Английская Википедия:1998 International Formula 3000 Championship
The 1998 International Formula 3000 Championship was the thirty-second season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also fourteenth season under the International Formula 3000 Championship moniker. The championship was contested over twelve rounds from 11 April to 26 September 1998. The Drivers' Championship was won by Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya of Super Nova Racing, who won four races.
Drivers and teams
Calendar
1998 was the last International F3000 season where races were held independently from Formula One Grands Prix. Pau and Pergusa had held International F3000 and previously European Formula Two Championship races uninterruptedly since 1972.
Season summary
After winning the 1997 championship with Ricardo Zonta, Super Nova Racing chose to recruit championship runner-up Juan Pablo Montoya to lead their main team, and also expanded their second Den Blå Avis team to two cars by hiring Gareth Rees to partner Jason Watt. Montoya's former team RSM Marko did not compete in 1998, but there were new entries from GT specialists Oreca and the new West Competition team, established as a McLaren junior team and run by former Williams race engineer David Brown.
With seven pole positions, Montoya was the fastest man in the championship all season, but a poor start to the season left him trailing several title rivals. In the event, the championship turned into a duel between the Colombian and newcomer Nick Heidfeld, who remained consistent throughout the season despite his relative inexperience. Watt often matched their pace but made several key mistakes costing him points, while Uruguay's Gonzalo Rodriguez finished the season strongly with two wins in the last three races, becoming the first driver from the South American nation to win a Formula 3000 event.
Montoya led Heidfeld by three points going into the final round at the Nürburgring. However, after qualifying second on the grid, Heidfeld's times were deleted and he was relegated to the back of the grid, only making the race after Brown withdrew his new teammate Bas Leinders from the event. Despite recovering through the field, Heidfeld failed to climb into the top six, and Montoya's third-place finish clinched him the championship. Rodriguez beat Watt to the race win and third place in the standings.
Montoya moved to the North American CART series for 1999 with Chip Ganassi Racing, going on to win the championship as a rookie. He went on to graduate to Formula One with Williams in 2001, and became the only International Formula 3000 champion to win more than one grand prix in his career. The only driver from the field to participate in Formula One in 1999 was Stéphane Sarrazin, who secured a one-off drive in the Brazilian Grand Prix for Minardi in place of the injured Luca Badoer. Most of the leading Formula 3000 drivers instead remained in the series for 1999.
Drivers' Championship
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Шаблон:Motorsport driver results legend
Bold – Pole |
Notes
- All drivers used Lola T96/50 chassis, with Zytek-Judd V8 engines, and Avon tyres.
- Paolo Ruberti was disqualified from third place at Oschersleben due to a bodywork infringement.
Complete Overview
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R22=retired, but classified R=retired NC=not classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify DIS(3)=disqualified after finishing in third place (16)=place after practice, but grid position not held free
| Place | Name | Team | OSC Шаблон:Flagicon |
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| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Juan Pablo Montoya | SuperNova Racing | 1 | 15 | 1 | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Nick Heidfeld | West Competition Team | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 9 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gonzalo Rodríguez | Team Astromega | 5 | R | 2 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 9 | R26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | R | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | R22 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jason Watt | Den Blå Avis | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | R | 5 | R | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 2 | R | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Soheil Ayari | Durango Formula | 4 | R | 6 | R23 | 2 | 5 | 17 | R | 30 | NQ | 3 | R | 1 | 1 | 3 | R | 19 | R | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | R |
| 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Stéphane Sarrazin | Apomatox | 18 | 1 | 18 | R24 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | R | 8 | 8 | 5 | R | 1 | 2 | 7 | R | 18 | R | 10 | 19 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Kurt Mollekens | KTR/Arden | 9 | R | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | - | - | 31 | NQ | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gareth Rees | Den Blå Avis | 25 | R | 15 | R | 33 | R30 | 4 | 4 | 11 | R17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | R | 13 | 6 | 20 | R | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20 |
| 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Max Wilson | Edenbridge Racing | 3 | NC | 7 | R | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 33 | NQ | 7 | 2 | 21 | R | 2 | R | 17 | R | 19 | 13 | 8 | R | 23 | 23 |
| 10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Davies | DAMS | 27 | 3 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 9 | R | 14 | R | 25 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 14 |
| 11 | Шаблон:Flagicon André Couto | Prema Powerteam | 10 | R | 11 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 20 | R | 6 | R | 14 | 6 | 18 | R | 22 | R | 6 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Boris Derichebourg | SuperNova Racing | 23 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 18 | R | 4 | R | 15 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 9 | R | 18 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 13 | R |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Nicolas Minassian | West Competition Team | 15 | NC | 16 | 19 | 8 | R | 8 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 19 | - | - | |
