List of 1998 motorsport champions

This list of 1998 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Series	Champion	Refer
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series	Steve Kinser
	Teams: Karl Kinser Racing

Series	Champion	Refer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series	Top Fuel: Gary Scelzi	1998 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
	Funny Car: John Force
	Pro Stock: Warren Johnson
	Pro Stock Motorcycle: Matt Hines

Series	Driver	Season article
CIK-FIA Karting World Championship	FSA: Davide Forè
	FC: Gianluca Beggio
	Formula A: Ruben Carrapatoso
CIK-FIA Karting European Championship	FSA: Davide Forè
	FC: Gianluca Beggio
	FA: César Campaniço
	ICA: Julien Poncelet
	ICA-J: Frank Pereira
	Cadet: Álvaro Parente

Series	Rider	Season article
500cc World Championship	Mick Doohan	1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
250cc World Championship	Loris Capirossi
125cc World Championship	Kazuto Sakata
Superbike World Championship	Carl Fogarty	1998 Superbike World Championship season
Supersport World Series	Fabrizio Pirovano
Speedway World Championship	Tony Rickardsson	1998 Speedway Grand Prix
AMA Superbike Championship	Ben Bostrom
Australian Superbike Championship	Martin Craggill

Series	Driver	Season article
FIA Formula One World Championship	Mika Häkkinen	1998 Formula One World Championship
	Constructors: McLaren-Mercedes
CART FedEx Championship Series	Alex Zanardi	1998 CART FedEx Championship Series
	Manufacturers: Honda
	Rookies: Tony Kanaan
Indy Racing League	Kenny Bräck	1998 Indy Racing League
	Manufacturers: Oldsmobile
	Rookies: Robby Unser
International Formula 3000	Juan Pablo Montoya	1998 International Formula 3000 Championship
Formula Nippon Championship	Satoshi Motoyama	1998 Formula Nippon Championship
	Teams: LEMONed Racing Team LeMans
Indy Lights	Cristiano da Matta	1998 Indy Lights season
Historic Formula One Championship	Bob Berridge	1998 Historic Formula One Championship
American Indycar Series	Greg Gorden	1998 American Indycar Series
Atlantic Championship	Lee Bentham	1998 Atlantic Championship season
Australian Drivers' Championship	Scott Dixon	1998 Australian Drivers' Championship
Barber Dodge Pro Series	Jeff Simmons	1998 Barber Dodge Pro Series
Formula Palmer Audi	Justin Wilson	1998 Formula Palmer Audi
	Autumn Trophy: Derek Hayes
BOSS Formula Series	Nigel Greensall	1998 BOSS Formula Series
	Teams: European Aviation
Open Fortuna by Nissan	Marc Gené	1998 Euro Open by Nissan season
Formula Asia	Ben Walsh	1998 Formula Asia
JAF Japan Formula 4	Takeyuki Kishi	1998 JAF Japan Formula 4
Formula König	Elran Nijenhuis	1998 Formula König season
Formula Toyota	Masahiro Tsukiji	1998 Formula Toyota season
	West: Tomoyuki Inoue
Russian Formula 1600 Championship	Alexander Nesterov	1998 Russian Formula 1600 Championship
	Teams: ABRO-NVR-100
	ASPAS Cup: Edgard Lindgren
	ASPAS Cup Teams: AKKS Motorsport
Star Mazda Championship	Ian Lacy	1998 Star Mazda Championship
Formula Three
All-Japan Formula Three Championship	Peter Dumbreck	1998 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
	Teams: TOM'S
Austria Formula 3 Cup	Andre Fibier	1998 Austria Formula 3 Cup
	Trophy: Jörg Sandek
British Formula 3 Championship	Mário Haberfeld	1998 British Formula Three Championship
	National: Phillip Scifleet
Chilean Formula Three Championship	Mauricio Perrot	1998 Chilean Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship	David Saelens	1998 French Formula Three Championship
	Teams: ASM Formule 3
German Formula Three Championship	Bas Leinders	1998 German Formula Three Championship
	Rookie: Robert Lechner
Italian Formula Three Championship	Donny Crevels
Formula 3 Sudamericana	Gabriel Furlán	1998 Formula 3 Sudamericana
	National: Ramón Ibarra
Mexican Formula Three Championship	Carlos Perea	1998 Mexican Formula Three Championship
Russian Formula Three Championship	Viktor Kozankov	1998 Russian Formula Three Championship
	ASPAS Cup: Alberto Pedemonte
Swiss Formula Three Championship	Jo Zeller	1998 Swiss Formula Three Championship
	Class B: Thomas Stingelin
Formula Renault
French Formula Renault Championship	Matthew Davies	1998 French Formula Renault Championship
Eurocup Formula Renault	Bruno Besson
	Teams: Tatuus JD Motorsport
Formula Renault Argentina	Gabriel Ponce de León	1998 Formula Renault Argentina
Formula Renault Germany	Hugo van der Ham	1998 Formula Renault Germany
Formula Renault Sport UK	Aluizio Coelho	1998 Formula Renault Sport UK
	Teams: Manor Motorsport
Formula Renault BARC	Nick Dudfield	1998 Formula Renault BARC
Formula Renault Campus France	Westley Barber
Formula Renault Campus Italy	Gianmaria Bruni
Formula BMW
Formula BMW ADAC	Stefan Mücke
	Teams: Mücke Motorsport
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship	Adam Macrow	1998 Australian Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship	Jenson Button
European Formula Ford Championship	Derek Hayes	1998 European Formula Ford Championship
Danish Formula Ford Championship	Michael Pedersen
Formula Ford Zetec Benelux	Jeroen Bleekemolen
Formula Ford 1800 Netherlands
Formula Ford 1600 Nordic	Robert Dahlgren
Formula Ford 1600 Sweden
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship	Greg Tullet
Portuguese Formula Ford Championship	Ricardo Mégre
Scottish Formula Ford Championship	Stewart Roden
U.S. F2000 National Championship	David Besnard	1998 U.S. F2000 National Championship

