1998 Masters of Formula 3
Introduction  Race details 200px '''Date''' 9 August 1998 '''Official name''' Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 '''Location''' Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands '''Course'''  '''Distance''' '''Qualifying Race A'''20 laps, '''Qualifying Race B'''20 laps, '''Main Race'''31 laps,  '''Qualifying Race A''' Pole '''Driver'''  Enrique Bernoldi Promatecme UK '''Time''' 1:02.149 Fastest Lap '''Driver'''  Paolo Montin Team Ghinzani '''Time''' 1:03.074 (on lap 11 of 20) Podium '''First'''   Enrique Bernoldi  Promatecme UK '''Second'''   Paolo Montin  Team Ghinzani '''Third'''   Jeffrey van Hooydonk  KMS Benetton Junior Team '''Qualifying Race B''' Pole '''Driver'''  Kristian Kolby Fortec Motorsport '''Time''' 1:01.899 Fastest Lap '''Driver'''  Mario Haberfeld Paul Stewart Racing '''Time''' 1:02.813 (on lap 4 of 20) Podium '''First'''   David Saelens  ASM Fina '''Second'''   Kristian Kolby  Fortec Motorsport '''Third'''   Mario Haberfeld  Paul Stewart Racing '''Main Race''' Pole '''Driver'''  David Saelens ASM Fina Fastest Lap '''Driver'''  David Terrien Graff Racing '''Time''' 1:03.589 (on lap 11 of 31) Podium '''First'''   David Saelens  ASM Fina '''First'''   Enrique Bernoldi  Promatecme UK '''Third'''   Mario Haberfeld  Paul Stewart RacingThe '''1998 Marlboro Masters of Formula 3''' was the eighth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 9 August 1998.It was won by David Saelens, for ASM Fina.
Drivers and teams  1998 Entry List Team No Driver Chassis Engine Main series  Van Amersfoort Racing 1  Christijan Albers Dallara F398 Opel German Formula Three 2  Bas Leinders Dallara F398  ASM Fina 3  Sébastien Dumez Dallara F396 Renault French Formula Three 4  David Saelens Dallara F396  Promatecme UK 5  Enrique Bernoldi Dallara F398 Renault British Formula 3 6  Marc Hynes Dallara F398  EF Project 7  Enrico Toccacelo Dallara F395 Fiat Italian Formula Three 8  Michele Gasparini Dallara F395 9  Davide Uboldi Dallara F395  Paul Stewart Racing 10  Mario Haberfeld Dallara F398 Mugen-Honda British Formula 3 11  Luciano Burti Dallara F398  La Filière 14  Sébastien Bourdais Martini MK73 Opel French Formula Three 15  Franck Montagny Martini MK73 17  Marcel Fässler Martini MK73  Josef Kaufmann Racing 18  Timo Scheider Martini MK73 Opel German Formula Three  Prema Powerteam 19  Gianluca Calcagni Dallara F397 Opel Italian Formula Three 20  Donny Crevels Dallara F397 Opel  KMS Benetton Junior Team 21  Jeffrey van Hooydonk Dallara F398 Opel German Formula Three 22  Johnny Mislijevic Dallara F397 23  Thomas Mutsch Dallara F397  Graff Racing 24  David Terrien Dallara F396 Opel French Formula Three  Venturini Racing 25  Maurizio Mediani Dallara F396 Alfa Romeo Italian Formula Three 26  Peter Sundberg Dallara F396 Fiat  Team Ghinzani 27  Paolo Montin Dallara F398 Fiat Italian Formula Three 28  Gabriele Gardel Dallara F398 29  Riccardo Ronchi Dallara F398  GM-DSF-F3 Team 30  Wouter van Eeuwijk Dallara F397 Opel German Formula Three 31  Robert Lechner Dallara F397  Alan Docking Racing 32  Ricardo Maurício Dallara F397 Mugen-Honda