2018 FFSA Super GT Series

2018 FFSA Super GT Series.
2018 FFSA Super GT Series.
Previous, 2016.          Next, 2019.
Support Series: French F4 Championship.
The 2018 Michelin FFSA Super GT Series Will Be The 23rd Season Of The Fédération Française du Sport Automobile Super GT Series Including The All French Grand Touring Car Championship (FGTC) Era, And The 12th Season Under The French Super GT, It Is The 35th Overall Season Of The National FFSA Sportscar Championship. The Season Will Begin On April 8 And End On October 28 After 18 Races.
== Schedule ==
Round         Race        Circuit     Date
1   Paul Ricard 300KM Paul Ricard Circuit    April 8
2   Bugatti 300KM       Bugatti Circuit        May 6
3   Dijon 300KM          Circuit De Dijon-Prenois May 20
4   Imola 300KM         Autodrome E Dino Ferrari June 3
5   Barcelona 300KM  Circuit De Catalunya        June 17
6   Zandvoort 300KM  Circuit Zandvoort              July 1
7   Zolder 300KM       Circuit Zolder                July 15
8   Nurburgring 300KM Nurburgring GP              July 22
9   Hungaroring 300KM Hungaroring                  August 6
10    Nogaro 300KM        Circuit Paul Armagnac   August 19
11    Assen 300KM          TT Circuit Assen     August 26
12   Spa 300KM              Spa Francorchamps September 9
13   Monza 300KM          Autodrome Di Monza September 16
14   45th International Paul Ricard 1000KM Paul Ricard Circuit September 30
15   Algarve 300KM         Autodromo Algarve October 7
16   Jerez 300KM            Circuit De Jerez    October 14
17   Pau 300KM              Circuit De Pau     October 21
18   Magny Cours 300KM Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours October 28
== Calendar Changes ==
The Series Will Visit Hungary, Portugal, Monza And Jerez For The First Time In 2018.
The Hungary Race Will Be Held At The Hungaroring For Hungaroring 300KM On August 6.
The Monza 300KM Will Be Held At Autodrome Di Monza On September 16.
The Portugal Race Will Be Held At Autodromo Algarve For The Algarve 300LM On October 7.
And The Jerez 300KM Will Be Held At Circuit De Jerez On October 14.
== Drivers and Teams ==
=== GT500 ===
Team              Make Car           No. Drivers        Tyre Rounds
Citroen FFSA Citroen  Citroen C-Elysee 1 Jean Christophe Boullion  M All
Jean Baptiste Dubourg All
Citroen Total  Citroen Citroen C-Elysee 4    Yvan Muller M           All 
Franck Montagny All
Renault Sport Renault Renault Talisman 7  Didier Auriol M     All
John Filippi All
Renault Michelin Renault Renault Talisman 9 Jean Ragnotti             M All
Jean Louis Schlesser All
Renault Carrefour Renault Renault Talisman 11 Rene Arnoux          M All
Michel Disdier All 
Peugeot Total       Peugeot Peugeot 508     12 Jens Edman M              All
Gilles Panizzi All
Peugeot Esso       Peugeot Peugeot 508    14 Davy Jeanney M              All
Eric Helary All
Renault ELF         Renault Renault Talisman 15 Andréa Dubourg   M All
Christophe Jouet All
Renault BP-Castrol Renault Renault Talisman 16 Jolyon Palmer   M          All
Matthieu Vaxivière                   All
GC Kompetition      Renault Renault Talisman 17 Guerlain Chicherit M        All
Jérôme Grosset-Janin           All
Clairet Sport           Peugeot Peugeot 508 18  Benjamin Rivière M All
Teddy Clairet All
Panis Barthez Competition Peugeot Peugeot 508 19 Thimothé Buret M     All
Julien Canal              All
TDS Racing            Peugeot Peugeot 508           20 François Perrodo M  All
Loïc Duval                All
Signatech               Citroen Citroen C-Elysee    21 Nicolas Lapierre M  All
