Motor Sport

Sport newsThe eagerly anticipated 2025 FIA World Rally Championship season bursts into life when Rallye Monte-Carlo gets underway for the 93rd time from January 22-26.Exciting tweaks to the technical regulations, an expanded calendar, a new official tyre supplier and a revamped points-scoring system are just some of what’s in store during the upcoming title chase, which will be contested by factory teams from Hyundai, M-Sport Ford and Toyota. A capacity 70-car entry, out of 92 registrations,…

Sport newsOverdrive Racing’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi made history by becoming the first Saudi Arabian driver to win the Dakar Rally. The Toyota Hilux driver only won one stage but he led after the ninth day for the first time and then moved ahead on the penultimate stage to clinch a narrow 3min 57sec victory and the early lead in the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC). Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings led from the second stage…

Sport newsThe FIA is delighted to announce a new partnership with Advanced SimRacing, which becomes an Official Supplier to the FIA for Professional Sim Racing Installations.This agreement brings together the FIA’s worldwide membership of motor sport competitors, enthusiasts and fans with the premier retailer and supplier for racing simulation parts and peripherals in North America, and most importantly, the global leader in turnkey racing simulator installations for motor sport professionals, amateurs and enthusiasts.With esports as one of the…

FIA newsJonathan will join the FIA on January 20, 2025, and will be responsible for media relations, as well as Presidential, Sports, Mobility, FIA member, internal and digital communications.Jonathan has over 20 years’ experience in corporate communications and campaigning in a range of sectors. He joins from Interserve Group, where he served on the Executive Committee as Group Corporate Affairs Director, leading the company’s global media and government relations, as well as internal, transformation and digital…

Mobility newsIn 2024, the programme continued to experience extraordinary growth – onboarding 9 clubs (twice as many as in 2023) and 10 partners over the course of the year.The FIA-led global loyalty programme – which connects Clubs and businesses to offer individuals exclusive deals and offers negotiated at a global level – most recently welcomed Automobile Association of South Africa and Automobile Association Philippines to the community. The two Clubs signed during the FIA General Assemblies…

Members newsOn December 12, Puerto Iguazú, a renowned touristic city in Argentina, hosted the launch of the Green Box modules, an innovative initiative by the Automóvil Club Argentino (ACA) aimed at promoting sustainable tourism and enhancing member benefits.The event brought together ACA President César Carman, Secretary Martina Borthaburu, local government officials, managers, representatives from the Rosario division, and the project developers. The Club has partnered with Greenbox Aparts to provide modern hospitality services through eco-friendly modular accommodations, marking…

Sport newsNissan Formula E Team star thrills fans with a scintillating single-lap charge from fourth to first at the iconic Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Having been unlucky in Brazil last month, for the 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship curtain-raiser, fate looked to be conspiring against Oliver Rowland once more in the Mexico City E-Prix today (11 January), but the Brit was determined not to be denied twice and unleashed an inspired performance to battle…

Sport newsFollowing a captivating curtain-raising contest in Brazil, sparks look sure to fly once more in the secondLatin American race of the season. The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is Mexico-bound for the second instalment of its 2024/25 campaignthis weekend (11 January), with a thrilling fight in prospect at one of the most popular tracks on the all-electricsingle-seater series’ calendar.Formula E’s new GEN3 Evo era got off to a scintillating start last month in São…

Sport newsAfter one of the most physically and mentally demanding ever starts to the Dakar Rally, Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings have forged into a 10min 17sec lead after five desert stages in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The event is the opening round of the 2025 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC).The Prologue winners hit the front on the gruelling two-day second 48-hour Chrono stage of 967km and managed their pace for…

Sport newsThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia plays host to the Dakar Rally for the sixth time from January 3rd-19th. Fifty registered FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) contenders spearhead a massive entry on what promises to be one of the most difficult ever Dakar rallies and the fourth to be the opening round of the W2RC.Starting with a Prologue stage near Bisha on January 3rd, competitors will tackle 12 gruelling desert stages that incorporate 5,145 competitive…