# Rally van Groot-Brittannië 1998

De Rally van Groot-Brittannië 1998, formeel 54th Network Q Rally of Great Britain, was de 54e editie van de Rally van Groot-Brittannië en de dertiende ronde van het wereldkampioenschap rally in 1998. Het was de 306e rally in het wereldkampioenschap rally die georganiseerd wordt door de Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). De start en finish was in Cheltenham.

## Programma

| Etappe | Datum | Klassementsproeven | Competitieve afstand |
| 1 | Zondag 22 november | 13 | 70,94 kilometer |
| 2 | Maandag 23 november | 8 | 142,99 kilometer |
| 3 | Dinsdag 24 november | 7 | 166,37 kilometer |
| Totaal | Totaal | 28 | 380,30 kilometer |

## Resultaten

Algemene top tien :
| Pos. | # | Rijder | Auto | Gr/kl | Tijd | Eerste | Punten |
| Pos. | # | Navigator | Inschrijving | C | Straftijd | Vorige | Punten |
| 1. | 2 | Richard Burns | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V | A8 | 3:50:30,6 | 0:00 | 10 |
| 1. | 2 | Robert Reid | Mitsubishi Ralliart | C | | = | 10 |
| 2. | 7 | Juha Kankkunen | Ford Escort WRC | A8 | 3:54:17,1 | + 3:46,5 | 6 |
| 2. | 7 | Juha Repo | Ford Motor Co Ltd. | C | | + 3:46,5 | 6 |
| 3. | 8 | Bruno Thiry | Ford Escort WRC | A8 | 3:55:58,1 | + 5:27,5 | 4 |
| 3. | 8 | Stéphane Prévot | Ford Motor Co Ltd. | C | | + 1:41,0 | 4 |
| 4. | 16 | Grégoire de Mévius | Subaru Impreza S3 WRC 97 | A8 | 3:58:25,4 | + 7:54,8 | 3 |
| 4. | 16 | Jean-Marc Fortin | Belgacom Turbo Team | A8 | | + 2:27,3 | 3 |
| 5. | 24 | Sebastian Lindholm | Ford Escort WRC | A8 | 3:58:46,2 | + 8:15,6 | 2 |
| 5. | 24 | Jukka Aho | Gazprom Rally Team | A8 | | + 20,8 | 2 |
| 6. | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Seat Córdoba WRC | A8 | 4:01:03,9 | + 10:33,3 | 1 |
| 6. | 9 | Risto Pietiläinen | Seat Sport | C | 0:20 | + 2:17,7 | 1 |
| 7. | 14 | Armin Schwarz | Ford Escort WRC | A8 | 4:02:47,3 | + 12:16,7 | |
| 7. | 14 | Manfred Hiemer | R.E.D. World Rally Team | A8 | | + 1:43,4 | |
| 8. | 17 | Krzysztof Hołowczyc | Subaru Impreza S3 WRC 97 | A8 | 4:03:37,3 | + 13:06,7 | |
| 8. | 17 | Maciej Wisławski | Mobil 1 Stomil Olsztyn | A8 | | + 50,0 | |
| 9. | 33 | Markko Märtin | Toyota Celica GT-Four | A8 | 4:07:41,6 | + 17:11,0 | |
| 9. | 33 | Toomas Kitsing | Markko Märtin | A8 | 0:10 | + 4:04,3 | |
| 10. | 53 | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | N4 | 4:09:37,8 | + 19:07,2 | |
| 10. | 53 | Peter Müller | Manfred Stohl | N4 | | + 1:56,2 | |
| DNF top tien ||||||||
| Pos. | # | Rijder | Auto | Gr/kl | KP | Reden | Reden |
| Pos. | # | Navigator | Inschrijving | C | KP | Reden | Reden |
| DNF | 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | A8 | 7 | Schade na ongeluk | Schade na ongeluk |
| DNF | 1 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Ralliart | C | 7 | Schade na ongeluk | Schade na ongeluk |
| DNF | 3 | Colin McRae | Subaru Impreza S4 WRC 98 | A8 | 20 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 3 | Nicky Grist | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | C | 20 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 4 | Alister McRae | Subaru Impreza S4 WRC 98 | A8 | 22 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 4 | David Senior | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | C | 22 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 5 | Carlos Sainz | Toyota Corolla WRC | A8 | 28 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 5 | Luís Moya | Toyota Castrol Team | C | 28 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 6 | Didier Auriol | Toyota Corolla WRC | A8 | 21 | Koppeling | Koppeling |
| DNF | 6 | Denis Giraudet | Toyota Castrol Team | C | 21 | Koppeling | Koppeling |
| DNF | 10 | Gwyndaf Evans | Seat Córdoba WRC | A8 | 18 | Versnellingsbak | Versnellingsbak |
| DNF | 10 | Howard Davies | Seat Sport | C | 18 | Versnellingsbak | Versnellingsbak |
| DNF | 11 | Marcus Grönholm | Toyota Corolla WRC | A8 | 11 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 11 | Timo Rautiainen | Toyota Castrol Team | A8 | 11 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 12 | Ari Vatanen | Subaru Impreza S4 WRC 98 | A8 | 14 | Elektrisch | Elektrisch |
| DNF | 12 | Fabrizia Pons | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | A8 | 14 | Elektrisch | Elektrisch |
| DNF | 19 | Martin Rowe | Renault Mégane Maxi | A7 | 16 | Wielophanging | Wielophanging |
| DNF | 19 | Derek Ringer | Renault Dealer Rallying UK | A7 | 16 | Wielophanging | Wielophanging |
| DNF | 20 | Kenneth Eriksson | Hyundai Coupé Kit Car Evo 2 | A7 | 16 | Differentieel | Differentieel |
| DNF | 20 | Staffan Parmander | Hyundai Motorsport | A7 | 16 | Differentieel | Differentieel |
2-liter top drie :
| Pos. | Rijder / constructeur | Pnt. |
| 1 | Tapio Laukkanen / Renault | 10 |
| 2 | Toni Gardemeister / Seat | 6 |
| 3 | Salvador Cañellas jr. / Seat | 4 |
| PWRC top drie |||
| Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| 1 | Manfred Stohl | 13 |
| 2 | David Higgins | 8 |
| 3 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | 5 |