Pierre Thiriet           All            
IDEC Sport             Citroen Citroen C-Elysee   22 Paul Lafargue M All
Paul-Loup Chatin     All
Larbre Compétition  Citroen   Citroen C-Elysee   23 Erwin Creed  M All
Romano Ricci All
Team Eurosport       Citroen Citroen C-Elysee   24 Arno Santamato M All
Côme Ledogar       All
GT300
Peugeot Total             Peugeot Peugeot RCZ GR.3 0 Alexander Wurz M All
Jacques Villeneuve All
Peugeot Vision GT GR.3 75 Neel Jani           M All
Mika Salo All
Renault Sport             Renault Renault R.S.0.1.      1 Nicolas Prost  M All
Franck Lagorce    All
Kronos Racing France Peugeot Peugeot RCZ GT3 2 Pierre Ragues M All 
André François All
R-ace GP                   Renault Renault R.S.0.1 GT3 3 Raoul Owens M All
Jean-Marc Merlin All
4 Frederik Blomstedt M All
Philippe Haezebrouck All
BMW Team France     BMW BMW M6 GT3     5 Laurent Hurgon P All       
Julien Piguet All
6 Jean-Claude Lagniez P All
Carlos Sarrea All
SVC Sport Management Lamborghini Lamborghini Huracán GT3 7 Steeve Hiesse M All
Cédric Mézard All
Sport Garage             Ferrari Ferrari 488 GT3    8 Laurent Pasquali M      All
Nicolas Tardif                All
Saintéloc Racing          Audi Audi R8 GT3         9 Simon Gachet P All
Christopher Haase      All
25 Antoine Jung P All
Marc Rostan              All
26 Nyls Stievenart P All
Markus Winkelhock    All
Sport Garage             Ferrari Ferrari 488 GT3  10 Romain Brandela M     All 
Paul Lamic                  All
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi Audi R8 GT3   11 Benoît Tréluyer   P    All
Nathanaël Berthon       All
Sport Garage Dacia    Dacia Duster Pikes Peak GT3 12 Gilles Stievenart P All
Stéphane Lémeret All 
Duqueine Engineering Ligier      Ligier JS P3       13 Valentin Simonet  M   All
Pierre Sancinena         All
Automobiles Dacia     Dacia Dacia Duster Pikes Peak GT3 14 Jonathan Hirschi P All
Firmin Caddedu All
Duqueine Engineering Ligier      Ligier JS P3                  15 Valentin Simonet        All
Pierre Sancinena       All 
Duqueine Engineering Renault   Renault R.S.0.1 GT3 16 Nelson Panciatici M All
Gilles Duqueine All
17 Christophe Hamon All 
Lonni Martins All
Citroen Team Total      Citroen Citroen GT GR.3       18 Jean-Philippe Dayraut M All
Bérénice Demoustier All
19 Sebastien Loeb M 14
"Knapick                       All
Ludovic Gherardi All
Sport Garage              Ford Ford Fiesta GT3    20 Stéphane Lémeret M All
Jean-Yves Adam All
Ford France                Ford Ford Mondeo GT3 21    Christian Beroujon M All
Didier Thoral All
Saintéloc Racing         Mazda Mazda 2 GT3       22 Gérald Fontanel P All
Olivier Pernaut All
Ford Mondeo SE STCC 23 Patrick Lhoste        M All
Lionel Daziano All
OHWELL                    Citroen Citroen C-Elysee WTCC 24 Benjamin Riviere Y All
Laurent Barbieri All
Saintéloc Racing          Citroen Citroen C-Elysee WTCC 27 Ludovic Gherardi Y All
Nabil Karam All
M.Racing                    Peugeot Peugeot 301 WTCC   28 Natan Bihel Y All
Laurent Millara All
Graff                          Peugeot Peugeot 301 WTCC    29 Alexandre Cougnaud Y All
Tristan Gommendy       All
Ultimate                      Peugeot Peugeot RCZ GT3 30 François Hériau       M All
Jean-Baptiste Lahaye All
IDEC SPORT RACING Mercedes Mercedes-AMG GT3 31 Dimitri Enjalbert      H All
Patrice Lafargue All
Mazda France             Mazda Mazda MX-5 GT3      32 Rafaël Galiana        M All
Jean-Karl Vernay         All
33 Adrien Tambay        M All
Nicolas Jamin             All
