# 1998 Masters of Formula 3

The 1998 Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 was the eighth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 9 August 1998. It was won by David Saelens, for ASM Fina.

## Drivers and teams

1998 Entry List :
| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Main series |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 1 | Christijan Albers | Dallara F398 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 2 | Bas Leinders | Dallara F398 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| ASM Fina | 3 | Sébastien Dumez | Dallara F396 | Renault | French Formula Three |
| ASM Fina | 4 | David Saelens | Dallara F396 | Renault | French Formula Three |
| Promatecme UK | 5 | Enrique Bernoldi | Dallara F398 | Renault | British Formula 3 |
| Promatecme UK | 6 | Marc Hynes | Dallara F398 | Renault | British Formula 3 |
| EF Project | 7 | Enrico Toccacelo | Dallara F395 | Fiat | Italian Formula Three |
| EF Project | 8 | Michele Gasparini | Dallara F395 | Fiat | Italian Formula Three |
| EF Project | 9 | Davide Uboldi | Dallara F395 | Fiat | Italian Formula Three |
| Paul Stewart Racing | 10 | Mario Haberfeld | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Paul Stewart Racing | 11 | Luciano Burti | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| La Filière | 14 | Sébastien Bourdais | Martini MK73 | Opel | French Formula Three |
| La Filière | 15 | Franck Montagny | Martini MK73 | Opel | French Formula Three |
| La Filière | 17 | Marcel Fässler | Martini MK73 | Opel | French Formula Three |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 18 | Timo Scheider | Martini MK73 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Prema Powerteam | 19 | Gianluca Calcagni | Dallara F397 | Opel | Italian Formula Three |
| Prema Powerteam | 20 | Donny Crevels | Dallara F397 | Opel | Italian Formula Three |
| KMS Benetton Junior Team | 21 | Jeffrey van Hooydonk | Dallara F398 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| KMS Benetton Junior Team | 22 | Johnny Mislijevic | Dallara F397 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| KMS Benetton Junior Team | 23 | Thomas Mutsch | Dallara F397 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Graff Racing | 24 | David Terrien | Dallara F396 | Opel | French Formula Three |
| Venturini Racing | 25 | Maurizio Mediani | Dallara F396 | Alfa Romeo | Italian Formula Three |
| Venturini Racing | 26 | Peter Sundberg | Dallara F396 | Fiat | Italian Formula Three |
| Team Ghinzani | 27 | Paolo Montin | Dallara F398 | Fiat | Italian Formula Three |
| Team Ghinzani | 28 | Gabriele Gardel | Dallara F398 | Fiat | Italian Formula Three |
| Team Ghinzani | 29 | Riccardo Ronchi | Dallara F398 | Fiat | Italian Formula Three |
| GM-DSF-F3 Team | 30 | Wouter van Eeuwijk | Dallara F397 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| GM-DSF-F3 Team | 31 | Robert Lechner | Dallara F397 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Alan Docking Racing | 32 | Ricardo Maurício | Dallara F397 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Alan Docking Racing | 33 | Yudai Igarashi | Dallara F397 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Opel Team BSR | 35 | Steffen Widmann | Dallara F397 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Opel Team BSR | 36 | Pierre Kaffer | Martini MK73 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Signature | 38 | Tiago Monteiro | Dallara F396 | Fiat | French Formula Three |
| RC Motorsport | 41 | Stanislas d'Oultremont | Dallara F397 | Opel | Italian Formula Three |
| RC Motorsport | 42 | Ananda Mikola | Dallara F397 | Opel | Italian Formula Three |
| Fortec Motorsport | 43 | Andrej Pavicevic | Dallara F397 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 44 | Kristian Kolby | Dallara F397 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 46 | Hoover Orsi | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | Formula Renault Europe |
| IPS Motorsport | 47 | Johan Stureson | Dallara F397 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Intersport Racing | 49 | Ben Collins | Dallara F398 | Opel | British Formula 3 |
| Klaus Trella Motorsport | 50 | Thomas Jäger | Martini MK73 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| MKL F3 Racing | 51 | Michael Becker | Dallara F398 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| MKL F3 Racing | 52 | Lucas Luhr | Dallara F397 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Royal Automobile Club of Sweden | 53 | Michael Becker | Dallara F395 | Fiat | German Formula Three |
| DC Cook Motorsport | 54 | Paula Cook | Dallara F398 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Target Racing | 55 | Nikolaos Stremmenos | Dallara F398 | Opel | Italian Formula Three |
| Target Racing | 56 | Dimitris Deverikos | Dallara F396 | Fiat | Greek Formula Three |

## Format changes

With an entry of 47 cars, race organisers changed the format of qualifying to allow every driver a shot at qualifying for the Marlboro Masters itself. The field would be split into two groups; one for even-numbered cars and one for odd-numbered cars. Then there would be a qualifying session for each group, with that setting the grid for each group's qualification race. Each qualification race would see the top fourteen cars progressing through to the Marlboro Masters itself, with the pole position being awarded to the winner of the qualification race that was won in the quickest time. The remaining four cars would be made up from the highest qualifying drivers left.

