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The FIA’s Disability and Accessibility Commission has launched The Vehicle Adaptation Guidelines containing general guidance on the adaptation of motor sport vehicles for competitors with disabilities.

After months of intense testing, training and competition, the winners of the third edition of the FIA Girls on Track talent detection programme have now been revealed, with 15-year-old Belgian Aurelia Nobels winning the Senior category and 13-year-old Romanian Zoe Florescu Potolea emerging victorious in the Junior category following the final round of assessment at the famed Ferrari Driver Academy in Maranello.

Created to honour the FIA Member Clubs whose commitment brings sustainable and measurable change within the FIA community and society at large, the FIA President’s Awards celebrate outstanding contributions in the fields of Climate Action, Road Safety, and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. The FIA received 51 applications from all regions of the world, out of which 9 were shortlisted.

The FIA Road Safety Index will be available to all organisations worldwide who want to join the effort for safer roads. Autoliv, IKEA, TotalEnergies, the Swedish transport administration Trafikverket, and two FIA Clubs, the Automobile Club Association (ACA - France) and the Automóvil Club del Uruguay (ACU) have participated in the pilot phase. The FIA Road Safety Index enables organisations to measure and improve their safety footprint using a similar methodology as the one for carbon footprint.

Racing in the mountains and hills to test the machines and the skills of the drivers began as soon as motor racing appeared. And Hill Climbing has continued to this day, remaining a very popular and accessible form of motor sport. Two races are vying for the honour of having been the very first Hill Climb event in history.

The third edition of the FIA Women in Motorsport Commission's flagship programme designed to identify young girls who deserve to be supported in their dream of a career in motorsport ends today as the junior’s finalists have completed their karting camp within the Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA) in Italy. The crucial deliberation begins until the announcement of the two winners on 2 December.

FIA Member Clubs worldwide are committed to adopting diverse and inclusive practices and developing activities, both in Motor Sport and Mobility, to facilitate participation and improve accessibility for all. They have submitted 23 projects for the FIA President’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Award that will honour the most effective contribution to reach these goals.

Shaila-Ann Rao returned to the FIA to assist the new Presidential Team during the transition period...

Making Mobility and Motor Sport accessible to all is a key objective for FIA Member Clubs which have submitted 23 projects for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) category of the new FIA President’s Awards, celebrating Clubs’ commitment to bring about positive change for the FIA community and society as a whole.

The final four Junior drivers today embark on the decisive phase of the programme at the renowned Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA) in Maranello and at the Autodromo di Franciacorta race track to compete in karting, the real grassroots level of motor sport.