Major championships of 1998
Author
Revision date
Formula 1
[Williams]
[Ferrari]
[Benetton]
[McLaren]
[Jordan]
[Prost]
[Sauber]
[Arrows]
[Stewart]
[Tyrrell]
[Minardi]
F3000
[Super Nova]
[Den Bla Avis]
[Edenbridge]
[DAMS]
[Auto Sport]
[Astromega]
[Draco]
[Nordic]
[Coloni]
[Durango]
[Arden/KTR]
[Redman Bright]
[BSE]
[Apomatox]
[West]
[ORECA]
[Prema]
[GP Racing]
[Raceprep]
[GS]
[Elide]
FIA GT
[AMG Mercedes]
[DAMS]
[SBS International]
[Zakspeed]
[Porsche AG]
[Hezemans]
[Persson]
[Parabolica]
[ORECA]
[Chamberlain]
[Roock]
[Elf Haberthur]
[Stadler]
[Krauss]
[Konrad]
[Proton]
[Marcos]
[Cirtek Saleen]
CART
[Ganassi]
[Penske]
[Walker]
[Newman-Haas]
[Rahal]
[Hogan]
[Della Penna]
[Project CART]
[Bettenhausen]
[PacWest]
[Payton-Coyne]
[Patrick]
[Tasman]
[Arciero-Wells]
[Green]
[Forsythe]
[AAR]
[Davis]
IRL
[Menard]
[Panther]
[Nienhouse]
[Treadway]
[Scandia]
[Kelley]
[Byrd-Cunningham]
[Foyt]
[Bradley]
[R&S]
[Phoenix]
[Chitwood]
[PDM]
[Metro]
[Immke]
[Pagan]
[DB Mann]
[RSM Marko]
[Blueprint]
[McCormack]
[ISM]
[Crest]
[Coulson]
[Cheever]
[Chastain]
[Hemelgarn]
[Knapp]
[LP]
FIA Formula 1 World Championship
| Winfield Williams Mecachrome |
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Ltd
Station Road, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 0DQ, England
tel: 44-1235 777700, fax: 44-1235 764705 |
| Williams FW20, Mecachrome (Renault) V10, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Winfield, Veltins, Castrol, Falke, Universal, Mirage, Auto Motor und Sport, Sonax, Komatsu, Andersen Consulting, Petrobras |
| 1 |
Jacques Villeneuve (CDN) |
| Wins: |
11 |
| Pole positions: |
12 |
| World Champion: |
1997 |
| Other championship titles: |
Indy Rookie 1994, Indy 1995 |
| Number of GPs: |
49 |
| 2 |
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (D) |
| Wins: |
1 |
| Pole positions: |
1 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
2nd 1997 |
| Championship titles: |
DFOL 1988 |
| Number of GPs: |
81 |
| T |
Juan Pablo Montoya (CO) |
| Best result: |
- |
| Championship titles: |
Int F3000 1998 |
| Number of GPs: |
- |
| Max Wilson (BR) |
| Best result: |
- |
| Number of GPs: |
- |
| Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
Scuderia Ferrari
Cassella Postale 589, 41100 Modena, Italia
tel: 39-536 949111, fax: 39-536 946488
Ferrari SpA
Via Ascari 55, 41053 Maranello (MO), Italia
tel: 39-536 949362, fax: 39-536 946436 |
| Ferrari F300, Ferrari V10, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Marlboro, Shell, Asprey, Telecom Italia |
| 3 |
Michael Schumacher (D) |
| Wins: |
33 |
| Pole positions: |
21 |
| World Champion: |
1994, 1995 |
| Other championship titles: |
DF3 1990 |
| Number of GPs: |
118 |
| 4 |
Eddie Irvine (GB) |
| Best result: |
2nd RA (Buenos Aires) 1997, F (Magny-Cours), I (Monza), J (Suzuka) 1998 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
4th 1998 |
| Championship titles: |
GBFF1600 1987 |
| Number of GPs: |
81 |
| T |
Luca Badoer (I) |
| Best result: |
7th RSM (Imola) 1995 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
- |
| Championship titles: |
Int F3000 1992 |
| Number of GPs: |
27 |
| Mild Seven Benetton Playlife |
Benetton Formula Ltd
Whiteways Technical Centre, Enstone, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 4EE, England
