1998 Italian Superturismo Championship

1998 Italian Superturismo Championship
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The 1998 Italian Superturismo Championship was the twelfth edition of the Italian Superturismo Championship. The season began in Binetto on 17 May and finished in Vallelunga on 4 October, after ten rounds. Fabrizio Giovanardi won the championship, driving an Alfa Romeo 156; the Italian manufacturer won the constructors' championship, while Fabian Peroni took the privateers' trophy.

Teams and drivers

Team	Car	No.	Drivers
CiBiEmme Engineering	BMW 320i	1	Emanuele Naspetti
		2	Fabrizio de Simone
		6	Roberto Colciago
Nordauto Engineering	Alfa Romeo 156	3	Fabrizio Giovanardi
		4	Nicola Larini
		7	Antonio Tamburini
		8	Stefano Modena
Audi Sport Italia	Audi A4 Quattro	5	Rinaldo Capello
Christy's Team	Honda Accord	51	Massimo Pigoli
Soli Racing Team	Audi A4 Quattro	52	Moreno Soli
Greyhound Motorsport	Alfa Romeo 155 TS	53	Gianluca Roda
AGS Motorsport	Audi A4 Quattro	54	Fabian Peroni
Varese Corse	Audi A4 Quattro	55	Davide Bernasconi
Italian Promotorsport	BMW 320i	56	Sandro Sardelli
		58	Miguel Ramos
BMS Scuderia Italia	Alfa Romeo 155 TS	59	Christian Pescatori
		60	Emanuele Moncini
Lucchetti Racing	Opel Vectra	62	Guido Lucchetti Cigarini

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Autodromo del Levante	17 May	?	?	Fabrizio de Simone	CiBiEmme Engineering
	R2				?	Emanuele Naspetti	CiBiEmme Engineering
2	R1	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	31 May	Fabrizio Giovanardi	?	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
	R2				?	Fabrizio de Simone	CiBiEmme Engineering
3	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	28 June	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nicola Larini	Nordauto Engineering
	R2				Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
4	R1	Autodromo Riccardo Paletti	27 July	?	?	Emanuele Naspetti	CiBiEmme Engineering
	R2				?	Emanuele Naspetti	CiBiEmme Engineering
5	R1	ACI Vallelunga Circuit	26 July	?	?	Emanuele Naspetti	CiBiEmme Engineering
	R2				?	Emanuele Naspetti	CiBiEmme Engineering
6	R1	Autodromo dell'Umbria	2 August	?	?	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
	R2				?	Fabrizio de Simone	CiBiEmme Engineering
7	R1	Autodromo di Pergusa	30 August	?	?	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
	R2				?	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
8	R1	Circuito Internazionale Santamonica	12 September	?	?	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
	R2		13 September		?	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
9	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	26 September	?	?	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
	R2		27 September		?	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
10	R1	ACI Vallelunga Circuit	3 October	?	?	Nicola Larini	Nordauto Engineering
	R2		4 October		?	Nicola Larini	Nordauto Engineering

Championship standings

Scoring system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole
Race 1 Points	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	2
Race 2 Points	40	30	24	20	16	12	8	6	4	2

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	Manufacturer	Points
1	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Alfa Romeo	471
2	Emanuele Naspetti	BMW	335
3	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo	331
4	Fabrizio de Simone	BMW	238
5	Rinaldo Capello	Audi	215
6	Fabian Peroni	Audi	171
7	Sandro Sardelli	BMW	110
8	Roberto Colciago	BMW	94
9	Emanuele Moncini	Alfa Romeo	81
10	Moreno Soli	Audi	79
11	Christian Pescatori	Alfa Romeo	78
12	Miguel Ramos	BMW	70
13	Davide Bernasconi	Audi	67
14	Antonio Tamburini	Alfa Romeo	44
15	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo	32
16	Gianluca Roda	Alfa Romeo	20
17	Massimo Pigoli	Honda	11
18	Guido Lucchetti Cigarini	Opel	1

Constructors' Championship

Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	Alfa Romeo	975
2	BMW	826
3	Audi	493
4	Honda	11
5	Opel	1

Privateers' Championship

Pos	Driver	Manufacturer	Points
1	Fabian Peroni	Audi	426
2	Sandro Sardelli	BMW	334
3	Emanuele Moncini	Alfa Romeo	293
4	Christian Pescatori	Alfa Romeo	289
5	Moreno Soli	Audi	279
6	Miguel Ramos	BMW	226
7	Davide Bernasconi	Audi	208
8	Gianluca Roda	Alfa Romeo	73
9	Massimo Pigoli	Honda	61
10	Guido Lucchetti Cigarini	Opel	39

External links

• 1998 Drivers List
• 1998 Standings