| 14 | Шаблон:Flagicon Thomas Biagi | Coloni Motorsport | 20 | 4 | 24 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Prema Powerteam | 17 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 5 | R | 25 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Dominik Schwager | RTL Team Oreca | 7 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 25 | NQ | 28 | R | 14 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 21 | R | 27 | R | 11 | 7 | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Kevin McGarrity | Raceprep Motorsport | 31 | NQ | 30 | 14 | 35 | 27 | 31 | R | 27 | NQ | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Nordic Racing | 33 | R | 15 | 4 | 31 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
| Шаблон:Flagicon Bruno Junqueira | Draco Engineering | 14 | R | 23 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 9 | R | 12 | R | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 14 | R | 22 | R | 13 | 18 | 8 | R | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Oliver Martini | Auto Sport Racing | 19 | R | 17 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 29 | R27 | 34 | NQ | 20 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 9 | R | |
| 19 | Шаблон:Flagicon Cyrille Sauvage | GP Racing | 17 | 5 | 9 | R | 15 | 11 | 27 | R | 12 | 15 | 10 | R | 12 | 13 | 16 | R | 8 | 8 | 10 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Gastón Mazzacane | Team Astromega | 22 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 22 | A28 | 5 | 6 | 22 | R | 13 | 9 | 22 | R | 24 | R | 16 | R | 33 | NQ | 25 | 13 | 7 | R | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Müller | RTL Team Oreca | 13 | R | 20 | R | 13 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 14 | R | 22 | R | 13 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | |
| 22 | Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Battistuzzi | Apomatox | 34 | NQ | 25 | 22 | 30 | R | 34 | R | 25 | R | 27 | NQ | 29 | 18 | 17 | R | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 23 | R | 24 | R |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Werner Lupberger | Edenbridge Racing | 28 | R | 27 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 18 | R | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 21 | R | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Tomáš Enge | Auto Sport Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 16 | R | 15 | 6 | |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Rui Águas | Auto Sport Racing | 24 | 9 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coloni Motorsport | 14 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 17 | R | - | - | 32 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Brian Smith | Nordic Racing | 6 | 10 | 10 | R | 28 | R31 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Giovanni Montanari | Draco Engineering | 16 | R | 29 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 23 | R | 16 | 14 | 19 | R | 26 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 26 | R | 16 | 10 |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Dino Morelli | Auto Sport Racing | - | - | 19 | R | 21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Bertrand Godin | Durango Formula | 12 | 8 | 32 | R | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 24 | R | 24 | NQ | 26 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 18 | 11 |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Fabrice Walfisch | Nordic Racing | 29 | 13 | 31 | 18 | 31 | 20 | 32 | 25 | 28 | NQ | 31 | NQ | 24 | R | 29 | R | 13 | R | 27 | 22 | 21 | R | 12 | 8 |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Oliver Tichy | Coloni Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 20 | R | 22 | R |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Grégoire de Galzain | DAMS | 32 | NQ | 35 | R | 17 | 18 | 35 | 23 | 32 | NQ | 28 | NQ | 25 | R | 30 | 17 | 28 | R | 23 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 28 | 16 |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Christian Horner | KTR/Arden | 30 | R | 22 | 12 | 19 | R | 26 | R | 26 | 16 | 30 | NQ | 23 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 32 | R | 30 | NQ | 29 | 17 | 29 | 17 |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Jonny Kane | Redman & Bright F3000 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 18 | R29 | 18 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Fabrizio Gollin | G. S. Team | 35 | NQ | 28 | 17 | 36 | R | 30 | R | 20 | R | 29 | NQ | 30 | 21 | 33 | NQ | 30 | R | 32 | NQ | 28 | 14 | 26 | R |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Giorgio Vinella | Coloni Motorsport | 33 | NQ | 34 | R | 32 | 25 | 33 | 22 | 29 | NQ | 32 | NQ | 31 | R | - | - | 29 | 21 | 29 | R | 30 | 15 | 30 | 22 |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Hidetoshi Mitsusada | Coloni Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 23 | 19 | R | 19 | 15 |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Shaw | Redman & Bright F3000 | 26 | R | 33 | 20 | 29 | R | 21 | R | 31 | NQ | 26 | NQ | 27 | 20 | 31 | 19 | 27 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 27 | 18 |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Paolo Ruberti | Prema Powerteam | 8 | DIS(3) | 21 | R | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 15 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon James Taylor | GP Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 21 | 31 | 21 |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Polo Villaamil | Elide Racing | 36 | NQ | - | - | 34 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon David Cook | Redman & Bright F3000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | R | 34 | NQ | 33 | NS | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Шаблон:Flagicon Bas Leinders | West Competition Team | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (16) | NS |
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