tel: 44-1608 678000, fax: 44-1608 678800 |
| Benetton B198, Playlife (Renault) V10, Bridgestone |
| Sponsors: Mild Seven, FedEx, Korean Air, Akai, A1, Hewlett Packard, Fondmetal, Agip |
| 5 |
Giancarlo Fisichella (I) |
| Best result: |
2nd B (Spa) 1997, MC (Monaco), CDN (Montreal) 1998 |
| Pole positions: |
1 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
8th 1997 |
| Championship titles: |
IF3 1994 |
| Number of GPs: |
41 |
| 6 |
Alexander Wurz (A) |
| Best result: |
3rd GB (Silverstone) 1997 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
7th 1998 |
| Number of GPs: |
19 |
| West McLaren Mercedes |
McLaren International Ltd
Woking Business Park, Albert Drive, Woking, Surrey GU21 5JY, England
tel: 44-1483 728211, fax: 44-1483 720157 |
| McLaren MP4-13, Mercedes V10, Bridgestone |
| Sponsors: West, Mobil, Loctite, Mobil, Camozzi, Computer Associates, Boss, Warsteiner, Schweppes, Finlandia, British Aerospace |
| 7 |
David Coulthard (GB) |
| Wins: |
4 |
| Pole positions: |
8 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
3rd 1995, 1997, 1998 |
| Championship titles: |
GBFF1600 1989 |
| Number of GPs: |
74 |
| 8 |
Mika Häkkinen (SF) |
| Wins: |
9 |
| Pole positions: |
10 |
| World Champion: |
1998 |
| Other championship titles: |
FOL 1988, GBF3 1990 |
| Number of GPs: |
112 |
| T |
Ricardo Zonta (BR) |
| Best result: |
- |
| Championship titles: |
SudAm F3 1995, Int F3000 1997, FIA GT 1998 |
| Number of GPs: |
- |
| Nick Heidfeld (D) |
| Best result: |
- |
| Championship titles: |
DF3 1997 |
| Number of GPs: |
- |
| Benson & Hedges Jordan |
Jordan Grand Prix Ltd
Buckingham Road, Silverstone, Northamptonshire NN12 8TJ, England
tel: 44-1327 857743, fax: 44-1327 858120 |
| Jordan 198, Mugen Honda V10, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Benson & Hedges, MasterCard, Repsol, Hewlett Packard, GdeZ, Pearl, s.Oliver |
| 9 |
Damon Hill (GB) |
| Wins: |
22 |
| Pole positions: |
20 |
| World Champion: |
1996 |
| Number of GPs: |
99 |
| 10 |
Ralf Schumacher (D) |
| Best result: |
2nd B (Spa) 1998 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
10th 1998 |
| Championship titles: |
FNippon 1996 |
| Number of GPs: |
33 |
| T |
Pedro de la Rosa (E) |
| Best result: |
- |
| Championship titles: |
JF3 1995, FNippon 1997 |
| Number of GPs: |
- |
| Juichi Wakisaka (J) |
| Best result: |
- |
| Championship titles: |
JF3 1996 |
| Number of GPs: |
- |
| Gauloises Prost Peugeot |
Prost Grand Prix SA
Technopole de la Nièvre, 58470 Magny-Cours, France
tel: 33-386 606 200, fax: 33-386 212 296 |
| Prost AP01, Peugeot V10, Bridgestone |
| Sponsors: Gauloises Blondes, Canal +, Bic, Alcatel, PlayStation, Total, AGFA, CATIA, LVS |
| 11 |
Olivier Panis (F) |
| Wins: |
1 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
8th 1995 |
| Championship titles: |
FFR 1989, Int F3000 1993 |
| Number of GPs: |
74 |
| 12 |
Jarno Trulli (I) |
| Best result: |
4th D (Hockenheim) 1997 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
15th 1997 |
| Championship titles: |
DF3 1996 |
| Number of GPs: |
30 |
| Red Bull Sauber Petronas |
Red Bull Sauber AG
Wildbachstrasse 9, 8340 Hinwil, Schweiz
tel: 41-1 9381400, fax: 41 1 9381680 |
| Sauber C17, Petronas (Ferrari) V10, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Red Bull, Petronas, Fritz Kaiser Group, Silicon Graphics, CATIA, Bäumler |
