2021 FIA Annual General Assembly
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) today elected a new President at its Annual General Assembly in Paris, France, with Mohammed Ben Sulayem winning a four-year term, alongside Deputy President for Sport Robert Reid, Deputy President for Automobile Mobility and Tourism Tim Shearman and Senate President Carmelo Sanz de Barros.
President Ben Sulayem takes over from outgoing FIA President Jean Todt whose third term came to an end today.
In light of the ongoing health crisis, this year’s AGA was held as a hybrid physical/online meeting, for the second year in a row with physical and remote voting used in determining the outcome of the Presidential election.
Addressing the Assembly, outgoing FIA President Jean Todt said: “Thank you to Deputy President for Sport Graham Stoker, Deputy President for Mobility Thierry Willemarck, President of the Senate Brian Gibbons, the members of the World Councils, the Senate, all of our commissions, Secretary General for Automobile Mobility and Tourism ad interim Onika Miller, Secretary General for Sport Peter Bayer, each department and all our volunteers, without whom nothing would be possible. I have great respect for what they do.
“Thank you to our promoters, all the mobility and sport stakeholders and to you, the Members of the FIA. You are the strength of the FIA and the pride of the FIA. Over the years I had the privilege to get to know you all individually and to visit you in your countries and we have created friendship and that will stay. That is the biggest emotion I have leaving the FIA. I have a strong wish and recommendation for whoever is elected – protect them, they are worth it. I wish you good luck. I was happy to be your President.”
Newly elected FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem said: “Thank you very much for the trust and support you have given me. The FIA has given me a lot. It made my life and took me to where I am now and it’s time to give something back. I would like to thank my team and my family that has been with me all the time. I would like to also thank Graham Stoker for the challenge we had, and for some sleepless nights, and in the end we will both work for the FIA and we will lean on the experience of the past team. Thank you for the trust you have given me and I can assure you that what is in our manifesto will last.”
Presidential List
Today’s election results in the appointment of the following Presidential List:
LEADER OF THE LIST: Mohammed BEN SULAYEM
Title
Name
Nationality
Proposed by
President of the FIA
Mohammed Ben SULAYEM
United Arab Emirates
NA
President of the Senate
Carmelo SANZ DE BARROS
Spain
Real Automovil Club de España
Deputy President for Sport
Robert REID
United Kingdom
Motorsport UK
Deputy President for Automobile Mobility and Tourism
Tim SHEARMAN
Canada
Canadian Automobile Association
Vice-President for Sport (Middle East)
Abdulla AL KHALIFA
Bahrain
Bahrain Motor Federation
Vice-President for Sport (Africa)
Rodrigo FERREIRA ROCHA
Mozambique
Automovel & Touring Clube de Moçambique
Vice-President for Sport (North America)
Daniel COEN
Costa Rica
Automovil Club de Costa Rica
Vice-President for Sport (South America)
Fabiana ECCLESTONE
Brazil
Confederacao Brasileira de Automobilismo
Vice-President for Sport (Asia-Pacific)
Lung-Nien LEE
Singapore
Motor Sports Singapore
Vice-President for Sport (Europe)
Anna NORDKVIST
Sweden
Svenska Bilsportforbundet
Vice-President for Sport (Europe)
Manuel AVINO
Spain
Real Federación Española de Automovilismo
Decisions of the General Assembly
During today’s Annual General Assembly meeting, the following decisions were taken:
World Council for Automobile Mobility and Tourism
Eighteen members were elected from the candidate proposals received from FIA Automobile Mobility and Tourism Regions and validated by the Nominations Committee:
Region I
Name
Nationality
Proposed by
Didier BOLLECKER
France
Automobile Club Association
Marga DE JAGER
Netherlands
Koninklijke Nederlandse Toeristenbond
Jorge Fernando DELGADO
Spain
Real Automovil Club de España
Peter GOETSCHI
Switzerland
Touring Club Suisse
August MARKL
Germany
Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club
Györgyi MILOVUKOVICS
Hungary
Magyar Autoklub
Giuseppe REDAELLI
Italy
Automobile Club d’Italia
Gottfried WANITSCHEK
Austria
Österreichischer Automobil – Motorrad und Touring Club
Region II
Govinda BHATTARAI
Nepal
Nepal Automobiles’ Association
Michael BRADLEY
Australia
Australian Automobile Association
Nitin DOSSA
India
Federation of Indian Automobile Associations
Rifat SUNGKAR
Indonesia
Ikatan Motor Indonesia
Bernard TAY
Singapore
Automobile Association of Singapore
Region III
Alvaro OLIVER VENERE
Uruguay
Automovil Club Dominicano
Selwyn PERSAD
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago Automobile Association
Region IV
Pedro Guillermo COFINO ORTEGA
Guatemala
Automovil Club de Guatemala
Gorki Salomon OBANDO ULTRERAS
Ecuador
Automovil Club del Ecuador
Alejandro QUINTANA
Chile
Automovil Club de Chile
World Motor Sport Council
Fourteen members were elected from among the applications received from Candidate proposals from the FIA full Members and validated by the Nominations Committee.
Candidates
Proposed by
Nationality
HRH Prince Khalid Bin Sultan AL FAISAL AL SAUD
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle
Federation
Eric BARRABINO
Monaco
Automobile Club de Monaco
Wayne CHRISTIE
New Zealand
Motorsport New Zealand
Garry CONNELLY
Australia
Motorsport Australia
Viktor KIRYANOV
Russia
Russian Automobile Federation
Tom KRISTENSEN
Denmark
Dansk Automobil Sports Union
Andrew MALLALIEU
Barbados
Barbados Motoring Federation
Amina MOHAMED
Kenya
Kenya Motor Sport Federation
Rado RASPET
Slovenia
Auto Sport Federation of Slovenia
David RICHARDS
United Kingdom
Motorsport UK
George SILBERMANN
USA
Automobile Competition Committee for the United States FIA Inc.
