At the start of the meeting a minute’s silence was held in memory of Sir Frank Williams, the founder of the Williams Formula 1 team who passed away in November. He was remembered as a pioneer, an exceptional personality and an exemplary man who leaves a lasting legacy on the sport. Claude Le Guézec, who was Secretary General of the CSI (Commission Sportive Internationale, former name of the FISA, integrated in the FIA in 1993) from 1972-1977 was remembered as was Walter Melnizky, Honorary President of the FIA, and former President and Honorary President of ÖAMTC (the Automobile and Motorcycle Touring Club of Austria).

The council members unanimously approved a proposal for the nomination to the FIA General Assembly of President Jean Todt as an Honorary President of the FIA in recognition of his invaluable contribution to the Federation and the sport as a whole during the term of his Presidency from 2009 –2021. 

The following Honorary Positions of the FIA were also proposed.

Jose Abed
Vice-President of the World Motor Sport Council (2005-2021)

Angelo Sticchi-Damiani
Vice-President of the World Motor Sport Council (2009-2021)

Heping Wan
Vice-President of the World Motor Sport Council (2006-2017)

Gérard Saillant          
President of the Medical Commission (2008 - 2021)

Rod Parkin
Member of the Historic Motor Sport Commission (2008 – 2020)

Giuseppe Muscioni
Member of the Circuits Commission (1980-2021)

The following is a summary of the decisions taken during the meeting:

FIA Formula One World Championship

The World Motor Sport Council discussed the remarkable 2021 season, noting that it was undoubtedly the most intense and exciting year of competition in recent memory.

Following the presentation of a report regarding the sequence of events that took place following the incident on Lap 53 of the 2021 FIA Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 12 December and in a constant drive for improvement, the FIA President proposed to the World Motor Sport Council that a detailed analysis and clarification exercise for the future with all relevant parties will now take place. This proposal was accepted, and further details can be found in a separate statement.

2026 Power Unit Regulations

The World Council validated the framework for the 2026 Power Unit Regulation and identified the following key objectives: 

• A Powerful Environmental Message: 100% sustainable fuel, overall efficiency, and shift of focus to electrical power
• Significant Cost Reduction: technical, operational and financial regulations
• Newcomers: make it possible for them to join the sport at a competitive level
• Protect the Show: powerful and high-revving power unit, car performance, sound, drivers’ ability to race, avoiding excessive differentiation

The 2026 Power Unit Regulations will be based on 4 pillars:

• Retain the 1.6-litre V6 engine
• Increase electrical power to 350kW
• Eliminate the MGU-H
• Introduction of a Power Unit cost cap

A detailed document of the 2026 Power Unit Regulations will be developed and submitted to the World Motor Sport Council in early 2022.

Various refinements to the 2022 Technical Regulations were also approved. This is the product of a close collaboration in between the Formula 1 teams and the FIA.

The 2022 calendar is approved as follows*:

 
FIA World Rally Championship 

In the sporting regulations, amendments have been made to support the introduction of the new Rally1 hybrid cars at the top level of the discipline, with a strong focus on cost management, safety and sustainability.

The number of engines allowed for each manufacturer has been reduced from three to two, while the use of hybrid units per season (testing not included) for cars entered to score points in the Manufacturers’ Championship has been limited to a pool of nine over the course of the season, with one hybrid unit and one spare hybrid allowed in each rally for all other Rally1 cars, to comply with Rally1 cost saving measures.

As part of the High Voltage safety procedures starting in 2022, every Rally1 car must carry on board HV class-0 gloves, which driver and co-driver will be required to wear in an event of an HV issue to ensure a higher level of protection. Rally1 cars will be marked with a “HY” sign in white letters on red background on the front door panels replacing the vehicle number to make it more easily identifiable by marshals and spectators. Clarification was brought regarding the charging procedure for Rally1 plug-in hybrid cars as well as for HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicles) zones, when the Rally1 car will use emission free driving. Also, additions to the Appendix 14 were approved to outline the HV safety procedure to follow in the event of a red light or battery thermal incident.

