Who won the inaugural 2018 FIA GT Sport Nations Cup?

Igor Fraga won the inaugural 2018 FIA GT Sport Nations Cup.

The Brazilian driver became the first Nations Cup champion at the 2018 FIA-certified Gran Turismo Championships world final in Monaco. Fraga had already won the Americas regional final in Las Vegas, earning his place among the strongest competitors from the championship’s participating regions.

At the Monaco final, Fraga secured the title in a close contest and established the first name on the Nations Cup championship roll. Germany’s Mikail Hizal finished second, while Australia’s Cody Latkovski finished third. Those results explain why all three appear as plausible alternatives in a quiz about the event.

Kanata Kawakami is another important name from the same inaugural season, but he won the Manufacturers Series title as part of Lexus’s successful team alongside Tyrell Meadows and Vincent Rigaud. That distinction is the common source of confusion: Kawakami was an inaugural champion, but not the Nations Cup winner. The relevant answer is therefore Fraga, representing Brazil.