FIA Annual General Assembly 2019

FIA news 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 (PZA)
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 Namibia (AAN) from associate to full member
Namibia
Automobile mobility and tourism


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.

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