1998 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup

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[]

The calendar featured seven events.

Round	Dates	Rally name
1	1–18 January	Paris-Granada-Dakar
2	5–8 March
3	2–11 April	Rallye Optic 2000 de Tunisie
4	7–16 May
5	18–21 June
6	18–20 July	Baja Movistar España Aragón
7	3-6 November	Marlboro UAE Desert Challenge

Results[]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time
1	Paris-Granada-Dakar	1		Mitsubishi Pajero	65h25m58s
		2	Kenjiro Shinozuka	Mitsubishi Pajero
		3	Bruno Saby	Mitsubishi Pajero

2		1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy	7h11m23s
		2	Kenjiro Shinozuka	Mitsubishi Pajero	7h13m34s
		3	Curt LeDuc Giorgio Albiero	ProTruck	7h14m44s

3	Rallye Optic 2000 de Tunisie	1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy	20h53m52s
		2	Kenjiro Shinozuka	Mitsubishi Pajero	21h20m55s
		3	Philippe Alliot	Nissan Patrol GR	23h40m24s

4		1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy	17h57m43s
		2	Kenjiro Shinozuka	Mitsubishi Pajero	17h59m48s
		3	Pierre Lartigue	Ipso Buggy	18h49m20s

5		1	Jean-Paul Cottret	Toyota Land Cruiser	9h47m59s
		2		SG Proto	9h58m17s
		3	Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy	10h07m16s

6	Baja Movistar España Aragón	1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Dominique Comolli	Schlesser Buggy	8h54m59s
		2	Oleg Pyalin	Nissan Patrol	9h07m18s
		3		Mitsubishi Pajero	9h08m19s

7	Marlboro UAE Desert Challenge	1		Mitsubishi Pajero	13h46m31s
		2	Jean-Louis Schlesser Matthew Stevenson	Schlesser Buggy	14h23m23s
		3	Kenjiro Shinozuka	Mitsubishi Pajero	14h36m22s
Source:^[1]^[2]

Drivers' Championship[]

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		TUN			ARA	ABU	Points
1	Jean-Louis Schlesser	5⁶⁸	1⁵⁸	1⁸⁷	1⁸⁷	(3⁴²)	1⁵⁸	2⁷²	430
2	Kenjiro Shinozuka	2⁸⁴	2⁴⁸	2⁷²	2⁷²	Ret⁰	-	3⁶³	339
3		1¹¹⁶	-	Ret⁰	Ret⁰	-	-	1⁸⁷	203
4	Philippe Alliot	6⁶⁰	-	3⁶³	5³⁶	-	-	6³⁰	189
5	Bruno Saby	3⁶⁴	-	-	4⁴⁸	-	-	-	112
6		13¹²	-	6⁴⁵	-	-	4³⁸	10¹⁵	110

Manufacturers' Championship[]

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		TUN			ARA	ABU	Points
1	Mitsubishi	80	40	60	60	(34)	40	60	340
2	Nissan	12	34	42	42	20	(8)	48	198
3	Toyota	20	-	45	36	40	18	9	168
4	Land Rover	0	-	9	0	0	20	-	29

References[]

^ "FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies". Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^ "Palmares Ecurie Schlesser-Aventures 1998". Schlesser Aventures. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

[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.

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