2018 FIA R-GT Cup
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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

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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

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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

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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

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Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.

Source:[3]

FIA R-GT Cup for Drivers

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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.