Toyota Team France    Toyota Toyota GT86 GT3     34 Olivier Panis M All
Stephane Sarrazin All
35 Éric Cayrolle        M All
Philippe Chatelet All
Volvo Cars France        Volvo Volvo S60 STCC      36 Mickaël Petit H All
Nils Stievenart All
Yacco Racing France    Dacia Dacia SR STCC     37 Pierre Couasnon H All
Philippe Marie All
GP Extreme                Renault Renault R.S.0.1 GT3 38 Jean-Pierre Valentini H All
Alban Varutti All
Team AKKA ASP       Mercedes Mercedes-AMG GT3 39 Fabien Barthez P   All
Eric Debard All 
41 Jean-Luc Beaubelique P All
Nico Jamin                      All
Volkswagen France Volkswagen Volkswagen Arteon GT3 42  Cyril Saleilles M All
Clément Dub All 
Opel France            Opel Opel Cascada GT3         43 James Ruffier M All 
Ange Barde All
Renault France       Renault Renault Talisman TTA   44 Emmanuel Collard H All
Raymond Narac All
Renault Symbol WTCC 45 Stéphane Daoudi Y All
Maurizio Basso All
Renault Megane Coupe WTCC 46 Patrick Pilet Y Alll
Fabio Babini   All
Quartz Racing         Peugeot Peugeot 508 TTA STCC           47 Benjamin Lariche H All
Enzo Ide       All
Peugeot 308 TTA STCC 48 Laurent Groppi H All
Laurens Vanthoor All
K-PAX Racing         Bentley     Bentley Continental GT3           50 Rodrigo Baptista P 15
Álvaro Parente        15
Team M-Sport        Bentley       Bentley Continental GT3          51 Jules Gounon P 14
Vincent Abril 14
Garage 59             McLaren McLaren 650s GT3                  52 Côme Ledogar P 14
Olivier Pla                 14
Manthey Racing    Porsche        Porsche 911 GT3 R                 911 Romain Dumas P     14
Frédéric Makowiecki 14
R-Motorsport        Aston Martin Aston Martin Vantage GT3       53 Maxime Martin           14
Matthieu Vaxivière      14
GT400   
CD Sport                     Porsche Porsche Cayman GT4 1 Christophe Lapierre    P All
Mike Parisy                    All
2 Rémy Deguffroy P All
Valentin Simonet All
BMW Team France      BMW BMW M4 GT4                3 Elie Dubelly             P All
Laurent Fresnais All
Speed Car                 Ginetta Ginetta G55 GT4           4 Rodolphe Wallgren    P All
Pierre Courroye All
5 Robert Consani P All
Benjamin Lariche         All
Saintéloc Racing           Audi Audi R8 LMS GT4        6 Christophe Hamon    P All
Lonni Martins All
7 Anthony Beltoise      P All
Olivier Estèves All
M Racing - YMR       Mercedes Mercedes AMG GT4  8 Yann Ehrlacher      P All
Laurent Millara All
9 Franck Leherpeur P All
Tugdual Rabreau All
Riviera Motorsport          Audi Audi R8 GT4 10 Julien Goujat          P All
Antoine Leclerc All
AKKA-ASP Team         Mercedes Mercedes AMG GT4 11 Jim Pla           P All
Thomas Drouet All
FOXO                         Porsche Porsche Cayman GT4 12 Stéphane Brémard P All
Laurent Misbach All
JSB Compétition          Peugeot Peugeot 308 TCR     13 Julien Briché Y All
Marie Baus-Coppens All
Alesi Racing                Peugeot Peugeot 308 SW NGTC 14  Anthony Beltoise D All
Erik Comas All
Peugeot Total              Peugeot Peugeot RCZ GR.4      15 Nicolas Minassian M All
Soheil Ayari             All
Citroen Total                Citroen Citroen GT GR.4        16 Philippe Gache M All
Christophe Tinseau    All
Renault Sport               Renault Renault Megane GR.4 17 Stéphane Ortelli M All
Frédéric Makowiecki All
Luxury Racing              Renault Renault Megane TCR   18 Anthony Beltoise  Y All
Pierre Thiriet           All
OAK Racing                Citroen Citroen C4 Cactus TCR 19 Richard Hein      Y All
Jacques Nicolet    All
