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Gian Carlo Minardi is new FIA single-seater commission chief
Paris, 15 April 2022: The Italian has been elected after an e-voting process by members of the World Motor Sport Council.
Starting out as a competitor in Hill Climb and Rallying in the late 60s, Mr Minardi switched to management by running teams in Formula Italia. He eventually took his successful Formula Two operation into Formula 1 in 1985 where an engine supply partnership with Ferrari followed.
The Minardi name featured in Formula 1 until it was acquired by Paul Stoddart in 2001. The team eventually morphed into Scuderia Toro Rosso and has been known as Alpha Tauri since 2020. It still operates from the original Minardi team base in Faenza, Italy.
At the Minardi team, Gian Carlo Minardi shaped the careers of a number of Formula One drivers including Gian Carlo Fisichella, Jarno Trulli, Mark Webber and current BWT Alpine F1 Team pilot Fernando Alonso.
He is President of the Automobile Club d’Italia (ACI) Land Speed Records Commission since 2004.
In 2020, Mr Minardi was elected President of the Autdodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, better known as Imola, the site of Formula 1’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to be staged on April 24.
Mr Minardi will oversee a Single-Seater Commission which has been instrumental in reshaping the FIA’s junior racing portfolio while introducing innovative technologies and improved safety measures in recent years.
FIA President, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, said: “I warmly welcome the election of Gian Carlo Minardi as FIA Single-Seater Commission President. He is a major figure in motor sport. I look forward to working with him to further develop the Single-Seater pyramid around the world.”
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Akbar Ebrahim, first Indian to head the International Karting governing body
Bengaluru, 3 Feb 2022: President of the Indian Motorsports Federation, fmsci, Akbar Ebrahim gained entry into the prestigious World Council of the FIA, according to news received here from the governing body of world motorsports, on Thursday.
The former Indian Rally and Racing champion, is currently the head of Indian motorsports, the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (fmsci). He is now appointed as the head of CIK, which is the governing body karting all over the world under FIA.
Ebrahim, popularly known as ‘Akku’, among his close associates will be sitting on the World Motor Sports Council which was earlier represented by Gautham Singhania, following the travel restrictions imposed on the elected member Vijay Mallya.
He is the first Indian ever to be elevated to this prestigious position, said an fmsci release.
”I am aware that this is a huge responsibility and I shall strive to the best of my ability to do justice to the position, the CIK, the FIA and the global karting community,” Ebrahim said in a release.
”As a team, we will focus on further strengthening the top end of the karting pyramid and at the same time will lay a lot of emphasis on broad basing the sport at all regional, national and grass root levels.”The Commission Internationale de Karting ( CIK ) is the international sanctioning body for kart racing and consists of 37 members across the globe.
UK’s John Ryan has also been nominated as the vice-president of the Commission. Many others were nominated to different other commissions. No other Indian names were considered. Aditya Patel’s name was doing the rounds for one of the Commissions but in the end his name did not appear in the final list. Earlier, Vicky Chandhok was in the Truck Racing Commission.
The newly-elected President of the governing body of the International motorsports, Federation Internationale Automobile (FIA), Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who chaired the World Council meeting said: “A new era has begun for the FIA, through the creation of a governance framework founded on openness and global diversity. This is a key pillar of our strategy and I warmly thank the World Councils’ Members, who have approved the changes. Responsibility and authority of World Councils, which emanate from our Members, will be increased. A more effective oversight model will be designed, stakeholders’ priorities will be aligned, and a responsibly profitable FIA operation will be ensured. To reach these objectives, the Federation’s governing bodies and administration will work closely together to make the FIA the global voice of motor sport and mobility.”
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Mohammed Ben Sulayem from UAE elected President of FIA for four years
Paris, 17 Dec 2021: Former Rally driver Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been elected President of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) following the FIA Annual General Assembly gathered here on Friday with overwhelming majority.
Ben Sulayem received 61,62% of the votes from FIA Member Clubs to Britain’s Graham Stoker’s 36,62% and abstenstions were 1,76%, and will therefore succeed Frenchman Jean Todt, who was President since 2009 and served the maximum three terms possible.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, 60, from United Arab Emirates, President of the Emirates Motorsports Organisation (EMSO) since 2005, was FIA World Motor Sport Council Vice-President for Middle East. He was 14-time FIA Middle East Rally Champion, winning 61 international events from 1983 to 2002. He campaigned under the banner “FIA for Members”, committing to double motor sport participation worldwide, strengthen diversity and inclusion and be a leading opinion-former on sustainable mobility.
