2018 FIA R-GT Cup explained

The 2018 FIA R-GT Cup was the fourth edition of the FIA rally cup for GT cars in Group R-GT. The cup was contested over 5 tarmac rounds from the WRC, the ERC and the Rallye International du Valais.[1] The competition was won by French driver Raphaël Astier in an Abarth 124 R-GT.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2018 season features five tarmac rallies: two selected tarmac rounds from the WRC, two selected rounds from the ERC and the 59. Rallye International du Valais from the TER series.

RoundDatesRally nameSeries
125–28 January WRC
25–8 April 61. Tour de CorseWRC
320–21 July 6. Rally di Roma CapitaleERC
424–26 August 46. Barum Czech Rally ZlínERC
518–20 October 59. Rallye International du ValaisTER

Entries

ManufacturerCarEntrantTyreDriverCo-driverRounds
AbarthAbarth 124 R-GT Raphaël Astier Raphaël Astier Frédéric Vauclaire2–5
Nicolas Ciamin Nicolas Ciamin Thibault de la Haye1
Philippe Gache Philippe Gache Nicolas Riviere2
Andrea Modanesi Andrea Modanesi Menchini2
Roberto Mometti3
Andrea Nucita Andrea Nucita Marco Vozzo1
2–5
Martin Rada Martin Rada Jaroslav Jugas4
Simone Tempestini Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu4
Beat Wyssen Beat Wyssen Janine Wyssen5
PorschePorsche 997 GT3 John Coyne John Coyne Stephen Joyce2
Petr Nešetřil Petr Nešetřil Jiří Černoch4
Marc Valliccioni Marc Valliccioni Marie-Josée Cardi2
Source:[2]

Results

RoundRally namePodium finishersStatistics
DriverCarTimeStagesLengthStartersFinishers
align=center 1 86ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
(25–28 January) — Results and report		align=center colspan="5" no drivers classifiedalign=center 17align=center 388.59 kmalign=center 2align=center 0
2 61ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France
(5–8 April) — Results and report		align=center 1align=center 17 Raphaël AstierAbarth 124 R-GTalign=right 3:53:15.812333.48 km64
align=center 2align=center 21 Andrea NucitaAbarth 124 R-GTalign=right +5:25.0
align=center 3align=center 30 Philippe GacheAbarth 124 R-GTalign=right +14:30.9
3 6. Rally di Roma Capitale
(20–22 July) — Results and report		align=center 1align=center 35 Raphaël AstierAbarth 124 R-GTalign=right 2:09:45.715205.97 km33
align=center 2align=center 45 Andrea ModanesiAbarth 124 R-GTalign=right +44:40.4
align=center 3align=center 46 Andrea NucitaAbarth 124 R-GTalign=right +48:33.7
4 48. Barum Czech Rally Zlín
(24–26 August) — Results and report		align=center 1align=center 19 Raphaël AstierAbarth 124 R-GTalign=right 2:21:08.015212.73 km53
align=center 2align=center 23 Simone TempestiniAbarth 124 R-GTalign=right +51.5
align=center 3align=center 29 Petr NešetřilPorsche 997 GT3align=right +14:27.5
5 59. Rallye International du Valais
(18–20 October) 		align=center 1align=center 9 Raphaël AstierAbarth 124 R-GTalign=right 2:36:29.818244.33 km32
align=center 2align=center 29 Beat WyssenAbarth 124 R-GTalign=right +17:25.6
No other entries finished

Standings

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.

Source:[3]

FIA R-GT Cup for Drivers

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421

FIA R-GT Cup for Manufacturers

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421
EntrantMON
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ITA
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1 Abarth1111100
2 Porsche315
EntrantMON
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Notes and References

  1. https://www.fia.com/events/r-gt-cup/season-2018/r-gt-cup RGT Cup season 2018
  2. News: Rallye Monte-Carlo Entry List. acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. 12 January 2018. 12 January 2018.
  3. Web site: 2018 FIA RGT Cup – Classifications. FIA.

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