The 1998 ADAC Deutsche Super Touren Wagen-Cup was the fifth edition of the Super Tourenwagen Cup (STW).

Season summary

After an open start to the season with four different winners in the first four races, BMW driver Johnny Cecotto and reigning champion and Peugeot driver Laurent Aïello soon emerged as the two championship contenders. Cecotto built up a sizeable lead during the season, but a late four-race winning streak ahead of the final weekend helped Aiello close the gap. After finishing third in the sprint race at the final event, one place ahead of Cecotto, Aiello passed Cecotto in the championship and led his Venezuelan rival by a single point before the deciding feature race. In that race, Cecotto would go on to finish fourth, two places ahead of Aiello, allowing him to claim the title.

Teams and drivers

Team Car No Drivers Rounds Class
France Peugeot Esso Peugeot 406 1 France Laurent Aïello All M
2 Germany Jörg van Ommen All M
Germany Paulaner Team Holzer Opel Vectra 3 Germany Alexander Burgstaller All M
Germany Opel Team Holzer 4 Germany Uwe Alzen All M
Germany Abt Sportsline Audi A4 5 Italy Emanuele Pirro All M
Germany TNT Team SMS Opel Vectra 6 France Éric Hélary All M
Germany Opel Team SMS 7 Germany Manuel Reuter All M
Germany BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 320i 8 Germany Joachim Winkelhock All T
9 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto All T
Italy Euroteam S.R.L. Alfa Romeo 156 10 Italy Stefano Modena All T
Italy JAS Team Honda Sport Honda Accord 11 Italy Gabriele Tarquini All M
12 Denmark Tom Kristensen All M
Germany Mamerow Racing Team Audi A4 Quattro 14 Germany Peter Mamerow 1-4 T
BMW 320i 5-10
Germany Oliver Mayer Motorsport Audi A4 Quattro 15 Germany Oliver Mayer 1-4, 6-7, 9-10 T
Germany Auto Dienst Bemani Team Opel Vectra 16 Germany Marco Bromberger 1-5, 7-10 T
Germany Auto Plus Bemani Team 17 Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz All T
Germany Abt Sportsline Audi A4 18 Germany Christian Abt All M
Germany Irmscher Motorsport Opel Vectra 19 Germany Franz Engstler All T
Italy Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 156 20 Italy Nicola Larini 4 T
France Peugeot Esso Peugeot 406 21 Germany Michael Bartels 7-10 M
Germany Nissan Primera Racing Nissan Primera GT 22 Germany Michael Krumm All M
23 Germany Roland Asch All M
Germany Team Isert BMW 320i 25 Germany Leopold Prinz von Bayern All T
26 Germany Christian Menzel All T
Italy Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 156 30 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi 4 T
Germany Abt Sportsline Audi A4 45 Germany Frank Biela All M
  • M Drivers eligible to score points in the Manufactures Trophy
  • T Drivers eligible to score points in the Team Trophy

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Germany Hockenheimring 19 April France Laurent Aïello Germany Uwe Alzen Opel Team Holzer
R2 Germany Manuel Reuter Opel Team SMS
2 R1 Germany Nürburgring 10 May Germany Roland Asch Germany Roland Asch Nissan Primera Racing
R2 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto BMW Team Schnitzer
3 R1 Germany Sachsenring 24 May Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Venezuela Johnny Cecotto BMW Team Schnitzer
R2 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto BMW Team Schnitzer
4 R1 Germany Norisring 6 July France Éric Hélary Germany Jörg van Ommen Peugeot Esso
R2 France Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso
5 R1 Germany Lahr 19 July Germany Uwe Alzen Germany Uwe Alzen Opel Team Holzer
R2 Italy Gabriele Tarquini JAS Team Honda Sport
6 R1 Germany Wunstorf 2 August Germany Manuel Reuter France Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso
R2 Germany Manuel Reuter Opel Team SMS
7 R1 Germany Zweibrücken 16 August Germany Manuel Reuter Venezuela Johnny Cecotto BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer
R2 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer
8 R1 Austria Salzburgring 30 August Denmark Tom Kristensen France Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso
R2 France Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso
9 R1 Germany Oschersleben 13 September France Laurent Aïello France Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso
R2 France Laurent Aïello Peugeot Esso
10 R1 Germany Nürburgring 4 October Germany Manuel Reuter Germany Manuel Reuter Opel Team SMS
R2 France Éric Hélary TNT Team SMS

