The 1998 ADAC Deutsche Super Touren Wagen-Cup was the fifth edition of the Super Tourenwagen Cup (STW).
Season summary After an open start to the season with four different winners in the first four races, BMW driver Johnny Cecotto and reigning champion and Peugeot driver Laurent Aïello soon emerged as the two championship contenders. Cecotto built up a sizeable lead during the season, but a late four-race winning streak ahead of the final weekend helped Aiello close the gap. After finishing third in the sprint race at the final event, one place ahead of Cecotto, Aiello passed Cecotto in the championship and led his Venezuelan rival by a single point before the deciding feature race. In that race, Cecotto would go on to finish fourth, two places ahead of Aiello, allowing him to claim the title.
Teams and drivers Team Car No Drivers Rounds Class Peugeot EssoPeugeot 4061 Laurent AïelloAllM2 Jörg van OmmenAllM Paulaner Team HolzerOpel Vectra3 Alexander BurgstallerAllM Opel Team Holzer4 Uwe AlzenAllM Abt SportslineAudi A4 5 Emanuele PirroAllM TNT Team SMSOpel Vectra 6 Éric HélaryAllM Opel Team SMS 7 Manuel ReuterAllM BMW Team SchnitzerBMW 320i 8 Joachim WinkelhockAllT 9 Johnny CecottoAllT EuroteamAlfa Romeo 156 10 Stefano ModenaAllT JAS Team Honda SportHonda Accord 11 Gabriele TarquiniAllM 12 Tom KristensenAllM Mamerow Racing TeamAudi A4 Quattro 14 Peter Mamerow1-4TBMW 320i5-10 Oliver Mayer MotorsportAudi A4 Quattro 15 Oliver Mayer1-4, 6-7, 9-10 T Auto Dienst Bemani TeamOpel Vectra 16 Marco Bromberger1-5, 7-10T Auto Plus Bemani Team 17 Klaus NiedzwiedzAllT Abt SportslineAudi A4 18 Christian AbtAllM Irmscher MotorsportOpel Vectra 19 Franz EngstlerAllT Alfa CorseAlfa Romeo 156 20 Nicola Larini4T Peugeot EssoPeugeot 40621 Michael Bartels7-10M Nissan Primera RacingNissan Primera GT 22 Michael KrummAllM 23 Roland AschAllM Team IsertBMW 320i 25 Leopold Prinz von BayernAllT 26 Christian MenzelAllT Alfa CorseAlfa Romeo 156 30 Fabrizio Giovanardi4T Abt SportslineAudi A4 45 Frank BielaAllM Icon ClassM Drivers eligible to score points in the Manufactures Trophy T Drivers eligible to score points in the Team Trophy
Race calendar and results Round Circuit Date Pole position Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Hockenheimring 19 April Laurent Aïello Uwe Alzen Opel Team Holzer R2 Manuel Reuter Opel Team SMS 2 R1 Nürburgring 10 May Roland Asch Roland Asch Nissan Primera Racing R2 Johnny Cecotto BMW Team Schnitzer 3 R1 Sachsenring 24 May Johnny Cecotto Johnny Cecotto BMW Team Schnitzer R2 Johnny Cecotto BMW Team Schnitzer 4 R1 Norisring 6 July Éric Hélary Jörg van Ommen Peugeot Esso R2 Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso 5 R1 Lahr 19 July Uwe Alzen Uwe Alzen Opel Team Holzer R2 Gabriele Tarquini JAS Team Honda Sport 6 R1 Wunstorf 2 August Manuel Reuter Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso R2 Manuel Reuter Opel Team SMS 7 R1 Zweibrücken 16 August Manuel Reuter Johnny Cecotto BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer R2 Johnny Cecotto BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer 8 R1 Salzburgring 30 August Tom Kristensen Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso R2 Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso 9 R1 Oschersleben 13 September Laurent Aïello Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso R2 Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso 10 R1 Nürburgring 4 October Manuel Reuter Manuel Reuter Opel Team SMS R2 Éric HélaryTNT Team SMS
