1998 Round Australia Trial
| 1998 Round Australia Trial Playstation Rally Round Australia | ||
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| Host country | Australia | |
| Rally base | Adelaide | |
| Dates run | 6 – 27 September 1998 | |
| Stages | 21 | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel | |
| Overall distance | 18,500 km (11,500 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews | 57 at start, 47 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner | Bruce Garland Harry Suzuki Bruce Garland Holden Motorsport | |
The 1998 Round Australia Trial, officially the Playstation Rally Round Australia was the fourteenth and last running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 6 and 27 September 1998. The event covered 18,500 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Bruce Garland and Harry Suzuki, driving a Holden Jackaroo..
Results
| Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Overall Time No. of Stages Missed (ms) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Isuzu-General Motors Bruce Garland Motorsport |
Bruce Garland Harry Suzuki |
Holden Jackaroo | 34hr 27min 19sec |
| 2 | 05 | Isuzu-General Motors Bruce Garland Motorsport |
Peter Brock Wayne Webster |
Holden Jackaroo | 34hr 56min 3sec |
| 3 | 54 | Robert Gambino | David Lowe Robert Gambino |
Datsun 180B SSS | 37hr 29min 5sec |
| 4 | 4 | Warren Ridge Car Rallying | Warren Ridge Joy Ridge |
Mitsubishi Pajero | 37hr 50min 16sec |
| 5 | 8 | Owen Rally Team | Reg Owen Russell Cairns |
Nissan Patrol | 37hr 55min 25sec |
| 6 | 18 | Pedders Suspension | Ron Pedder Scott Pedder |
Holden Commodore VS Ute | 38hr 2min 29sec |
| 7 | 6 | Edwards Rally Team | Kevin Edwards Martin Reeves |
Ford Falcon EF XR6 | 38hr 3min 3sec |
| 8 | 14 | Del Garbett Rally Sport | Mark Griffith Del Garbett |
Toyota RAV4 | 38hr 47min 41sec |
| 9 | 69 | Hunter Racing | Colin Hunter Guy Basile |
Jeep Grand Cherokee | 39hr 6min 56sec |
| 10 | 13 | Ian Swan Ford Explorer Team | Steve Cornwall Stewart Cornwall |
Ford Explorer | 40hr 12min 51sec |
| 11 | 32 | John Williams | John Williams Mike Batten |
Holden Monaro HT | 40hr 59min 41sec |
| 12 | 58 | Dennis Barber | Dennis Barber Andrew Crane |
Peugeot 504 | 41hr 9min 11sec |
| 13 | 21 | Murray Rogers | Murray Rogers Russell McKenzie |
Holden Commodore VH | 42hr 53min 19sec |
| 14 | 96 | Hunter Racing | Dennis McGregor Mark Matschoss |
Toyota Land Cruiser Ute | 43hr 14min 43sec |
| 15 | 24 | Entire Building Concepts | Daniel Murphy Steve Poore |
Holden Commodore VH | 43hr 41min 4sec |
| 16 | 31 | Alan Cameron | Alan Cameron Ted Rogers |
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 | 44hr 36min 33sec |
| 17 | 35 | Graham Birrell | Richard Pollock Graham Birrell |
Peugeot 504 | 45hr 10min 4sec |
| 18 | 27 | Peter Cochrane Transport | Peter Cochrane Duncan Richter |
Ford Falcon ED XR6 | 45hr 20min 39sec |
| 19 | 66 | Don Williams | David Hodge Donald Williams |
Rover 3500 SD1 | 46hr 28min 44sec |
