1998 AMP Bathurst 1000
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The 1998 AMP Bathurst 1000 was the 40th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on 4 October 1998 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. It was the second year of the controversial split between race organisers, the , and V8 Supercar, which had led to Australia's leading touring car series leaving the Bathurst 1000. The V8 Supercar teams raced the 1998 FAI 1000 race, held six weeks later. The race distance was 161 laps, approximately 1000 km.
Class structure[]
The 1998 AMP Bathurst 1000 was an endurance race for Super Touring Cars, New Zealand Touring Cars and Production Cars.
ST[]
The class featured International Group 2 Touring Cars, otherwise known as Supertouring. It featured teams from Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain fielding a total of 28 cars. Featured cars were: Alfa Romeo 155, Audi A4, BMW 318i, BMW 320i, Ford Mondeo, Holden Vectra, Honda Accord, Hyundai Lantra, Nissan Primera, Peugeot 405, Peugeot 406, Toyota Carina, Vauxhall Cavalier, Vauxhall Vectra and Volvo S40.
NZ[]
The New Zealand touring car series, Schedule S, was invited and the ten car entry featured: BMW 320i, BMW 325i, Ford Telstar, Honda Integra, Nissan Sentra, Peugeot 405, Suzuki Baleno, Toyota Corolla and Toyota Corona.
3E[]
Production cars, conforming to an older version of the Australian Production Car Championship regulations were also invited with five cars arriving. They cars were: Honda Civic, Mazda 626 and Toyota Camry.
Top ten run-off[]
Post-qualifying shootout results as follows:[1]
Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 40 | Volvo S40 Racing | ![]() |
Volvo S40 | 2:14.9265 |
2 | 34 | Team Dynamics | ![]() |
Nissan Primera | 2:16.4143 |
3 | 4 | Volvo S40 Racing | ![]() |
Volvo S40 | 2:16.4672 |
4 | 80 | Team Vectra | ![]() |
Holden Vectra | 2:16.7782 |
5 | 8 | Team Vectra | ![]() |
Vauxhall Vectra | 2:17.3103 |
6 | 2 | Audi Sport Australia | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 2:18.2657 |
7 | 1 | Audi Sport Australia | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 2:18.3658 |
8 | 29 | Brookes Motorsport | ![]() |
Honda Accord | 2:18.9932 |
9 | 12 | Greenfield Mowers Racing | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 2:19.1715 |
10 | 88 | Knight Racing | ![]() |
Ford Mondeo | 2:22.9436 |
Official results[]
Race results as follows:[2]
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ST | 40 | Volvo S40 Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Volvo S40 | 161 | 6:54:23.4756 | 1 |
2 | ST | 34 | Team Dynamics | ![]() ![]() |
Nissan Primera | 161 | +1.9975 | 2 |
3 | ST | 1 | Audi Sport Australia | ![]() ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 161 | +25.7516 | 7 |
4 | ST | 12 | Greenfield Mowers Racing | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 320i | 159 | +2 laps | 9 |
5 | ST | 8 | Team Vectra | ![]() ![]() |
Vauxhall Vectra | 157 | +4 laps | 5 |
6 | ST | 88 | Knight Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Mondeo | 155 | +6 laps | 10 |
7 | ST | 30 | Roadchill Express | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 320i | 152 | +9 laps | 12 |
8 | ST | 22 | Rod Wilson Racing | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 318i | 152 | +9 laps | 15 |
9 | ST | 16 | Faber-Castell Racing | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
BMW 318i | 145 | +16 laps | 16 |
10 | NZ | 64 | International Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 320i | 144 | +17 laps | 28 |
11 | ST | 20 | Brian Bradshaw Race Preparation | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 318i | 144 | +17 laps | 22 |
12 | NZ | 65 | International Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 325i | 141 | +20 laps | 33 |
13 | ST | 45 | Gun Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 137 | +24 laps | 17 |
14 | 3E | 35 | Tom Watkinson | ![]() ![]() |
Mazda 626 | 136 | +25 laps | 36 |
15 | 3E | 71 | Rebound Clothing Co. | ![]() ![]() |
Mazda 626 | 135 | +26 laps | 34 |
16 | NZ | 67 | Geoff Short | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Telstar | 131 | +30 laps | 32 |
17 | 3E | 37 | Ken Talbert | ![]() ![]() |
Mazda 626 | 130 | +31 laps | 40 |
18 | ST | 25 | Rodney Jones Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Vauxhall Cavalier | 128 | +33 laps | 30 |
DNF | ST | 14 | Racing Projects | ![]() ![]() |
Nissan Primera | 139 | Crash damage | 13 |
DNF | NZ | 63 | International Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 320i | 128 | Engine | 24 |
NC | NZ | 68 | Wayne Johnson | ![]() ![]() |
Honda Integra | 120 | Not Classified | 37 |
NC | ST | 49 | Grid Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 318i | 112 | Not Classified | 21 |
DNF | NZ | 70 | Air Vanuatu / Bartercard | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Corolla | 111 | Engine | 42 |
NC | ST | 11 | All Auto Parts | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Carina | 110 | Not Classified | 27 |
NC | ST | 58 | HVE Motorsport | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hyundai Lantra | 107 | Not Classified | 19 |
DNF | ST | 2 | Audi Sport Australia | ![]() ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 84 | Crash damage | 6 |
DNF | ST | 80 | Team Vectra | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Vectra | 83 | Crash | 4 |
DNF | ST | 4 | Volvo S40 Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Volvo S40 | 82 | Crash | 3 |
DNF | ST | 98 | Knight Racing | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ford Mondeo | 78 | Spun Off | 25 |
DNF | ST | 77 | Motorsport Developments | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Carina | 76 | Crash | 23 |
DNF | ST | 24 | Bruce Miles | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 318i | 63 | Gearbox | 20 |
DNF | 3E | 38 | Phoenix Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Camry | 59 | Electrical | 35 |
DNF | NZ | 61 | Prestige Motorsports Management | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Nissan Sentra SSS | 56 | Crash | 26 |
DNF | ST | 10 | TC Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Peugeot 406 | 52 | Engine | 11 |
DNF | ST | 29 | Brookes Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Honda Accord | 49 | Oil Sump | 8 |
DNF | NZ | 90 | Robert Ker | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Corona | 47 | Engine/Driveshaft | 31 |
DNF | NZ | 62 | BT Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 47 | Steering | 41 |
DNF | 3E | 33 | Burwood Motorsport | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Honda Civic | 34 | Suspension | 38 |
DNF | ST | 18 | Aaron McGill | ![]() ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 24 | Suspension | 18 |
DNF | ST | 60 | Knight Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Mondeo | 18 | Engine | 14 |
DNF | ST | 23 | MF Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 17 | Suspension | 29 |
DNF | ST | 15 | Racing Projects | ![]() ![]() |
Honda Accord | 14 | Steering | 43 |
DNS | NZ | 66 | Suzuki Value Finance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Suzuki Baleno | Crash in Qualifying | 39 |
Statistics[]
- Provisional Pole Position – #80 Greg Murphy
- Pole Position – #40 Rickard Rydell – 2:14.9265
- Fastest Lap – #40 Rickard Rydell – 2:17.9558 – Lap 153
- Average Speed – N/A
- Race Time – 6:54:23.4756
References[]
- ^ "1998 AMP Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Bathurst Session 21 – Run off AMP BATHURST 1000". National Software. 3 October 1998. Archived from the original on 12 September 1999. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
- ^ "1998 AMP Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Bathurst Session 30 – 1998 AMP BATHURST 1000". National Software. 4 October 1998. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
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