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Six stages stand between José Antonio Suárez and home FIA European Rally Championship glory after the Spaniard completed leg one of the 2026 season opener in a fine first place.

Twelve months ago at Imola, Ferrari’s Antonio Giovinazzi grabbed pole position by a margin of more than three-quarters of a second. The reigning world champion secured the top spot on the starting grid again today, but he had to dig deep indeed during the closest Hyperpole shootout in Hypercar history.

Marczyk returns to defend title, but will he charge like a bull or be smart as a matador?

All entries are in for the FIA Innovation Challenge 2026. From large-scale initiatives to targeted, local campaigns, 65 projects driving growth, development and community impact have been received from Member Clubs across the four Mobility Regions in the FIA network.

The FIA European Rally Championship’s headlining ERC1 category will switch to advanced sustainable fuel in 2026 with all Rally2 cars using ETS Racing Fuels for at least the next three seasons.

The FIA University, the research and educational hub of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) – the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide – has today announced the release of its latest white paper, Working for Safety: How Medical and Safety Research Leads to Safety Improvements in Motorsport, authored by Dr. Sean Petherbridge, President of the FIA Medical Commission.

Young people are taking a leading role in promoting safer and more sustainable mobility across Nepal through a nationwide initiative implemented by FIA Member Club the Nepal Automobiles’ Association (NASA) with support from the FIA Safe and Sustainable Mobility Grants Programme and the FIA Foundation.

The hunt for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship honours gets underway with the 6 Hours of Imola this weekend (17–19 April), as no fewer than 14 manufacturers head into battle and Ferrari targets a victorious home-soil start to its title defence.

FIA Member Club, the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) has driven a nationwide campaign to increase child seat usage and better protect children travelling in vehicles across Japan.

Four weeks on from a maiden FIA World Rally Championship victory at Safari Rally Kenya, Takamoto Katsuta / Aaron Johnston secured back-to-back WRC wins at Croatia Rally.