| 14 |
Jean Alesi (F) |
| Wins: |
1 |
| Pole positions: |
2 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
4th 1996, 1997 |
| Championship titles: |
FF3 1987, Int F3000 1989 |
| Number of GPs: |
151 |
| 15 |
Johnny Herbert (GB) |
| Wins: |
2 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
4th 1995 |
| Championship titles: |
GBF3 1987 |
| Number of GPs: |
129 |
| T |
Jörg Müller (D) |
| Championship titles: |
DF3 1994, Int F3000 1996 |
| Number of GPs: |
- |
| Danka Zepter Arrows |
Arrows Grand Prix International/TWR Group Ltd
Leafield Technical Centre, Leafield, Witney, Oxfordshire OX8 5PF, England
tel: 44-1993 871000, fax: 44-1993 871100 |
| Arrows A19, Arrows (Hart) V10, Bridgestone |
| Sponsors: Danka, Zepter, Parmalat, Quest, Ixion, Eagle Star, Diversey Lever |
| 16 |
Pedro Diniz (BR) |
| Best result: |
5th L (Nürburgring) 1997, B (Spa) 1998 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
13th 1998 |
| Number of GPs: |
66 |
| 17 |
Mika Salo (FIN) |
| Best result: |
4th MC (Monte Carlo) 1998 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
13th 1996, 1998 |
| Number of GPs: |
67 |
| T |
Emmanuel Collard (F) |
| Best result: |
- |
| Championship titles: |
ISRS 1998 |
| Number of GPs: |
- |
| Stephen Watson (ZA) |
| Best result: |
- |
| Number of GPs: |
- |
| HSBC Stewart Ford |
Stewart Grand Prix Ltd
16 Tanners Drive, Blakelands, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK14 5BW, England
tel: 44-1908 216122, fax: 44-1908-216892 |
| Stewart SF-2, Ford V10, Bridgestone |
| Sponsors: HSBC, MCI, Lear, Texaco Havoline, Hewlett Packard |
| 18 |
Rubens Barrichello (BR) |
| Best result: |
2nd CDN (Montreal) 1995, MC (Monte Carlo) 1997 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
6th 1994 |
| Championship titles: |
FOL 1990, GBF3 1991 |
| Number of GPs: |
96 |
| 19 |
Jan Magnussen (DK) |
| Best result: |
6th CDN (Montreal) 1998 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
16th 1998 |
| Championship titles: |
GBF3 1994 |
| Number of GPs: |
24 |
| Jos Verstappen (NL) |
| Best result: |
3rd H (Budapest), B (Spa) 1994 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
10th 1994 |
| Championship titles: |
BNLFOL 1992, NLFOL 1992, DF3 1993 |
| Number of GPs: |
57 |
| T |
Mario Haberfeld (BR) |
| Best result: |
- |
| Championship titles: |
GBF3 1998 |
| Number of GPs: |
- |
| PIAA Tyrrell |
Tyrrell Racing Organization Ltd
Long Reach, Ockham, Woking, Surrey GU23 6PE, England
tel: 44-1483 284955, fax: 44-1483 284892 |
| Tyrrell 026, Ford Cosworth V10, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: PIAA, Morse, YKK, Brother, European Aviation, Sun, Mitech, Tamiya |
| 20 |
Ricardo Rosset (BR) |
| Best result: |
8th H (Budapest) 1996, CDN (Montreal) 1998 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
- |
| Number of GPs: |
26 |
| 21 |
Toranosuke Takagi (J) |
| Best result: |
9th I (Monza) 1998 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
- |
| Number of GPs: |
16 |
| T |
Tom Kristensen (DK) |
| Best result: |
- |
| Championship titles: |
DF3 1991, JF3 1993 |
| Number of GPs: |
- |
| Jean-Christophe Boullion (F) |
| Best result: |
5th D (Hockenheim) 1995 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
