2018 French GT4 Cup

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
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

Bold indicates overall winner.

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Pro-Am Winners	Am Winners
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

Scoring system

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.

Pos. Driver Team NOG PAU DIJ MAG CAT LEC Points Pro-Am class 1 Grégory Guilvert Fabien Michal Saintéloc Racing 10 4 DNS DNS 2 3 1 2 1 1 Ret 6 149 2 Jean-Luc Beaubelique Jim Pla AKKA-ASP Team 2 1 8 18 4 1 14 14 5 2 6 2 139 3 Pierre-Alexandre Jean CMR 4 3 15 Ret Ret 5 3 1 4 11 2 1 136 4 Robert Consani Benjamin Lariche Speed Car 1 2 3 1 6 8 2 5 Ret 5 Ret 10 135 5 Olivier Jouffret Eric Trémoulet Vic Team 3 10 4 Ret Ret 13 6 7 2 3 3 3 106 6 Pierre Sancinéna CMR 3 1 4 11 2 1 99 7 Christophe Hamon Lonni Martins Saintéloc Racing Ret 8 16 5 12 7 4 3 23 4 10 7 71 8 Laurent Hurgon Julien Piguet BMW Team France 8 14 5 4 8 Ret 27 Ret 8 9 1 Ret 67 9 Pierre Courroye Douglas Lundberg Speed Car 14 9 2 2 Ret 6 10 9 Ret 6 Ret 11 60 10 Thomas Drouet Benjamin Ricci AKKA-ASP Team 33 7 11 9 3 9 Ret 15 3 12 25 9 54 11 Christophe Lapierre Mike Parisy CD Sport 9 11 1 3 15 34 28 10 18 Ret 11 16 45 12 Nicolas Schatz Schatz-Lestienne Racing 1 4 29 28 8 Ret 43 12 Alain Gaunot Schatz-Lestienne Racing 1 4 8 Ret 43 13 Jimmy Antunes Sylvain Noël Racing Technology 19 15 5 Ret 8 4 32 13 4 41 39 14 Stéphane Tribaudini CMR 4 3 15 Ret Ret 5 37 3Y Technology Ret 39 15 Ricardo van der Ende L'Espace Bienvenue 7 12 13 7 17 12 DNS DNS Ret 30 5 4 36 16 Alexandre Bardinon M Racing - YMR 7 2 Ret 8 13 Ret 29 17 Thomas Laurent M Racing - YMR 7 2 13 Ret 25 18 Romain Monti 3Y Technology 11 22 7 Ret 9 10 11 6 Ret 31 38 8 23 19 Eric Debard L'Espace Bienvenue DNS DNS Ret 30 5 4 22 20 Soheil Ayari Nicolas Tardif CMR 5 37 22 Ret 35 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 39 Ret 20 21 Michael Blanchemain Steven Palette IMSA Performance 6 19 25 Ret 11 14 12 13 7 Ret 14 12 17 22 Yann Ehrlacher M Racing - YMR 12 6 Ret 8 12 14 14 23 André Grammatico L'Espace Bienvenue 7 12 13 7 17 12 14 24 Matthew George Generation AMR Super Racing 20 14 7 34 31 33 9 27 12 25 Ronald Basso 3Y Technology 11 22 9 10 11 6 Ret 31 11 26 Laurent Millara M Racing - YMR 12 6 12 14 10 27 Rémy Deguffroy CD Sport 16 20 6 Ret 23 22 13 17 8 27 Valentin Simonet CD Sport 16 20 6 Ret 23 22 8 K'Worx Racing Ret 23 28 Anthony Beltoise Olivier Estèves Saintéloc Racing 18 28 12 13 Ret DNS 24 31 12 18 20 35 7 29 James Appleby Generation AMR Super Racing 7 34 6 30 Éric Cayrolle 3Y Technology 7 Ret 6 31 James Holder Generation AMR Super Racing 20 14 31 33 9 27 6 32 Thomas Hodier K'Worx Racing 26 16 9 27 Ret 23 4 32 Nelson Lukes K'Worx Racing 26 16 9 27 4 33 Gilles Vannelet 3Y Technology 9 21 2 CD Sport 14 16 33 Enzo Guibbert 3Y Technology 9 21 2 Morgan Moullin-Traffort GM-Sport 34 18 0 AKKA-ASP Team 13 15 Gavin Aimable CD Sport 13 17 0 Julien Goujat Antoine Leclerc Riviera Motorsport 13 23 0 Simon Gachet Bruno Hernandez Saintéloc Racing 21 16 0 Guillaume Maio GM-Sport 34 18 0 Christophe Carrière Lucas Mauron AGS Events 21 27 0 Jacques Wolff Schatz-Lestienne Racing 29 28 0 Guest drivers ineligible to score Pro-Am class points Lluc Ibáñez Xavier Lloveras NM Racing Team 6 10 Akhil Rabindra Beitske Visser 3Y Technology 20 8 Romain Brandela 3Y Technology 38 8 Eric Clément AKKA-ASP Team 13 15 Florian Latorre