2018 FIA R-GT Cup

The 2018 FIA R-GT Cup is the fourth edition of the FIA rally cup for GT cars in Group R-GT. The cup is contested over 5 tarmac rounds from the WRC, the ERC and the Rallye International du Valais.^[1]

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

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

Standings

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.

Source:^[3]

Pos. Driver MON FRA ITA CZE SUI Points 1 Raphaël Astier 1 1 1 88 2 Andrea Nucita Ret 2 3 Ret 33 3 Simone Tempestini 2 31 4 Andrea Modanesi 4 2 30 5 Petr Nešetřil 3 25 6 Philippe Gache 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)

References