2017 FIA R-GT Cup

2017 FIA R-GT Cup
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The 2017 FIA R-GT Cup was the third 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]

Thanks to the new Fiat 124 R-GT more drivers participated in the R-GT cup than in previous season. The overall winner was Romain Dumas driving a Porsche 997 GT3.[2]

Calendar

The calendar for the 2017 season featured five tarmac rallies: two selected tarmac rounds from the WRC, two selected rounds from the ERC and the 58. Rallye International du Valais from the TER series.

RoundDatesRally nameSeries
118–22 JanuaryMonaco 85ème Rallye Automobile Monte-CarloWRC
26–9 AprilFrance 59. Tour de CorseWRC
325–27 AugustCzech Republic 47. Barum Czech Rally ZlínERC
415–17 SeptemberItaly 5. Rally di Roma CapitaleERC
526–28 OctoberSwitzerland 58. Rallye International du ValaisTER

Entries

DriverCo-driverCarRounds
Italy Fabio AndolfiItaly Manuel FenoliAbarth 124 R-GT1
Italy Fabrizio Andolfi Jr.Italy Elia UngaroAbarth 124 R-GT4–5
France François DelecourFrance Dominique SavignoniAbarth 124 R-GT1–2
France Romain DumasFrance Gilles De TurckheimPorsche 997 GT31
France Patrick Chiappe2
France Denis Giraudet3–5
Italy Gabriele NoberascoItaly Daniele MichiAbarth 124 R-GT1
Italy Andrea NucitaItaly Marco VozzoAbarth 124 R-GT4–5
Italy Andrea ModanesiItaly Daniele RenzettiAbarth 124 R-GT4

Results

RoundRally namePodium finishersStatistics
Pos.Ovl.DriverCarTimeStagesLengthStartersFinishers
1Monaco 85ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
(18–22 January) — Results and report		126France Romain DumasPorsche 997 GT34:53:55.0(17)1
15		(382.65 km)1
335.90 km		42
245Italy Gabriele NoberascoAbarth 124 R-GT+26:14.2
2France 60ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France
(7–9 April) — Results and report		118France Romain DumasPorsche 997 GT33:45:49.710316.76 km22
219France François DelecourAbarth 124 R-GT+4:44.0
3Czech Republic 47. Barum Czech Rally Zlín
(25–27 August) — Results and report		159France Romain DumasPorsche 997 GT32:25:45.515205.57 km11
4Italy 5. Rally di Roma Capitale
(15–19 September) — Results and report		111Italy Fabrizio Andolfi Jr.Abarth 124 R-GT2:09:30.412202.48 km44
215Italy Andrea NucitaAbarth 124 R-GT+1:34.5
321Italy Andrea ModanesiAbarth 124 R-GT+6:09.5
5Switzerland 58. Rallye International du Valais
(26–28 October) — Results and report		17France Romain DumasPorsche 997 GT32:12:05.313203.72 km33
220Italy Fabrizio Andolfi Jr.Abarth 124 R-GT+5:20.8
364Italy Andrea NucitaAbarth 124 R-GT+55:14.2
Notes
  • ^1  – The Monte Carlo Rally was shortened: the first stage was cancelled after an accident involving Hayden Paddon and a spectator.[3] Overcrowding caused the sixteenth stage to be cancelled for safety reasons.

Standings

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.

Source:[4]

FIA R-GT Cup for Drivers

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421
Pos.DriverMON
Monaco		FRA
France		CZE
Czech Republic		ITA
Italy		SUI
Switzerland		Points
1France Romain Dumas11141112
2Italy Fabrizio Andolfi Jr.1243
3Italy Andrea Nucita2333
4Italy Gabriele Noberasco218
=France François DelecourRet218
6Italy Andrea Modanesi315
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

FIA R-GT Cup for Manufacturers

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421
Pos.EntrantMON
Monaco		FRA
France		CZE
Czech Republic		ITA
Italy		SUI
Switzerland		Points
1Germany Porsche11141112
2Italy Abarth221279
Pos.EntrantMON
Monaco		FRA
France		CZE
Czech Republic		ITA
Italy		SUI
Switzerland		Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References

  1. ^ "2016 FIA R-GT Cup". eurosport.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Another international title for Romain Dumas, winner of the FIA RGT Cup". romaindumas.com. 2017-09-21.
  3. ^ "Monte Carlo Rally spectator killed in fall after driver Hayden Paddon crashes on icy road". mirror.co.uk. The Mirror. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 FIA RGT Cup – Classifications". FIA.
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