The 2018 FIA World Touring Car Cup (known as the FIA WTCR presented by Oscaro for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the inaugural season of the World Touring Car Cup (WTCR).
It took over from the World Touring Car Championship and adopted the TCR technical regulations.
The change of name and new rules follow the declining interest in the TC1 regulations used by the World Touring Car Championship between 2014 and 2017 and the growing interest among manufacturers in the TCR touring car category.
[2] The 2018 championship was contested over thirty rounds in Europe, Africa and East Asia.
[51] In March 2018 an additional round in China was added at the Wuhan Street Circuit.