Besagroup Team Renault Renault Renault Megane TCR    20 Franjo Kovač H All
Steve Kirsch All
Liqui Moly Team Engstler  Volkswagen Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 21 Théo Coicaud H All
Florian Thoma All
JSB Compétition              SEAT Cupra Leon TCR     21 Pierre Etiene Chaumat Y All
Christjohannes Schreiber All
Team Altran                     Peugeot Peugeot 308 TCR   22 Olivier Baron H All
Guillaume Roman All
23 Lionel Amrouche H All
Cyril Calmon All
B2F Compétition             Peugeot Peugeot 308 Racing Cup 24 Thomas Fretin H All
Regis Paillard All
TFT/top loc racing          Audi Audi RS 3 LMS TCR       25 Bruno Bazaud H All
Denis Caillon All
AC Motorsport               Audi Audi RS 3 LMS TCR       26 Stéphane Perrin H All
Alexandre Renneteau All
Motorsport developpement Volkswagen Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 27 Thierry Blaise H All
Jean-Laurent Navarro All
TTC Racing                  SEAT SEAT León TCR     28 Daniel Schilliger       H All
Adrian Spescha All
Renault Sport               Renault Renault Megane NGTC     29 Jaap van Lagen        D All
Markus Oestreich        All
Sebastien Loeb Racing Peugeot Peugeot 308 TCR            30 Jimmy Clairet         M All
Grégory Guilvert           All 
Renault Sport             Renault Renault Megane Grand Coupe NGTC 31 Alex Brundle D All 
Bertrand Baguette All   
Peugeot Italia             Peugeot Peugeot 508 NGTC BTCC              32 Marco Mapelli D All   
Jarno Trulli All 
Peugeot Esso            Peugeot Peugeot 508 NGTC BTCC              33 Laurent Aiello D All
Philippe Almeras All
3Y Technology           Peugeot Peugeot 508 SW NGTC BTCC  34 Stéphane Lémeret D All 
Jamie Vandenbalck All 
GP34 by Gemo Motorsport Maserati Maserati GranTurismo GT4 35 Arnaud Gomez    P All
Olivier Gomez All
CMR                           Alpine Alpine A110 GT4                     36 Nicolas Tardif P 14-18
Pierre-Alexandre Jean 14-18
Bugatti Racing           Bugatti Bugatti Veyron GR.4                 37 Benjamin Ricci M 16-18
Eric Clément 16-18
V8 Racing France       Chevrolet Chevrolet Camaro GT4           40 Herve Lemonnier M All 
Michael Rossi All
AMG Mercedes France Mercedes AMG GT4                            44 Didier Bulgalski M All
Jean Vierra All
== Driver Changes ==
Jean Ragnotti Will Race For Renault Michelin Alongside Jean Louis Schlesser, The Team Is Formally Known As Renault Philips, Schlesser Left Team Galouises Now Known As Renault Carrefour.
Rene Arnoux Will Race For Renault Carrefour Alongside Michel Disdier.
==== Entering Super GT ====
Yvan Muller And Franck Montagny Will Both Race For Citroen Total In Their First Full Season.
==== Returning to Super GT ====
2012 GT300 Champion Anthony Beltoise Will Return To The Super GT Since 2013, Driving For Team Alesi.
== Team  Changes ==
==== GT500 ====
Renault Will Race The New Talisman Machine, Replacing The Fluence Which Debuted Back In 2011. 
Citroen Will Switch From The C5 To The C-Elysee Which Is The Same Model Car That Race In The WTCC.
And Peugeot Will Continue To Use The 508.
Modified To Updated Aerodynamic Regulations.
The Updated 508 GT500 Will Be Based Upon Its Newly-Launched Production Counterpart.
Team Galouises Citroen Announced Their Withdrawal From The Series On December 7 2016.
Intent On Continuing To Field Four Teams, Citroen Announced On December 13 2016 That Team Galouises Will Be Branded As Team Eurosport For The 2018 Season In The GT500 Class.
==== GT300 ====
Mazda Have Also Announced That They’ll Be Entering The MX-5 GT3 For The 3rd Season In A Row In 2018.
