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The 2016 FIA R-GT Cup was the second 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 championship was won by Marc Valliccioni in a Porsche 997, [2] winning the Rallye International du Valais as he was the only driver contesting the championship.
The calendar for the 2016 season featured five tarmac rallies: two selected tarmac rounds from the WRC, two selected rounds from the ERC and the 57. Rallye International du Valais. .
| Round | Dates | Rally name | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21–24 January |  84ème Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | WRC |
| 2 | 7–9 April |  74. Circuit of Ireland | ERC |
| 3 | 23–25 June |  52. Kenotek Ypres Rally | ERC |
| 4 | 29 September-2 October |  59. Tour de Corse | WRC |
| 5 | 20–22 October |  57. Rallye International du Valais | TER |
| Driver | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Valliccioni | Sandra Arlettaz-Schmidly | Porsche 997 GT3 | 5 |
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Ovl. | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | ||
| 1 | 84ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (21–24 January) — Results and report | No entries. | 16 | 337.59 km | N/A | |||||
| 2 | 74. Circuit of Ireland (7–9 April) — Results and report | No entries. | 14 | 209.56 km | N/A | |||||
| 3 | 52. Kenotek Ypres Rally (23–25 June) — Results and report | No entries. | 17 | 250.16 km | N/A | |||||
| 4 | 59ème Tour de Corse (29 September–2 October) — Results and report | No entries. | 10 | 390.92 km | N/A | |||||
| 5 | 57. Rallye International du Valais (29–31 October) — Results and report | 1 | 9 | Marc Valliccioni | Porsche 997 GT3 | 2:03:28.1 | 14 | 193.40 km | 1 | 1 |
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.
Source: [3]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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