The 2018 Championnat de France FFSA GT - French GT4 Cup was the twenty-first season of the French FFSA GT Championship and the first as the French GT4 Cup, a sports car championship created and organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The season began on 1 April in Nogaro and ended on 14 October at Paul Ricard.
At the annual press conference during the 2017 24 Hours of Spa on 28 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2018 calendar. No changes were made to the schedule compared to 2017.[1] The finalised calendar confirmed the races in Pau were moved one week earlier and it confirmed the dates of the races at Dijon-Prenois.[2]
Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
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1 | Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France | 1–2 April | Coupes de Pâques |
2 | Circuit de Pau-Ville, Pau, France | 12–13 May | Pau Grand Prix |
3 | Dijon-Prenois, Prenois, France | 14–15 July | Standalone event |
4 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France | 8–9 September | |
5 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain | 29–30 September | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup |
6 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France | 13–14 October | Standalone event |
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Bold indicates overall winner.
Round | Circuit | Pole position | Pro-Am Winners | Am Winners | |
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1 | R1 | Nogaro | No. 42 Saintéloc Racing | No. 8 Speed Car | No. 25 AGS Events |
Grégory Guilvert Fabien Michal |
Robert Consani Benjamin Lariche |
Nicolas Gomar Julien Lambert | |||
R2 | No. 26 CMR | No. 87 AKKA-ASP Team | No. 4 Speed Car | ||
Soheil Ayari Nicolas Tardif |
Jean-Luc Beaubelique Jim Pla |
Rodolphe Wallgren | |||
2 | R1 | Pau | No. 1 CD Sport | No. 1 CD Sport | No. 4 Speed Car |
Christophe Lapierre Mike Parisy |
Christophe Lapierre Mike Parisy |
Rodolphe Wallgren | |||
R2 | No. 1 CD Sport | No. 8 Speed Car | No. 25 AGS Events | ||
Christophe Lapierre Mike Parisy |
Robert Consani Benjamin Lariche |
Nicolas Gomar Julien Lambert | |||
3 | R1 | Dijon-Prenois | No. 48 Orhès Racing | No. 71 Schatz-Lestienne Racing | No. 4 Speed Car |
Philippe Marie Olivier Pernaut |
Alain Gaunot Nicolas Schatz |
Rodolphe Wallgren | |||
R2 | No. 42 Saintéloc Racing | No. 87 AKKA-ASP Team | No. 34 GP34 by Gemo Motorsport | ||
Grégory Guilvert Fabien Michal |
Jean-Luc Beaubelique Jim Pla |
Arnaud Gomez Olivier Gomez | |||
4 | R1 | Magny-Cours | No. 42 Saintéloc Racing | No. 42 Saintéloc Racing | No. 4 Speed Car |
Grégory Guilvert Fabien Michal |
Grégory Guilvert Fabien Michal |
Rodolphe Wallgren | |||
R2 | No. 5 Saintéloc Racing | No. 36 CMR | No. 50 3Y Technology | ||
Christophe Hamon Lonni Martins |
Pierre-Alexandre Jean Pierre Sancinéna |
Romain Brandela Michaël Petit | |||
5 | R1 | Barcelona-Catalunya | No. 15 NM Racing Team | No. 42 Saintéloc Racing | No. 4 Speed Car |
Lluc Ibáñez Xavier Lloveras |
Grégory Guilvert Fabien Michal |
Rodolphe Wallgren | |||
R2 | No. 87 AKKA-ASP Team | No. 42 Saintéloc Racing | No. 34 GP34 by Gemo Motorsport | ||
Jean-Luc Beaubelique Jim Pla |
Grégory Guilvert Fabien Michal |
Arnaud Gomez Olivier Gomez | |||
6 | R1 | Paul Ricard | No. 36 CMR | No. 3 BMW Team France | No. 34 GP34 by Gemo Motorsport |
Pierre-Alexandre Jean Pierre Sancinéna |
Laurent Hurgon Julien Piguet |
Arnaud Gomez Olivier Gomez | |||
R2 | No. 144 Generation AMR Super Racing | No. 36 CMR | No. 34 GP34 by Gemo Motorsport | ||
Matthew George James Holder |
Pierre-Alexandre Jean Pierre Sancinéna |
Arnaud Gomez Olivier Gomez |
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
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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Bold – Pole |
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | NOG |
PAU |
DIJ |
MAG |
CAT |
LEC |
Points | ||||||
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Pro-Am class | |||||||||||||||
