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

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

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

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)