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The 2019 FIA R-GT Cup is the fifth edition of the FIA rally cup for GT cars in Group R-GT. The cup is being contested over 8 tarmac rounds from the WRC, the ERC and the Rallye International du Valais. [1]
The calendar for the 2019 season features eight tarmac rallies: three rounds from the WRC, one round from the ERC, one rally from the TER series and three European national rallies. [1]
| Round | Dates | Rally name | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26–28 January |  87. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | WRC |
| 2 | 28–31 March |  62. Tour de Corse | WRC |
| 3 | 12–14 April |  66. Rallye Sanremo | |
| 4 | 7–8 June |  45. Delta Rally | |
| 5 | 28–29 June |  55. Ypres Rally | |
| 6 | 19–21 July | 7. Rally di Roma Capitale | ERC |
| 7 | 22–25 August |  37. Rallye Deutschland | WRC |
| 8 | 16–19 October |  60. Rallye International du Valais | TER |
| Manufacturer | Car | Entrant | Tyre | Driver | Co-driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abarth | Abarth 124 R-GT | Enrico Brazzoli | P | Enrico Brazzoli | Manuel Fenoli | 1–3 |
| Alberto Sassi | P | Alberto Sassi | Fabio Cangini | 2 | ||
 Poloński Dariusz | P | Poloński Dariusz | Sitek Łukasz | 5 | ||
| Melegari Zelindo | P | Melegari Zelindo | Bonato Corrado | 5 | ||
| Porsche | Porsche 997 Carrera |  Ian Crerar | M | Ian Crerar | Christina Kröner | 1–2 |
| Porsche 997 GT3 |  Petr Nešetřil | M | Petr Nešetřil | Jiří Černoch | 2 |
| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Ovl. | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | ||
| 1 | 87ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (26–28 January) — Results and report | 1 | Enrico Brazzoli | Abarth 124 R-GT | 4:12:13.7 | |||||
| 2 | 62ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France (28–31 March) — Results and report | 1 | Enrico Brazzoli | Abarth 124 R-GT | 3:59:17.0 | |||||
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.
Source: [2]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 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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