2021 FIA Annual General Assembly

FIA news The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) today elected a new President at its Annual General Assembly in Paris, France, with Mohammed Ben Sulayem winning a four-year term, alongside Deputy President for Sport Robert Reid, Deputy President for Automobile Mobility and Tourism Tim Shearman and Senate President Carmelo Sanz de Barros . President Ben Sulayem takes over from outgoing FIA President Jean Todt whose third term came to an end today. In light of the ongoing health crisis, this year’s AGA was held as a hybrid physical/online meeting, for the second year in a row with physical and remote voting used in determining the outcome of the Presidential election. Addressing the Assembly, outgoing FIA President Jean Todt said: “Thank you to Deputy President for Sport Graham Stoker, Deputy President for Mobility Thierry Willemarck, President of the Senate Brian Gibbons, the members of the World Councils, the Senate, all of our commissions, Secretary General for Automobile Mobility and Tourism ad interim Onika Miller, Secretary General for Sport Peter Bayer, each department and all our volunteers, without whom nothing would be possible. I have great respect for what they do. “Thank you to our promoters, all the mobility and sport stakeholders and to you, the Members of the FIA. You are the strength of the FIA and the pride of the FIA. Over the years I had the privilege to get to know you all individually and to visit you in your countries and we have created friendship and that will stay. That is the biggest emotion I have leaving the FIA. I have a strong wish and recommendation for whoever is elected – protect them, they are worth it. I wish you good luck. I was happy to be your President.” Newly elected FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem said: “Thank you very much for the trust and support you have given me. The FIA has given me a lot. It made my life and took me to where I am now and it’s time to give something back. I would like to thank my team and my family that has been with me all the time. I would like to also thank Graham Stoker for the challenge we had, and for some sleepless nights, and in the end we will both work for the FIA and we will lean on the experience of the past team. Thank you for the trust you have given me and I can assure you that what is in our manifesto will last.” Presidential List Today’s election results in the appointment of the following Presidential List:   LEADER OF THE LIST: Mohammed BEN SULAYEM Title Name Nationality Proposed by President of the FIA Mohammed Ben SULAYEM United Arab Emirates NA President of the Senate Carmelo SANZ DE BARROS Spain Real Automovil Club de España Deputy President for Sport Robert REID United Kingdom Motorsport UK Deputy President for Automobile Mobility and Tourism Tim SHEARMAN Canada Canadian Automobile Association Vice-President for Sport (Middle East) Abdulla AL KHALIFA Bahrain Bahrain Motor Federation Vice-President for Sport (Africa) Rodrigo FERREIRA ROCHA Mozambique Automovel & Touring Clube de Moçambique Vice-President for Sport (North America) Daniel COEN Costa Rica Automovil Club de Costa Rica Vice-President for Sport (South America) Fabiana ECCLESTONE Brazil Confederacao Brasileira de Automobilismo Vice-President for Sport (Asia-Pacific) Lung-Nien LEE Singapore Motor Sports Singapore Vice-President for Sport (Europe) Anna NORDKVIST Sweden Svenska Bilsportforbundet Vice-President for Sport (Europe) Manuel AVINO Spain Real Federación Española de Automovilismo   Decisions of the General Assembly During today’s Annual General Assembly meeting, the following decisions were taken:   World Council for Automobile Mobility and Tourism Eighteen members were elected from the candidate proposals received from FIA Automobile Mobility and Tourism Regions and validated by the Nominations Committee:   Region I   Name Nationality Proposed by Didier BOLLECKER France Automobile Club Association Marga DE JAGER Netherlands Koninklijke Nederlandse Toeristenbond Jorge Fernando DELGADO Spain Real Automovil Club de España Peter GOETSCHI Switzerland Touring Club Suisse August MARKL Germany Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club Györgyi MILOVUKOVICS Hungary Magyar Autoklub Giuseppe REDAELLI Italy Automobile Club d’Italia Gottfried WANITSCHEK Austria Österreichischer Automobil – Motorrad und Touring Club   Region II   Govinda BHATTARAI Nepal Nepal Automobiles’ Association Michael BRADLEY Australia Australian Automobile Association Nitin DOSSA India Federation of Indian Automobile Associations Rifat SUNGKAR Indonesia Ikatan Motor Indonesia Bernard TAY Singapore Automobile Association of Singapore   Region III   Alvaro OLIVER VENERE Uruguay Automovil Club Dominicano Selwyn PERSAD Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Automobile Association   Region IV   Pedro Guillermo COFINO ORTEGA Guatemala Automovil Club de Guatemala Gorki Salomon OBANDO ULTRERAS Ecuador Automovil Club del Ecuador Alejandro QUINTANA Chile Automovil Club de Chile   World Motor Sport Council Fourteen members were elected from among the applications received from Candidate proposals from the FIA full Members and validated by the Nominations Committee.   