Series	Driver/Co-Driver	Season article
World Rally Championship	Tommi Mäkinen	1998 World Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Risto Mannisenmäki
	Manufacturer: Mitsubishi
FIA Cup for Production Cars	Gustavo Trelles
African Rally Championship	Satwant Singh	1998 African Rally Championship
Asia-Pacific Rally Championship	Yoshio Fujimoto	1998 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Tony Sircombe
	Manufacturers: Toyota
	Group N: Michael Guest
	2-Litre: Nobuhiro Tajima
Australian Rally Championship	Possum Bourne	1998 Australian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Craig Vincent
British Rally Championship	Martin Rowe	1998 British Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Derek Ringer
Canadian Rally Championship	Frank Sprongl	1998 Canadian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Dan Sprongl
Czech Rally Championship	Ladislav Křeček	1998 Czech Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Jan Krečman
Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft	Armin Kremer
Estonian Rally Championship	N 2000+: Markko Märtin	1998 Estonian Rally Championship
	N 2000+ Co-Drivers: Toomas Kitsing
	A>2000: Riho Parts
	A>2000 Co-Drivers: Aare Kaaristo
European Rally Championship	Andrea Navarra	1998 European Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Renzo Casazza
Finnish Rally Championship	Group A +2000cc: Marcus Grönholm	1998 Finnish Rally Championship
	Group N +2000cc: Jouko Puhakka
	Group A -2000cc: Esa Saarenpää
	Group N -2000cc: Hannu Jokinen
French Rally Championship	Philippe Bugalski
Hungarian Rally Championship	Ferenc Kiss
	Co-Drivers: Ernő Büki
Indian National Rally Championship	N. Leelakrishnan
	Co-Drivers: Farooq Ahmed
Italian Rally Championship	Andrea Aghini
	Co-Drivers: Loris Roggia
	Manufacturers: Toyota
Middle East Rally Championship	Mohammed Ben Sulayem
New Zealand Rally Championship	Geoff Argyle	1998 New Zealand Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Alan Glen
Polish Rally Championship	Robert Gryczyński
Romanian Rally Championship	Constantin Aur
Scottish Rally Championship	Jimmy Paterson
	Co-Drivers: Fred Bell
Slovak Rally Championship	Enrico Bertone
	Co-Drivers: Michal Kočí
South African National Rally Championship	Serge Damseaux
	Co-Drivers: Vito Bonafede
	Manufacturers: Toyota
Spanish Rally Championship	Jesús Puras
	Co-Drivers: Carlos del Barrio

Series	Driver	Season article
FIA European Rallycross Championship	Div 1: Kenneth Hansen
	Div 2: Eivind Opland
	1400 Cup: Jaroslav Kalný
British Rallycross Championship	Helmut Holfeld