Jan STOVICEK
Czech Republic
The Autoclub of the Czech Republic
Serkan YAZICI
Turkey
Turkish Automobile Sports Federation
Tao ZHANG
China
Federation of Automobile and Motorcycle Sports of People of China
Elections to Committees and Disciplinary Bodies
Audit Committee
Two new members of the Audit Committee were elected at the General Assembly:
Candidates
Nationality
Bertrand BADRE (President)
France
Tom PURVES
United Kingdom
International Tribunal and International Court of Appeal
The position of 19 judges were renewed, with the following being elected:
Candidates
Nationality
Proposed by
Laurent ANSELMI
Monaco
Automobile Club de Monaco
Rui BOTICA SANTOS
Portugal
Automóvel Club de Portugal
Michele CORRADINO
Italy
Automobile Club d’Italia
William Garrett CROTTY
USA
Automobile Competition Committee for the United States FIA Inc.
Michael GRECH
Malta
Touring Club Malta / Malta Motorsports Federation
Jaakko HIETALA
Finland
AKK – Motorsport
Thierry JULLIARD
Switzerland
Auto Sport Suisse
Mark KLETTER
Austria
F1 Teams
Jean-Christophe LEROY
France
Fédération Française du Sport Automobile
Jean LUISI
France
Fédération Française du Sport Automobile
Martin MAISNER
Czech Republic
The Autoclub of the Czech Republic
Javier MARTIN-MERINO
Spain
Real Federación Española de Automovilismo
Philip MOSER
United Kingdom
F1 Teams
Kyle NOVAK
USA
Automobile Competition Committee for the United States FIA Inc.
Robert PERGL
Czech Republic
Ustredni Automotoklub CR
Patrick RAEDERSDORF
Switzerland
Auto Sport Suisse
Dieter ROSSKOPF
Germany
Deutscher Motor Sport Bund
Walter SOFRONOFF
Australia
Motorsport Australia
Felippe ZERAIK
Brazil
Confederacao Brasileira de Automobilismo
Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee
One position was filled on the proposal of the World Motor Sport Council:
Candidates
Nationality
Expertise
Jose Antonio VELOSO
Uruguay
Medical
Amendments to the FIA International Sporting Code
The Assembly agreed to a number of amendments to the International Sporting Code, including the following:
- Possibility of the substitute stewards and stewards to work remotely: Due to the current global situation, the Assembly extended the possibility for stewards to operate remotely under certain conditions.
Definition of Drifting: A specific definition of Drifting is introduced within the Code: "a Competition in which Drivers compete by aiming to accurately follow a pre-determined Course. Scoring will be done by Judges, based on a combination of line, angle, style and speed. Drifting can take place on either permanent or temporary Closed Courses, with two forms of Competition permitted: 1) Solo Drifting, often used for qualifying, will seed rivers compete one at a time to set as high a points score as possible, and / or 2) Tandem/battle Drifting, will feature two Drivers at the same time over a minimum of two runs. Each Driver will take the opportunity to be the leading vehicle for one run and the chasing vehicle for the other. The leading Driver’s objective will be to replicate what would be a perfect qualifying run, while the chasing Driver’s objective will be to mirror the run of the leader while maintaining as close proximity as possible. The Judges will determine the winner of each tandem/battle by comparing their performances across both runs (and any further runs as may be ordered)”.
Delegation of Sporting Powers
A request for the delegation of the Sporting Power from the Chinese Taipei Motor Sports Ltd (CTMS) to the Chinese Taipei Motor Sports Association (CTMSA) was approved by the Assembly, thus allowing for the selection and training of a national team for the FIA Motor Sport Games for 2022 exclusively.
FIA Members
Definitive affiliation of provisionally affiliated Clubs
Organisation
Country
Competence
Federação Angolana de Desportos Motorizados
Angola
Sport
Hellenic Motorsport Federation
Greece
Sport
Automobile Federation of Moldova
Moldova
Sport
National Automobile Club of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Sport
Vietnamese Motorsports Association LLC
Vietnam
Sport
Groupe de Développement Sportif
Canada
Sport
Change of Status
Organisation
Country
Competence
Namibia Motor
Sport Federation
Namibia
Change from associate to
full Member
Rwanda
Automobile Club
Rwanda
Change from associate to
full Member as ASN
Auto Sport d’Haïti
Haïti
Change from associate to
full Member
Resignation
Organisation
Country
Competence
The Camping and Caravanning Club
United Kingdom
Automobile mobility and tourism
Honorary Member
It is with pleasure that the General Assembly awards Honorary status to the following Members:
Title
Name
Président d’Honneur
Jean TODT
Vice-Président d’Honneur
Angelo STICCHI-DAMIANI
Vice-Président d’Honneur
Jose ABED
Vice-Président d’Honneur
Heping WAN
Membre d’Honneur
Michel FERRY
Président d’Honneur de Commission
Gérard SAILLANT
Président d’Honneur de Commission
Rod PARKIN
Président d’Honneur de Commission
Giuseppe MUSCIONI
Date and location of next meeting
The 2022 FIA Annual General Assembly and Prize Giving Ceremony will take place on 9 December 2022. The Assembly granted a mandate to the newly composed World Councils to determine the location and venue of the Assembly.