Other sporting changes include a revision of Article 53.1 to create a strong incentive for competitors to stop and re-fasten their helmet, should they realize in a stage that it is not done correctly - a penalty may be assigned otherwise. The procedure for refueling was also clarified, with competitors having to remain outside the car during the operation and the crew supplying the fuel to wear specific clothing. To reduce the instances of drivers registering as co-drivers and taking championship points, the person nominated as the driver on the entry form must now drive on the special stages, except in a case of force majeure, in order to score points.

In the technical regulations, there were changes to the Rally1 class to include the increase of the minimum weight of the car by ten kilos in order to limit the costs.

FIA World Endurance Championship

2022 Technical Regulations for the Hypercar category, including both LMH and LMDh specifications, have been approved.

Testing limitations in the Hypercar category have been defined and applied for the cars entering the second year of their homologation cycle.

The FIA WEC points system has been amended. Points for finishing outside of the top ten (currently 1 point for eight-hour and 24-hour races and 0.5 point for six-hour races) will no longer be awarded.

ABB FIA Formula E World Championship

Financial Regulations for Formula E Teams and Manufacturers, which will be implemented from Season 9 (2022-2023) onwards, have been approved. They aim to monitor and control spendings levels of competitors, promote long-term financial sustainability for Formula E Teams and Manufacturers, the competitive balance of the championship and the sporting fairness.

Updates were ratified to the Season 8 (2021-2022) ABB FIA Formula E World Championship Sporting regulations related to qualifying, to create more efficient operational processes.

The Season 8 (2021-2022) ABB FIA Formula E World Championship calendar* has been updated as follows: 

FIA World Rallycross Championship

Ahead of the debut of the all-electric World Rallycross Championship in summer 2022, a number of changes to the Sporting Regulations relating to competition format were approved for World RX1.

The Qualifying heats will be renamed Heat 1, Heat 2, Heat 3 instead of Q1, Q2, Q3. There will be three heats only as opposed to the four that have existed over the last eight years. Heat 1 starting positions will be decided following a “Superpole” timed session instead of a draw.

Heat 4 will be replaced by a “Progression Race” to add one more decisive stage in the progress of the event towards access to the Semi-Finals. Starting position distribution for this Progression Race will be determined according to ranking after the 3 Heats. The Final phase remains with Semi-Finals and a Final, but with five-car starts. The highest qualified driver will have a free of starting position. Other changes include five laps in all races (Qualifying, Progression Race, Semi-Finals, Final) and no use of the Joker Lap allowed in Lap 1 if the Joker Lap is in Corner No.1.

That new format will also be applied in all other FIA RX Championships (RX2e, Euro RX1, Euro RX3), except that Heat 1 starting positions will be determined by a draw.

The 2022 World RX Championship calendar* was approved as follows: 

DH – Double Header

FIA Single-seater Commission 

FIA Formula 2 Championship 

The 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship calendar* was approved as follows:

FIA Formula 3 Championship 

The 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship calendar* was approved as follows:

 
FIA Cross-Country Rally Commission 

The FIA World and Regional Cups for Cross-Country Bajas will adopt the same point scoring system as the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship, in order to standardise the scale across the cross-country discipline and add sporting interest to the regional cups. Leg points will however only be awarded when the competitive distance is greater than 50 kilometres. For events counting towards both the World Cup and Regional Cup, competitors may only score points in one of the competitions of their choice.

In order to optimise the number of competitors in the 2022 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship, the homologation validity period has been extended to the end of 2026 for T2 cars previously homologated until the end of 2023, and T2 cars which homologation validity ended in 2017 or later.

