FIA Annual General Assembly 2019
The FIA held its General Assembly in Paris, France, today, bringing to a close its annual series of meetings of Sport and Mobility FIA Member Clubs from around the world. The week’s activities will culminate in this evening’s FIA Prize Giving Gala at the world famous musée du Louvre at which the winners of the Federation’s sporting championships will be honoured.
Opening the Assembly, FIA President Jean Todt highlighted the way in which the Federation is growing on a global scale, with interest from new member clubs, and a push to improve diversity in sport.
The Federation’s ongoing efforts to improve grassroots access to motorsport have been boosted by the CrossCar programme, while the Girls on Track initiative is creating new racing fans and finding untapped female talent.
On a global level, the FIA’s member clubs have joined the Federation’s world championships to work towards a planet-friendly future for sport and mobility alike, with a focus on electric racing, greener fuels, and Smart Cities developed with all road users in mind.
During today’s Annual General Assembly meeting, the following decisions were taken:
Amendments to the FIA Statutes
FIA Formula One World Championship – Implementation of 2021 Financial Regulations
The 2021 Formula One Financial Regulations require, for their full implementation, that the FIA Statutes be amended.
Consequently, the Assembly approved a number of amendments to the FIA Statutes relating to the creation of a Cost Cap Adjudication Panel (CCAP), that would be competent in the first instance in all disciplinary matters relating to the FIA Formula One Financial Regulations, within the structure of the FIA and to the election by the General Assembly of the members of the CCAP. Candidates will be proposed by the FIA Sport Members entitled to vote and by any group of five competitors of the FIA Formula One World Championship.
Additionally, the Assembly agreed to the following amendments to the FIA Statutes:
- Formal recognition of the emerging discipline of virtual/electronic motorsport (‘Digital Motorsport’), In order to assert the regulatory power of the FIA over this discipline.
- Clarification of the Boundaries for FIA Automobile Mobility and Tourism Regions III and IV. The new boundaries provide that: Region III encompasses North America including the Caribbean but not including Central America. Region IV encompasses South America and Central America (i.e. Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama)
International Tribunal and International Court of Appeal
In order to implement the 2021 Formula One Financial Regulations the Judicial and Disciplinary Rules (JDR) were amended to include the addition of new provisions on the jurisdiction of the International Court of Appeal (ICA) to hear appeals against decisions of the Cost Cap Adjudication Panel.
The term of office of 18 judges of the IT and ICA ends on 31 December 2019. The Assembly therefore proceeded to the election of the following:
Candidates | Proposed by | Nationality |
Xavier BONE MATHEU | Real Federación Española de Automovilismo (RFEDA) | Spain |
David CASEMENT | F1 Teams | United Kingdom |
David Charles CHU | F1 Teams | Hong Kong |
Harry DUIJM | F1 Teams | Netherlands |
Luigi FUMAGALLI | F1 Teams | Italy |
Jean GAY | Auto Sport Suisse (ASS) | Switzerland |
Edwin GLASGOW | F1 Teams | United Kingdom |
Riccardo LA COGNATA | Automobile Club Italia (ACI) | Italy |
Marek MALECKI | Polish Automobile and Motorcycle Association (PZM) | Poland |
Gerard MARTIN | Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB) | Belgium |
Fabio MATTEI | Automobile Club Italia (ACI) | Italy |
David MILES | Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) | Australia |
Philippe NARMINO | Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM) | Monaco |
Laurent NUSS | Automobile Club Association (ACA) | France |
Anthony SCOTT ANDREWS | Motorsport UK | United Kingdom |
Erich SEDELMAYER | Österreischicher Automobil- Motorrad-und Touring Club (ÖAMTC) | Austria |
Nish Kumar SHETTY | Motor Sports Singapore (MSS) | Singapore |
Waltraud WÜNSCH | Deutscher Motor Sport Bund (DMSB) | Germany |
Amendments to the FIA International Sporting Code
The Assembly agreed to several amendments to the International Sporting Code, including the following:
- Again in relation to the implementation of the 2021 Formula One Financial Regulations a number of changes have been made to the International Sporting Code, principally regarding the authority of stewards, by which all matters relating to the FIA Formula One Financial Regulations fall within the exclusive competence of the FIA Cost Cap Administration and of the FIA Cost Cap Adjudication Panel.
- Homologation of automobiles: Automobiles must comply with their respective homologation documents, except in the case of Automobiles adapted for disabled Drivers in possession of a Certificate of adaptations issued by the FIA. In that case, modifications to the Automobile in accordance with the adaptations specified in the Certificate of adaptations are authorised.
