# 1998 World Rally Championship

The 1998 World Rally Championship was the 26th season of the FIA World 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.

## Calendar

The 1998 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania.
| Rd. | Start date | Finish date | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance |
| 1 | 18 January | 21 January | 66th Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo | Monte Carlo | Mixed | 18 | 359.19 km |
| 2 | 6 February | 8 February | 47th International Swedish Rally | Karlstad, Värmland County | Snow | 19 | 381.34 km |
| 3 | 28 February | 2 March | 46th Safari Rally Kenya | Nairobi | Gravel | 16 | 1063.49 km |
| 4 | 22 March | 25 March | 32nd TAP Rallye de Portugal | Matosinhos, Porto | Gravel | 28 | 380.18 km |
| 5 | 20 April | 22 April | 34th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España | Lloret de Mar, Catalonia | Tarmac | 19 | 400.71 km |
| 6 | 4 May | 6 May | 42nd Tour de Corse - Rallye de France | Ajaccio, Corsica | Tarmac | 18 | 399.18 km |
| 7 | 20 May | 23 May | 18th Rally Argentina | Carlos Paz, Córdoba | Gravel | 23 | 400.62 km |
| 8 | 7 June | 9 June | 45th Acropolis Rally | Delphi, Phocis | Gravel | 17 | 388.76 km |
| 9 | 24 July | 27 July | 29th Rally New Zealand | Manukau, Auckland | Gravel | 25 | 388.39 km |
| 10 | 21 August | 23 August | 48th Neste Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | Gravel | 24 | 384.10 km |
| C | September | September | Rally of Indonesia | Medan, North Sumatra | Gravel | ?? | ??? |
| 11 | 12 October | 14 October | 40th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Sanremo, Liguria | Tarmac | 24 | 400.30 km |
| 12 | 5 November | 8 November | 11th API Rally Australia | Perth, Western Australia | Gravel | 24 | 404.69 km |
| 13 | 22 November | 24 November | 54th Network Q Rally of Great Britain | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | Gravel | 28 | 383.85 km |
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## Teams and drivers

| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Rounds |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo IV Lancer Evo V | M | 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | All |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo IV Lancer Evo V | M | 2 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | All |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo IV | M | * | Uwe Nittel | Christina Thörner | 1–2, 4–5 |
| 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru | Impreza S5 WRC '98 | P | 3 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | All |
| 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru | Impreza S5 WRC '98 | P | 4 | Piero Liatti | Fabrizia Pons | 1, 3–9, 11–12 |
| 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru | Impreza S5 WRC '98 | P | 4 | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | 2 |
| 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru | Impreza S5 WRC '98 | P | 4 | Jarmo Kytölehto | Arto Kapanen | 10 |
| 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru | Impreza S5 WRC '98 | P | 4 | Alister McRae | David Senior | 13 |
| 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru | Impreza S5 WRC '98 | P | 10 | Piero Liatti | Fabrizia Pons | 2 |
| 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru | Impreza S5 WRC '98 | P | 12 | Ari Vatanen | Fabrizia Pons | 13 |
| 555 Subaru WRT | Subaru | Impreza S5 WRC '98 | P | 15 | Juha Kangas | Pentti Kuukkala | 9 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | 5 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | All |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | 6 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | 1, 3–4, 6–13 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | 6 | Thomas Rådström | Lars Bäckman | 2 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | 6 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | 5 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | 9 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | 2, 5 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | 11 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | 13 |
| Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford | Ford Escort WRC | M | 7 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | All |
| Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford | Ford Escort WRC | M | 8 | Bruno Thiry | Stéphane Prévot | 1–2, 5–13 |
| Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford | Ford Escort WRC | M | 8 | Ari Vatanen | Fred Gallagher | 3–4 |
| Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford | Ford Escort WRC | M | 11 | Ari Vatanen | Fred Gallagher | 10 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | 10–13 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 10 | Oriol Gómez | Marc Martí | 10 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 10 | Marc Duez | Luc Manset | 11–12 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 10 | Gwyndaf Evans | Howard Davies | 14 |