Championship results Points system Race 1 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 3024201716151413121110987654321 Race 2 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 604840343230282624222018161412108642 Pos Driver HOC NÜR SAC NOR LAH WUN ZWE SAL OSC NÜR Pts 1 Johnny Cecotto 8 8 3 1 1 1 8 4 4 2 9 10 1 1 12 10 3 2 4 4 595 2 Laurent Aïello 4 2 4 3 3 5 6 1 12 10 1 Ret 3 5 1 1 1 1 3 6 592 3 Uwe Alzen 1 17 6 5 4 Ret 2 3 1 4 5 2 15 6 2 13 5 5 5 2 482 4 Éric Hélary Ret 9 2 2 19 7 7 2 2 3 7 4 8 4 Ret DNS 9 6 2 1 473 5 Manuel Reuter 2 1 5 11 16 6 Ret 10 20 6 2 1 5 20 3 15 8 Ret 1 3 423 6 Joachim Winkelhock 3 3 7 7 9 2 10 5 Ret Ret 10 11 2 2 13 16 4 3 Ret 10 405 7 Gabriele Tarquini 7 11 8 Ret 5 4 5 7 3 1 Ret DNS 4 22 5 4 16 12 21 9 335 8 Roland Asch 15 10 1 4 Ret 3 3 6 6 7 Ret DNS 6 3 22 11 10 13 Ret 21 327 9 Michael Krumm 11 4 12 21 6 Ret Ret 12 7 Ret 6 6 7 12 9 6 2 4 12 8 312 10 Jörg van Ommen Ret DNS 9 6 11 9 1 DNS Ret 11 4 3 Ret 7 6 5 14 11 11 13 311 11 Tom Kristensen 9 12 Ret DNS 7 Ret 14 8 8 16 3 5 Ret 9 8 7 13 10 7 5 293 12 Christian Abt 6 5 11 8 8 8 4 9 9 Ret 15 8 Ret 14 4 Ret 6 Ret 13 18 267 13 Christian Menzel 5 Ret 10 9 2 DSQ 15 18 11 9 11 12 12 13 15 12 12 7 14 15 254 14 Frank Biela 13 Ret 14 12 Ret 11 20 Ret 10 5 8 Ret 13 11 14 9 11 8 6 11 242 15 Alexander Burgstaller 10 16 13 14 Ret Ret 17 Ret 5 15 16 7 9 15 11 8 17 14 8 7 227 16 Emanuele Pirro 16 7 Ret 13 17 Ret 19 19 13 8 Ret Ret 14 Ret 7 2 7 Ret 10 12 205 17 Klaus Niedzwiedz 17 14 16 15 18 15 11 Ret 15 12 13 13 16 16 18 14 21 16 15 Ret 156 18 Stefano Modena 18 18 15 12 10 17 Ret DNS 14 Ret Ret 9 10 10 16 Ret 18 15 22 17 146 19 Michael Bartels 11 8 10 3 15 9 9 14 143 20 Peter Mamerow Ret DNS 17 14 16 10 9 13 16 17 14 14 19 17 20 Ret 20 17 16 Ret 130 21 Franz Engstler 14 19 18 18 10 14 16 15 17 14 12 15 20 Ret 21 DNS 24 19 18 16 119 22 Marco Bromberger 19 15 19 17 15 13 21 17 19 13 18 18 19 17 22 20 20 19 98 23 Leopold Prinz von Bayern 20 6 20 20 20 16 Ret 16 18 Ret Ret 16 17 21 17 Ret 19 18 17 Ret 98 24 Oliver Mayer 12 13 21 19 13 12 18 Ret 17 17 19 21 23 21 19 20 78 25 Fabrizio Giovanardi 13 11 28 26 Nicola Larini 12 14 23 Pos Driver HOC NÜR SAC NOR REG WUN ZWE SAL OSC NÜR Pts
Manufacturers' Trophy Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Opel 673 2 Peugeot 647 3 Nissan 491 4 Honda 440 5 Audi 415
Teams Trophy Pos Team Points 1 BMW Team Schnitzer 616 2 Team Isert 298 3 Auto Plus Bemani Team 156 4 Euroteam 146 5 Mamerow Racing Team 130 6 Irmscher Motorsport 119 7 Auto Diesnst Bemani Team 98 8 Oliver Mayer Motorsport 78 9 Alfa Corse 29
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