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.
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.
Round | Dates | Rally name | Series | |
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1 | 25–28 January | WRC | ||
2 | 5–8 April | 61. Tour de Corse | WRC | |
3 | 20–21 July | 6. Rally di Roma Capitale | ERC | |
4 | 24–26 August | 46. Barum Czech Rally Zlín | ERC | |
5 | 18–20 October | 59. Rallye International du Valais | TER |
Manufacturer | Car | Entrant | Tyre | Driver | Co-driver | Rounds | |
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Abarth | Abarth 124 R-GT | Raphaël Astier | Raphaël Astier | Frédéric Vauclaire | 2–5 | ||
Nicolas Ciamin | Nicolas Ciamin | Thibault de la Haye | 1 | ||||
Philippe Gache | Philippe Gache | Nicolas Riviere | 2 | ||||
Andrea Modanesi | Andrea Modanesi | Menchini | 2 | ||||
Roberto Mometti | 3 | ||||||
Andrea Nucita | Andrea Nucita | Marco Vozzo | 1 | ||||
2–5 | |||||||
Martin Rada | Martin Rada | Jaroslav Jugas | 4 | ||||
Simone Tempestini | Simone Tempestini | Sergiu Itu | 4 | ||||
Beat Wyssen | Beat Wyssen | Janine Wyssen | 5 | ||||
Porsche | Porsche 997 GT3 | John Coyne | John Coyne | Stephen Joyce | 2 | ||
Petr Nešetřil | Petr Nešetřil | Jiří Černoch | 4 | ||||
Marc Valliccioni | Marc Valliccioni | Marie-Josée Cardi | 2 | ||||
Source:[2] |
Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | ||||||||||
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Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | |||||||
align=center | 1 | 86ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (25–28 January) — Results and report | align=center colspan="5" | no drivers classified | align=center | 17 | align=center | 388.59 km | align=center | 2 | align=center | 0 | |
2 | 61ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France (5–8 April) — Results and report | align=center | 1 | align=center | 17 | Raphaël Astier | Abarth 124 R-GT | align=right | 3:53:15.8 | 12 | 333.48 km | 6 | 4 |
align=center | 2 | align=center | 21 | Andrea Nucita | Abarth 124 R-GT | align=right | +5:25.0 | ||||||
align=center | 3 | align=center | 30 | Philippe Gache | Abarth 124 R-GT | align=right | +14:30.9 | ||||||
3 | 6. Rally di Roma Capitale (20–22 July) — Results and report | align=center | 1 | align=center | 35 | Raphaël Astier | Abarth 124 R-GT | align=right | 2:09:45.7 | 15 | 205.97 km | 3 | 3 |
align=center | 2 | align=center | 45 | Andrea Modanesi | Abarth 124 R-GT | align=right | +44:40.4 | ||||||
align=center | 3 | align=center | 46 | Andrea Nucita | Abarth 124 R-GT | align=right | +48:33.7 | ||||||
4 | 48. Barum Czech Rally Zlín (24–26 August) — Results and report | align=center | 1 | align=center | 19 | Raphaël Astier | Abarth 124 R-GT | align=right | 2:21:08.0 | 15 | 212.73 km | 5 | 3 |
align=center | 2 | align=center | 23 | Simone Tempestini | Abarth 124 R-GT | align=right | +51.5 | ||||||
align=center | 3 | align=center | 29 | Petr Nešetřil | Porsche 997 GT3 | align=right | +14:27.5 | ||||||
5 | 59. Rallye International du Valais (18–20 October) | align=center | 1 | align=center | 9 | Raphaël Astier | Abarth 124 R-GT | align=right | 2:36:29.8 | 18 | 244.33 km | 3 | 2 |
align=center | 2 | align=center | 29 | Beat Wyssen | Abarth 124 R-GT | align=right | +17:25.6 | ||||||
No other entries finished |
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.
Source:[3]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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