### Non Manufacturer Entries

Major entries not registered as manufacturers :
| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| Toyota Castrol Team Denmark | Toyota | Celica WRC | M | Henrik Lundgaard | Freddy Pedersen | 1 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Denmark | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Henrik Lundgaard | Henrik Vestergaard | 13 |
| Shell Helix Motor Oils | Toyota | Celica WRC | M | Pasi Hagström | Tero Gardemeister | 2, 10 |
| Shell Norge | Toyota | Celica WRC | C | Henning Solberg | Runar Pedersen | 2 |
| Shell Norge | Toyota | Celica WRC | C | Petter Solberg | Egil Solstad | 2 |
| Shell Norge | Toyota | Celica WRC | M | Petter Solberg | Cato Menkerud | 13 |
| E.O.S. Team Toyota | Toyota | Celica WRC | M | Markko Märtin | Toomas Kitsing | 4, 11, 13 |
| Marlboro Toyota Castrol Belgium | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Freddy Loix | Toomas Kitsing | 4–5, 8, 12 |
| Telecel Castrol Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Pedro Chaves | Sérgio Paiva | 4 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Germany | Toyota | Corolla WRC | P | Isolde Holderied | Anne-Chantal Pauwels | 12 |
| Toyota Hellas | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Angelos Zivas | Stelios Fakalis | 8 |
| Tein Sport | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Yoshio Fujimoto | Tony Sircombe | 9, 12 |
| Toyota Castrol Finland | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | 10 |
| Subaru Rallye Team Deutschland | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Armin Kremer | Klaus Wicha | 1 |
| Procar Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | M | Jean-Pierre Richelmi | Thierry Barjou | 4 |
| Procar Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | M | Jean-Pierre Richelmi | Freddy Delorme | 8 |
| Procar Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | M | Andrea Navarra | Renzo Casazza | 5, 11 |
| Procar Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | M | Diego Oldrati | Paolo Lizzi | 11 |
| A.R.T Engineering | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Andrea Dallavilla | Danilo Fappani | 4–5, 11 |
| Belgacom Turbo Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Grégoire de Mevius | Jean-Marc Fortin | 4, 11, 13 |
| Ecurie Le Perron | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M | Renaud Verreydt | Jean-François Elst | 5, 11 |
| Subaru Allstars Endless Sport | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Yukihiko Sakurai | Ronan Morgan | 8, 13 |
| Subaru Rally Team Australia | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | Craig Vincent | 9, 12 |
| Bo-Be Plastindustri AB | Ford | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | P | Mats Jonsson | Johnny Johansson | 2 |
| Bastos Ford Rally Team | Ford | Escort WRC | P | Patrick Snijers | Danny De Canck | 10, 14 |
| Leonídas Kirkos | Ford | Escort WRC | M | Leonídas Kirkos | Ioánnis Stavropoulos | 8 |
| Ioannis Papadimitriou | Ford | Escort WRC | ? | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Nikolaos Petropoulos | 8 |
| Ford Team Finland | Ford | Escort WRC | M | Sebastian Lindholm | Timo Hantunen | 10 |
| Jolly Club | Ford | Escort WRC | P | Gianfranco Cunico | Luigi Pirollo | 11 |
| Jolly Club | Ford | Escort WRC | P | Angelo Medeghini | Barbara Capoferri | 11 |
| R.E.D World Rally Team | Ford | Escort WRC | ? | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | 13 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart Germany | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo V | M | Uwe Nittel | Christina Thörner | 8, 10 |
| Advan-Piaa Rally Team | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | Y | Yoshihiro Kataoka | Satoshi Hayashi | 9, 12 |
| Ralliart Australia | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III | Y | Ed Ordynski | Mark Stacey | 9, 12 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo IV | ? | Geoff Argyle | Raymond Bennett | 9 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo IV | ? | Lewis Scott | Jane Black | 9 |