British Formula 3 33  Yudai Igarashi Dallara F397  Opel Team BSR 35  Steffen Widmann Dallara F397 Opel German Formula Three 36  Pierre Kaffer Martini MK73  Signature 38  Tiago Monteiro Dallara F396 Fiat French Formula Three  RC Motorsport 41  Stanislas d'Oultremont Dallara F397 Opel Italian Formula Three 42  Ananda Mikola Dallara F397 Opel  Fortec Motorsport 43  Andrej Pavicevic Dallara F397 Mugen-Honda British Formula 3 44  Kristian Kolby Dallara F397 46  Hoover Orsi Dallara F398 Formula Renault Europe  IPS Motorsport 47  Johan Stureson Dallara F397 Opel German Formula Three  Intersport Racing 49  Ben Collins Dallara F398 Opel British Formula 3  Klaus Trella Motorsport 50  Thomas Jäger Martini MK73 Opel German Formula Three  MKL F3 Racing 51  Michael Becker Dallara F398 Opel German Formula Three 52  Lucas Luhr Dallara F397  Royal Automobile Club of Sweden 53  Michael Becker Dallara F395 Fiat German Formula Three  DC Cook Motorsport 54  Paula Cook Dallara F398 Opel German Formula Three  Target Racing 55  Nikolaos Stremmenos Dallara F398 Opel Italian Formula Three 56  Dimitris Deverikos Dallara F396 Fiat Greek Formula Three
Format changes With an entry of 47 cars, race organisers changed the format of qualifying to allow every driver a shot at qualifying for the Marlboro Masters itself. The field would be split into two groups; one for even-numbered cars and one for odd-numbered cars. Then there would be a qualifying session for each group, with that setting the grid for each group's qualification race. Each qualification race would see the top fourteen cars progressing through to the Marlboro Masters itself, with the pole position being awarded to the winner of the qualification race that was won in the quickest time. The remaining four cars would be made up from the highest qualifying drivers left.
Classification ===Qualifying=======Group A====PosNoNameTeamTimeGap15 Enrique BernoldiPromatecme UK1:02.149221 Jeffrey van HooydonkKMS Benetton Junior Team1:02.265 +0.116327 Paolo MontinTeam Ghinzani1:02.369 +0.22043 Sébastien DumezASM Fina1:02.379 +0.230547 Johan SturesonIPS Motorsport1:02.388 +0.23961 Christijan AlbersVan Amersfoort Racing1:02.392 +0.243711 Luciano BurtiPaul Stewart Racing1:02.411 +0.262831 Robert LechnerGM-DSF-F3 Team1:02.412 +0.263925 Maurizio MedianiVenturini Racing1:02.420 +0.2711019 Gianluca CalcagniPrema Powerteam1:02.445 +0.2961149 Ben CollinsIntersport Racing1:02.522 +0.3731217 Marcel FässlerLa Filière1:02.661 +0.5121315 Franck MontagnyLa Filière1:02.697 +0.5481433 Yudai IgarashiAlan Docking Racing1:02.704 +0.5551529 Riccardo RonchiTeam Ghinzani1:02.822 +0.6731623 Thomas MutschKMS Benetton Junior Team1:02.837 +0.6881743 Andrej PavicevicFortec Motorsport1:02.924 +0.7751851 Michael BeckerMKL F3 Racing1:02.932 +0.7831937 Steffen WidmannOpel Team BSR1:03.031 +0.882209 Davide UboldiEF Project1:03.140 +0.9912155 Nikolaos StremmenosTarget Racing1:03.145 +0.996227 Enrico ToccaceloEF Project1:03.550 +1.4012341 Stanislas d'OultremontRC Motorsport1:03.724 +1.5752453 Michael BeckerRoyal Automobile Club of Sweden1:05.185 +3.036====Group B====PosNoNameTeamTimeGap144 