16th 1995 |
| Championship titles: |
Int F3000 1994 |
| Number of GPs: |
11 |
| Minardi Team |
Minardi Team SpA
Via Spallanzani 21, 48018 Faenza (RA), Italia
tel: 39-546 620480, fax: 39-546 620998 |
| Minardi M198, Ford Cosworth V10, Bridgestone |
| Sponsors: Fondmetal, Roces, Avex, Doimo, Bossini, Ventura, Kickers, PDP, Musashi, Milpass |
| 22 |
Shinji Nakano (J) |
| Best result: |
6th CDN (Montreal), H (Hungaroring) 1997 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
16th 1997 |
| Number of GPs: |
33 |
| 23 |
Esteban Tuero (RA) |
| Best result: |
8th RSM (Imola) 1998 |
| Highest Championship ranking: |
- |
| Championship titles: |
RA FHonda 1995, IF2000 1996 |
| Number of GPs: |
16 |
| T |
Laurent Redon (F) |
| Best result: |
- |
| Championship titles: |
FF3 1995 |
| Number of GPs: |
- |
FIA International Formula 3000 Championship
| Super Nova Racing |
| 1 |
Juan Pablo Montoya (CO) |
| 2 |
Boris Derichebourg (F) |
| Den Blä Avis |
| 3 |
Jason Watt (DK) |
FOL 1995 |
| 4 |
Gareth Rees (GB) |
| Edenbridge Racing |
| 5 |
Max Wilson (BR) |
| 6 |
Werner Lupberger (ZA) |
| DAMS |
| 7 |
Jamie Davies (GB) |
| 8 |
Grégoire de Galzain (F) |
| Auto Sport Racing |
| 9 |
Rui Aguas (P) |
| Dino Morelli (GB) |
| 10 |
Oliver Martini (I) |
IF3 1997 |
| Team Astromega |
| 11 |
Gaston Mazzacane (RA) |
| 12 |
Gonzalo Rodriguez (ROU) |
| Draco Engineering |
| 14 |
Bruno Junqueira (BR) |
SUDAMF3 1997 |
| 15 |
Giovanni Montanari (I) |
| Nordic Racing |
| 16 |
Fabrice Walfisch (F) |
| 17 |
Brian Smith (RA) |
| Coloni Motorsport |
| 18 |
Giorgio Vinella (I) |
| 19 |
Thomas Biagi (I) |
| Rui Aguas (P) |
| Durango Formula |
| 20 |
Bertrand Godin (CDN) |
| 21 |
Soheil Ayari (F) |
FF3 1996 |
| Arden/KTR |
| 22 |
Christian Horner (GB) |
| 23 |
Kurt Mollekens (B) |
| Redman Bright F3000 |
| 24 |
Jonny Kane (GB) |
GBF3 1997 |
| 25 |
Mark Shaw (GB) |
| Bob Salisbury Engineering |
| 26 |
Dino Morelli (GB) |
| 27 |
James Taylor (GB) |
| Equipe Apomatox |
| 28 |
Stéphane Sarrazin (F) |
| 29 |
Marcelo Battistuzzi (BR) |
FOL 1997 |
| West Competition Team |
| 30 |
Nick Heidfeld (D) |
DF3 1997 |
| 31 |
Ricardo Zonta (BR) |
Int F3000 1997, SUDAMF3 1995 |
| Nicolas Minassian (F) |
| RTL Team ORECA F3000 |
| 32 |
Alexander Müller (D) |
| 33 |
Dominik Schwager (D) |
| Prema Powerteam |
| 34 |
Andre Couto (P) |
| 35 |
Paolo Ruberti (I) |
| GP Racing |
| 36 |
Cyrille Sauvage (F) |
| Raceprep Motorsports |
| 37 |
Kevin McGarrity (GB) |
| GS Team |
| 38 |
Fabrizio Gollin (I) |
| Elide Racing |
| 40 |
Leopoldo Perez de Villamil (E) |
FIA International GT Championship
| AMG Mercedes |
| Mercedes CLK-GTR, Mercedes V12 |
| Sponsors: D2, Warsteiner |
| 1 |
Bernd Schneider (D) |
DTM 1995, ITC 1995, FIA GT 1997 |
| Mark Webber (AUS) |
| 2 |
Klaus Ludwig (D) |
| Ricardo Zonta (BR) |
Int F3000 1997 |
| DAMS Panoz |
| Panoz GTR-1, Ford V8 |
| Sponsors: Motorola, Visteon |
| 3 |
Eric Bernard (F) |
FF3 1989 |
| David Brabham (AUS) |
| SBS International |
| McLaren F1-GTR, BMW V12 |
| 4 |
TBA |
| Team Zakspeed |
| Porsche 911 GT1-98, Porsche V8 |
| Sponsors: Jever |
| 5 |
Sandy Grau (D) |
| Andreas Scheld (D) |
| 6 |
Michael Bartels (D) |
| Armin Hahne (D) |
| Porsche AG |
| Porsche 911 GT1-98, Porsche V8 |
| Sponsors: Mobil |
| 7 |