## Classification
### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 4 | David Saelens | ASM Fina | 31 | 33:21.247 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | Enrique Bernoldi | Promatecme UK | 31 | +0.334 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Mario Haberfeld | Paul Stewart Racing | 31 | +1.117 | 5 |
| 4 | 27 | Paolo Montin | Team Ghinzani | 31 | +2.489 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | Sébastien Dumez | ASM Fina | 31 | +7.667 | 8 |
| 6 | 15 | Franck Montagny | La Filière | 31 | +10.192 | 14 |
| 7 | 21 | Jeffrey van Hooydonk | KMS Benetton Junior Team | 31 | +18.368 | 6 |
| 8 | 18 | Timo Scheider | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 31 | +18.720 | 9 |
| 9 | 11 | Luciano Burti | Paul Stewart Racing | 31 | +20.749 | 10 |
| 10 | 52 | Lucas Luhr | MKL F3 Racing | 31 | +21.179 | 11 |
| 11 | 47 | Johan Stureson | IPS Motorsport | 31 | +21.633 | 12 |
| 12 | 25 | Maurizio Mediani | Venturini Racing | 31 | +22.072 | 16 |
| 13 | 49 | Ben Collins | Intersport Racing | 31 | +24.768 | 18 |
| 14 | 50 | Thomas Jäger | Klaus Trella Motorsport | 31 | +25.539 | 15 |
| 15 | 6 | Marc Hynes | Promatecme UK | 31 | +26.132 | 21 |
| 16 | 26 | Peter Sundberg | Venturini Racing | 31 | +26.448 | 25 |
| 17 | 44 | Kristian Kolby | Fortec Motorsport | 31 | +27.259 | 3 |
| 18 | 37 | Steffen Widmann | Opel Team BSR | 31 | +42.524 | 22 |
| 19 | 7 | Enrico Toccacelo | EF Project | 31 | +44.107 | 24 |
| 20 | 14 | Sébastien Bourdais | La Filière | 31 | +44.385 | 23 |
| 21 | 9 | Davide Uboldi | EF Project | 31 | +53.754 | 28 |
| 22 | 36 | Pierre Kaffer | Opel Team BSR | 30 | Retired | 17 |
| 23 | 24 | David Terrien | Graff Racing | 29 | + 2 Laps | 31 |
| 24 | 28 | Gabriele Gardel | Team Ghinzani | 24 | Retired | 27 |
| Ret | 20 | Donny Crevels | Prema Powerteam | 22 | Retired | 7 |
| Ret | 42 | Ananda Mikola | RC Motorsport | 12 | Retired | 19 |
| Ret | 31 | Robert Lechner | GM-DSF-F3 Team | 11 | Retired | 32 |
| Ret | 33 | Yudai Igarashi | Alan Docking Racing | 6 | Retired | 20 |
| Ret | 1 | Christijan Albers | Van Amersfoort Racing | 5 | Retired | 30 |
| Ret | 23 | Thomas Mutsch | KMS Benetton Junior Team | 3 | Retired | 26 |
| Ret | 2 | Bas Leinders | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1 | Retired | 29 |
| Ret | 46 | Hoover Orsi | Fortec Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 13 |
| DNQ | 43 | Andrej Pavicevic | Fortec Motorsport | | | |
| DNQ | 51 | Michael Becker | MKL F3 Racing | | | |
| DNQ | 41 | Stanislas d'Oultremont | RC Motorsport | | | |
| DNQ | 53 | Michael Becker | Royal Automobile Club of Sweden | | | |
| DNQ | 29 | Riccardo Ronchi | Team Ghinzani | | | |
| DNQ | 55 | Nikolaos Stremmenos | Target Racing | | | |
| DNQ | 17 | Marcel Fässler | La Filière | | | |
| DNQ | 19 | Gianluca Calcagni | Prema Powerteam | | | |
| DNQ | 54 | Paula Cook | DC Cook Motorsport | | | |
| DNQ | 8 | Michele Gasparini | EF Project | | | |
| DNQ | 38 | Tiago Monteiro | Signature | | | |
| DNQ | 22 | Johnny Mislijevic | KMS Benetton Junior Team | | | |
| DNQ | 30 | Wouter van Eeuwijk | GM-DSF-F3 Team | | | |
| DNQ | 56 | Dimitris Deverikos | Target Racing | | | |
| DNQ | 32 | Ricardo Maurício | Alan Docking Racing | | | |
| Fastest lap: David Terrien, 1:03.589, 142.610 km/h (88.614 mph) on lap 11 |||||||