Kristian KolbyFortec Motorsport1:01.89924 David SaelensASM Fina1:01.908 +0.00932 Bas LeindersVan Amersfoort Racing1:02.081 +0.182424 David TerrienGraff Racing1:02.083 +0.184520 Donny CrevelsPrema Powerteam1:02.108 +0.209610 Mario HaberfeldPaul Stewart Racing1:02.293 +0.39476 Marc HynesPromatecme UK1:02.311 +0.412852 Lucas LuhrMKL F3 Racing1:02.355 +0.456932 Ricardo MaurícioAlan Docking Racing1:02.420 +0.5211050 Thomas JägerKlaus Trella Motorsport1:02.476 +0.5771118 Timo ScheiderJosef Kaufmann Racing1:02.548 +0.6491242 Ananda MikolaRC Motorsport1:02.569 +0.6701346 Hoover OrsiFortec Motorsport1:02.581 +0.6821436 Pierre KafferOpel Team BSR1:02.763 +0.8641514 Sébastien BourdaisLa Filière1:02.831 +0.9321626 Peter SundbergVenturini Racing1:02.833 +0.9341728 Gabriele GardelTeam Ghinzani1:02.998 +1.0991854 Paula CookDC Cook Motorsport1:03.058 +1.1591938 Tiago MonteiroSignature1:03.063 +1.1642030 Wouter van EeuwijkGM-DSF-F3 Team1:03.187 +1.2882122 Johnny MislijevicKMS Benetton Junior Team1:03.200 +1.301228 Michele GaspariniEF Project1:03.273 +1.3742356 Dimitris DeverikosTarget Racing1:04.211 +2.312===Qualification Race=======Group A==== Pos  No  Driver  Team  Laps  Time/Retired  Grid 1 5  Enrique Bernoldi Promatecme UK 20 21:27.513 1 2 27  Paolo Montin Team Ghinzani 20 +1.374 3 3 21  Jeffrey van Hooydonk KMS Benetton Junior Team 20 +11.366 2 4 3  Sébastien Dumez ASM Fina 20 +11.942 4 5 11  Luciano Burti Paul Stewart Racing 20 +13.469 7 6 47  Johan Stureson IPS Motorsport 20 +14.351 5 7 15  Franck Montagny La Filière 20 +14.877 13 8 25  Maurizio Mediani Venturini Racing 20 +15.671 9 9 49  Ben Collins Intersport Racing 20 +16.402 11 10 33  Yudai Igarashi Alan Docking Racing 20 +23.866 14 11 37  Steffen Widmann Opel Team BSR 20 +26.255 19 12 7  Enrico Toccacelo EF Project 20 +32.318 22 13 23  Thomas Mutsch KMS Benetton Junior Team 20 +34.269 16 14 9  Davide Uboldi EF Project 20 +37.681 20 15 43  Andrej Pavicevic Fortec Motorsport 20 +39.615 17 16 1  Christijan Albers Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +43.254 6 17 51  Michael Becker MKL F3 Racing 20 +43.749 18 18 41  Stanislas d'Oultremont RC Motorsport 20 +46.715 23 19 31  Robert Lechner GM-DSF-F3 Team 20 +49.172 8 20 53  Michael Becker Royal Automobile Club of Sweden 20 +57.644 24 21 29  Riccardo Ronchi Team Ghinzani 19 +1 Lap 15 22 55  Nikolaos Stremmenos Target Racing 15 Retired 21 Ret 17  Marcel Fässler La Filière 12 Retired 12 Ret 19  Gianluca Calcagni Prema Powerteam 1 Retired 10''Fastest lap: Paolo Montin, 1:03.074,  on lap 11''====Group B==== Pos  No  Driver  Team  Laps  Time/Retired  Grid 1 4  David Saelens ASM Fina 20 21:16.663 2 2 44  Kristian Kolby Fortec Motorsport 20 +0.936 1 3 10  Mario Haberfeld Paul Stewart Racing 20 +1.308 6 4 20  Donny Crevels Prema Powerteam 20 +1.887 5 5 18  Timo Scheider Josef Kaufmann Racing 20 +10.007 11 6 52  Lucas Luhr MKL F3 Racing 20 +11.715 8 7 46  Hoover Orsi Fortec Motorsport 20 +15.600 13 8 50  Thomas Jäger Klaus Trella Motorsport 20 +16.789 10 9 36  Pierre Kaffer Opel Team BSR 20 +18.790 14 10 42  Ananda Mikola RC Motorsport 20 +24.446 12 11 6  Marc Hynes Promatecme