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Meetings of the Africa, Asia-Pacific and MENA regions held on the occasion of the FIA Annual General Assembly week in Bologna, Italy, have identified grassroots categories as a key driver in encouraging more people to take part in motor sport.

The FIA will create an e-library by digitising its archives which will be accessible to all in 2024. The e-library will preserve the Federation’s rich heritage and it will be a valuable resource for Motor Sport and Mobility history research and education. As part of the development phase, a beta version of the e-library has been launched today and is open to all FIA Member Clubs for feedback.

The 2022 Volunteers and Officials Awards, which recognise the tireless efforts of the men and women who are the backbone of motor sport competitions the world over, have been announced by the FIA Volunteers and Officials Commission.

The star-studded event honours the champions of 2022 from across the FIA motor sport spectrum in Bologna’s automotive heartland - The Ceremony will be broadcast at 9:30 pm CET on FIA channels – TikTok for the first time, Facebook & YouTube

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of world motorsport and the federation of the world's leading motoring organizations, has entered into a multi-year agreement with Corpay’s Cross-Border business to become the “Official FX Payment Supplier of the FIA”.

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.