## Statistieken
#### Klassementsproeven

| Etappe | Datum | KP | Starttijd | Naam | Lengte | Snelste rijder | Tijd | Gem. snelheid | Rallyleider |
| 1 | 22 november | 1 | 7:20 | Cheltenham 1 | 1,76 km | Colin McRae Alister McRae | 1:29,4 | 70,87 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 1 | 22 november | 2 | 8:36 | Cornbury | 4,16 km | Colin McRae | 2:52,1 | 87,02 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 1 | 22 november | 3 | 10:07 | Silverstone 1 | 8,69 km | Colin McRae | 5:45,8 | 90,47 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 1 | 22 november | 4 | 10:20 | Silverstone 2 | 8,69 km | Colin McRae | 5:41,6 | 91,58 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 1 | 22 november | 5 | 11:59 | V-Rally Millbrook 1 | 7,13 km | Colin McRae | 4:38,8 | 92,07 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 1 | 22 november | 6 | 12:12 | V-Rally Millbrook 2 | 7,13 km | Colin McRae | 4:35,5 | 93,17 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 1 | 22 november | 7 | 13:45 | Silverstone Super Special | 1,96 km | Carlos Sainz | 1:27,7 | 80,46 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 1 | 22 november | 8 | 14:22 | Silverstone 3 | 6,99 km | Colin McRae | 4:50,6 | 86,59 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 1 | 22 november | 9 | 14:35 | Silverstone 4 | 6,99 km | Didier Auriol | 4:51,9 | 86,21 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 1 | 22 november | 10 | 14:58 | Towcester | 3,23 km | Didier Auriol | 2:16,7 | 85,06 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 1 | 22 november | 11 | 16:51 | Donington 1 | 6,30 km | Colin McRae Alister McRae | 3:49,3 | 98,91 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 1 | 22 november | 12 | 17:02 | Donington 2 | 6,30 km | Alister McRae | 3:44,4 | 101,07 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 1 | 22 november | 13 | 18:58 | Cheltenham 2 | 1,61 km | Richard Burns Bruno Thiry | 1:22,6 | 70,17 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 2 | 23 november | 14 | 7:24 | Radnor | 23,85 km | Richard Burns | 11:58,7 | 119,47 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 2 | 23 november | 15 | 9:50 | Myherin 1 | 16,86 km | Richard Burns | 9:51,5 | 102,61 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 2 | 23 november | 16 | 10:37 | Tywi | 19,88 km | Richard Burns | 12:18,1 | 96,96 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 2 | 23 november | 17 | 13:09 | Esgair Dafydd | 8,70 km | Colin McRae | 5:24,0 | 96,67 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 2 | 23 november | 18 | 13:58 | Crychan | 21,99 km | Colin McRae | 13:04,5 | 100,91 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 2 | 23 november | 19 | 14:30 | Cefin | 9,15 km | Colin McRae | 5:37,7 | 97,54 km/u | Colin McRae |
| 2 | 23 november | 20 | 16:51 | Sweet Lamb | 25,70 km | Richard Burns | 16:35,4 | 92,95 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 2 | 23 november | 21 | 17:35 | Myherin 2 | 16,86 km | Richard Burns | 10:24,7 | 97,16 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 3 | 24 november | 22 | 7:09 | St. Gwynno | 13,80 km | Richard Burns | 8:05,6 | 102,31 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 3 | 24 november | 23 | 7:36 | Tyle | 10,65 km | Richard Burns | 6:20,3 | 100,82 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 3 | 24 november | 24 | 8:12 | Rhondda | 36,29 km | Richard Burns | 20:45,3 | 104,91 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 3 | 24 november | 25 | 10:09 | Resolfen | 44,60 km | Richard Burns | 25:30,5 | 104,91 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 3 | 24 november | 26 | 11:52 | Rheola | 24,90 km | Richard Burns | 13:59,9 | 106,73 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 3 | 24 november | 27 | 13:07 | Argoed | 9,04 km | Richard Burns | 5:38,9 | 96,03 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 3 | 24 november | 28 | 13:26 | Margam | 27,09 km | Richard Burns | 16:28,9 | 98,62 km/u | Richard Burns |
KP overwinningen :
| Rijder | Aantal |
| Richard Burns | 13 |
| Colin McRae | 11 |
| Alister McRae | 3 |
| Didier Auriol | 2 |
| Juha Kankkunen | 5 |
| Carlos Sainz | 1 |
| Bruno Thiry | 1 |

## Kampioenschap standen
#### Rijders

| | Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| = | 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | 58 |
| = | 2 | Carlos Sainz | 56 |
| = | 3 | Colin McRae | 45 |
| 1 | 4 | Juha Kankkunen | 39 |
| 1 | 5 | Didier Auriol | 34 |

#### Constructeurs

| | Pos. | Constructeur | Pnt. |
| 1 | 1 | Mitsubishi Ralliart | 91 |
| 1 | 2 | Toyota Castrol Team | 85 |
| = | 3 | 555 Subaru World Rally Team | 65 |
| = | 4 | Ford Motor Co Ltd. | 53 |
   * Vetgedrukte tekst betekent wereldkampioen.
   * Noot: Enkel de top 5-posities worden in beide standen weergegeven.