The 1998 World Rally Championship was the 26th season of the
FIAWorld Rally Championship. The season consisted of 13 rallies.
Tommi Mäkinen won his third consecutive drivers' world championship driving for
Mitsubishi, ahead of
Carlos Sainz and
Colin McRae. The manufacturers' title was won by
Mitsubishi (who still operated under
Group A regulations), ahead of
Toyota and
Subaru. This year also marked the
Ford Escort's last full-season works outing before being replaced by the
Ford Focus WRC in 1999. The season ended in dramatic fashion when Carlos Sainz's Corolla WRC stopped approximately 300 metres from the finishing line in the final stage at
Margam due to mechanical failure, thus surrendering his fourth place on the rally and handing the title to Mäkinen.[1][2]
Calendar
The 1998 championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania.
The 1998 World Rally Championship was the 26th season of the
FIAWorld Rally Championship. The season consisted of 13 rallies.
Tommi Mäkinen won his third consecutive drivers' world championship driving for
Mitsubishi, ahead of
Carlos Sainz and
Colin McRae. The manufacturers' title was won by
Mitsubishi (who still operated under
Group A regulations), ahead of
Toyota and
Subaru. This year also marked the
Ford Escort's last full-season works outing before being replaced by the
Ford Focus WRC in 1999. The season ended in dramatic fashion when Carlos Sainz's Corolla WRC stopped approximately 300 metres from the finishing line in the final stage at
Margam due to mechanical failure, thus surrendering his fourth place on the rally and handing the title to Mäkinen.[1][2]
Calendar
The 1998 championship was contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania.