# 1998 British Formula Three Championship

The 1998 British Formula Three season was the 48th British Formula Three Championship season. It commenced on 22 March, and ended on 4 October after sixteen races. Mario Haberfeld was the champion, while Phillip Scifleet won the Class B championship. The season was one of two halves as Enrique Bernoldi dominated the first half of the season and compatriot Haberfeld the second; ultimately the latter would prevail thanks in part to his stronger consistency.

## Drivers and teams

The following teams and drivers were competitors in the 1999 season. Class B is for older Formula Three cars.
| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Class A ||||||
| Stewart Racing | 1 | Luciano Burti | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Stewart Racing | 2 | Mario Haberfeld | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 3 | Andrej Pavicevic | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 4 | Kristian Kolby | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Promatecme UK | 5 | Enrique Bernoldi | Dallara F398 | Renault Sodemo | All |
| Promatecme UK | 6 | Marc Hynes | Dallara F398 | Renault Sodemo | All |
| Alan Docking Racing | 7 | Ricardo Mauricio | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Alan Docking Racing | 8 | Yudai Igarashi | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Alan Docking Racing | 11 | Miku Santavirta | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 6-7 |
| Alan Docking Racing | 11 | Alex Yoong | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 14-16 |
| SpeedSport | 9 | Michael Bentwood | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 1-7, 10-16 |
| SpeedSport | 9 | Darren Manning | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 8-9 |
| SpeedSport | 10 | Darren Manning | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 10, 15 |
| SpeedSport | 10 | Mark Boost | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 11-14, 16 |
| SpeedSport | 10 | John Ingram | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 6-7, 9 |
| SpeedSport | 42 | Adam Wilcox | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 1-3 |
| Carlin Motorsport | 12 | Narain Karthikeyan | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 11-16 |
| Carlin Motorsport | 15 | Lei Kit Meng | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 11-12 |
| Martin Donnelly Racing | 14 | Jamie Spence | Dallara F398 | Renault Sodemo | 1-8 |
| Martin Donnelly Racing | 14 | Jamie Spence | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 9-15 |
| TOM'S | 16 | Martin O'Connell | Dallara F398 | TOM'S-Toyota | 1-10 |
| TOM'S | 42 | Adam Wilcox | TOM'S 037F | TOM'S-Toyota | 4-10 |
| Rowan Racing | 16 | Martin O'Connell | Dallara F398 | TOM'S-Toyota | 11-16 |
| Rowan Racing | 17 | Warren Carway | Dallara F398 | TOM'S-Toyota | 11-15 |
| DC Cook | 18 | David Cook | Dallara F398 | Opel Spiess | 1-8 |
| DC Cook | 19 | Paula Cook | Dallara F398 | Opel Spiess | 1-10 |
| SS Sport | 20 | Tim Spouge | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Portman Racing | 21 | Warren Hughes | Dallara F398 | Renault Sodemo | All |
| Portman Racing | 22 | Alex Yoong | Dallara F398 | Renault Sodemo | 1-10 |
| Portman Racing | 22 | Paula Cook | Dallara F398 | Renault Sodemo | 11-13 |
| Portman Racing | 22 | Topi Serjala | Dallara F398 | Renault Sodemo | 16 |
| Intersport | 27 | Ben Collins | Dallara F398 | Opel Spiess | All |
| Intersport | 32 | Narain Karthikeyan | Dallara F398 | Opel Spiess | 1–3, 6 |
| Intersport | 32 | Michael Bentwood | Dallara F398 | Opel Spiess | 8–9 |
| Intersport | 42 | Adam Wilcox | Dallara F398 | Opel Spiess | 11-16 |
| Class B ||||||
| Rowan Racing | 51 | Warren Carway | Dallara F396 | TOM'S-Toyota | 1-10 |
| Rowan Racing | 52 | Phillip Scifleet | Dallara F396 | TOM'S-Toyota | 1-12 |
| Tarry Falcon Racing | 53 | John Ingram | Dallara F396 | Mugen-Honda | 1 |
| Tarry Falcon Racing | 53 | Stephen White | Dallara F396 | Mugen-Honda | 4-5 |
| Tarry Falcon Racing | 53 | Steve Hayr | Dallara F396 | Mugen-Honda | 9–13, 16 |
| SpeedSport | 77 | John Ingram | Dallara F396 | Mugen-Honda | 10-12, 16 |
| SpeedSport | 77 | Mike Kirkham | Dallara F396 | Mugen-Honda | 13–16 |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
* Points System: 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 for first 10 finishers, with 1 point awarded for fastest lap.