### FIA Teams Cup

| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| Uruguay en Carrera | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo IV (Grp. N) | P | Gustavo Trelles | Jorge Del Buono | 1–2 |
| Uruguay en Carrera | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo V (Grp. N) | P | Gustavo Trelles | Martin Christie | 4–12 |
| Uruguay en Carrera | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo IV (Grp. N) | P | Gabriel Méndez | Daniel Muzio | 5 |
| Uruguay en Carrera | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo III (Grp. N) | P | Gabriel Méndez | Carlos Villete | 9, 12 |
| Team Mitsubishi Oman | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo IV (Grp. N) | P | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Terry Harryman | 4, 7–9, 12–13 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | 2, 4–5, 9 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Rui Madeira | Nuno Rodrigues da Silva | 5, 8, 10–11 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Corolla WRC | P | Isolde Holderied | Anne-Chantal Pauwels | 6, 8 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Thomas Rådström | Lars Bäckman | 9 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Andrea Aghini | Loris Roggia | 11 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | János jun. Tóth | Ferenc Gergely | 11 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Celica WRC | M | Rui Madeira | Nuno Rodrigues da Silva | 4 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Celica WRC | M | Markko Märtin | Toomas Kitsing | 10 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Sweden | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Thomas Rådström | Lars Bäckman | 2, 4 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Sweden | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Thomas Rådström | Gunnar Barth | 5, 7, 10 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Sweden | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Neal Bates | Coral Taylor | 12 |
| Toyota Team Saudi Arabia | Toyota | Celica WRC | M | Abdullah Bakhashab | Arne Hertz | 4–5 |
| Toyota Team Saudi Arabia | Toyota | Celica WRC | M | Abdullah Bakhashab | Bobby Willis | 6, 8, 10–13 |
| Toyota Mobil Team Turkey | Toyota | Celica WRC | M | Volkan Isik | Ilham Dökümcü | 4–6, 8, 10–13 |
| Gazprom Rally Team | Ford | Ford Escort WRC | M | Aleksandr Nikonenko | Viktor Timkovskiy | 2, 4–5, 8 |
| Gazprom Rally Team | Ford | Ford Escort WRC | M | Aleksandr Potapov | Yevgeniy Zhivoglazov | 9 |
| Gazprom Rally Team | Ford | Ford Escort WRC | M | Aleksandr Potapov | Viktor Timkovskiy | 10 |
| Gazprom Rally Team | Ford | Ford Escort WRC | M | Sebastian Lindholm | Jukka Aho | 12–13 |
| Gazprom Rally Team | Ford | Ford Escort WRC | M | Alexander Zheludov | Aleksandr Alibekov | 13 |
| F.Dor Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M | Frédéric Dor | Kevin Gormley | 3, 7, 9 |
| F.Dor Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M | Frédéric Dor | Didier Breton | 4, 8, 10, 13 |
| Mobil 1 Stomil Olsztyn | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M | Krzysztof Hołowczyc | Jean-Marc Fortin | 4–5, 7, 11, 13 |

### FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup major Manufacturer Entries

| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| Peugeot Sport | Peugeot | 306 Maxi | M | Gilles Panizzi | Herve Panizzi | 1, 5–6, 12 |
| Peugeot Sport | Peugeot | 306 Maxi | M | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | 1, 5–6, 12 |
| Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG | Peugeot | 306 Maxi | M | Adruzilo Lopes | Luís Lisboa | 1, 4–5 |
| Scuderia Chicco d'Oro | Peugeot | 306 Maxi | M | Cyril Henny | Aurore Maëder-Brand | 1 |
| F.P.F. Sport | Peugeot | 306 Maxi | M | Renato Travaglia | Flavio Zanella | 12 |
| Federico Villagra | Peugeot | 405 Mi16 | ? | Federico Villagra | Javier Villagra | 7 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | P | Harri Rovanperä | Voitto Silander | 1–3 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | P | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | 4–5, 7–9 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | P | Oriol Gómez | Marc Martí | 1–5, 7–8 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | P | Marc Duez | Luc Manset | 4 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | P | Salvador Cañellas | Xavier Lorza | 5, 10, 12–13 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | P | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | 9–13 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | P | Gwyndaf Evans | Howard Davies | 10, 12 |
| Seat Dealer Team Sweden | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | M | Jörgen Jonasson | Pecka Svensson | 2 |
| Andorra Auto Club | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | M | Ferran Font | Joan Sureda | 3, 10 |
| Paul Saly | Renault | Clio Williams | ? | Paul Saly | Guy Pujol | 1 |
| "Dim" | Renault | Clio Williams | ? | "Dim" | Konstantinos Stefanis | 8 |
| Renault Team Sweden | Renault | Mégane Maxi | ? | Jonas Kruse | Bruno Berglund | 2, 4, 10 |
| Renault Gest Galp | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | José Carlos Macedo | Miguel Borges | 4 |
| Renault Gest Galp | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Pedro Azeredo | Carlos Magalhães | 4 |
| Renault Sport España | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Luis Climent | José Antonio Muñoz | 5 |
| Renault Elf Dealer Rallying | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Martin Rowe | Derek Ringer | 6, 11, 13 |
| Renault Elf Dealer Rallying | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Tapio Laukkanen | Tapio Järvi | 6, 10 |
| Renault Elf Dealer Rallying | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Tapio Laukkanen | Kaj Lindström | 11, 13 |
| Renault Türkiye | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Nejat Avci | Erkan Bodur | 9, 12 |
| Luca Pedersoli | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Luca Pedersoli | Giovanni Bernacchini | 11 |
| Treviso Rally Team | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Paolo Andreucci | Simona Fedeli | 11 |
| Ricardo Bissio | Renault | 18 GTX | ? | Ricardo Bissio | Alberto Descotte | 7 |
| Hector Guillermo Silva | Renault | 18 GTX | ? | Hector Guillermo Silva | Jorge Minoli | 7 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden | Volkswagen | Golf III Kit Car | ? | Harry Joki | Ingemar Karlsson | 2 |
| S.B.G. Sport | Volkswagen | Golf III Kit Car | P | Alister McRae | David Senior | 2, 7, 10–12 |
| Sawfish Racing | Volkswagen | Golf III Kit Car | P | Raimund Baumschlager | Klaus Wicha | 3–4, 13 |
| Sawfish Racing | Volkswagen | Golf III Kit Car | P | Kris Rosenberger | Per Carlsson | 3–4, 7, 9, 12 |
| Sawfish Racing | Volkswagen | Golf III Kit Car | P | Janne Tuohino | Ilkka Riipinen | 10 |
| Jorma Laakso | Volkswagen | Golf III Kit Car | ? | Jorma Laakso | Jari Jyrkiäinen | 10 |
| Jimmy Wahome | Hyundai | Coupé | ? | Jimmy Wahome | Tom Muriuki | 3 |
| Gregory Kibiti | Hyundai | Coupé | ? | Gregory Kibiti | George Mwangi | 3 |
| Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai | Coupé | M | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | 4–5, 7–8 |
| Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai | Coupé Evo 2 | M | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | 9–13 |
| Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai | Coupé | M | Wayne Bell | Iain Stewart | 4, 8 |
| Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai | Coupé Evo 2 | M | Wayne Bell | Iain Stewart | 9–13 |
| Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai | Coupé | M | Alister McRae | David Senior | 5–6 |
| Dean Herridge | Hyundai | Coupé | M | Dean Herridge | Jim Carlton | 12 |

### FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup Non Manufacturer Entries

| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| Wolf-Dieter Ihle | Opel | Astra GSi 16V | ? | Wolf-Dieter Ihle | Reinhard Kessemeier | 1, 5 |
| Opel Team Sweden | Opel | Astra GSi 16V | ? | Patric Carlsson | Peter Johansson | 2 |
| Opel Team Sweden | Opel | Astra GSi 16V | ? | Per Svan | Johan Olsson | 2 |
| Promoracing Finland | Nissan | Sunny GTi | ? | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | 2 |
| Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan | Almera Kit Car | Y | Mark Higgins | Phil Mills | 4, 8, 10–11, 13 |
| Nissan Motorsports Europe | Nissan | Almera Kit Car | Y | José Araújo | Octávio Araújo | 4 |
| Nissan Motorsports Turkey | Nissan | Almera Kit Car | P | Ercan Kazaz | Cengiz Yıldız | 13 |
| Team Åkes Bageri AB | Ford | Escort RS2000 | M | Anders Nilsson | Markku Kangas | 2 |
| Ford España | Ford | Escort Maxi Kit Car | M | Daniel Alonso Villarón | Salvador Belzunces | 5 |
| Olli Harkki | Ford | Escort Maxi Kit Car | ? | Olli Harkki | Kari Mustalahti | 10 |
| Stuart Egglestone | Ford | Escort Maxi Kit Car | ? | Stuart Egglestone | Steve Egglestone | 13 |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Escort Maxi Kit Car | ? | Will Hoy | Sean Kelly | 13 |
| Marko Ipatti | Ford | Escort Maxi Kit Car | ? | Marko Ipatti | Kari Kajula | 13 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | Xsara F2 | M | Philippe Bugalski | Jean-Paul Chiaroni | 5–6, 11 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | Xsara F2 | M | Jesús Puras | Marc Martí | 5, 11 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | Xsara F2 | M | Patrick Magaud | Michel Périn | 6, 11 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | Xsara F2 | M | Fabien Doenlen | Jean-Marc Andrié | 6 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Octavia Kit Car | M | Pavel Sibera | Petr Gross | 5–6, 8, 10–11, 13 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Octavia Kit Car | M | Fabio Danti | Marcello Olivari | 11 |
| Norberto Penelo | Daewoo | Cielo | ? | Norberto Penelo | Gustavo Topalian | 7 |
| Silverstone Suzuki Sport | Suzuki | Baleno Wagon Kit Car | S | Nobuhiro Tajima | Glenn Macneall | 9, 12 |
| Yutaka Kuritsuhara | Suzuki | Baleno Wagon Kit Car | ? | Yutaka Kuritsuhara | Akihiko Takahashi | 12 |
| Avto VAZ Rally Team | Lada | 110 | ? | Viktor Shkolnyy | Sergey Talantsev | 10 |
| Daihatsu Australia | Daihatsu | Charade GTi | ? | Ross Mackenzie | Paul van der Mey | 12 |
| Daihatsu Australia | Daihatsu | Charade GTi | ? | Rick Bates | Jenny Brittan | 12 |
| Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall | Astra Kit Car | M | Jarmo Kytölehto | Arto Kapanen | 13 |
| Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall | Astra Kit Car | M | Neil Wearden | Trevor Agnew | 13 |
| Proton Motorsport | Proton | Satria Kit Car | M | Mats Andersson | Lisa Addy | 13 |
| Proton Motorsport | Proton | Satria Kit Car | M | Jenny Davies | Claire Mole | 13 |

