxhall Sport	Vauxhall Vectra	M	Rounds 1-16, 19-26
99	Flavio Figueiredo		Vauxhall Sport	Vauxhall Vectra	M	Rounds 17-18

[edit] Results

[edit] Drivers' Championship

[edit] Michelin Cup for Independents

[edit] External links

• BTCC Pages