Yannick Dalmas (F) |
FF3 1986 |
| Allan McNish (GB) |
| Bob Wollek (F) |
| 8 |
Jörg Müller (D) |
Int F3000 1996, DF3 1994 |
| Uwe Alzen (D) |
| Team Hezemans |
| Bitter GT1, Chrysler V8 |
| 9 |
Jan Lammers (NL) |
EURF3 1978 |
| Mike Hezemans (NL) |
| 10 |
Rainer Bonnetsmüller (D) |
| Manfred Jurasz (D) |
| Stefan Hackl (D) |
| Team Persson Motorsport |
| Mercedes CLK-GTR, Mercedes V12 |
| Sponsors: Mercedes-Benz Original-Teile |
| 11 |
Christophe Bouchut (F) |
FF3 1991 |
| Bernd Mayländer (D) |
| 12 |
Jean-Marc Gounon (F) |
| Marcel Tiemann (D) |
| Parabolica Motorsports |
| McLaren F1-GTR, BMW V12 |
| 27 |
Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière (F) |
| Patrick Caternet (F) |
| Viper Team ORECA |
| Chrysler Viper GTS-R, Chrysler V8 |
| 51 |
Olivier Beretta (MC) |
| Pedro Lamy (P) |
DF3 1992 |
| 52 |
Karl Wendlinger (A) |
DF3 1989 |
| Justin Bell (GB) |
GT2 1997 |
| David Donohue (USA) |
NATCC 1997 |
| Chamberlain Engineering |
| Chrysler Viper GTS-R, Chrysler V8 |
| 53 |
Ni Amorim (P) |
| Goncalo Gomes (P) |
| 54 |
Ashley Ward (GB) |
| Matt Turner (GB) |
| John Hugenholtz (NL) |
| Roock Racing |
| Porsche 911 GT2, Porsche V8 |
| 56 |
Sascha Maassen (D) |
| Bruno Eichmann (CH) |
| 57 |
Stéphane Ortelli (F) |
| Claudia Hürtgen (D) |
| 58 |
Andre Ahrle (D) |
| Peter Owen (GB) |
| Ratanakul Prutirat (T) |
| Elf Haberthur Racing |
| Porsche 911 GT2, Porsche V8 |
| 60 |
Michel Neugarten (F) |
| Gerd Ruch (D) |
| Marco Spinelli (I) |
| 61 |
Horst Felbermayer Sr (D) |
| Horst Felbermayer Jr (D) |
| Stadler Motorsport |
| Porsche 911 GT2, Porsche V8 |
| 62 |
Uwe Sick (D) |
| Axel Rohr (D) |
| Krauss Race Sports International |
| Porsche 911 GT2, Porsche V8 |
| 63 |
Michael Trunk (D) |
| Bernhard Müller (D) |
| Konrad Motorsport |
| Porsche 911 GT2, Porsche V8 |
| 65 |
Franz Konrad (A) |
| Nick Ham (GB) |
| 66 |
Toni Seiler (CH) |
| Nick Stretton (GB) |
| Proton Competition |
| Porsche 911 GT2, Porsche V8 |
| 69 |
Gerold Ried (D) |
| Patrick Vuillaume (F) |
| Marcos Racing International |
| Marcos LM600, Ford V8 |
| 70 |
Cor Euser (NL) |
| Harald Becker (D) |
| Cirtek Motorsport |
| Saleen Ford Mustang, Ford V8 |
| 98 |
Rob Schirle (GB) |
| David Warnock (GB) |
PPG CART World Series
| Target/Chip Ganassi Racing |
| Reynard 98I, Honda HRK V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Target, TDK, Energizer, Coca-Cola, Fuji Film, Kleenex, First Alert, Life Savers, Hanes |
| 1 |
Alessandro Zanardi (I) |
| Wins: |
15 |
| Pole positions: |
10 |
| Championship titles: |
CART 1997, 1998 |
| Number of CART starts: |
50 |
| 12 |
Jimmy Vasser (USA) |
| Wins: |
7 |
| Pole positions: |
5 |
| Championship titles: |
IndyCar 1996 |
| Number of CART starts: |
106 |
| Marlboro Team Penske |
| Penske PC27, Mercedes IC 108E V8, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Marlboro, Mobil, Hugo Boss, Robert Bosch Corp., Computervision, Sun Microsystems, GE Capital, Delco Electronics, Garrett Turbo, Penske Truck Leasing, Miller, Modine, J. Williams Cars |
| 2 |
Al Unser Jr (USA) |
| Wins: |
31 |
| Pole positions: |
7 |
| Championship titles: |
IndyCar 1990, 1994 |
| Number of CART starts: |
255 |
| 3 |
André Ribeiro (BR) |
| Wins: |
3 |
| Pole positions: |
2 |
| Number of CART starts: |
67 |
| Valvoline Walker Racing |
