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.

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

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]

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

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 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)

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)