Series	Driver	Season article
Andros Trophy	Elite: Yvan Muller	1997–98 Andros Trophy
	Promotion: Claude Millet
	Pilot Bike: David Baffeleuf
	Dame: Jutta Kleinschmidt

Series	Driver	Season article
Professional SportsCar Racing Championship	WSC: Butch Leitzinger	1998 IMSA GT Championship season
	GT1: Andy Wallace
	GT2: Larry Schumacher
	GT3: Mark Simo
United States Road Racing Championship	Can-Am: James Weaver	1998 United States Road Racing Championship season
	GT1: Thierry Boutsen
	GT2: Scott Sansone GT2: Cameron Worth
	GT3: Ross Bentley
International Sports Racing Series	SR1: Emmanuel Collard SR1: Vincenzo Sospiri	1998 International Sports Racing Series season
	SR1 Teams: JB Giesse Team Ferrari
	SR2: Jean-Claude de Castelli
	SR2 Teams: Waterair Sport
FIA GT Championship	GT1: Klaus Ludwig GT1: Ricardo Zonta	1998 FIA GT Championship season
	GT2: Olivier Beretta GT2: Pedro Lamy
GTR Euroseries	Thomas Bscher
All Japan GT Championship	Érik Comas Masami Kageyama
British GT Championship	GT1: Steve O'Rourke GT1: Tim Sugden
	GT2: Richard Dean GT2: Kurt Luby
Trans-Am	Paul Gentilozzi
Porsche Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup, GT3 Cup Challenge and Porsche Sprint Challenge
Porsche Supercup	Patrick Huisman	1998 Porsche Supercup
	Teams: Olaf Manthey Racing
Porsche Carrera Cup France	Dominique Dupuy	1998 Porsche Carrera Cup France
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany	Dirk Müller	1998 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
	Teams: UPS Porsche Junior Team

Series	Driver	Season article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series	Jeff Gordon	1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
	Manufacturers: Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	1998 NASCAR Busch Series
	Manufacturers: Chevrolet
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series	Ron Hornaday Jr.	1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
	Manufacturers: Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch North Series	Mike Stefanik	1998 NASCAR Busch North Series
NASCAR Winston West Series	Kevin Harvick	1998 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series	Frank Kimmel	1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
AUSCAR	Darren McDonald	1997–98 AUSCAR season
Australian Super Speedway Championship	Kim Jane	1997–98 Australian Super Speedway Championship
Turismo Carretera	Guillermo Ortelli	1998 Turismo Carretera

Series	Driver	Season article
ADAC Procar Series	Thomas Winkelhock	1998 ADAC Procar Series
	Teams: Brinkmann Motorsport
Australian Touring Car Championship	Craig Lowndes	1998 Australian Touring Car Championship
Australian Super Touring Championship	Brad Jones	1998 Australian Super Touring Championship
	Manufacturers': Audi
	Teams: Audi Sport Australia
British Touring Car Championship	Rickard Rydell	1998 British Touring Car Championship
	Teams: Vodafone Nissan Racing
	Manufacturers: Nissan
	Independent: Tommy Rustad
Finnish Touring Car Championship	Arto Salmenautio
French Touring Car Championship	Éric Cayrolle
French Supertouring Championship
German Supertouring Championship	Johnny Cecotto
Italian Superturismo Championship	Fabrizio Giovanardi	1998 Italian Superturismo Championship
	Teams: Nordauto Engineering
Japanese Touring Car Championship	Masanori Sekiya	1998 Japanese Touring Car Championship
	Teams: Toyota Team TOM'S
New Zealand Touring Car Championship	Brett Riley	1998 New Zealand Touring Car Championship
New Zealand V8 Championship	Wayne Huxford	1997–98 New Zealand V8 season
Renault Sport Spider Elf Trophy	Andrea Belicchi	1998 Renault Sport Spider Elf Trophy
South African Touring Car Championship	Giniel de Villiers
Spanish Touring Car Championship	Alfredo Mostajo	1998 Campeonato de España de Turismos Series
Stock Car Brasil	Ingo Hoffmann	1998 Stock Car Brasil season
Swedish Touring Car Championship	Fredrik Ekblom
TC2000 Championship	Omar Martínez	1998 TC2000 Championship

Series	Driver	Season article
European Truck Racing Championship	Super-Race-Trucks: Ludovic Faure	1998 European Truck Racing Championship
	Race-Trucks: Heinz-Werner Lenz
Fórmula Truck	Oswaldo Drugovich Jr.	1998 Fórmula Truck
	Teams: Drugovich Auto Peças

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