UK 20 +32.559 7 12 14  Sébastien Bourdais La Filière 20 +32.941 15 13 26  Peter Sundberg Venturini Racing 20 +33.243 16 14 28  Gabriele Gardel Team Ghinzani 20 +33.921 17 15 54  Paula Cook DC Cook Motorsport 20 +34.975 18 16 8  Michele Gasparini EF Project 20 +35.227 22 17 38  Tiago Monteiro Signature 20 +39.295 19 18 22  Johnny Mislijevic KMS Benetton Junior Team 20 +56.326 21 19 24  David Terrien Graff Racing 19 +1 Lap 4 20 30  Wouter van Eeuwijk GM-DSF-F3 Team 17 Retired 20 Ret 56  Dimitris Deverikos Target Racing 13 Retired 23 Ret 2  Bas Leinders Van Amersfoort Racing 0 Retired 3 Ret 32  Ricardo Maurício Alan Docking Racing 0 Retired 9''Fastest lap: Mario Haberfeld, 1:02.813,  on lap 4''===Race=== Pos  No  Driver  Team  Laps  Time/Retired  Grid 1 4  David Saelens ASM Fina 31 33:21.247 1 2 5  Enrique Bernoldi Promatecme UK 31 +0.334 2 3 10  Mario Haberfeld Paul Stewart Racing 31 +1.117 5 4 27  Paolo Montin Team Ghinzani 31 +2.489 4 5 3  Sébastien Dumez ASM Fina 31 +7.667 8 6 15  Franck Montagny La Filière 31 +10.192 14 7 21  Jeffrey van Hooydonk KMS Benetton Junior Team 31 +18.368 6 8 18  Timo Scheider Josef Kaufmann Racing 31 +18.720 9 9 11  Luciano Burti Paul Stewart Racing 31 +20.749 10 10 52  Lucas Luhr MKL F3 Racing 31 +21.179 11 11 47  Johan Stureson IPS Motorsport 31 +21.633 12 12 25  Maurizio Mediani Venturini Racing 31 +22.072 16 13 49  Ben Collins Intersport Racing 31 +24.768 18 14 50  Thomas Jäger Klaus Trella Motorsport 31 +25.539 15 15 6  Marc Hynes Promatecme UK 31 +26.132 21 16 26  Peter Sundberg Venturini Racing 31 +26.448 25 17 44  Kristian Kolby Fortec Motorsport 31 +27.259 3 18 37  Steffen Widmann Opel Team BSR 31 +42.524 22 19 7  Enrico Toccacelo EF Project 31 +44.107 24 20 14  Sébastien Bourdais La Filière 31 +44.385 23 21 9  Davide Uboldi EF Project 31 +53.754 28 22 36  Pierre Kaffer Opel Team BSR 30 Retired 17 23 24  David Terrien Graff Racing 29 + 2 Laps 31 24 28  Gabriele Gardel Team Ghinzani 24 Retired 27 Ret 20  Donny Crevels Prema Powerteam 22 Retired 7 Ret 42  Ananda Mikola RC Motorsport 12 Retired 19 Ret 31  Robert Lechner GM-DSF-F3 Team 11 Retired 32 Ret 33  Yudai Igarashi Alan Docking Racing 6 Retired 20 Ret 1  Christijan Albers Van Amersfoort Racing 5 Retired 30 Ret 23  Thomas Mutsch KMS Benetton Junior Team 3 Retired 26 Ret 2  Bas Leinders Van Amersfoort Racing 1 Retired 29 Ret 46  Hoover Orsi Fortec Motorsport 0 Retired 13 DNQ 43  Andrej Pavicevic Fortec Motorsport DNQ 51  Michael Becker MKL F3 Racing DNQ 41  Stanislas d'Oultremont RC Motorsport DNQ 53  Michael Becker Royal Automobile Club of Sweden DNQ 29  Riccardo Ronchi Team Ghinzani DNQ 55  Nikolaos Stremmenos Target Racing DNQ 17  Marcel Fässler La Filière DNQ 19  Gianluca Calcagni Prema Powerteam DNQ 54  Paula Cook DC Cook Motorsport DNQ 8  Michele Gasparini EF Project DNQ 38  Tiago Monteiro Signature DNQ 22  Johnny Mislijevic KMS Benetton Junior Team DNQ 30  Wouter van Eeuwijk GM-DSF-F3 Team DNQ 56  Dimitris Deverikos Target Racing DNQ 32  Ricardo Maurício Alan Docking Racing''Fastest lap: David Terrien, 1:03.589,  on lap 11''
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