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Following the postponement or cancellation of all but two of the nine rounds of the 2020 FIA European Historic Sporting Rally Championship (EHSRC) due to the global Covid19 pandemic, the FIA World Motor Sport Council has approved a revised five round 2020 championship beginning in Austria in September and concluding in Spain at the end of November.

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As a complement to the FIA Solidarity Programme, launched to unify ASNs and ACNs facing the consequences of COVID-19, the FIA advocates 12 key actions that Sporting Clubs should take to ensure that when motor sport can get back on track, it will be organised in a safe and sustainable way, compliant with the guidance of Governments and WHO public health advice.

Formula 1 has announced a new #WeRaceAsOne initiative, in support of the #PurposeDriven Movement launched by the FIA last week. Find the announcement in full below:

Under the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, and at the close of the first FIA eConference, members of the World Motor Sport Council convened remotely from locations across the globe for the second meeting of 2020, chaired by FIA President Jean Todt and FIA Deputy President for Sport Graham Stoker.

"We strongly support the #RaceAgainstCovid online auction organised by the FIA and RMSotheby’s to benefit IFRC 's efforts. Congrats to all F1 drivers and teams who have donated and we encourage all F1 fans to join. Monday, June 22 is the final day!" @F1 on twitter

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) organised its first Sport and Mobility eConference from 15 to 18 June. It gathered almost 1,000 registrants from 243 Member Clubs in 146 countries, working together on the future of motor sport and mobility worldwide.

The 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans, postponed to 19-20 September, will follow a particularly action-packed four-day schedule that promises to be as intense and as exciting as ever for the 62 teams involved. Between Thursday 17 and Sunday 20 September, we will see four free practice sessions, qualifying, the Hyperpole session and a warm-up, culminating with the 24-hour endurance race itself.

The Austrian Grand Prix inaugurated this year’s Formula 1 season, in what was the first major international sporting event since the Covid-19 crisis. Prior to the resumption of racing, Dr Harald Hertz, President of the Austrian Motorsport Federation (AMF) and Vice President of the Austrian Motoring and Touring Club (ÖAMTC), outlined the work undertaken to get back on track.

The FIA and Formula E are now able to announce that the 2019 – 2020 season, suspended since 13 March due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, is set to move into the green flag regime and resume racing.