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1998 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup

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1998 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup
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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.

Calendar

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The calendar featured seven events.

Round Dates Rally name
1 1–18 January FranceSenegal Paris-Granada-Dakar
2 5–8 March Italy Italian Baja
3 2–11 April Tunisia Rallye Optic 2000 de Tunisie
4 7–16 May Morocco Rallye Atlas Savane
5 18–21 June Portugal Baja Portugal Telecel 1000
6 18–20 July Spain Baja Movistar España Aragón
7 3–6 November United Arab Emirates Marlboro UAE Desert Challenge

Results

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Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Driver Car Time
1 FranceSenegal Paris-Granada-Dakar 1 France Jean-Pierre Fontenay
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi Pajero 65h25m58s
2 Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka
Andorra Henri Magne
Mitsubishi Pajero
3 France Bruno Saby
France Dominique Serieys
Mitsubishi Pajero
2 Italy Italian Baja 1 France Jean-Louis Schlesser
France Philippe Monnet
Schlesser Buggy 7h11m23s
2 Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka
Andorra Henri Magne
Mitsubishi Pajero 7h13m34s
3 United States Curt LeDuc
Italy Giorgio Albiero
ProTruck 7h14m44s
3 Tunisia Rallye Optic 2000 de Tunisie 1 France Jean-Louis Schlesser
France Philippe Monnet
Schlesser Buggy 20h53m52s
2 Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka
Andorra Henri Magne
Mitsubishi Pajero 21h20m55s
3 France Philippe Alliot
France Jacky Dubois
Nissan Patrol GR 23h40m24s
4 Morocco Rallye Atlas Savane 1 France Jean-Louis Schlesser
France Philippe Monnet
Schlesser Buggy 17h57m43s
2 Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka
Andorra Henri Magne
Mitsubishi Pajero 17h59m48s
3 France Pierre Lartigue
France Alain Guehennec
Ipso Buggy 18h49m20s
5 Portugal Baja Portugal Telecel 1000 1 France Philippe Wambergue
France Jean-Paul Cottret
Toyota Land Cruiser 9h47m59s
2 Portugal Santos Godinho
Portugal Victor Jesus
SG Proto 9h58m17s
3 France Jean-Louis Schlesser
France Philippe Monnet
Schlesser Buggy 10h07m16s
6 Spain Baja Movistar España Aragón 1 France Jean-Louis Schlesser
France Jean-Dominique Comolli
Schlesser Buggy 8h54m59s
2 Italy Francesco Germanetti
Russia Oleg Pyalin
Nissan Patrol 9h07m18s
3 Spain Miguel Prieto
Spain Carlos Mas
Mitsubishi Pajero 9h08m19s
7 United Arab Emirates Marlboro UAE Desert Challenge 1 France Jean-Pierre Fontenay
France Gilles Picard
Mitsubishi Pajero 13h46m31s
2 France Jean-Louis Schlesser
United Kingdom Matthew Stevenson
Schlesser Buggy 14h23m23s
3 Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka
Andorra Henri Magne
Mitsubishi Pajero 14h36m22s
Source:[1][2]

Drivers' Championship

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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
Senegal
ITA
Italy
TUN
Tunisia
ATL
Morocco
POR
Portugal
ARA
Spain
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 France Jean-Louis Schlesser 568 158 187 187 (342) 158 272 430
2 Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka 284 248 272 272 Ret0 - 363 339
3 France Jean-Pierre Fontenay 1116 - Ret0 Ret0 - - 187 203
4 France Philippe Alliot 660 - 363 536 - - 630 189
5 France Bruno Saby 364 - - 448 - - - 112
6 France Jean-Pierre Strugo 1312 - 645 - - 438 1015 110

Manufacturers' Championship

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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
Senegal
ITA
Italy
TUN
Tunisia
ATL
Morocco
POR
Portugal
ARA
Spain
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 Japan Mitsubishi 80 40 60 60 (34) 40 60 340
2 Japan Nissan 12 34 42 42 20 (8) 48 198
3 Japan Toyota 20 - 45 36 40 18 9 168
4 United Kingdom Land Rover 0 - 9 0 0 20 - 29

References

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  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.