| 20 | 29 | Andrew Smith | Ewan Jones Andrew Smith |
Alfa Romeo GTV | 48hr 1min 47sec |
| 21 | 16 | Daniel Castro | Danny Castro Anthony Hudson |
Datsun 1600 | 48hr 5min 55sec |
| 22 | 72 | N.J. Hawkins | Neville Hawkins Shirley Hawkins |
Toyota Land Cruiser | 49hr 11min 55sec |
| 23 | 34 | Team Phillips | Steve Phillips David Phillips Jason Neasy |
Toyota 4 Runner | 49hr 59min 39sec |
| 24 | 39 | L.G. Matheson | Gordon Matheson Michael Matheson |
Ford Falcon XT GT | 58hr 59min 24sec |
| 25 | 404 | Chris Hall | Chris Hall Ron Fraser Matt Windrum |
Peugeot 404 | 1ms 55hr 30min 13sec |
| 26 | 61 | P.M. Holloway | Michael Holloway Timothy Kennon |
Holden Monaro HT | 4ms 55hr 57min 31sec |
| 27 | 53 | Barry Ferguson | Barry Ferguson Brett Wright |
Volkswagen Beetle | 6ms 55hr 36min 34sec |
| 28 | 9 | Pedders Suspension | Graeme Wise Linda Long |
Holden Commodore VS Ute | 7ms 44hr 18min 52sec |
| 29 | 505 | Peter Champion Mining Pty Ltd | Peter Champion Ken Long Joe Caudo |
Holden Commodore VR | 7ms 48hr 25min 43sec |
| 30 | 214 | Gary Randell | Gary Randell Eric Clementson |
Volvo 142 | 7ms 60hr 53min 41sec |
| 31 | 121 | Sutton Rallying | Dennis Sutton David O'Neil |
Ford Falcon EF XR6 | 10ms 59hr 2min 12sec |
| 32 | 83 | H.I. Enter | Humphrey Enter Kim Reynolds |
Triumph 2000 Mark I | 13ms 61hr 41min 13sec |
| 33 | 15 | Peter George | Peter George Jane Oliver |
Datsun 1600 | 13ms 62hr 35min 28sec |
| 34 | 26 | Lockhart Holden Gold Coast | Peter Lockhart Tim Donovan |
Holden Jackaroo | 17ms 56hr 1min 17sec |
| 35 | 1 | Rolin Motorsport | Michael Guest Jason Walk Paul Pyyvaara |
Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 17ms 60hr 29min 48sec |
| 36 | 51 | New Pioneer Motors | Keith Callinan Paul Couper |
Holden Commodore VR | 18ms 59hr 16min 42sec |
| 37 | 237 | Alastair McKechnie | Alastair McKechnie John Thain |
Holden EH | 19ms 71hr 28min 57sec |
| 38 | 955 | Eon McDonald | Eon McDonald Victor Willman |
Holden Torana LJ | 22ms 76hr 45min 31sec |
| 39 | 17 | Barry Rowe | Barry Rowe Michael Ellis |
MG MGB GT | 32ms 87hr 24min 37sec |
| 40 | 911 | Dr. Lloyd Hughes | Lloyd Hughes Peter Meddows |
Renault 12 GL | 37ms 104hr 54min 1sec |
| 41 | 240 | Geoff McEwan | Geoffrey McEwan Andrew D'espeissis |
Holden EH | 47ms 116hr 40min 35sec |
| 42 | 300 | Stewart Rally Team | David Stewart Graeme Rogers |
Ford Falcon EL XR6 | 50ms 112hr 8min 46sec |
| 43 | 23 | Team Bairstow Motorsport | Simon Bairstow Stephan Kulynycz |
Datsun Stanza | 66ms 137hr 59min 19sec |
| 44 | 112 | D.J. Coote | Douglas Coote Cono Onofaro |
Morris Cooper S | 86ms 168hr 37min 1sec |
| 45 | 47 | Colin Stewart & John Darby | John Darby Colin Stewart |
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 | 94ms 164hr 20min 35sec |
| 46 | 40 | John Fraser | John Fraser Gwyn Mulholland |
Toyota Corolla FX-GT | 95ms 163hr 12min 32sec |
| 47 | 226 | Graham McPherson | Graham McPherson Ray Scheiwe R. Morgan |
Ford Fairlane FD Compact | 99ms 186hr 23min 7sec |
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