Motor Sport

Sport newsFirst held in 2019 and based on nation versus nation concept, the FIA Motorsport Games expanded from six to 16 disciplines for it second edition hosted by Marseille and held between Circuit Paul Ricard and autocross track in Veynes.High percentage of female participations makes the FIA Motorsport Games stand out among other international motor sport events.Three competitions, Karting Slalom, Auto Slalom, and Karting Endurance feature a mandatory female driver in the line-up, while there…

Sport newsGERMANY’S GT DOMINATIONOwing to GT Qualifying Race taking place on Friday evening, the 2022 edition of the event had its first door-to-door action of the weekend.Germany secured pole position for the race in a session held earlier in the day. However, it was Eric Debard who looked in control for much of the session and was on course to put host nation France on the pole, but it was a late charge from Valentin…

Sport newsSince debuting on the high-profile World RX package last year, RX2e – a joint venture between Spanish electro-mobility specialist QEV Technologies and Swedish rallycross powerhouse Olsbergs MSE – has attracted no fewer than 32 drivers, producing some spellbinding on-track action and memorable wheel-to-wheel duels.That list of competitors includes not only the likes of Olympic gold medal skiing hero Aksel Lund Svindal, 14-time FIM Women’s Trial World Champion Laia Sanz, multiple Formula 1 podium-finisher Nick…

Sport newsTeam Italy got to a strong start in the early running at the French circuit, topping the timing screens in two categories in sessions that determine the running order for the actual competition.Roberto Dapra and Luca Guglielmetti topped the qualifying Special Stage for Rally4 competitors. The Peugeot 208 duo only narrowly got the better of Team Turkey’s Ford Fiesta of Ali Turkkan and Ahmet Burak Erdener, who were 0.394s off the leaders. Just 0.7s…

Mobility news”Medical Drone Logistics is at the heart of our mission as Mobility Clubs. With the successful initiatives started by the FIA Member Clubs in the Netherlands (ANWB) and Germany (ADAC), we want to expand access to this incredible technology by partnering with start-ups that bring further innovative ideas into the mix,” said Head of the Drone & Vertical Mobility Academy Nicolas Brieger.As healthcare in Australia is under severe stress due to COVID-19 fatigue of…

Sport newsSaudi Arabian driver Yazeed Al-Rajhi and German co-driver Dirk von Zitzewitz top a 65-car field for this weekend’s Baja Portalegre 500, round six of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.Both Miroslav Zapletal and recently-wed Al-Rajhi have been keeping their hand in between FIA events by taking part in the opening two rounds of the Saudi Desert Championship. But the FIA Baja series-leading Zapletal is surprisingly absent from the entry list in Portugal. That opens…

Sport newsBoth disciplines will add an electric element to the event, with 25 nations taking part in Auto Slalom all in the same Opel Corsa-e Rally on a bespoke course at the Paul Ricard circuit.The Opel Corsa-e Rally provides impressive performance from its 260 Nm of torque, featuring racing suspension and a slip differential as well as benefiting from a fully ecologically sustainable charging infrastructure.Auto Slalom is a race against the stopwatch through a series…

Mobility newsOn this occasion, the FIA presented the “Accessible Micromobility in Mexico City and Abroad” report, produced in cooperation with a group of students from Sciences Po Paris, as part of the FIA Road Safety Grants Programme, with the support of the FIA Foundation. The report sets out a framework for evaluating cities’ use of policy instruments to engage with groups lacking access to micromobility services. The methodology focuses on the four axes of micromobility…

Mobility newsSupported by the FIA Road Safety Grants Programme and the FIA Foundation, AAP implemented eight road safety projects between 2018 and 2022.One of the most successful ones is ‘Stay Bright’, which was launched in partnership with Pilipinas Shell, 3M Philippines, Fundacion MAPFRE and Philippines Global Road Safety Partnership. AAP presented the outcomes of the project which consisted in training 300 Barangay officials and Tricycle Drivers on the importance of being visible on the roads….

Sport newsThere was triple delight in the FIA World Rally Championship this afternoon as Sébastien Ogier swept to his first victory of the hybrid-powered Rally1 era – and his 55th in total – a result that also marked a maiden WRC win for his co-driver Benjamin Veillas and helped Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT clinch the coveted Manufacturers’ title*Frenchman Ogier is contesting a part-time campaign for Toyota this season after claiming his eighth WRC crown with…