Motor Sport

Mobility newsJoining Forces The first session of the Congress dedicated to road safety saw FIA Senate President Carmelo Sanz de Barros, FIA Region III President Frank Fotia, FIA Region IV President Ricardo Morales Rubio and Director of the Fundación RACE, of RR.II. y of the Circuito del Jarama Ignacio Fernandez take the floor to discuss how to develop regional road safety partnerships with global partners.The session aimed to start a conversation between Region III and Region…

Sport newsToday, at the 2023 FIA American Congress in Antigua Guatemala, FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem met with a group of rising star karters to hear how the Association of Karting Racers of Costa Rica, the Automóvil Club de Costa Rica and the Automóvil Club Guatemala, with the support of the FIA Sport Grant Programme, are working to increase motor sport participation in Central America through the development of the Campeonato Centroamericano de Kartismo ASNs Series.Developed thanks to a…

FIA news Dear Pedro, our Host and President of the Automóvil Club Guatemala,Dear regional leadership team: Fabiana, Ricardo, Frank and Daniel,Dear Carmelo, Tim, Robert, Dear Presidents and Delegates,It is a pleasure to be here with you in this beautiful country. I am honoured to stand here as your President for my second FIA American Congress, and to see so many familiar faces after our successful Conference in Cordoba. First, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Automóvil Club Guatemala, and…

FIA newsA Key Gathering for FIA Members in the AmericasHosted by the Automóvil Club Guatemala with the support of Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Region III and IV and the North America and South America FIA sport regions, the 2023 FIA American Congress started today at the Casa Santo Domingo Hotel in the World Heritage city of Antigua Guatemala. As a testimony of the importance of this annual event for the FIA community, The FIA Leadership Team is highly…

Sport newsDuring the first race of the double header on Saturday, Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS Racing) jumped onto the top step with a race win, but British driver Jake Dennis behind the wheel of his Avalanche Andretti machine in second, tallied up enough points to became the ABB FIA Formula E Driver World Champion – the first British driver to do so in the nine-year history of the championship. Following the coronation of Dennis, the…

Sport newsIn relatively hot weather, the final day of the Italian round at Cremona saw Dutchman Rene Lammers win the FIA Karting European Championship – OK, while Ukrainian Oleksandr Bondarev took victory in the FIA European Karting Championship – Junior. Spaniard Hugo Marti was the overall winner of the FIA Karting Academy Trophy.The thermometer hit the 30s on Sunday afternoon during the Cremona Finals, without causing any particular problems for the drivers, the machines or…

Sport newsRed Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen rose from sixth on the grid to take a comfortable Belgian Grand Prix win, beating team-mate Sergio Pérez by more than 22 seconds, as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc held off Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton to claim the final podium place at Spa-Francorchamps. At the start, Leclerc made a good start from pole position to take the lead into La Source ahead of Pérez who defended aggressively to keep Hamilton at bay. Behind…

Sport newsRed Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen rose from sixth on the grid to take a comfortable Belgian Grand Prix win, beating team-mate Sergio Pérez by more than 22 seconds, as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc held off Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton to claim the final podium place at Spa-Francorchamps. At the start, Leclerc made a good start from pole position to take the lead into La Source ahead of Pérez who defended aggressively to keep Hamilton at bay. Behind…

FIA newsFollowing on from its ISO 20121 certification, this certification is further recognition of Spa Grand Prix’s commitment to actively reducing its environmental impact, and its determination to contribute to a positive change in motorsport towards a more sustainable future.The environmental certification of the FIA Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix is fully in line with Formula 1®’s environmental sustainability plan, which aims to enable the championship to reduce its carbon footprint and become carbon neutral…

FIA news Presidents of FIA and FIM sign Charter pledging cooperation to stop hate speech in sportFIA-led campaign underpinned by extensive research programme with six global scholarshipsThe Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) today announces the signing of a Charter for collaboration with the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) as part of the global coalition to counter online abuse in sport.The signing between FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem and his counterpart at FIM, Jorge Viegas, took place…