## Results and standings
### Rally results

| Rd. | Rally | Overall Winners | Group N Cup Winners | Teams cup Winners | 2.0 L WC winners | Report |
| 1 | Monte Carlo | No. 5 Toyota Castrol Team | No. 28 Race-Rent Motorsport | No finishers | No. 16 Peugeot Sport | Report |
| 1 | Monte Carlo | Toyota Corolla WRC | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | No finishers | Peugeot 306 Maxi | Report |
| 1 | Monte Carlo | Carlos Sainz Luis Moya | Manfred Stohl Peter Müller | No finishers | Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi | Report |
| 2 | Sweden | No. 1 Mitsubishi Ralliart | No. 25 Mitsubishi Ralliart Sweden | No. 11 H.F. Grifone SRL | No. 27 Seat Dealer Team Sweden | Report |
| 2 | Sweden | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) | Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | Report |
| 2 | Sweden | Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki | Stig-Olov Walfridsson Benny Melander | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen | Jörgen Jonasson Pecka Svensson | Report |
| 3 | Kenya | No. 2 Mitsubishi Ralliart | No. 18 Valencia Terra y Mar | No finishers | No. 11 Seat Sport | Report |
| 3 | Kenya | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III | No finishers | Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | Report |
| 3 | Kenya | Richard Burns Robert Reid | Luis Climent Álex Romaní | No finishers | Harri Rovanperä Voitto Silander | Report |
| 4 | Portugal | No. 3 555 Subaru WRT | No. 21 Uruguay en Carrera | No. 15 H.F. Grifone SRL | No. 19 Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG | Report |
| 4 | Portugal | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) | Peugeot 306 Maxi | Report |
| 4 | Portugal | Colin McRae Nicky Grist | Gustavo Trelles Martin Christie | Rui Madeira Nuno Rodrigues da Silva | Adruzilo Lopes Luís Lisboa | Report |
| 5 | Spain | No. 9 Toyota Castrol Team | No. 30 Uruguay en Carrera | No. 14 H.F. Grifone SRL | No. 15 Peugeot Sport | Report |
| 5 | Spain | Toyota Corolla WRC | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Toyota Corolla WRC | Peugeot 306 Maxi | Report |
| 5 | Spain | Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet | Gustavo Trelles Martin Christie | Rui Madeira Nuno Rodrigues da Silva | Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi | Report |
| 6 | France | No. 3 555 Subaru WRT | No. 24 Race-Rent Motorsport | No. 18 Toyota Team Saudi Arabia | No. 14 Peugeot Sport | Report |
| 6 | France | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) | Peugeot 306 Maxi | Report |
| 6 | France | Colin McRae Nicky Grist | Manfred Stohl Peter Müller | Abdullah Bakhashab Arne Hertz | François Delecour Daniel Grataloup | Report |
| 7 | Argentina | No. 1 Mitsubishi Ralliart | No. 18 Uruguay en Carrera | No. 9 Mobil 1 Stomil Olsztyn | No. 16 Seat Sport | Report |
| 7 | Argentina | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 | Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | Report |
| 7 | Argentina | Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki | Gustavo Trelles Martin Christie | Krzysztof Hołowczyc Maciej Wisławski | Oriol Gómez Marc Martí | Report |
| 8 | Greece | No. 3 555 Subaru WRT | No. 23 Uruguay en Carrera | No. 14 H.F. Grifone SRL | No. 25 Seat Sport | Report |
| 8 | Greece | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Toyota Corolla WRC | Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | Report |
| 8 | Greece | Colin McRae Nicky Grist | Gustavo Trelles Martin Christie | Rui Madeira Nuno Rodrigues da Silva | Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen | Report |
| 9 | New Zealand | No. 5 Toyota Castrol Team | No. 36 Subaru Rally Team Australia | No. 14 H.F. Grifone SRL | No. 19 Seat Sport | Report |
| 9 | New Zealand | Toyota Corolla WRC | Subaru Impreza WRX | Toyota Corolla WRC | Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | Report |
| 9 | New Zealand | Carlos Sainz Luis Moya | Michael Guest David Green | Thomas Rådström Lars Bäckman | Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen | Report |
| 10 | Finland | No. 1 Mitsubishi Ralliart | No. 23 Uruguay en Carrera | No. 15 Toyota Mobil Team Sweden | No. 25 S.B.G. Sport | Report |
| 10 | Finland | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Toyota Corolla WRC | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | Report |
| 10 | Finland | Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki | Gustavo Trelles Martin Christie | Thomas Rådström Gunnar Barth | Alister McRae David Senior | Report |
| 11 | Italy | No. 1 Mitsubishi Ralliart | No. 58 Ralliart Italia | No. 15 H.F. Grifone SRL | No. 14 Peugeot Sport | Report |
| 11 | Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V | Toyota Corolla WRC | Peugeot 306 Maxi | Report |
| 11 | Italy | Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki | Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore | Andrea Aghini Loris Roggia | Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi | Report |
| 12 | Australia | No. 1 Mitsubishi Ralliart | No. 36 Subaru Rally Team Australia | No. 14 Gazprom Rally Team | No. 20 S.B.G. Sport | Report |
| 12 | Australia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Subaru Impreza WRX | Ford Escort WRC | Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car | Report |
| 12 | Australia | Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki | Michael Guest David Green | Sebastian Lindholm Jukka Aho | Alister McRae David Senior | Report |
| 13 | Britain | No. 2 Mitsubishi Ralliart | No. 53 Race-Rent Motorsport | No. 24 Gazprom Rally Team | No. 25 Renault Dealer Rallying UK | Report |
| 13 | Britain | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Ford Escort WRC | Renault Mégane Maxi | Report |
| 13 | Britain | Richard Burns Robert Reid | Manfred Stohl Peter Müller | Sebastian Lindholm Jukka Aho | Tapio Laukkanen Kaj Lindström | Report |
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### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 58 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 56 |
| 3 | Colin McRae | 3 | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | Ret | 45 |
| 4 | Juha Kankkunen | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 39 |
| 5 | Didier Auriol | 14 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 34 |
| 6 | Richard Burns | 5 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | Piero Liatti | 4 | 9 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 2 | Ret | | 17 |
| 8 | Freddy Loix | | | | 3 | 2 | | | 5 | | | | 6 | | 13 |
| 9 | Bruno Thiry | 6 | 8 | | | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | François Delecour | 10 | | | | 8 | 2 | | | | | Ret | | | 6 |
| 11 | Ari Vatanen | | | 3 | 5 | | | | | | Ret | | | Ret | 6 |
| 12 | Gilles Panizzi | 9 | | | | 6 | 4 | | | | 35 | 5 | | Ret | 6 |
| 13 | Kenneth Eriksson | | 4 | | Ret | 21 | | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | Ret | 22 | Ret | 3 |
| 14 | Grégoire De Mévius | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 12 | | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | Harri Rovanperä | 11 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 15 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | Marcus Grönholm | | 5 | | Ret | Ret | | | | Ret | 7 | | | Ret | 2 |
| 17 | Philippe Bugalski | | | | | 5 | Ret | | | | | Ret | | | 2 |
| 18 | Sebastian Lindholm | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Raimund Baumschlager | | | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | | | Ret | 1 |
| 20 | Thomas Rådström | | Ret | | Ret | 12 | | | Ret | 7 | 6 | | | | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### Co-drivers' championship