GT400
Alesi Racing Have Announced That They Will Be Entering A Peugeot 308 SW NGTC BTCC In 2018.
== Results ==
Round          Circuit          Date Class Pole Position            Race Winner
1     Paul Ricard Circuit       April 8 GT500 Citroen FFSA           Citroen FFSA
GT300 #5 BMW Team France #0 Peugeot Total 
GT400 BMW Team France Citroen Total
2      Bugatti Circuit              May 6 GT500 Peugeot Total           Citroen FFSA
GT300 #0 Peugeot Total #5 BMW Team France
GT400 #1 CD Sport Citroen Total 
3         Circuit De Dijon-Prenois May 20 GT500    Renault Sport Renault Sport
GT300 #0 Peugeot Total #75 Peugeot Total
GT400 BMW Team France BMW Team France
4                   Imola   June 3 GT500 Peugeot Total          Renault Sport
GT300 #0 Peugeot Total #0 Peugeot Total
GT400 Sainteloc Racing BMW Team France
5          Circuit De Catalunya June 17 GT500          Citroen Total Citroen Total
GT300 Renault Sport #75 Peugeot Total
GT400 Citroen Total BMW Team France
6            Circuit Zandvoort     July 1 GT500   Citroen Total Citroen Total
GT300 Kronos Racing #0 Peugeot Total
GT400 Citroen Total Citroen Total 
7           Circuit Zolder          July 15 GT500 Citroen Total    Citroen Total
GT300 #0 Peugeot Total #0 Peugeot Total
GT400 BMW Team France Renault Sport 
8           Nurburgring            July 22 GT500 Citroen FFSA      Citroen Total
GT300 #75 Peugeot Total #75 Peugeot Total 
GT400 #1 CD Sport #8 M Racing-YMR
9           Hungaroring          August 6 GT500    Renault Sport Citroen Total
GT300 #75 Peugeot Total #75 Peugeot Total 
GT400 BMW Team France BMW Team France
10   Circuit Paul Armagnac August 19 GT500           Citroen FFSA Citroen Total
GT300 #0 Peugeot Total Toyota Team France
GT400 Riviera Motorsport BMW Team France
11    TT Circuit Assen         August 26 GT500 Renault Michelin    Citroen Total
GT300 Renault Sport #18 Citroen Team Total
GT400 Peugeot Total BMW Team France
12    Spa Francorchamps  September 9 GT500      Citroen FFSA Peugeot Total   
GT300 #18 Citroen Team Total #18 Citroen Team Total
GT400 BMW Team France BMW Team France
13    Autodrome Di Monza September 16 GT500     Renault Sport Citroen Total
GT300 #75 Peugeot Total #0 Peugeot Total
GT400 #1 CD Sport Riviera Motorsport
14    Paul Ricard Circuit    September 30 GT500   Citroen Total Citroen Total
GT300 #75 Peugeot Total #19 Citroen Team Total
GT400 Citroen Total Citroen Total 
15     Autodromo Algarve   October 7 GT500        Peugeot Total Citroen Total
GT300 Mazda France Renault Sport
GT400 BMW Team France #1 CD Sport 
16    Circuit De Jerez        October 14 GT500      Renault Sport Citroen FFSA
GT300 #18 Citroen Team Total #75 Peugeot Total
GT400 Citroen Total BMW Team France
17    Circuit De Pau           October 21 GT500     Citroen Total Citroen Total
GT300 #0 Peugeot Total #75 Peugeot Total
GT400 BMW Team France Riviera Motorsport
== Championship Standings ==
=== Drivers' championships ===
GT500.
1 Yvan Muller 100 Pts.
Franck Montagny 
2 Jean Christophe Boullion 95 Pts.
Jean Baptiste Dubourg
3 Didier Auriol 90 Pts.
John Filippi
GT300.
1 Neel Jani 100 Pts.
Mika Salo
2 Alexander Wurz 95 Pts.
Jacques Villenueve
3 Nicolas Prost 90 Pts.
Frank Lagorce
GT400.
1 Elie Dubelly 100 Pts.
Laurent Fresnais
2 Christophe Lapierre 95 Pts.
Mike Parisy
3 Philippe Gache 100 Pts.
Christophe Tinseau
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