28 February 2020

"Millions of Lives to Save on the Roads" published by Debats Publics before the 3rd Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Stockolm.  Time for a change in mindset!

"We need a transformation in thinking. We must ensure that safety is the driving force behind the evolution of Mobility and transport." Jean Todt

The 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety held on 19-20 February in Stockholm, Sweden, was the occasion for the FIA to reassert its role as a key advocate for safer roads and call for a renewed commitment to reduce the number of deaths on the world’s roads.

Ahead of the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, the FIA High Level Panel for Road Safety (HLP) called for rethinking how the road safety crisis is addressed.

With just two weeks before the first round of the 2020 FIA European Historic Sporting Rally Championship, the Rally Costa Brava in Spain, the first edition of the season entry list has been revealed.  The 2020 list has 35 entries so far, with all four 2019 champions returning to defend their titles. As entries remain open until the end of June, more applications are expected and, in total, will be more than in 2019.

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile is proud to announce FIA Rally Star, a global, FIF-funded programme to detect, train and develop talented young drivers. Spotted by the National Sporting Authorities, the best young people between 17 and 25 years old will eventually be able to join the World Rally Championship, benefiting from a sporting programme set up by the FIA and its partners.

The establishment of the first regional Road Safety Observatory in the Asia-Pacific region was announced in Stockholm today on the eve of the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety. The conference gathers ministers and policymakers from across the world to set the future direction for road safety action.

The no1 Rebellion Racing R13-Gibson completed a perfect weekend for the Swiss team with their second overall win of the season from pole position in the 6 Hours of Circuit of The Americas, Round 5 of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship.

The FIA, together with the Formula 1, have jointly decided to accept an official request from the promoter to postpone the 2020 FIA Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, originally scheduled for 19 April.

Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap of the first week of Formula opening pre-season test, posting a time of 1:15.732 to beat team-mate Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes took the top two spots on the final day timesheet

After starting second, Panasonic Jaguar Racing's Mitch Evans emerged victorious after a flawless race in Mexico City. Following Evans was DS Techeetah's Antonio Felix da Costa, while Nissan e.dams' Sebastian Buemi rounded off the podium in third. Here's how it all happened.

The 2020 edition of the FIA-certified Gran Turismo Championships is set to take place is Sydney from 15-16 February.

"My tribute to Otto Flimm, former President of German FIA Member Club ADAC and tireless defender of the legendary Nurburgring circuit. All my thoughts go to his family and friends."

The FIA’s Safety department has completed its investigation into the accident in the FIA Formula 2 Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps on 31 August 2019, in which French driver Anthoine Hubert suffered fatal injuries and Juan Manuel Correa from the United States was seriously injured