Elected for a four-year term, he appointed Carmelo Sanz de Barros as President of the Senate, Robert Reid as Deputy President for Sport and Tim Shearman as Deputy President for Mobility.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, new FIA President, said: “I am very honoured to have been elected FIA President at the conclusion of the Annual General Assembly in Paris today. I thank all the Member Clubs for their esteem and trust. I congratulate Graham for his campaign and his engagement to the Federation. I wish to express my infinite gratitude in the name of the FIA and that of its Members to Jean Todt for all that has been achieved over the past 12 years. I am committed to pursuing the important work and make motor sport and mobility take further steps forward.”
Jean Todt, former FIA President, said: “A chapter has come to an end. We can be collectively satisfied of our achievements in motor sport and safe and sustainable mobility over the past 12 years. I would like to warmly thank my team, our administration and all our Member Clubs for their unwavering commitment, enthusiasm and resilience. I congratulate Mohammed on his election as FIA President and wish him, his team, and the Federation the best of success for the years to come.”The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) is the governing body for world motor sport and the federation of the world’s leading mobility organisations. Founded in 1904, with headquarters in Paris and Geneva, the FIA is a non-profit organisation. It brings together 245 Member Organisations from 146 countries on five continents. Its Member Clubs represent over 80 million road users and their families
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A tribute to former FIA president Max Mosley: 1940 to 2021
The FIA community was saddened to learn of the passing of former President Max Mosley on 24 May 2021 at the age of 81. The work he undertook during his 16-year presidency, detailed below, leaves an indelible mark on the world of motor sport and mobility. His passion and commitment for improving safety both on the race track and, crucially, in transferring that work to practical solutions on the road, has had a positive effect on countless lives around the world. The FIA continues to strive for improvements in safety, remaining committed to ensuring a prosperous future across the world of motor sport, and pays tribute and thanks to the contributions made by Mr Mosley.
FIA President Jean Todt said: “I am deeply saddened by the passing of Max Mosley. He was a major figure in Formula 1 and motor sport. As FIA President for 16 years, he strongly contributed to reinforcing safety on track and on the roads. The entire FIA community pays tribute to him. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.”
Brief Profile
Max Mosley was born in London in 1940 and attended schools in Britain, France and Germany. He went on to study at Oxford University, where he read physics and was elected Secretary of the Oxford Union debating society. He later trained as a lawyer and became a barrister specialising in patent and trademark law.
In his leisure time however, Mosley spent much of his youth racing cars, first in sports cars and then later in Formula 2 driving Brabham and Lotus cars. He retired from driving in 1969 to co-found March Engineering, which quickly became one of the world’s leading racing car manufacturers. Mosley dealt with legal and commercial matters for the company between 1969 and 1977.
In the mid-1970s, he became the official legal adviser to the Formula One Constructors’ Association (FOCA), the body that represented Formula One constructors. In this role he drew up the first Concorde Agreement, settling a long-standing dispute between FOCA and the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA), the then governing body of Formula One. In 1986, Mosley was elected president of the Manufacturers’ Commission of the FISA and represented the world’s motor industry on the World Motor Sport Council. He was later elected President of the FISA in 1991.
Having worked closely together to plan the restructuring of the FIA, Jean-Marie Balestre and Max Mosley had agreed on the latter’s candidature for the FIA presidency when the Frenchman stood down in June 1993. It soon became clear that Mosley had majority support and he was elected President of the FIA unopposed.
As president, Mosley pledged that the FIA should make a difference in the world outside motor racing and set about promoting increased road safety and the use of green technology.
In his first year in office Mosley set up the FIA Brussels office, giving motor sport and 40 million members of the FIA’s motoring organisations in the European Union countries an effective voice in Brussels for the first time. In the same year, he was elected Honorary President of the European Parliament Automobile Users’ Intergroup and he formed the Expert Advisory Safety Committee, which brought together leading safety experts in motor sport to research and find solutions for the major safety issues in motor sport.
