The FIA RGT category has quietly become one of the more compelling threads in modern rally collecting: genuine GT-specification cars, run by small independent outfits, competing on the same special stages as the WRC elite. Car No. 62 of Team Code Racing Development represents exactly that world — a French privateer crew tackling the most storied event on the WRC calendar in a purpose-built mid-engine Alpine.
The Alpine A110 RGT: a road car turned rally weapon
The Alpine A110 RGT is derived directly from the second-generation road-going A110, sharing its mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive architecture with the production car. For RGT competition, the 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder is developed to approximately 280 hp and paired with a sequential gearbox, all within the strict boundaries of FIA RGT technical regulations. The result is one of a very small number of homologated mid-engine GT cars eligible for FIA RGT rally competition — a distinct and technically demanding class that sits apart from conventional front- or all-wheel-drive rally categories.
Monte-Carlo 2024: the opening round of the WRC season
The 2024 Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo was the first round of the FIA World Rally Championship season, held in January 2024. The RGT class ran concurrently with the main WRC field, with Alpine A110 RGT entries lining up alongside Porsche 911 GT3 RS RGT competitors on the same narrow Alpine roads. Christophe Berard and Christophe Bernabo brought Car No. 62 to the start for Team Code Racing Development, a small French privateer outfit that campaigns the A110 RGT in both national and international RGT competitions. Their presence at Monte-Carlo represents the grassroots, independent spirit that has always defined the RGT class.
Spark Model's 1:43 documentation
This is a 1:43 scale model by Spark Model, one of the specialist manufacturers that consistently covers RGT and lower-formula rally entries that larger producers overlook. Spark's 1:43 rally range is produced in resin, which allows faithful reproduction of complex body contours, rally-specific aerodynamic details and the precise livery markings of individual competition cars. The model captures Car No. 62 exactly as entered at Monte-Carlo 2024 under Team Code Racing Development, with the crew names of Berard and Bernabo associated to the entry.
In the display cabinet: a privateer RGT collection
This model occupies a specific and growing niche: privateer RGT entries at high-profile WRC rounds. It pairs naturally with other Spark Model Alpine A110 RGT entries from Monte-Carlo and other rounds, as well as with rival Porsche 911 GT3 RS RGT competitors from the same 2024 event. For collectors with a broader Alpine focus, it sits alongside 1:43 models of the A110 road car and the Alpine A110 Rally (non-RGT). The Monte-Carlo provenance adds strong event cachet — the rally is the most historic fixture on the WRC calendar, and any car documented from its stages carries that weight regardless of category.
Frequently asked questions
Who drove Car No. 62 at the 2024 Rallye Monte-Carlo?
Christophe Berard and Christophe Bernabo drove the No. 62 Alpine A110 RGT for Team Code Racing Development in the RGT class of the 2024 Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo.
What is the FIA RGT category?
RGT (Rally Grand Touring) is an FIA-regulated rally class for homologated GT-based production cars. The Alpine A110 RGT and Porsche 911 GT3 RS RGT are among the cars eligible to compete, running on WRC event stages in their own class.
Who makes this model and at what scale?
The model is produced by Spark Model at 1:43 scale, in resin construction — the standard material for Spark's rally model range at this scale.
What makes the Alpine A110 RGT technically distinctive?
Unlike most rally cars, the A110 RGT retains the mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout of the road car, powered by a 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder producing around 280 hp in RGT specification, with a sequential gearbox.