The 2022 regional cups* are confirmed as follows:

FIA European Cup for Cross-Country Bajas

 
FIA Middle East Cup for Cross-Country Bajas

 
FIA Off-Road Commission

FIA RX2e Rallycross Championship (RX2e)

The 2022 FIA RX2e Championship calendar* was approved as follows: 

 
FIA European Rallycross Championship (RX1) 

The 2022 FIA European RX1 Championship calendar* was approved as follows: 

 
FIA European Rallycross Championship (RX3)

The 2022 FIA European RX3 Championship calendar* was approved as follows: 

 
FIA European Autocross Championship (including Cross Car)

The 2022 FIA European Autocross Championship calendar* was approved as follows: 

All rounds include SuperBuggy, Buggy1600 and JuniorBuggy categories, plus Cross Car categories where specifically indicated (EXC : FIA European Cross Car Championship, XCAT : FIA Cross Car Academy Trophy) 
 

 
FIA Karting Commission (CIK)

A number of changes to the CIK-FIA Sporting Regulations were approved for the 2022 season for FIA Karting Championships, Cups and Trophies (except Academy and Superkart). In an effort to better control running costs, a maximum of four sets of new slick tyres will be permitted for use during test sessions. This includes the Thursday test day (except in the first session where free tyres are provided), Official Free Practice on Friday and Warm-Ups.

Super Heats will be introduced in all events and categories, giving drivers an extra chance to qualify for the final.
From 2022, the FIA Karting International Super Cup – KZ2 will be known as the FIA Karting World Cup - KZ2.

Following a tender process, the official tyre suppliers for 2022 are as follows: VEGA has been selected for the exclusive supply of tyres for OK-Junior. MG has been selected for the exclusive supply of tyres for OK. LeCont has been selected for the exclusive supply of tyres for KZ, KZ2 and Karting Academy Trophy.

FIA Rally Commission 

Following the announcement of the 2022 FIA African Rally Championship schedule at the last Council’s meeting in October, the calendars of the other 2022 FIA Regional Rally Championships were approved as follows, subject to the ASN’s agreement and approval:

FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship – Asia Cup*

FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship – Pacific Cup*

 
FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship – Final*

 
FIA CODASUR Rally Championship*

 
FIA European Rally Championship*

^YC Yellow card and deployment of Rally Safety Task Force application

FIA Middle East Rally Championship*

 
FIA NACAM Rally Championship*

 
FIA European Rally Trophy – Alps Rally Trophy*

 
FIA European Rally Trophy - Balkan Rally Trophy*

^BC Subject to acceptance by the ASN of the action list following a Blue Card.

FIA European Rally Trophy – Celtic Rally Trophy*

 
FIA European Rally Trophy – Central Rally Trophy*

^YC: Yellow card and deployment of Rally Safety Task Force application

FIA European Rally Trophy – Iberian Rally Trophy*

 
FIA European Rally Trophy – Scandinavian Rally Trophy*

 
FIA European Rally Trophy – Final*

 
R-GT Cup*

 
A number of amendments to the Regional Rally sporting regulations were approved. Starting in 2022, organisers will have the option to set up a tyre warming zone between the time control and the start of a special stage, with the aim to improve safety and avoid tyre warming on public roads. Furthermore, organisers are encouraged to move to a safety tracking system complying with FIA specifications before it becomes mandatory in 2023.

In the FIA European Rally Championship, the principles of the “Power Stage” will be introduced, owing to the success of the feature in the WRC and its value for TV broadcast. The points awarded in the Power Stage to the Top 5 finishers will replace the current stage bonus points. Changes were brought to have every top driver choose his start position for Leg 1 based on the results of the Qualifying stage, in order to counter tactics, while allowing the Promoter to set up an attractive and compact TV show. Tyres for all ERC1, ERC3 and ERC4 priority competitors will have to be supplied by an FIA-nominated tyre company, to allow better promotion opportunities for official manufacturers, while keeping the championship open to other suppliers.

To better differentiate Rally3 from Rally4 and make the category more attractive to manufacturers and competitors, the technical regulations have been updated to include the increase of the maximum internal diameter of the Rally3’s restrictor from 30mm to 31mm, ensuring consistency with the Rally car pyramid.

FIA Touring Car Commission

WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup

Several changes to the WTCR Sporting Regulations were approved for 2022, with the objective of refining the format, further improving the racing and minimising the strategizing element in qualifying.

