page_title: 1998 British Touring Car Championship
hierarchical_section_title: 1998 British Touring Car Championship
caption_attribution_description: English: Rickard Rydell at Ring Knutstorp in 2012. Svenska: Rickard Rydell på Ring Knutstorp 2012.
context_page_description: The 1998 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship featured 26 races across 13 rounds, it commenced at Thruxton on 13 April and ended at Silverstone on 20 September.
  The championship was won by Rickard Rydell in a Volvo S40, the runner-up was Anthony Reid in a Nissan Primera and James Thompson finished in third driving a Honda Accord. The Autosport Cup for Independents, a championship for privateer entries was won by Tommy Rustad in a Renault Laguna.
  The video game TOCA 2 Touring Cars is based on this championship season.
context_section_description: The 1998 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship featured 26 races across 13 rounds, it commenced at Thruxton on 13 April and ended at Silverstone on 20 September.
  The championship was won by Rickard Rydell in a Volvo S40, the runner-up was Anthony Reid in a Nissan Primera and James Thompson finished in third driving a Honda Accord. The Autosport Cup for Independents, a championship for privateer entries was won by Tommy Rustad in a Renault Laguna.
  The video game TOCA 2 Touring Cars is based on this championship season.
caption: Rickard Rydell won the driver's championship in a Volvo S40.
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