Those issues came to a head in 1994 with the accidents in Formula 1 during the San Marino Grand Prix, in which triple world champion Aytron Senna and Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger were killed. In the wake of these deaths, Mosley instituted widespread reform of safety in the sport.
Two years later, in 1996, Mosley led the FIA’s successful campaign to modernise and strengthen EU crash test standards for the first time since 1974, achieved by proposing amendments to the European Parliament requiring the offset frontal test and 300mm clearance side impact test.
He also promoted the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), the independent crash-test organisation described by the European Commission as the most cost-effective road safety initiative of the last 20 years. Mosley remained Chairman of Euro NCAP from 1996 until 2004. In late 1996, Mosley also formed and served as the first Chairman of the Formula One Safety Commission, which focused on the development of Formula One circuit safety.
In 1997 he led a successful campaign for the FIA to be recognised by the International Olympic Committee. A few years later, he launched Formula Zero, a strategy for reducing fatalities and injuries on track and road. The policy document identified the safety synergies between motorsport and motoring and outlined an approach to road safety involving a zero-tolerance approach to deaths or injuries.
In 2002, Mosley proposed the establishment of the FIA Foundation and the FIA Academy. Mosley served as a Trustee of the Foundation, a charity focusing on promoting road safety, environmental protection and motor sport safety worldwide. The FIA Academy was created to develop important projects to stimulate research and create the necessary framework to promote road safety and protect the environment.
In 2004, Mosley also proposed the establishment of the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety in order to develop and improve safety measures and sustainability across all areas of motor sport, from junior racing to top-level championships.
He was re-elected as FIA President three times – in 1997, 2001 and 2005 – each time unopposed. When he eventually decided to stand down in 2009, Mosley endorsed Jean Todt as his successor and like many before him, was named Honorary President of the FIA shortly after.
Mosley received many government and industry awards, most notably the ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur’ in 2006, in recognition of his great contribution to road safety and motor sport.
He passed away at the age of 81 in May 2021.
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Gaurav Gill guns for APRC title again as season begins with South India Rally: April 23-25
Paris, 5 March 2021: The World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) has finalised different calendars for various motorsports disciplines and one that India will be most-interested is the revised date for Asia Pacific Rally Championship 2021 (APRC) which will kick-start the five-round season with the first round at Chennai from April 23 to 25, simultaneously run with Asia Zone and INRC events.
The Madras Motor Sports Club will host the South India Rally Championship on these dates and simultaneously run the APRC opening round to become a new venue for the FIA continental championship in India. India last hosted the APRC in Chikmagalur in 2017. Three-times APRC champion and Arjuna Awardee, Gaurav Gill, will be aiming for a fourth title as he rejoins the APRC campaign, albeit in Yellow colours, this time as a brand ambassador for JK Tyre. Gill joined the elite Indian club by winning his 7th INRC title to become the highest decorated rally driver along with Naren Kumar.
The FIA President reminded council members that in the 12-months since the last physically-attended WMSC meeting in March 2020, the FIA has maintained a strong level of governance across all disciplines and all regions despite these unprecedented times.
The FIA President led a one-minute silence which was observed by members in memory of all those from the global motor sport community who have fallen victim to the COVID-19 pandemic. He also paid tribute to the Finnish rally driver Hannu Mikkola who passed away recently. The President said: “Hannu was a great champion and a gentleman. I’ve had the privilege of being his co-driver many years ago. My thoughts are with his loved ones and the families of the members of the FIA community who passed away due to the pandemic.”
The following is a summary of the decisions taken during the meeting:
FIA Formula One World Championship
The World Council has agreed to grant a one-year extension to the existing exclusive tyre supply contract with Pirelli to reflect the original intention of the 2018 tyre tender and remain within the overall technical framework in the best interests of all relevant stakeholders. The COVID-19 pandemic obliged the FIA and Formula 1 to implement emergency measures that included the cancellation of tyre development tests last year and the postponement of planned new technical regulations – which included 18-inch tyres – from 2021 to 2022. As a result, 13-inch tyres will be used during the 2021 season, with a move to 18-inch tyres in 2022.
