# 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.

## Dirt oval racing

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

## Drag racing

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

## Karting

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

## Motorcycle

| Series | Rider | Season article |
| 500cc World Championship | Mick Doohan | 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 250cc World Championship | Loris Capirossi | 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 125cc World Championship | Kazuto Sakata | 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 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 | |

## Open wheel racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| FIA Formula One World Championship | Mika Häkkinen | 1998 Formula One World Championship |
| FIA Formula One World Championship | Constructors: McLaren-Mercedes | 1998 Formula One World Championship |
| CART FedEx Championship Series | Alex Zanardi | 1998 CART FedEx Championship Series |
| CART FedEx Championship Series | Manufacturers: Honda | 1998 CART FedEx Championship Series |
| CART FedEx Championship Series | Rookies: Tony Kanaan | 1998 CART FedEx Championship Series |
| Indy Racing League | Kenny Bräck | 1998 Indy Racing League |
| Indy Racing League | Manufacturers: Oldsmobile | 1998 Indy Racing League |
| Indy Racing League | Rookies: Robby Unser | 1998 Indy Racing League |
| International Formula 3000 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1998 International Formula 3000 Championship |
| Formula Nippon Championship | Satoshi Motoyama | 1998 Formula Nippon Championship |
| Formula Nippon Championship | Teams: LEMONed Racing Team LeMans | 1998 Formula Nippon Championship |
| 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 |
| Formula Palmer Audi | Autumn Trophy: Derek Hayes | 1998 Formula Palmer Audi |
| BOSS Formula Series | Nigel Greensall | 1998 BOSS Formula Series |
| BOSS Formula Series | Teams: European Aviation | 1998 BOSS Formula Series |
| 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 |
| Formula Toyota | West: Tomoyuki Inoue | 1998 Formula Toyota season |
| Russian Formula 1600 Championship | Alexander Nesterov | 1998 Russian Formula 1600 Championship |
| Russian Formula 1600 Championship | Teams: ABRO-NVR-100 | 1998 Russian Formula 1600 Championship |
| Russian Formula 1600 Championship | ASPAS Cup: Edgard Lindgren | 1998 Russian Formula 1600 Championship |
| Russian Formula 1600 Championship | ASPAS Cup Teams: AKKS Motorsport | 1998 Russian Formula 1600 Championship |
| Star Mazda Championship | Ian Lacy | 1998 Star Mazda Championship |
| Formula Three |||
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Peter Dumbreck | 1998 All-Japan Formula Three Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Teams: TOM'S | 1998 All-Japan Formula Three Championship |
| Austria Formula 3 Cup | Andre Fibier | 1998 Austria Formula 3 Cup |
| Austria Formula 3 Cup | Trophy: Jörg Sandek | 1998 Austria Formula 3 Cup |
| British Formula 3 Championship | Mário Haberfeld | 1998 British Formula Three Championship |
| British Formula 3 Championship | National: Phillip Scifleet | 1998 British Formula Three Championship |
| Chilean Formula Three Championship | Mauricio Perrot | 1998 Chilean Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | David Saelens | 1998 French Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Teams: ASM Formule 3 | 1998 French Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | Bas Leinders | 1998 German Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | Rookie: Robert Lechner | 1998 German Formula Three Championship |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Donny Crevels | |
| Formula 3 Sudamericana | Gabriel Furlán | 1998 Formula 3 Sudamericana |
| Formula 3 Sudamericana | National: Ramón Ibarra | 1998 Formula 3 Sudamericana |
| Mexican Formula Three Championship | Carlos Perea | 1998 Mexican Formula Three Championship |
| Russian Formula Three Championship | Viktor Kozankov | 1998 Russian Formula Three Championship |
| Russian Formula Three Championship | ASPAS Cup: Alberto Pedemonte | 1998 Russian Formula Three Championship |
| Swiss Formula Three Championship | Jo Zeller | 1998 Swiss Formula Three Championship |
| Swiss Formula Three Championship | Class B: Thomas Stingelin | 1998 Swiss Formula Three Championship |
| Formula Renault |||
| French Formula Renault Championship | Matthew Davies | 1998 French Formula Renault Championship |
| Eurocup Formula Renault | Bruno Besson | |
| Eurocup Formula Renault | 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 |
| Formula Renault Sport UK | Teams: Manor Motorsport | 1998 Formula Renault Sport UK |
| 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 | |
| Formula BMW ADAC | 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 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | |
| Formula Ford 1600 Nordic | Robert Dahlgren | |
| Formula Ford 1600 Sweden | Robert Dahlgren | |
| 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 |

## Rallying

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

### Rallycross

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

### Ice racing

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

## Sports car and GT

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

## Stock car

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Jeff Gordon | 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Busch Grand National Series | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 1998 NASCAR Busch Series |
| NASCAR Busch Grand National Series | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 1998 NASCAR Busch Series |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | Ron Hornaday Jr. | 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
| 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 |

## Touring car

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| ADAC Procar Series | Thomas Winkelhock | 1998 ADAC Procar Series |
| ADAC Procar Series | Teams: Brinkmann Motorsport | 1998 ADAC Procar Series |
| Australian Touring Car Championship | Craig Lowndes | 1998 Australian Touring Car Championship |
| Australian Super Touring Championship | Brad Jones | 1998 Australian Super Touring Championship |
| Australian Super Touring Championship | Manufacturers': Audi | 1998 Australian Super Touring Championship |
| Australian Super Touring Championship | Teams: Audi Sport Australia | 1998 Australian Super Touring Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Rickard Rydell | 1998 British Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Teams: Vodafone Nissan Racing | 1998 British Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Manufacturers: Nissan | 1998 British Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Independent: Tommy Rustad | 1998 British Touring Car Championship |
| Finnish Touring Car Championship | Arto Salmenautio | |
| French Touring Car Championship | Éric Cayrolle | |
| French Supertouring Championship | Éric Cayrolle | |
| German Supertouring Championship | Johnny Cecotto | |
| Italian Superturismo Championship | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 1998 Italian Superturismo Championship |
| Italian Superturismo Championship | Teams: Nordauto Engineering | 1998 Italian Superturismo Championship |
| Japanese Touring Car Championship | Masanori Sekiya | 1998 Japanese Touring Car Championship |
| Japanese Touring Car Championship | Teams: Toyota Team TOM'S | 1998 Japanese Touring Car Championship |
| 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 |

## Truck racing

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