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Mobility newsInitiated by FIA Member Clubs the Automobile Association of Vietnam and the AIP Foundation, with the support of the FIA Road Safety Grants Programme, FIA Region II and the FIA Foundation, the Heads Up! project aims to raise awareness on the importance of helmet wearing and the use of high-quality helmets among young drivers and motorcycle drivers of all ages in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and the Philippines. The project also intends to build capacity for participating FIA Region II Members on…

Sport newsThe fourth Continental Final to decide the latest participant in the FIA Rally Star Training Season in 2023 is being held at the Madras International Circuit in Chennai, the country’s first permanent racing circuit.Of the 40 FIA Rally Star Asia-Pacific Final contenders, six are women, while most of them have no previous experience of driving cross cars, which are used in all FIA Rally Star Continental Finals to allow drivers to showcase their skills…

Sport newsMiguel Gayoso Vazquez claimed the second annual FIA Cross Car Academy Trophy title with a superbly assured performance at his home trackValentino Ledda overcame a disqualification in the heats – driving to his third win from five rounds in this year’s championshipDebutants Diego Martinez and Amaan Altaf Ganatra gave a strong account of themselves against much more experienced competitionMiguel Gayoso Vazquez has been crowned as champion after an all-action final day of the 2022…

Sport newsAfter setting the fastest time in the single-lap SuperPole shootout, the four-time World RX champion had to wait until the final before winning again – as the heats, progression race and semi-finals were all closely fought.The final itself wasn’t an easy ride for the Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen RX1e driver either, as he was second behind pole-sitter Timmy Hansen coming into the Raidillon hairpin for the first time.A chain reaction under heavy braking saw Kristoffersson…

Sport newsMax Vertsappen will keep his Suzuka pole position after race stewards at the Japanese Grand Prix handed the F1 world championship leader a reprimand following his incident with Lando Norris during the final segment of qualifying for tomorrow’s race.Verstappen was running slowly when he appeared to suffer a loss of control and slid left just as Norris was moving to pass the Red Bull driver at speed.Ruling on the incident the race stewards said:…

Sport newsMax Verstappen took one step closer to a second World Drivers’ championship title by claiming pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix one hundredth of a second ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. However, the Dutchman, who can wrap up a second F1 title at Suzuka if wins the race and claims fastest lap, was facing a stewards’ investigation after qualifying due to a Q3 incident involving McLaren’s Lando Norris.The incident occurred…

Sport newsThe FIA Cross Car Academy Trophy reaches its climax in Catalunya this weekend (October 8-9), as the field of teenage drivers, all hoping to reach the senior level in rallying, rallycross or autocross competition, hold the final event of their season at Mollerussa, north west of Barcelona.Ending its second season, the FIA Cross Car Academy Trophy features a field of identically-prepared 75 horsepower LifeLive TN5 buggies. The professional team at LifeLive under experienced Belgian…

Sport newsThe FIA informs that the conclusion of the analysis of the 2021 financial submissions of the Formula 1 teams and the subsequent release of Certificates of Compliance to the Financial Regulations will not take place on Wednesday, 5 October. The analysis of financial submissions is a long and complex process that is ongoing and will be concluded to enable the release of the Certificates on Monday, 10 October. The Financial Regulations were agreed unanimously…

Mobility newsLaunched in June 2020, the FIA Mobility Worldwide programme aims to support the rapid recovery and long-term stability of FIA Member Organisations during the COVID-19 crisis and in its aftermath. The programme is broken down into two distinct phases. The first part of the programme aimed to provide assistance to Clubs in greatest need and also created a toolkit of best practice for Clubs. The second part of FIA Mobility Worldwide, which is now…

Sport newsNorbert Kiss, despite securing his fourth European truck racing title at Le Mans the previous weekend, went on to finish his record-breaking campaign on a high in Spain.The freshly crowned champion clinched two pole positions in as many days, was victorious in two of four races to accumulate a total of 51 points, and outscored the second-best driver of the Jarama weekend, Adam Lacko, by 13 points.Lacko was Mr consistent in Spain, finishing fifth,…