1998 Italian Superturismo Championship

The 1998 Italian Superturismo Championship was the twelfth edition of the Italian Superturismo Championship. The season began in Binetto on 17 May and finished in Vallelunga on 4 October, after ten rounds. Fabrizio Giovanardi won the championship, driving an Alfa Romeo 156; the Italian manufacturer won the constructors' championship, while Fabian Peroni took the privateers' trophy.

Teams and drivers

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
BMW Italia	BMW 320i	1	Emanuele Naspetti	All
		2	Fabrizio de Simone	All
		6	Roberto Colciago	8-10
Nordauto Engineering	Alfa Romeo 156	3	Fabrizio Giovanardi	All
Nordauto Engineering	Alfa Romeo 156	4	Nicola Larini	All
Audi Sport Italia	Audi A4	5	Rinaldo Capello	All
Nordauto Engineering	Alfa Romeo 156	7	Antonio Tamburini	9-10
Nordauto Engineering	Alfa Romeo 156	8	Stefano Modena	9
Christy's Team	Honda Accord	51	Massimo Pigoli	1-4, 8-10
Soli Racing Team	Audi A4 Quattro	52	Moreno Soli	All
Greyhound Motorsport	Alfa Romeo 155 TS	53	Gianluca Roda	1-5, 7-9
AGS Motorsport	Audi A4 Quattro	54	Fabian Peroni	All
Varese Corse	Audi A4 Quattro	55	Davide Bernasconi	1-9
Italian Promotorsport	BMW 320i	56	Sandro Sardelli	All
Italian Promotorsport	BMW 320i	58	Miguel Ramos	All
BMS Scuderia Italia	Alfa Romeo 155 TS	59	Christian Pescatori	All
BMS Scuderia Italia	Alfa Romeo 155 TS	60	Emanuele Moncini	All
Lucchetti Racing	Opel Vectra	62	Guido Lucchetti Cigarini	3-6, 9-10

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Autodromo del Levante	17 May	Fabrizio de Simone	Emanuele Naspetti	Fabrizio de Simone	CiBiEmme Engineering
1	R2	Autodromo del Levante	17 May		Emanuele Naspetti	Emanuele Naspetti	CiBiEmme Engineering
2	R1	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	31 May	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
2	R2	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	31 May		Emanuele Naspetti	Fabrizio de Simone	CiBiEmme Engineering
3	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	28 June	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nicola Larini	Nordauto Engineering
3	R2	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	28 June		Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
4	R1	Autodromo Riccardo Paletti Varano	27 July	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Emanuele Naspetti	Emanuele Naspetti	CiBiEmme Engineering
4	R2	Autodromo Riccardo Paletti Varano	27 July		Emanuele Naspetti	Emanuele Naspetti	CiBiEmme Engineering
5	R1	ACI Vallelunga Circuit	26 July	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Emanuele Naspetti	Emanuele Naspetti	CiBiEmme Engineering
5	R2	ACI Vallelunga Circuit	26 July		Emanuele Naspetti	Emanuele Naspetti	CiBiEmme Engineering
6	R1	Autodromo di Magione	2 August	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Emanuele Naspetti	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
6	R2	Autodromo di Magione	2 August		Fabrizio de Simone	Fabrizio de Simone	CiBiEmme Engineering
7	R1	Autodromo di Pergusa	30 August	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nicola Larini	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
7	R2	Autodromo di Pergusa	30 August		Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
8	R1	Circuito Internazionale Misano	12 September	Emanuele Naspetti	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
8	R2	Circuito Internazionale Misano	13 September		Fabrizio de Simone	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
9	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	26 September	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Stefano Modena	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
9	R2	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	27 September		Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Nordauto Engineering
10	R1	ACI Vallelunga Circuit	3 October	Emanuele Naspetti	Roberto Colciago	Nicola Larini	Nordauto Engineering
10	R2	ACI Vallelunga Circuit	4 October		Nicola Larini	Nicola Larini	Nordauto Engineering

Championship standings

Points system
Race 1	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole Position
	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	2
Race 2	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
	40	30	24	20	16	12	8	6	4	2

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	BIN		IMO		MON		VAR		VAL		MAG		PER		MIS		MON		VAL		Pts
1	Fabrizio Giovanardi	3	2	1	3	3	1	5	2	2	DSQ	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	471
2	Emanuele Naspetti	2	1	3	2	8	4	1	1	1	1	3	Ret	2	3	Ret	Ret	4	2	Ret	Ret	335
3	Nicola Larini	5	3	4	4	1	2	3	3	4	Ret	2	10	3	2	2	DSQ	2	3	1	1	331
4	Fabrizio de Simone	1	Ret	2	1	4	Ret	2	Ret	3	Ret	4	1	4	5	3	6	7	5	DNS	DNS	238
5	Rinaldo Capello	6	4	6	5	2	3	6	5	5	2	Ret	4	5	4	7	Ret	6	Ret	4	Ret	215
6	Fabian Peroni	4	Ret	8	7	5	5	4	4	7	8	Ret	3	7	7	4	3	Ret	10	11	6	171
7	Sandro Sardelli	11	Ret	5	6	10	DNS	7	7	6	3	7	9	Ret	9	10	8	13	9	7	4	110
8	Roberto Colciago															5	2	8	7	2	2	94
9	Emanuele Moncini	10	8	9	13	9	7	9	Ret	10	5	6	7	11	8	Ret	9	9	8	8	7	81
10	Moreno Soli	7	6	13	9	12	9	10	8	11	6	5	5	9	10	9	DNS	11	12	12	8	79
11	Christian Pescatori	8	5	7	8	7	Ret	12	9	9	Ret	Ret	DNS	6	6	6	7	10	11	6	Ret	78
12	Miguel Ramos	Ret	Ret	12	12	12	6	8	6	8	4	8	8	8	11	11	Ret	Ret	DNS	9	10	70
13	Davide Bernasconi	9	7	10	10	13	8	11	10	12	7	9	6	10	12	8	4	Ret	Ret			67
14	Antonio Tamburini																	5	6	5	5	44
15	Stefano Modena																	3	4			32
16	Gianluca Roda	13	Ret	14	11	11	13	Ret	13	13	Ret			DNS	DNS	12	5	DNS	DNS			20
17	Massimo Pigoli	12	Ret	11	DNS	6	Ret	14	Ret							Ret	Ret	12	Ret	10	9	11
18	Guido Lucchetti Cigarini					DNS	Ret	15	Ret	14	Ret	10	Ret					14	13	13	11	1

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Manufacturers' Trophy

Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	Alfa Romeo	975
2	BMW	826
3	Audi	493
4	Honda	11
5	Opel	1

Privateers' Championship

Pos	Driver	Manufacturer	Points
1	Fabian Peroni	Audi	426
2	Sandro Sardelli	BMW	334
3	Emanuele Moncini	Alfa Romeo	293
4	Christian Pescatori	Alfa Romeo	289
5	Moreno Soli	Audi	279
6	Miguel Ramos	BMW	226
7	Davide Bernasconi	Audi	208
8	Gianluca Roda	Alfa Romeo	73
9	Massimo Pigoli	Honda	61
10	Guido Lucchetti Cigarini	Opel	39

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