International Historical Commission
Members appointed
Country | Club | Titular | Deputy |
Austria | ÖAMTC | Alexander LETITZKI | Steffan KERBL |
Belgium | TCB & RACB | Jan DYCK (TCB) | Frédéric MAEYENS (RACB) |
Costa Rica | ACCR | Diego RODRIGUEZ | Rafael PINTO |
Czech Republic | ACCR | Frantisek CECIL | |
Denmark | DASU | Søren DUUN | |
France | ACF | Patrick GUERRIER DE DUMAST | Luc DE NOYELLE |
Germany | Avd | Franz Graf Zu Ortenburg (President) | |
Great Britain | Royal AC & MSA | Peter READ | Jeremy VAUGHN |
Hungary | MAK | Adam BERNICZEI-ROYKO | Gabov BERZVAI |
Italy | ACI | Giuseppe REDAELLI | Leonardo ADFESSI |
Luxembourg | ACL | Jean-Claude JUCHEM | Lucien FRANCK |
Lebanon | ATCL | Rony KARAM | |
Macau-China | AAMC | Patrick CASTRO | CHAN Chan Tou Sancho |
Monaco | ACM | Géry MESTRE | Christophe ALLGEYER |
Netherlands | KNAC | Carl F.J.M. HÖHNER | Peter STAAL |
Portugal | ACP | Luis M.C. CUNHA | Manuel FORMOSINHO SANCHEZ |
Slovenia | AS 2005 | Viktor LEVEC | |
Spain | RACE & RFEDA | José RUIZ THIERY (RACE) | Joaquin VERDEGAY de la VEGA (RFEDA) |
Members Co-opted
Country | Club | Titular | |
FIA | Historic Motor Sport Commission | Paolo CANTARELLA | |
Germany | AvD | Johannes HÜBNER | Head of Archives Working Party |
Great Britain | FBHVC | David WHALE | |
Great Britain | MSA | Rod PARKIN | |
International Federation | FIVA | Patrick ROLLET | Head of Legislation Working Party |
United States | ACCUS | Jeremy HALL |
FIA Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee
The General Assembly approved the re-nomination of three members to the FIA Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee proposed by the WMSC. The three members are:
Spase JOVKOVSKI | North Macedonia |
Javier MARTIN MERINO | Spain |
Martin SCHOLZ | Germany |
New members of the FIA
The FIA is proud to enlarge its membership and international representation by welcoming the following organisations into its structure:
Organisation | Country | Competence |
Angola | Federaçao Angolana de Desportos Motorizados (FADM) | Sport |
Greece | Hellenic Motorsport Federation (OMAE) | Sport |
Moldova | Automobile Federation of the Republic of Moldova (FARM) | Sport |
Uzbekistan | National Automobile Club of Uzbekistan (NACU) | Sport |
Vietnam | Vietnam Motorsport Association (VMA) | Sport |
Other affiliated organisation | Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport (EASST) | Associate member within the meaning of Article 3.7 of the FIA |
Definitive affiliation of provisionally affiliated Clubs
Organisation | Country | Competence |
Kosova Touring Assistance (KTA) | Kosovo | Automobile mobility and tourism |
Mongolian Automobile Motorcycle Sports Federation (MAMSF) | Mongolia | Sport/Automobile mobility and tourism |
Change of Status
Organisation | Country | Competence |
Auto Sport d’Haïti from full to associate member | Haïti | Sport/Automobile mobility and tourism |
Trinidad and Tobago Automobile Sports Association from full to associate member | Trinidad and Tobago | Sport |
Zambia Motor Sport Association (ZMSA) from associate to full member | Zambia | Sport |
Automobile Association of Zimbabwe (AAZ) from associate to full member | Zimbabwe | Automobile mobility and tourism |
Striking off the rolls
Organisation | Country | Competence |
Automobile and Touring Club of Greece (ELPA) | Greece | Sport /Automobile mobility and tourism |
Resignations
Organisation | Country | Competence |
Autorité Sportive Nationale du Canada (ASN Canada) | Canada | Sport |
Automobile Association LTD (AA) | United Kingdom | Automobile mobility and tourism |
Zelt-Klub Zurich (ZKZ) | Switzerland | Automobile mobility and tourism |
Honorary Members
It is with pleasure that the General Assembly awards Honorary status to the following Members:
Title | Name |
Président d’Honneur of the International Court of Appeal | Philippe Roberti de Winghe |
Président d’Honneur de Commission | Andy Lasure |
Membre d’Honneur de Commission | Stan Minarik |
Date of next meeting
The 2020 FIA Annual General Assembly and Prize Giving Gala will take place on 11 December 2020 in Munich, Germany.