CD Sport 14 16 Jean-Bernard Bouvet Bruno Miot Zentech Sport 16 18 Jonathan Hirschi Pierre Hirschi TFT Racing 18 24 Christian Bottemanne Sacha Bottemanne Saintéloc Racing 26 25 Sylvain Debs 3Y Technology Ret 39 Am class 1 Rodolphe Wallgren Speed Car Ret 5 9 Ret 10 Ret 15 Ret 10 15 15 19 170 2 Nicolas Gomar Julien Lambert AGS Events 15 13 DSQ 6 34 17 21 12 16 17 21 13 159 3 Arnaud Gomez Olivier Gomez GP34 by Gemo Motorsport 20 25 Ret 11 11 7 7 5 139 4 Clément Dub Laurent Dub Cool Racing 22 17 19 8 18 31 18 19 30 19 17 17 124 5 Stéphane Brémard FOXO Ret 21 10 15 16 19 17 20 17 21 19 29 113 6 Laurent Misbach FOXO Ret 21 16 19 17 20 17 21 19 29 87 7 Philippe Marie Olivier Pernaut Orhès Racing 24 29 26 16 19 23 22 Ret 15 14 29 22 74 8 Alain Grand Didier Moureu 3Y Technology 32 33 23 17 29 18 16 25 26 29 24 30 45 9 Pascal Huteau Racing Technology 17 16 27 26 Ret 30 29 Ret 37 21 43 10 Christopher Cappello CMR 25 15 19 33 21 24 Ret 28 40 11 Elie Dubelly Laurent Fresnais BMW Team France 23 32 DNS DNS 14 20 Ret 29 22 23 Ret 42 39 12 Eric Herr Lauris Nauroy AGS Events 25 Ret 14 12 33 25 31 23 Ret Ret 34 37 38 13 Guillaume Maio GM-Sport 20 32 22 26 36 GP34 by Gemo Motorsport 20 22 14 Franck Leherpeur M Racing - YMR Ret 31 13 27 25 18 Ret 32 28 33 35 14 Tugdual Rabreau M Racing - YMR 13 27 25 18 Ret 32 28 33 35 15 Arnaud Noël Racing Technology 17 16 33 16 Wilfried Cazalbon CMR 26 26 18 Ret 26 33 23 Ret 19 22 31 36 32 17 Manel Cerqueda Daniel Díaz-Varela Baporo Motorsport 31 24 21 DNS 28 30 Ret 27 24 20 23 34 30 18 Romain Brandela 3Y Technology 24 Ret 30 24 Ret 11 29 19 Michaël Petit 3Y Technology Ret 11 25 20 Alexandre Guesdon GM-Sport 20 32 22 GP34 by Gemo Motorsport 20 22 21 Georges Cabanne CMR 19 33 21 24 Ret 28 21 22 Jérémy Reymond CMR 26 26 18 Ret 23 Ret 20 23 Alexis Berthet CMR 25 15 19 24 Cyril Saleilles Cool Racing 29 30 Ret 10 24 29 30 32 27 26 30 31 18 25 Christophe Carrière AGS Events 17 Ret 33 26 25 28 27 Ret 16 26 Manu Damiani AGS Events 17 Ret 12 27 Alexandre Bardinon M Racing - YMR DNS 11 12 28 Franck Quesada Sébastien Quesada CMR 32 21 32 24 10 29 Nigel Greensall Guner Turkmen Greensall Motorsport 28 35 22 DSQ 5 30 Christian Philippon 3Y Technology 27 34 24 Ret 35 32 4 31 Didier Dumaine AGS Events 33 26 25 28 27 Ret 4 32 Sébastien Pineau 3Y Technology 30 24 2 32 Franck Labescat 3Y Technology 27 34 2 Jean-Luc Deblangey Racing Technology 27 26 0 Louis Rousset CMR 26 33 0 Bernard Salam Olivier Salam SDA Sport / TFT Racing 30 36 31 28 0 Christian Blugeon Racing Technology Ret 30 0 Jean-Claude Lagniez Carlos Sarrea BMW Team France WD WD Guest drivers ineligible to score Am class points Gavin Aimable CD Sport 32 20 Jérôme Boullery Racing Technology 37 21 Gilles Vannelet GM-Sport 22 26 Michel Ghio Éric Martin K'Worx Racing 28 25 33 38 Thomas Nicolle CMR 31 36 Jean-Paul Buffin 3Y Technology 35 32 Denis Papin Racing Technology 29 Ret Benjamin Cormoreche Didier Cormoreche CMR 36 40 Christian Danner Bernhard Laber Team GT Ret Ret Pos. Driver Team NOG PAU DIJ MAG CAT LEC Points

Key Colour Result Gold Race winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Excluded (EX) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Withdrew (WD) Blank Did not participate Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Pos.	Team	Manufacturer	NOG		PAU		DIJ		MAG		CAT		LEC		Points
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

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