Championship results

Points system
 Race 1   1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th 
30 24 20 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
 Race 2   1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th 
60 48 40 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
Pos Driver HOC
Germany
NÜR
Germany
SAC
Germany
NOR
Germany
LAH
Germany
WUN
Germany
ZWE
Germany
SAL
Austria
OSC
Germany
NÜR
Germany
Pts
1 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto 8 8 3 1 1 1 8 4 4 2 9 10 1 1 12 10 3 2 4 4 595
2 France Laurent Aïello 4 2 4 3 3 5 6 1 12 10 1 Ret 3 5 1 1 1 1 3 6 592
3 Germany Uwe Alzen 1 17 6 5 4 Ret 2 3 1 4 5 2 15 6 2 13 5 5 5 2 482
4 France Éric Hélary Ret 9 2 2 19 7 7 2 2 3 7 4 8 4 Ret DNS 9 6 2 1 473
5 Germany Manuel Reuter 2 1 5 11 16 6 Ret 10 20 6 2 1 5 20 3 15 8 Ret 1 3 423
6 Germany Joachim Winkelhock 3 3 7 7 9 2 10 5 Ret Ret 10 11 2 2 13 16 4 3 Ret 10 405
7 Italy Gabriele Tarquini 7 11 8 Ret 5 4 5 7 3 1 Ret DNS 4 22 5 4 16 12 21 9 335
8 Germany Roland Asch 15 10 1 4 Ret 3 3 6 6 7 Ret DNS 6 3 22 11 10 13 Ret 21 327
9 Germany Michael Krumm 11 4 12 21 6 Ret Ret 12 7 Ret 6 6 7 12 9 6 2 4 12 8 312
10 Germany Jörg van Ommen Ret DNS 9 6 11 9 1 DNS Ret 11 4 3 Ret 7 6 5 14 11 11 13 311
11 Denmark Tom Kristensen 9 12 Ret DNS 7 Ret 14 8 8 16 3 5 Ret 9 8 7 13 10 7 5 293
12 Germany Christian Abt 6 5 11 8 8 8 4 9 9 Ret 15 8 Ret 14 4 Ret 6 Ret 13 18 267
13 Germany Christian Menzel 5 Ret 10 9 2 DSQ 15 18 11 9 11 12 12 13 15 12 12 7 14 15 254
14 Germany Frank Biela 13 Ret 14 12 Ret 11 20 Ret 10 5 8 Ret 13 11 14 9 11 8 6 11 242
15 Germany Alexander Burgstaller 10 16 13 14 Ret Ret 17 Ret 5 15 16 7 9 15 11 8 17 14 8 7 227
16 Italy Emanuele Pirro 16 7 Ret 13 17 Ret 19 19 13 8 Ret Ret 14 Ret 7 2 7 Ret 10 12 205
17 Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz 17 14 16 15 18 15 11 Ret 15 12 13 13 16 16 18 14 21 16 15 Ret 156
18 Italy Stefano Modena 18 18 15 12 10 17 Ret DNS 14 Ret Ret 9 10 10 16 Ret 18 15 22 17 146
19 Germany Michael Bartels 11 8 10 3 15 9 9 14 143
20 Germany Peter Mamerow Ret DNS 17 14 16 10 9 13 16 17 14 14 19 17 20 Ret 20 17 16 Ret 130
21 Germany Franz Engstler 14 19 18 18 10 14 16 15 17 14 12 15 20 Ret 21 DNS 24 19 18 16 119
22 Germany Marco Bromberger 19 15 19 17 15 13 21 17 19 13 18 18 19 17 22 20 20 19 98
23 Germany Leopold Prinz von Bayern 20 6 20 20 20 16 Ret 16 18 Ret Ret 16 17 21 17 Ret 19 18 17 Ret 98
24 Germany Oliver Mayer 12 13 21 19 13 12 18 Ret 17 17 19 21 23 21 19 20 78
25 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi 13 11 28
26 Italy Nicola Larini 12 14 23
Pos Driver HOC
Germany
NÜR
Germany
SAC
Germany
NOR
Germany
REG
Germany
WUN
Germany
ZWE
Germany
SAL
Austria
OSC
Germany
NÜR
Germany
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)


Manufacturers' Trophy

Pos Manufacturer Points
1 Germany Opel 673
2 France Peugeot 647
3 Japan Nissan 491
4 Japan Honda 440
5 Germany Audi 415

Teams Trophy

Pos Team Points
1 BMW Team Schnitzer 616
2 Team Isert 298
3 Auto Plus Bemani Team 156
4 Euroteam 146
5 Mamerow Racing Team 130
6 Irmscher Motorsport 119
7 Auto Diesnst Bemani Team 98
8 Oliver Mayer Motorsport 78
9 Alfa Corse 29
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