1998 AMP Bathurst 1000
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The 1998 AMP Bathurst 1000 was the 39th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on 4 October 1998 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. It was the second year of the controversial split between race organisers, the Australian Racing Drivers Club, and V8 Supercar, which had led to Australia's leading touring car series leaving the Bathurst 1000. The V8 Supercar teams raced the 1998 FAI 1000 race, held six weeks later. The race distance was 161 laps, approximately 1000 km.
Class structure
The 1998 AMP Bathurst 1000 was an endurance race for Super Touring Cars, New Zealand Touring Cars and Production Cars.
ST
The class featured International Group 2 Touring Cars, otherwise known as Supertouring. It featured teams from Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain fielding a total of 29 cars. Featured cars were: Alfa Romeo 155, Audi A4, BMW 318i, BMW 320i, Ford Mondeo, Holden Vectra, Honda Accord, Hyundai Lantra, Nissan Primera, Peugeot 405, Peugeot 406, Toyota Carina, Vauxhall Cavalier, Vauxhall Vectra and Volvo S40.
NZ
The New Zealand touring car series, Schedule S, was invited and the nine car entry featured: BMW 320i, BMW 325i, Ford Telstar, Honda Integra, Nissan Sentra, Peugeot 405, Suzuki Baleno, Toyota Corolla and Toyota Corona.
3E
Production cars, conforming to an older version of the Australian Production Car Championship regulations were also invited with five cars arriving. They cars were: Honda Civic, Mazda 626 and Toyota Camry.
Top ten run-off
Post-qualifying shootout results as follows:[1]
Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 40 | Volvo S40 Racing | ![]() |
Volvo S40 | 2:14.9265 |
2 | 34 | Team Dynamics | ![]() |
Nissan Primera | 2:16.4143 |
3 | 4 | Volvo S40 Racing | ![]() |
Volvo S40 | 2:16.4672 |
4 | 80 | Vauxhall Sport | ![]() |
Holden Vectra | 2:16.7782 |
5 | 8 | Team Vectra | ![]() |
Vauxhall Vectra | 2:17.3103 |
6 | 2 | Audi Sport Australia | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 2:18.2657 |
7 | 1 | Audi Sport Australia | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 2:18.3658 |
8 | 29 | Brookes Motorsport | ![]() |
Honda Accord | 2:18.9932 |
9 | 12 | Greenfield Mowers Racing | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 2:19.1715 |
10 | 88 | Knight Racing | ![]() |
Ford Mondeo | 2:22.9436 |
Official results
Race results as follows:[2]
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos |
Shootout Pos |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ST | 40 | Volvo S40 Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Volvo S40 | 161 | 2 | 1 |
2 | ST | 34 | Team Dynamics | ![]() ![]() |
Nissan Primera | 161 | 3 | 2 |
3 | ST | 1 | Audi Sport Australia | ![]() ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 161 | 5 | 7 |
4 | ST | 12 | Greenfield Mowers Racing | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 320i | 159 | 8 | 9 |
5 | ST | 8 | Team Vectra | ![]() ![]() |
Vauxhall Vectra | 157 | 6 | 5 |
6 | ST | 88 | Knight Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Mondeo | 155 | 10 | 10 |
7 | ST | 30 | Roadchill Express | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 320i | 152 | 12 | |
8 | ST | 22 | Rod Wilson | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 318i | 152 | 15 | |
9 | ST | 16 | Faber-Castell Racing | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
BMW 318i | 145 | 16 | |
10 | NZ | 64 | International Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 320i | 144 | 28 | |
11 | ST | 20 | Dennis Chapman | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 320i | 144 | 22 | |
12 | NZ | 65 | International Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 325i | 141 | 33 | |
13 | ST | 45 | David Auger | ![]() ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 137 | 17 | |
14 | 3E | 35 | Tom Watkinson | ![]() ![]() |
Mazda 626 | 136 | 36 | |
15 | 3E | 71 | Rebound Clothing Co. | ![]() ![]() |
Mazda 626 | 135 | 34 | |
16 | NZ | 67 | Geoff Short | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Telstar | 131 | 32 | |
17 | 3E | 37 | Ken Talbert | ![]() ![]() |
Mazda 626 | 130 | 39 | |
18 | ST | 25 | Rodney James Jones | ![]() ![]() |
Vauxhall Cavalier | 128 | 30 | |
DNF | ST | 14 | Nigel Barclay | ![]() ![]() |
Nissan Primera | 139 | 13 | |
DNF | NZ | 63 | International Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 320i | 128 | 24 | |
NC | NZ | 68 | Wayne Johnson | ![]() ![]() |
Honda Integra | 120 | 37 | |
NC | ST | 49 | Grid Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 318i | 112 | 23 | |
NC | NZ | 70 | Air Vanuatu / Bartercard | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Corolla | 111 | 41 | |
NC | ST | 11 | All Auto Parts | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Carina | 110 | 27 | |
NC | ST | 58 | HVE Motorsport | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hyundai Lantra | 107 | 19 | |
DNF | ST | 2 | Audi Sport Australia | ![]() ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 84 | 7 | 6 |
DNF | ST | 80 | Team Vectra | ![]() ![]() |
Holden Vectra | 83 | 1 | 4 |
DNF | ST | 4 | Volvo S40 Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Volvo S40 | 82 | 4 | 3 |
DNF | ST | 98 | Knight Racing | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ford Mondeo | 78 | 25 | |
DNF | ST | 77 | Motorsport Developments | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Carina | 76 | 23 | |
DNF | ST | 24 | Bruce Miles | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 318i | 63 | 20 | |
DNF | 3E | 38 | Phoenix Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Camry | 59 | 35 | |
DNF | NZ | 61 | Prestige Motorsports Management | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Nissan Sentra | 56 | 26 | |
DNF | ST | 10 | TC Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Peugeot 406 | 52 | 11 | |
DNF | ST | 29 | Brookes Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Honda Accord | 49 | 9 | 8 |
DNF | NZ | 90 | Robert Ker | ![]() ![]() |
Toyota Corona | 47 | 31 | |
DNF | NZ | 62 | BT Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 47 | 31 | |
DNF | 3E | 33 | Burwood Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Honda Civic | 34 | 38 | |
DNF | ST | 18 | Aaron McGill | ![]() ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 24 | 18 | |
DNF | ST | 60 | Knight Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Mondeo | 18 | 14 | |
DNF | ST | 23 | MF Motorsport | ![]() ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 17 | 29 | |
DNF | ST | 15 | Nigel Barclay | ![]() ![]() |
Honda Accord | 14 | 42 | |
DNS | NZ | 66 | Suzuki Value Finance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Suzuki Baleno | |||
Statistics
- Provisional Pole Position - #80 Greg Murphy
- Pole Position - #40 Rickard Rydell - 2:14.9265
- Fastest Lap - #40 Rickard Rydell - 2:17.9558 - Lap 153
- Average Speed - N/A
- Race Time - 6:54:23.4756
References
- ↑ "1998 AMP Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Bathurst Session 21 – Run off AMP BATHURST 1000". National Software. 3 October 1998. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
- ↑ "1998 AMP Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Bathurst Session 30 – 1998 AMP BATHURST 1000". National Software. 4 October 1998. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
- Normoyle, Steve (1998). The Great Race 18. Chevron Publishing Group. ISSN 1031-6124.
- Normoyle, Steve (1998). "Official 1998 Great Race Programme". Chevron Publishing Group. ISSN 1327-1970.
- Auto Action, 2–8 October 1998
- Auto Action, 9–15 October 1998