1998 Super Tourenwagen Cup: Difference between revisions

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 AielloAïello]] 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.

! Driver

| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Laurent AielloAïello]]

| Sprint<br />Race

| Uwe Alzen<br />Manuel Reuter

| Opel Team Holzer<br />Opel Team SMS

| Sprint<br />Race

| Roland Asch<br />Johnny Cecotto

| Nissan Primera Racing<br />BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer

| Sprint<br />Race

| Johnny Cecotto<br />Johnny Cecotto

| BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer<br />BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer

| Sprint<br />Race

| Jörg van Ommen<br />Laurent AielloAïello

| Peugeot Esso<br />Peugeot Esso

| Sprint<br />Race

| Uwe Alzen<br />Gabriele Tarquini

| Opel Team Holzer<br />JAS Team Honda Sport

| Sprint<br />Race

| Laurent AielloAïello<br />Manuel Reuter

| Peugeot Esso<br />Opel Team SMS

| Sprint<br />Race

| Johnny Cecotto<br />Johnny Cecotto

| BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer<br />BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer

| Sprint<br />Race

| Laurent AielloAïello<br />Laurent AielloAïello

| Peugeot Esso<br />Peugeot Esso

| Sprint<br />Race

| Laurent AielloAïello<br />Laurent AielloAïello

| Peugeot Esso<br />Peugeot Esso

| Sprint<br />Race

| Manuel Reuter<br />Éric Hélary

| Opel Team SMS<br />Opel TNT Team SMS

|align="left"| {{flagicon|France}} [[Laurent AielloAïello]]