The 1998 International Sports Racing Series was the second season of International Sportscar Racing Series (later known as the FIA Sportscar Championship). It was a series for sportscar-style prototypes broken into two classes based on power and weight, called SR1 and SR2, as well as a class of hillclimb-style sportscars, called CN. It began on April 13, 1998, and ended December 6, 1998, after 8 races.
Schedule edit
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paul Ricard 2 Hours 30 Minutes
|
Circuit Paul Ricard | April 13 |
| 2 |  Brno 2 Hours 30 Minutes
|
Autodrom Brno Masaryk | May 17 |
| 3 |  Giesse ISRS Trophy (2 Hours 30 Minutes)
|
Misano Circuit | July 4 |
| 4 |  RAC Tourist Trophy (2 Hours 30 Minutes)
|
Donington Park | July 19 |
| 5 |  Anderstorp 2 Hours 30 Minutes
|
Scandinavian Raceway | August 16 |
| 6 |  DMC/ADAC Sportwagen Festival (2 Hours 30 Minutes)
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Nürburgring | September 6 |
| 7 | Le Mans Autumn Cup (2 Hours 30 Minutes)
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Bugatti Circuit | September 19 |
| 8 |  Vodacom ISRS (2 Hours 30 Minutes)
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Kyalami | December 6 |
Season results edit
Teams Championship edit
Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Only the highest placing car within a team earned points towards the championship. The SportsRacing World Cup was available to all teams that participated, but separate SR2 and CN championships were also held.
Overall standings edit
SR2 standings edit
| Pos | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterair Sports
|
Debora LMP296 Debora LMP297 |
Cosworth 2.0L I4 BMW 3.0L I6 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
100 | |||
| 2 | Mark Bailey Racing
|
MBR 972 | Ford 3.0L V6 MG 3.0L V6 |
15 |
12 |
27 |
CN standings edit
| Pos | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampolli Engineering
|
Tampolli RTA-98 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 140 | |
| 2= | Siliprandi Racing
|
Lucchini LMP1-98 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 80 | ||
| 2= | Centenari Racing SRL
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Centenari M1 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 80 | ||
| 4 | Cipriani Motorsport
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Lucchini P3-96 | Alfa Romeo 3.0L V6 | 10 | 12 | 22 | ||||||
| 5 | Luigi Taverna
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Osella PA20 | BMW 3.0L I6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | ||||||
| 6 | Osella SRL
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Osella PA20 | BMW 3.0L I6 | 8 | 8 |