| Reynard 98I, Honda HRK V8, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Valvoline, Cummins |
| 5 |
Gil de Ferran (BR) |
| Wins: |
2 |
| Pole positions: |
4 |
| Championship titles: |
GBF3 1992 |
| Number of CART starts: |
68 |
| Swift Newman-Haas Racing |
| Swift 009.c, Ford XD V8, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Kmart, Texaco Havoline, Duracell, Coca-Cola, Kodak, Gillette, Oral B, Bell South, Maxell, Silicon Graphics |
| 6 |
Michael Andretti (USA) |
| Wins: |
37 |
| Pole positions: |
30 |
| Championship titles: |
IndyCar 1991 |
| Number of CART starts: |
229 |
| 11 |
Christian Fittipaldi (BR) |
| Best result: |
2nd Indianapolis 1995, Detroit 1996 |
| Championship titles: |
Int F3000 1991 |
| Number of CART starts: |
59 |
| Team Rahal |
| Reynard 98I, Ford XD V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Miller Lite, Shell, Textron |
| 7 |
Bobby Rahal (USA) |
| Wins: |
24 |
| Pole positions: |
18 |
| Championship titles: |
IndyCar 1984, 1987, 1992 |
| Number of CART starts: |
263 |
| 8 |
Bryan Herta (USA) |
| Wins: |
1 |
| Pole positions: |
6 |
| Championship titles: |
Indy L 1993 |
| Number of CART starts: |
73 |
| Hogan Racing LLC |
| Reynard 98I, Mercedes IC 108E V8, Firestone |
| Sponsor: Hogan |
| 9 |
JJ Lehto (FIN) |
| Best result: |
5th Surfers Paradise 1998 |
| Championship titles: |
GBF3 1989 |
| Number of CART starts: |
18 |
| Della Penna Motorsports |
| Swift 007.i, Ford XD V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Budweiser, Ralph's |
| 10 |
Richie Hearn (USA) |
| Best result: |
5th Michigan 1998 |
| Championship titles: |
T Atl 1995 |
| Number of CART starts: |
38 |
| 43 |
Hideshi Matsuda (J) |
| Best result: |
18th Motegi 1998 |
| Number of CART starts: |
3 |
| Team Project Indy |
| Reynard 97I, Mercedes IC 108D V8, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Hawaiian Tropic |
| 15 |
Roberto Moreno (BR) |
| Best result: |
3rd Michigan 1996 |
| Championship titles: |
Int F3000 1988 |
| Number of CART starts: |
49 |
| Mimmo Schiattarella (I) |
| Best result: |
? |
| Number of CART starts: |
? |
| Christian Danner (D) |
| Best result: |
11th Elkhart Lake 1993 |
| Championship titles: |
Int F3000 1986 |
| Number of CART starts: |
18 |
| Bettenhausen Motorsports/Team Alumax |
| Reynard 98I, Mercedes IC 108E V8, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Alumax |
| 16 |
Helio Castro Neves (BR) |
| Best result: |
2nd Milwaukee 1998 |
| Number of CART starts: |
18 |
| PacWest Racing Group |
| Reynard 97I/98I, Mercedes IC 108E V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Hollywood, Motorola |
| 17 |
Mauricio Gugelmin (BR) |
| Wins: |
1 |
| Pole positions: |
3 |
| Number of CART starts: |
87 |
| 18 |
Mark Blundell (GB) |
| Wins: |
3 |
| Number of CART starts: |
48 |
| Payton/Coyne Racing |
| Reynard 97I/98I, Ford XD V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: SmithKline Beecham, TUMS |
| 19 |
Michel Jourdain Jr (MEX) |
| Best result: |
12th Portland 1997, Nazareth 1998 |
| Number of CART starts: |
40 |
| 34 |
Dennis Vitolo (USA) |
| Best result: |
7th Michigan 1997 |
| Number of CART starts: |
31 |
| Gualter Salles (BR) |
| Best result: |
112th Gateway Int'l 1997, Motegi 1998 |
| Number of CART starts: |
21 |
| Patrick Racing |
| Reynard 98I, Ford XD V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Visteon, Tecate, Quaker State, UTLX, Duralast |
| 20 |
Scott Pruett (USA) |
| Wins: |
2 |
| Pole positions: |
3 |
| Number of CART starts: |
124 |
| 40 |
Adrian Fernandez (MEX) |
| Wins: |
3 |
| Pole positions: |
1 |
| Championship titles: |
Indy L 1992 |
| Number of CART starts: |
88 |
| Tasman Motorsports Group |
| Reynard 98I, Honda HRK V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: LCI, Mitel, Gatorade, MTV, Silicon Graphics |
| 21 |
Tony Kanaan (BR) |
| Best result: |
3th Laguna Seca 1998 |
| Championship titles: |
Indy L 1997, Rookie of the Year 1998 |
| Number of CART starts: |
18 |
| Arciero-Wells/MCI Racing |
| Reynard 98I, Toyota RV8A V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: MCI, Panasonic, Duskin, Denso |
| 24 |
Hiro Matsushita (J) |
| Best result: |
6th Michigan 1994 |
| Number of CART starts: |
117 |
| Robby Gordon (USA) |
| Wins: |
2 |
| Pole positions: |
4 |
| Number of CART starts: |
84 |
| 25 |
Massimiliano Papis (I) |
| Best result: |
5th Houston 1998 |
| Number of CART starts: |
38 |
| Team KOOL Green |
| Reynard 98I, Honda HRK V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: KOOL, Klein Tools |
| 26 |
Paul Tracy (CDN) |
| Wins: |
13 |
| Pole positions: |
12 |
| Championship titles: |
Indy L 1990 |
| Number of CART starts: |
112 |
| 27 |
Dario Franchitti (GB) |
| Wins: |
3 |
| Pole positions: |
7 |
| Number of CART starts: |
34 |
| Player's Forsythe Racing |
| Reynard 98I, Mercedes IC 108E V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Player's, Indeck |
| 33 |
Patrick Carpentier (CDN) |
| Best result: |
2nd Gateway Int'l 1997 |
| Pole positions: |
2 |
| Championship titles: |
Indy Rookie 1997, T Atl 1996 |
| Number of CART starts: |
31 |
| 99 |
Greg Moore (CDN) |
| Wins: |
4 |
| Pole positions: |
4 |
| Championship titles: |
Indy L 1995 |
| Number of CART starts: |
54 |
| All American Racers |
| Reynard 98I/Eagle 987, Toyota RV8A V8, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Castrol, Degree, Jockey, Denso |
| 36 |
Alex Barron (USA) |
| Best result: |
12th Rio 1998 |
| Championship titles: |
T Atl 1997 |
| Number of CART starts: |
16 |
| 98 |
PJ Jones (USA) |
| Best result: |
9th Detroit 1996 |
| Number of CART starts: |
42 |
| Vincenzo Sospiri (I) |
| Best result: |
- |
| Championship titles: |
Int F3000 1995 |
| Number of CART starts: |
3 |
| Davis Racing |
| Lola T98/00, Ford XD V8, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Baan, Hasseröder |
| 77 |
Arnd Meier (D) |
| Best result: |
10th Road America 1998 |
| Number of CART starts: |
28 |
Indy Racing League
| Team Menard |
| G-Force-Oldsmobile Aurora, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Glidden, Quaker State |
| 1 |
Tony Stewart (USA) |
IRL 1997 |
| 3 |
Robbie Buhl (USA) |
Indy L 1991 |
| Panther Racing |
| G-Force-Oldsmobile Aurora, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Pennzoil |
| 4 |
Scott Goodyear (CDN) |
| Treadway Racing |
| G-Force-Oldsmobile Aurora, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Sprint, PCS, Radio Shack |
| 5 |
Arie Luyendijk (NL) |
| Nienhouse Motorsports |
| G-Force-Oldsmobile Aurora, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Delco |
| 6 |
Davey Hamilton (USA) |
| Scandia Racing |
| Dallara-Oldsmobile Aurora, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Royal Purple |
| 7 |
Jimmy Kite (USA) |
| Tom Kelley Motorsports |
| Dallara-Oldsmobile Aurora, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Delphi, Futaba, AMD |
| 8 |
Scott Sharp (USA) |
IRL 1996 |
| 28 |
Mark Dismore (USA) |
| Jonathan Byrd/Clayton Cunningham Racing |
| G-Force-Oldsmobile Aurora, Firestone |
| Sponsor: Bryant, VisionAire |
| 10 |
Mike Groff (USA) |
| AJ Foyt Enterprises |
| Dallara-Oldsmobile Aurora, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Conseco, Power Team |
| 11 |
Billy Boat (USA) |
| 14 |
Kenny Brack (S) |
| Bradley Motorsports |
| G-Force-Oldsmobile Aurora, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Bradley Food Marts, Sav-O-Mat |
| 12 |
Buzz Calkins (USA) |
IRL 1996 |
| Riley & Scott Cars, Inc. |
| R&S-Oldsmobile Aurora MkV, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Cristal, Copec |
| 15 |
Eliseo Salazar (RCH) |
| Phoenix Racing |
| G-Force-Oldsmobile Aurora, Firestone |
| 16 |
Marco Greco (BR) |
| Chitwood Motorsports |
| Dallara-Oldsmobile Aurora, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Trane Heating, Cooling Co., Allied Speciality Insurance |
| 17 |
Brian Tyler (USA) |
| PDM Racing |
| G-Force-Oldsmobile Aurora, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Earl's Performance, V-Line |
| 18 |
John Paul Jr (USA) |
| Metro Racing Systems |
| R&S-Oldsmobile Aurora MkV, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: NCLD |
| 19 |
Stan Wattles (USA) |
| Immke Racing |
| Dallara-Oldsmobile Aurora, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Keco |
| 20 |
Tyce Carlson (USA) |
| Pagan Racing |
| Dallara-Oldsmobile Aurora, Goodyear |
| Sponsor: Pennzoil |
| 21 |
Roberto Guerrero (CO) |
| D.B. Mann Motorsports |
| Dallara-Oldsmobile Aurora, Goodyear |
| 24 |
Billy Roe (USA) |
| RSM Marko |
| Dallara-Oldsmobile Aurora, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: |
| 26 |
Mark Steele (USA) |
| Blueprint Racing |
| Dallara-Oldsmobile Aurora, Firestone |
| 27 |
Robbie Groff (USA) |
| McCormack Motorsports |
| G-Force-Oldsmobile Aurora, Goodyear |
| Sponsor: BELOIT, Fast Rod |
| 30 |
Raul Boesel (BR) |
WEC 1987 |
| ISM Racing |
| G-Force-Oldsmobile Aurora, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: |
| 35 |
Jeff Ward (USA) |
| 53 |
Jim Guthrie (USA) |
| Crest Racing SRS |
| Dallara-Nissan Infiniti, Firestone |
| Sponsor: AMS Crest |
| 40 |
Jack Miller (USA) |
| Team Coulson Racing |
| G-Force-Oldsmobile Aurora, Firestone |
| 41 |
Alfonso Giaffone (BR) |
| Team Cheever |
| Dallara-Oldsmobile Aurora, Goodyear |
| 51 |
Eddie Cheever (USA) |
| Chastain Racing |
| G-Force-Oldsmobile Aurora, Goodyear |
| Sponsor: Miller-Eads |
| 77 |
Stéphan Grégoire (F) |
| Hemelgarn Racing |
| Dallara-Oldsmobile Aurora, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Delta Faucet, Montana |
| 91 |
Buddy Lazier (USA) |
| Thomas Knapp Motorsports |
| Dallara-Oldsmobile Aurora, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Mercury |
| 97 |
Greg Ray (USA) |
| LP Racing/PCI |
| Dallara-Oldsmobile Aurora, Firestone |
| Sponsors: BG Product, Truck Air |
| 99 |
Sam Schmidt (USA) |