• Points allocation system has been amended. From 2022, more points will be awarded for the results of the standard grid race (30 points for victory), than for the reversed-grid race (25 points for victory).
• Points for qualifying will now be awarded to the drivers who set top five fastest time at any stage of the session (including Q1, Q2 and Q3 segments).
• Maximum compensation weight has been reduced from 60 to 40kg, with calculations based on the better of the previous two, rather than three events.
• Minimum repair time allowance between the two races has been introduced and set at 60 minutes, allowing competitors to drive to the limit in the opening race without the fear of compromising the second race of the day.

FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup

Both Sporting and Technical Regulations for the 2022 FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup have been approved.

The series calendar* was also approved as follows: 

 
FIA Hill Climb Commission

FIA European Hill Climb Championship

The 2022 FIA European Hill Climb Championship calendar* was approved as follows: 

 
FIA International Hill Climb Cup

The 2022 FIA International Hill Climb Cup calendar* was approved as follows:

 
FIA Historic Motor Sport Commission

FIA Historic Hill Climb Championship

The 2022 FIA Historic Hill Climb Championship calendar* was approved as follows:

 
FIA Truck Racing Commission

Sporting and Technical Regulations for 2022 FIA Truck Racing Championship have been approved.

The series calendar* has also been approved as follows:

 
The council has also approved the partnership with Goodyear as the exclusive tyre supplier for the FIA ETRC for a term of three years, covering the 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons.

Key principles of the 2023 FIA ETRC Technical Regulations have also been approved, with the objective of opening the competition to alternative power sources, including electric and hydrogen. Following the introduction of the HVO biodiesel, this is the next step on the sustainability roadmap to progressively implement environmentally-friendly power sources to truck racing.

FIA Drag Racing Commission

2022 FIA European Drag Racing Championship calendar* was approved as follows: 

 
Minor amendments and restructuring of the 2022 FIA Drag Racing Technical Regulations have also been approved.

FIA Safety Commission

Updates to the International Drivers’ Licence Regulation were approved.

Accordingly, there was clarification that all Super Licence points awarded in a calendar year are treated similarly. The minimum requirements for championship eligibility, specifically that each competition may have one or more races, all of which count towards the final championship result.

There will also be adjustments to points with an increase in points from 10 to 12 assigned to the FIA WEC-LMGT-Pro Championship.

It was agreed to make changes to the 2022 International Drivers’ Licence requirements in order to clarify that the weight/power ratio is not applicable for Hill Climb cars in Groups CN, D and E2 to keep the status quo in relation to 2021 and clarification that the power/weight ratio is not applicable for historic rally cars to keep the status quo in relation to 2021. 

FIA Women in Motorsport Commission

President Todt thanked Ms. Mouton for her successful 12-year tenure and congratulated the Commission for the invaluable contribution it continues to make towards meeting the FIA’s #PurposeDriven objectives.

The second edition of FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars came to a successful conclusion last week with the announcement that 16-year-old Spaniard Laura Camps Torras will become the second female driver to join the Ferrari Driver Academy. In addition, Portugal’s Maria Germano Neto, at just 11 years of age, won the new Junior category of the programme and will compete in an international karting season next year with the support of the Academy.

A third call for talent among the FIA’s ASNs early next year will result in more female drivers potentially becoming part of the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2023 and racing for the Iron Dames in F4.

FIA Electric and New Energy Commission

The e-Rally Regularity Cup has been renamed FIA ecoRally Cup as it better reflects the main challenge of this competition, where both efficiency in consumption and regularity are taken into account.

The FIA ecoRally Cup 2022 calendar* was approved as follows:

 
The Sporting Regulations of the 2022 FIA ecoRally Cup will now require the participation in at least 50% of the competitions to be eligible for the titles of FIA ecoRally Cup drivers and co-drivers winner.

2022 WMSC Commissions 

Upon President Todt’s proposal, the WMSC agreed to leave the decision over the composition of the 2022 Commissions to the incoming FIA Presidential team.

Conclusion from the FIA President
The President of the FIA warmly thanked all the WMSC members, the Presidents and the Members of the Commissions, the Volunteers and Officials all around the world and the administration of the FIA for their great achievements during his Presidency.

*All calendars subject to Promoter Agreement/ASN approval/Circuit Homologation