1998 Rally GB
| 1998 Wales Rally GB 54. Network Q Rally of Great Britain | |||
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Round 13 of 13 of the 1998 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country | United Kingdom | ||
| Rally base | Cheltenham | ||
| Dates run | 22 – 24 November 1998 | ||
| Stages | 28 (380.30 km; 236.31 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,175.90 km (730.67 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 168 at start, 82 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Richard Burns Robert Reid Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | ||
The 1998 Wales Rally GB (formally the 54th Network Q Rally of Great Britain) was held between 22–24 November 1998 as the final round of the 1998 World Rally Championship season.
It was the second victory of the 1998 season for Richard Burns and his co-driver Robert Reid. It also saw Tommi Mäkinen score a hat-trick of Drivers' championships after his closest rival Carlos Sainz, just 300 metres from the finish and running in fourth with just the final special stage to go, suffered a huge upset; his Corolla was struck by engine failure at Margam, thus surrendering his title to Mäkinen.