| Pos. | Co-driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 58 |
| 2 | Luis Moya | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 56 |
| 3 | Nicky Grist | 3 | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | Ret | 45 |
| 4 | Juha Repo | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 39 |
| 5 | Denis Giraudet | 14 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 34 |
| 6 | Robert Reid | 5 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | Fabrizia Pons | 4 | 9 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 2 | Ret | Ret | 17 |
| 8 | Sven Smeets | | | | 3 | 2 | | | 5 | | | | 6 | | 13 |
| 9 | Stéphane Prévot | 6 | 8 | | | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Daniel Grataloup | 10 | | | | 8 | 2 | | | | | Ret | | | 6 |
| 11 | Fred Gallagher | | | 3 | 5 | | | | | | Ret | | | | 6 |
| 12 | Hervé Panizzi | 9 | | | | 6 | 4 | | | | 35 | 5 | | Ret | 6 |
| 13 | Staffan Parmander | | 4 | | Ret | 21 | | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | Ret | 22 | Ret | 3 |
| 14 | Jean-Marc Fortin | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 12 | | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | Risto Pietiläinen | 11 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 15 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | Timo Rautiainen | | 5 | | Ret | Ret | | | | Ret | 7 | | | Ret | 2 |
| 17 | Jean-Paul Chiaroni | | | | | 5 | Ret | | | | | Ret | | | 2 |
| 18 | Jukka Aho | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Klaus Wicha | 8 | | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | | | Ret | 1 |
| 20 | Gunnar Barth | | Ret | | Ret | 12 | | | Ret | 7 | 6 | | | | 1 |
| Pos. | Co-driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Pos. | Manufacturer | No. | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Points |
| 1 | Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 91 |
| 1 | Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | 2 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 91 |
| 2 | Toyota Castrol Team | 5 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 85 |
| 2 | Toyota Castrol Team | 6 | 14 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 2 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 85 |
| 3 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | Ret | 65 |
| 3 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 65 |
| 4 | Ford Motor Co | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 53 |
| 4 | Ford Motor Co | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 53 |
| 5 | SEAT Sport | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | SEAT Sport | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | | Ret | 1 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | No. | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Points |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### FIA Teams' Cup

| Pos. | Team | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Points |
| Pos. | Team | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Points |
| 1 | H.F. Grifone | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| 2 | Uruguay en Carrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 39 |
| 3 | Gazprom Rally Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Mobil 1 Stomil Olsztyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Toyota Castrol Team Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| 6 | Toyota Team Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Toyota Mobil Team Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Frederic Dor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |

### Group N Cup

| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Gustavo Trelles | Ret | Ret | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | | 94 |
| 2 | Manfred Stohl | 1 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 3 | | Ret | 4 | 1 | 71 |
| 3 | Luís Climent | 2 | Ret | 1 | 4 | | Ret | | 3 | | 2 | | | | 37 |
| 4 | Michael Guest | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 26 |
| 5 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | | | | 6 | | | 2 | 2 | 5 | | | Ret | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Stig-Olov Walfridsson | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 6 | Gianluigi Galli | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 13 |
| 8 | Kenneth Bäcklund | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 8 | Mario Stagni | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 8 |
| 8 | David Higgins | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Pernilla Solberg | | 8 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | Juha Kangas | | 3 | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | Gabriel Méndez | | | | | 3 | | | | 7 | | | Ret | | 5 |
| 13 | Pierre-César Baroni | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 13 | Paul Bailey | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 13 | Miguel Campos | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 13 | Jean-Marie Santoni | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 13 | Marcos Ligato | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 5 |
| 13 | Jorge Recalde | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 3 | | 5 |
| 13 | Roberto Sanchez | | | | 5 | 4 | | Ret | | | | | | | 5 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |