The 1998 Australian Touring Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to 5.0 Litre Touring Cars, (also known as

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). The championship, which was sanctioned by the

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as an Australian title, was contested over a ten-round series which began on 1 February 1998 at

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and ended on 2 August at Oran Park International Raceway. The series was promoted as the "Shell Australian Touring Car Championship".The Rounds, V8 Supercars, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, '98 Series Review, pages 18 to 79 The title, which was the 39th

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, was won by

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Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the championship. Entries listed as "L1" competed for the overall championship, whereas those denoted "L2" also competed for the Privateers' Teams Cup.

Race calendar

The championship was contested over a ten-round series with three races per round.

Points system

Points were awarded to the first twenty classified finishers in each race as follows:

Championship standings

Race three at the Calder round was abandoned before the start due to water lying on the track after a late afternoon storm.V8 Supercars, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, '98 Series Review, page 65

Privateers' Team Cup

The Privateers' Team Cup was open top Level 2 teams competing with control tyres.The cup runneth over, Official Programme, Mallala, 24 May 1998, page 98 Points were awarded on the same basis as for the actual Championship however competitors were required to nominate eight rounds at which they would compete and only their best six results from those rounds would be retained towards the Cup award. Two-driver teams were permitted to pool their points into a combined score. The Cup was won by Lansvale Smash Repairs with the team's

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driven by Trevor Ashby and Steve Reed.Jason Parker, Lansvale take control, V8 Supercars, Shell Australian Touring Car Championship, '98 Series Review, pages 80–84

References

External links

Official V8 Supercar site

1998 Racing Results Archive
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