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Today, the FIA celebrates the motor sport community generosity to make #RaceAgainstCovid online Auction a success. Bidding for the motor sport memorabilia auction closed on Monday 22 June with almost €2 million in total raised for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and its global response to COVID-19. This included a starter contribution made by the FIA Foundation of €1 million.

The FIA Certificate of Adaptations will serve as an approval for the acceptance of the deviations from the homologation of the car or from the technical regulations due to the needs of the disabled drivers without compromising safety.

Despite the postponement of a number of motor sport programmes due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the Ceylon Motor Sports Club (CMSC) continues to successfully promote grassroots motor sport across the Asian region, especially through karting slalom and Digital Motor Sport events.

Already aware of Digital Motor Sport through the FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships and the FIA Motor Sport Games, several National Motor Sport Federations have recently upped their involvement in digital motor sports events.

PROCEEDS BENEFITTING THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES GLOBAL RESPONSE TO COVID-19

Following the instructions of the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (MTT) of Chile, the Automobile Club of Chile (ACCHI) has improved its driver training’s offer with online theoretical training for professionals and non-professionals.

The partnership between the FIA and The Red Cross will provide a unique and sustainable opportunity for officials and volunteers to receive important lifesaving first aid skills giving them the confidence to deal with a wide range of issues.

In his letter, Member of the FIA Closed Road Commission and managing partner in the CODASUR championship and Touring & Automobile Club Paraguay Francisco Peroni, talks about the exceptional solidarity experienced among the motor sport community in Paraguay in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.

The Automobile Club of Andorra (ACA) announced that it will provide each Andorran Red Cross volunteer with a one-year membership card for free.

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.