1 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi | 10 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 170 |
2 | AKKA-ASP Team | Mercedes-AMG | 2 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 160 |
3 | Speed Car | Ginetta | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 10 | 152 |
4 | CMR | Alpine Ginetta |
4 | 3 | 15 | Ret | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 140 |
5 | Vic Team | Porsche | 3 | 10 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 123 |
6 | BMW Team France | BMW | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 8 | Ret | 27 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 1 | Ret | 82 |
7 | CD Sport | Porsche | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 66 |
8 | 3Y Technology | BMW | 11 | 22 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 38 | 8 | 56 |
9 | Racing Technology | Porsche | 19 | 15 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 41 | 52 | ||
10 | L'Espace Bienvenue | BMW | 7 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 12 | DNS | DNS | Ret | 30 | 5 | 4 | 52 |
11 | M Racing - YMR | Mercedes-AMG | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 48 | ||
12 | Schatz-Lestienne Racing | Ginetta | 1 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 8 | Ret | 43 | ||||||
13 | IMSA Performance | Porsche | 6 | 19 | 25 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 7 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 33 |
14 | Generation AMR Super Racing | Aston Martin | 20 | 14 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 9 | 27 | 21 | ||||
15 | K'Worx Racing | Ginetta | 26 | 16 | 9 | 27 | Ret | 23 | 7 | ||||||
Riviera Motorsport | Audi | 13 | 23 | 0 | |||||||||||
GM-Sport | Ginetta | 34 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||
AGS Events | Porsche | 21 | 27 | 0 | |||||||||||
Guest teams ineligible to score Pro-Am class points | |||||||||||||||
NM Racing Team | Ginetta | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||
Zentech Sport | Alpine | 16 | 18 | ||||||||||||
TFT Racing | Porsche | 18 | 24 | ||||||||||||
Am class | |||||||||||||||
1 | AGS Events | Porsche | 15 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 174 |
2 | Speed Car | Ginetta | Ret | 5 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 10 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 170 |
3 | GP34 by Gemo Motorsport | Ginetta Maserati |
20 | 25 | Ret | 11 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 155 | ||
4 | Cool Racing | Porsche | 22 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 127 |
5 | FOXO | Porsche | Ret | 21 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 29 | 117 |
6 | Orhès Racing | Audi | 24 | 29 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 22 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 29 | 22 | 84 |
7 | 3Y Technology | BMW | 27 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 30 | 81 |
8 | CMR | Ginetta | 26 | 26 | 18 | Ret | 25 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 28 | 74 |
9 | M Racing - YMR | Mercedes-AMG | Ret | 31 | DNS | 11 | 13 | 27 | 25 | 18 | Ret | 32 | 28 | 33 | 55 |
10 | Racing Technology | Porsche | 17 | 16 | 27 | 26 | Ret | 30 | 29 | Ret | 37 | 21 | 49 | ||
11 | BMW Team France | BMW | 23 | 32 | DNS | DNS | 14 | 20 | Ret | 29 | 22 | 23 | Ret | 42 | 43 |
12 | Baporo Motorsport | Audi | 31 | 24 | 21 | DNS | 28 | 30 | Ret | 27 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 38 |
13 | GM-Sport | Ginetta | 20 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 20 | ||||||||
14 | Greensall Motorsport | KTM | 28 | 35 | 22 | DSQ | 6 | ||||||||
15 | SDA Sport / TFT Racing | BMW | 30 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 2 | ||||||||
Guest teams ineligible to score Am class points | |||||||||||||||
CD Sport | Porsche | 32 | 20 | ||||||||||||
K'Worx Racing | Ginetta | 28 | 25 | 33 | 38 | ||||||||||
Team GT | McLaren | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||
Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | NOG |
PAU |
DIJ |
MAG |
CAT |
LEC |
Points |