The FIA Safety Department presented the findings of the investigation into the incident involving Romain Grosjean at the 2020 FIA Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix – further details of which can be found here.
Following the confirmation of Portugal as the venue for round three, the revised 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar is as follows:
Formula 1 – 2021 Calendar
GP # Date Venue- Country Track 1 28 March 2021 Bahrain Sakhir 2 18 April Italy Imola 3 2 May Portugal Portimao 4 9 May Spain Barcelona 5 23 May Monaco Monaco 6 6 June Azerbaijan Baku 7 13 June Canada Montreal 8 27 June France Le Castellet 9 4 July Austria Spielberg 10 18 July Great Britain Silverstone 11 1 August Hungary Budapest 12 29 August Belgium Spa-Francorchamps 13 5 September Netherlands Zandvoort 14 12 September Italy Monza 15 26 September Russia Sochi 16 3 October Singapore Singapore 17 10 October Japan Suzuka 18 24 October USA Austin 19 31 October Mexico Mexico City 20 7 November Brazil São Paulo 21 21 November Australia Melbourne 22 5 December Saudi Arabia Jeddah* 23 12 December Abu Dhabi Yas Marina *Subject to circuit homologation FIA World Rally Championship
The Council approved the final Rally1 technical regulations, including an update of the 1.6 turbo engine details.
FIA Rally – 2022 WRC and ERC Sporting Pyramid
The principles of a Rally Sporting Pyramid, to be implemented for the FIA World Rally Championship with complementary details for the FIA European Rally Championship, have been approved. The ambition of this new structure is to align the championships names with the car categories names (e.g. Rally2 cars compete in WRC2), to identify a common theme of Open and Junior categories between the series, and to reinforce the positioning of the FIA European Rally Championship both as a feeder series for the WRC and a goal in itself by creating a clear pathway.
In application of these principles, the WRC2 classification, open to the Rally2 category, will feature an Open Championship and a Junior Championship for drivers under 30. The WRC3 classification, open to the Rally3 class, will also feature an Open Championship and a Junior Championship for drivers under 29.
Similarly, the ERC3 classification, open to the Rally3 category, will feature an Open Championship and a Junior Championship for drivers under 28, while the ERC4 classification, open to the Rally4 and Rally5 classes, will equally have an Open Championship and a Junior Championship for drivers under 27.
In addition to age limits, experience restrictions will be implemented in the Junior Championships. As a result, former champions will not be allowed to put their titles back into play.
For both the WRC and ERC classifications, awards for Rookies, with less than three participations before the start of the season, and Masters, for drivers over 40 years old not included on the FIA Regional Priority List, will be created.
As a next step, details will be defined to reflect these principles in the sporting regulations.
FIA World Endurance Championship
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, it was necessary to revise the 2021 calendar. A revised calendar has been approved as follows:
26-27 April Belgium Official Prologue – Spa-Francorchamps* 1 May Belgium TOTAL 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 13 June Portugal 8 Hours of Portimão* 18 July Italy 6 Hours of Monza 21-22 August France 24 Hours of Le Mans* 26 September Japan 6 Hours of Fuji 20 November Bahrain 8 Hours of Bahrain *new dates FIA Women in Motorsport Commission
The final phase of the 2020 FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars programme came to a successful conclusion at the Ferrari Driver Academy in Maranello, Italy. Postponed from November 2020 to January, due to the pandemic, the five-day assessment was the final step for the four finalists after nearly a year of selection and evaluation. During a live broadcast on the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission’s Facebook page, Dutch/Belgian born Maya Weug was announced as the winner and became the first-ever female driver to become a student of the Academy. Weug will also contest a 2021 Formula 4 championship certified by the FIA. The three other finalists, Doriane Pin, Antonella Bassani and Julia Ayoub, were each awarded by Ferrari a test session in a 488 Challenge EVO.
The FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars is a four-year programme and 2021 will host a second call for talent among the FIA ASNs and the same process will result in a second female driver potentially becoming part of the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2022.
Michèle Mouton, the Commission President, received widespread praise from council members for her vision and leadership of the Girls on Track project.
FIA Digital Motorsport Commission
The Commission President Anna Nordkvist, of Sweden, was introduced to WMSC members. The task of the new Commission is to grow participation at grassroots level and position the FIA as a key stakeholder in the Digital and Esports industry. It was also agreed that one of the aims of the Commission should be to encourage participation among female Esports competitors.
FIA Karting Championships
Approval was given for the re-scheduling of two events on the 2021 calendar.
The FIA Karting European Championship event (OK & OK-JUNIOR) on the Circuito Internacional Zuera (Spain), originally scheduled for 15-18 April 2021 has been rearranged for 22-25 July 2021.
The FIA Karting European Championship event (KZ & KZ2) and FIA Karting Academy Trophy on the Adria Karting Raceway (Italy), originally scheduled for 29 April-2 May 2021, has been rearranged for 12-15 August 2021.
The revised 2021 calendars are as follows:
FIA Karting World Championship – OK 28-31 October Brazil Birigui FIA Karting World Championship – Junior 28-31 October Brazil Birigui FIA Karting World Championship – KZ 02-05 September Sweden Kristianstad FIA Karting European Championship – OK 13-16 May Belgium Genk 27-30 May France Aunay-Les-Bois* 08-11 July Italy Sarno 22-25 July Spain Zuera FIA Karting European Championship – Junior 13-16 May Belgium Genk 27-30 May France Aunay-Les-Bois* 08-11 July Italy Sarno 22-25 July Spain Zuera FIA Karting European Championship – KZ 17-20 June Germany Wackersdorf 12-15 August Italy Adria FIA Karting European Championship – KZ2 17-20 June Germany Wackersdorf 12-15 August Italy Adria FIA Karting European Championship – Superkart 22-24 October France Le Mans – Bugatti* FIA Karting International Super Cup – KZ2 02-05 September Sweden Kristianstad FIA Karting Academy Trophy 17-20 June Germany Wackersdorf 12-15 August Italy Adria 02-05 September Sweden Kristianstad *subject to track homologation or re-homologation FIA WTCR – World Touring Car Cup
There are several minor updates to the WTCR Sporting Regulations, including an extension to the registration deadline for full season entries as a result of the later start to the season previously announced. The new deadline is May 2, 2021.
FIA World Cup for Cross-Country – Rallies and Bajas
Date changes to the 2021 calendars were approved. The BP Ultimate Portugal Cross-Country Rally, previously the opening round of the World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, will now take place from 16-21 September due to the implementation of further COVID-19 restrictions in the country.
The Hungarian Baja, a qualifying round of the World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas and the newly introduced European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, has been moved to 5-8 August for operational reasons.
FIA Single-Seater Commission
FIA Formula 3 World Cup
The FIA Formula 3 World Cup has been confirmed on the International Sporting Calendar and is scheduled to take place on 21 November 2021 in Macau, China (subject to contract with the promoter).
Formula 4
Sporting and Technical Regulations for the Formula 4 element of the 2021 FIA Motorsport Games were approved.FIA Rally Commission
In the FIA Regional Rally Championships, changes to the following 2021 calendars due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have been approved:
FIA European Rally Championship
06-08 May (initially 25-27 March) Portugal Azores Rallye 18-20 June Poland 78 Rally Poland1 01-03 July Latvia Rally Liepaja1 23-25 July Italy Rally di Roma Capitale1 27-29 August Czech Rep. Barum Czech Rally Zlin1 24-26 September (initially 12-14 March) Portugal Rallye Fafe 22-24 October Hungary Rally Hungary1 18-20 November (initially 06-08 May) Spain Rally Islas Canarias1 1 Round of the FIA ERC Junior Championships
FIA European Rally Trophy – Benelux Rally Trophy09-10 July Luxembourg Rallye Lëtzebuerg 28-29 August Belgium Aarova Rally 05-07 November Belgium Rallye du Condroz
FIA European Rally Trophy – Celtic Rally Trophy18-20 June Ireland Donegal International Rally 25-26 September Ireland Cork 20 International Rally 19-20 November (initially 20-21 August) Great Britain Ulster International Rally
FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship – Asia Cup23-25 April (initially 26-28 March) India South Inda Rally 10-12 September Japan Rally Hokkaido 22-24 October China Rally Longyou
FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship – Pacific Cup15-17 October Australia Adelaide Hills Rally 27-28 November (initially 20-21 Nov.) Australia Coffs Harbour Rally
FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship – Final27-28 November (initially 20-21 Nov.) Australia Coffs Harbour Rally
FIA Middle East Rally Championship28-30 January Qatar Manateq Qatar International Rally 20-22 May Jordan Jordan Rally 03-05 September Lebanon Rally of Lebanon 24-26 September Cyprus Cyprus Rally 04-06 November Kuwait Rally of Kuwait TBA (initially 18-20 February) Oman Rally of Oman
FIA African Rally Championship23-25 April Kenya Equator Rally Kenya 25-26 July Tanzania Rally of Tanzania 20-22 August Uganda Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally 24-26 September Zambia Zambia International Rally 05-06 November South Africa Rally of South Africa TBA (initially 19-21 March) Rwanda Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally
FIA NACAM Rally Championship19-20 March (initially 12-13 March) Mexico Rally Colima 02-04 July Canada Rallye Int. Baie des Chaleurs 13-14 August Mexico Rally Guanajuato 03-04 September (initially 26-28 August) Mexico Rally Sierra Juarez 25-26 September (initially 28-30 May) Barbados Rally Barbados 27-28 November Mexico Rally Montanas
FIA RGT Cup21-24 January Monaco Rallye Monte-Carlo 07-09 May France Rallye Ain Jura 23-25 July Italy Rally di Roma Capitale 13-15 August (initially 25-26 June) Belgium Ypres Rally 14-17 October Spain RallyRACC Catalunya Note: The other FIA Regional Rally Championship calendars remain unchanged.
FIA GT CommissionFor a new competition designed for electric-powered GT cars, the council has selected the Promoter and will work towards concluding the next steps as soon as possible.
Council has chosen the exclusive battery cell supplier.Sporting regulations have been approved for both GT3 competitions scheduled for this year’s FIA Motorsport Games, the GT Cup for Silver/Bronze driver pairings and the GT Sprint Cup for a single driver of any ranking.
FIA Touring Car Commission
For a new competition designed for electric-powered Touring Cars, the council has selected the Promoter and will work towards concluding the next steps as soon as possible.
Sporting regulations have been approved for the FIA Motorsport Games: Touring Car Cup.
FIA Off-Road Commission
Amendments to the Technical Regulations for the FIA RX2e Championship, the first-ever FIA electric rallycross championship, which starts in 2021, were approved. Six race weekends are planned for the inaugural RX2e season, running alongside FIA World RX.
FIA Hill Climb Commission
An amendment to the FIA Hill Climb Regulations (Championship, Cup and Masters) was approved. The change allows FIA technical delegates to install randomly data loggers on cars to check the engine RPM during the competition. For Category 1 cars, this will allow crosschecking the RPM values submitted by competitors when registering their car in the “Performance Factor” system that decides in which Group the car is classified. In Category 2, checking RPM values is part of the on-going process of performance analysis of the cars.
The following calendar changes for the FIA European Hill Climb Championship for 2021 have been approved.
2021 FIA European Hill Climb Championship (updated)
07-09 May Portugal Rampa da Boticas 14-16 May Spain Subida Internacional al Fito 28-30 May Czech Republic Ecce Homo Sternberk (1) 11-13 June Germany Glasbachrennen 25-27 June Italy Coppa Paolino Teodori (1) 16-18 July Slovakia Dobšinský kopec (1) 23-25 July Poland Limanowa 13-15 August Switzerland St. Ursanne – Les Rangiers 27-29 August Slovenia GHD Petrol Ilirska Bistrica 17-19 September Croatia Buzetski dani (1) Subject to obtaining guarantees from the organisers via their ASN regarding the organisational and/or safety improvements.
FIA Historic Motor Sport CommissionThe following calendar changes for FIA Historic Championships in 2021 have been approved.