Candidates Proposed by Nationality HRH Prince Khalid Bin Sultan AL FAISAL AL SAUD Saudi Arabia Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation Eric BARRABINO Monaco Automobile Club de Monaco Wayne CHRISTIE New Zealand Motorsport New Zealand Garry CONNELLY Australia Motorsport Australia Viktor KIRYANOV Russia Russian Automobile Federation Tom KRISTENSEN Denmark Dansk Automobil Sports Union Andrew MALLALIEU Barbados Barbados Motoring Federation Amina MOHAMED Kenya Kenya Motor Sport Federation Rado RASPET Slovenia Auto Sport Federation of Slovenia David RICHARDS United Kingdom Motorsport UK George SILBERMANN USA Automobile Competition Committee for the United States FIA Inc. Jan STOVICEK Czech Republic The Autoclub of the Czech Republic Serkan YAZICI Turkey Turkish Automobile Sports Federation Tao ZHANG China Federation of Automobile and Motorcycle Sports of People of China   Elections to Committees and Disciplinary Bodies Audit Committee Two new members of the Audit Committee were elected at the General Assembly:   Candidates Nationality Bertrand BADRE (President) France Tom PURVES United Kingdom   International Tribunal and International Court of Appeal  The position of 19 judges were renewed, with the following being elected:   Candidates Nationality Proposed by Laurent ANSELMI Monaco Automobile Club de Monaco Rui BOTICA SANTOS Portugal Automóvel Club de Portugal Michele CORRADINO Italy Automobile Club d’Italia William Garrett CROTTY USA Automobile Competition Committee for the United States FIA Inc. Michael GRECH Malta Touring Club Malta / Malta Motorsports Federation Jaakko HIETALA Finland AKK – Motorsport Thierry JULLIARD Switzerland Auto Sport Suisse Mark KLETTER Austria F1 Teams Jean-Christophe LEROY France Fédération Française du Sport Automobile Jean LUISI France Fédération Française du Sport Automobile Martin MAISNER Czech Republic The Autoclub of the Czech Republic Javier MARTIN-MERINO Spain Real Federación Española de Automovilismo Philip MOSER United Kingdom F1 Teams Kyle NOVAK USA Automobile Competition Committee for the United States FIA Inc. Robert PERGL Czech Republic Ustredni Automotoklub CR Patrick RAEDERSDORF Switzerland Auto Sport Suisse Dieter ROSSKOPF Germany Deutscher Motor Sport Bund Walter SOFRONOFF Australia Motorsport Australia Felippe ZERAIK Brazil Confederacao Brasileira de Automobilismo   Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee One position was filled on the proposal of the World Motor Sport Council:   Candidates Nationality Expertise Jose Antonio VELOSO Uruguay Medical   Amendments to the FIA International Sporting Code The Assembly agreed to a number of amendments to the International Sporting Code, including the following: Possibility of the substitute stewards and stewards to work remotely: Due to the current global situation, the Assembly extended the possibility for stewards to operate remotely under certain conditions. Definition of Drifting: A specific definition of Drifting is introduced within the Code: " a Competition in which Drivers compete by aiming to accurately follow a pre-determined Course. Scoring will be done by Judges, based on a combination of line, angle, style and speed. Drifting can take place on either permanent or temporary Closed Courses, with two forms of Competition permitted: 1) Solo Drifting, often used for qualifying, will seed rivers compete one at a time to set as high a points score as possible, and / or 2) Tandem/battle Drifting, will feature two Drivers at the same time over a minimum of two runs. Each Driver will take the opportunity to be the leading vehicle for one run and the chasing vehicle for the other. The leading Driver’s objective will be to replicate what would be a perfect qualifying run, while the chasing Driver’s objective will be to mirror the run of the leader while maintaining as close proximity as possible. The Judges will determine the winner of each tandem/battle by comparing their performances across both runs (and any further runs as may be ordered) ”.   Delegation of Sporting Powers A request for the delegation of the Sporting Power from the Chinese Taipei Motor Sports Ltd (CTMS) to the Chinese Taipei Motor Sports Association (CTMSA) was approved by the Assembly, thus allowing for the selection and training of a national team for the FIA Motor Sport Games for 2022 exclusively.   FIA Members Definitive affiliation of provisionally affiliated Clubs   Organisation Country Competence Federação Angolana de Desportos Motorizados Angola Sport Hellenic Motorsport Federation Greece Sport Automobile Federation of Moldova Moldova Sport National Automobile Club of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Sport Vietnamese Motorsports Association LLC Vietnam Sport Groupe de Développement Sportif Canada Sport   Change of Status   Organisation Country Competence Namibia Motor Sport Federation Namibia Change from associate to full Member Rwanda Automobile Club Rwanda Change from associate to full Member as ASN  Auto Sport d’Haïti Haïti Change from associate to full Member   Resignation   Organisation Country Competence The Camping and Caravanning Club United Kingdom Automobile mobility and tourism   Honorary Member It is with pleasure that the General Assembly awards Honorary status to the following Members:   Title Name Président d’Honneur Jean TODT Vice-Président d’Honneur Angelo STICCHI-DAMIANI Vice-Président d’Honneur Jose ABED Vice-Président d’Honneur Heping WAN Membre d’Honneur Michel FERRY Président d’Honneur de Commission Gérard SAILLANT Président d’Honneur de Commission Rod PARKIN Président d’Honneur de Commission Giuseppe MUSCIONI Date and location of next meeting The 2022 FIA Annual General Assembly and Prize Giving Ceremony will take place on 9 December 2022. The Assembly granted a mandate to the newly composed World Councils to determine the location and venue of the Assembly. General Assembly FIA FIA 1FIAFIAGeneral Assembly00 Friday, December 17, 2021 - 6:12pm Friday, December 17, 2021 - 6:12pm