2018 FIA R-GT Cup

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.

2018 FIA R-GT Cup
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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.[1]

Round Dates Rally name Series
1 25–28 January 86ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 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

Entries
Manufacturer Car Entrant Tyre Driver Co-driver Rounds
Abarth Abarth 124 R-GT Raphaël Astier M Raphaël Astier Frédéric Vauclaire 2–5
Nicolas Ciamin M Nicolas Ciamin Thibault de la Haye 1
Philippe Gache M Philippe Gache Nicolas Riviere 2
Andrea Modanesi M Andrea Modanesi Menchini 2
Roberto Mometti 3
Andrea Nucita D Andrea Nucita Marco Vozzo 1
M 2–5
Martin Rada M Martin Rada Jaroslav Jugas 4
Simone Tempestini M Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu 4
Beat Wyssen D Beat Wyssen Janine Wyssen 5
Porsche Porsche 997 GT3 John Coyne M John Coyne Stephen Joyce 2
Petr Nešetřil P Petr Nešetřil Jiří Černoch 4
Marc Valliccioni M Marc Valliccioni Marie-Josée Cardi 2
Source:[2]

Results
Round Rally name Podium finishers Statistics
Pos. Ovl. Driver Car Time Stages Length Starters Finishers
1 86ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
(25–28 January) — Results and report		 no drivers classified 17 388.59 km 2 0
2 61ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France
(5–8 April) — Results and report		 1 17 Raphaël Astier Abarth 124 R-GT 3:53:15.8 12 333.48 km 6 4
2 21 Andrea Nucita Abarth 124 R-GT +5:25.0
3 30 Philippe Gache Abarth 124 R-GT +14:30.9
3 6. Rally di Roma Capitale
(20–22 July) — Results and report		 1 35 Raphaël Astier Abarth 124 R-GT 2:09:45.7 15 205.97 km 3 3
2 45 Andrea Modanesi Abarth 124 R-GT +44:40.4
3 46 Andrea Nucita Abarth 124 R-GT +48:33.7
4 48. Barum Czech Rally Zlín
(24–26 August) — Results and report		 1 19 Raphaël Astier Abarth 124 R-GT 2:21:08.0 15 212.73 km 5 3
2 23 Simone Tempestini Abarth 124 R-GT +51.5
3 29 Petr Nešetřil Porsche 997 GT3 +14:27.5
5 59. Rallye International du Valais
(18–20 October) 		 1 9 Raphaël Astier Abarth 124 R-GT 2:36:29.8 18 244.33 km 3 2
2 29 Beat Wyssen Abarth 124 R-GT +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 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Pos. Driver MON
 FRA
 ITA
 CZE
 SUI
 Points
1 Raphaël Astier 1 1 1 1 100
2 Andrea Nucita Ret 2 3 Ret Ret 33
3 Andrea Modanesi 4 2 30
4 Simone Tempestini 2 18
= Beat Wyssen 2 18
6 Philippe Gache 3 15
= Petr Nešetřil 3 15
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

FIA R-GT Cup for Manufacturers
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Pos. Entrant MON
 FRA
 ITA
 CZE
 SUI
 Points
1 Abarth 1 1 1 1 100
2 Porsche 3 15
Pos. Entrant MON
 FRA
 ITA
 CZE
 SUI
 Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References
  1. RGT Cup season 2018 fia.com
  2. "Rallye Monte-Carlo Entry List" (PDF). acm.mc. Automobile Club de Monaco. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. "2018 FIA RGT Cup – Classifications". FIA.
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