2021 FIA European Historic Sporting Rally Championship calendar (updated)09-11 April Italy 36° Sanremo Rally Storico 06-08 May Czech Republic 30. Historic Vltava Rally 24-26 June Hungary 54. Mecsek Rallye 15-17 July Austria Rally Weiz 13-14 August Finland Lahti Historic Rally 02-04 September Spain Rally Asturias Historico 23-25 September Italy 33° Rally Elba Storico 21-23 October Switzerland Rallye International du Valais 19-20 November Spain 69 Rally Costa Brava 2021 FIA Historic Hill Climb Championship calendar (updated)
28-30 May Czech Republic Ecce Homo Sternberk 18-20 June Slovenia GHD Gorjanci 02-04 July Italy Trento Bondone 09-11 July Italy Cesana Sestriere 27-29 August Slovenia GHD Petrol Ilirska Bistrica 17-19 September Croatia Buzetski Dani 24-26 September Italy Coppa Chianti Classico
2021 FIA Trophy for Historic Regularity Rallies (updated)11-13 November Poland 10th Rally Poland Historic 2021 FIA Historic Formula 3 European Cup
16-18 July Netherlands Zandvoort FIA Truck Racing Commission
Following a successful tender process, an exclusive supplier of biofuel for the FIA European Truck Racing Championship, covering the term from 2021-2023, has been selected, making FIA ETRC the first FIA-regulated competition to switch to a fuel fully originated from renewable sources (HVO biofuel). The announcement will be made in due course.
FIA Drag Racing Commission
In order to standarise class structure and regulations across national drag racing competitions, amended Technical Regulations and Race Procedures for FIA Drag Racing have been approved, with the addition of new “Sportsman” and “Grassroots” categories. The aim of this work is to support ASNs by:
- Enabling national level competitors to be able to compete across borders more easily, increasing entry numbers for all events
- Assisting national level technical officials to maintain a higher safety and regulatory standard
- Minimising the resources that an ASN must invest in Drag Racing by having the regulations instead maintained by the FIA, and
- Increasing the resale value of competition cars by making them eligible to compete in more markets.
FIA Drifting Commission
Sporting regulations have been approved for both the FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup and the FIA Motorsport Games: Drifting Cup.
Sport Clubs Development Programme
The WMSC members were informed that applications had opened for the Sport Clubs Development Programme (SCDP) – an FIA Innovation Fund (FIF) initiative which provides support for the management and development of motor sport activities through an intensive, two-year mentoring process from FIA Experts. The closing date for applications is March 31.
Upcoming World Motor Sport Council Meetings
Dates of the FIA World Motor Sport Council meetings in 2021 are as follows:
09 July Monaco, on the occasion of the FIA Sport and Mobility Conference 15 October Paris 15 December Paris, on the occasion of the FIA Annual General Assembly -
FIA pumps one million Euros to Diversity in Motorsport
Paris, 5 July 2020: The “New Deal” proposed by FIA President Jean TODT includes improving motor sport’s positive contribution to society. In this spirit, the FIA launched a new movement called “#PurposeDriven” to accelerate this trend in all sectors, including health, safety, economy, environment, education, inclusion and diversity. Jean TODT invited all motor sport community members to commit to a Purpose Pledge and to take concrete actions in this direction.
Formula 1 has positively answered this call, by flying the banner #WeRaceAsOne and announcing the creation of a dedicated Foundation.
Today, before the F1 Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg, Jean TODT announced that the FIA will donate one million euros from its FIA Innovation Fund to contribute to this Foundation for improving diversity in motor sport.
This contribution will support a range of activities that will create a more inclusive and diverse culture within Formula 1 and other motor sport disciplines, attracting more talent and financing internships and apprenticeships for under-represented groups to ensure that they can fulfil their potential and have access to promising careers in motor sport.
Priority will be placed on promoting a diverse driver talent pipeline by identifying and systematically eliminating barriers to entry from grass roots karting to Formula 1, in line with the single-seater pyramid implemented by the FIA for many years.
FIA President, Jean TODT, said: “The FIA is guided by the Fundamental Principles of our Statutes which state that we should fight any form of discrimination and notably on account of skin colour, religion, ethnic or social origin. We must promote diversity in motor sport, and that is why we decided to give one million euros in contribution to the new dedicated Foundation created by Formula 1. That is a first step, and more will come.”Formula 1 CEO, Chase CAREY, said: “We are delighted the FIA has made this very generous donation of one million euros to the foundation we announced last month. It is a major step in our goal to support key educational and employment opportunities for under represented groups. Both Formula 1 and the FIA are committed to increasing diversity and inclusion across our sport.”
