Ben Sulayem Pushes To Scrap FIA Presidential Term Limits Ahead Of General Assembly Vote

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has put forward a proposal to members calling for the removal of maximum terms in office.
Ben Sulayem is almost six months into his second term as president of F1’s governing body, having initially been elected in 2021.
Currently, a maximum of three terms can be served by any one FIA president, limiting total time in office to 12 years.
Should Ben Sulayem be re-elected again, that three-term limit would keep him in office only until 2033 under the existing rules.
He was given another four years in office late last year, when a quirk in the election process meant he was the only candidate able to stand.
Ben Sulayem unsurprisingly received 91.5 per cent of all votes after running unopposed in that election.
The three-term limit was introduced by his predecessor Jean Todt, who served as FIA president between 2009 and 2021, having been re-elected on two occasions.
Ben Sulayem’s proposal will be discussed and voted on at next month’s FIA General Assembly, and it is expected to be passed by members.
An FIA spokesperson said: “A proposal has been put forward to establish a consistent approach to tenure across all FIA bodies, similar to what currently exists for the world councils and the senate.”
The spokesperson added: “The proposal is subject to approval by the World Councils and by the General Assembly. FIA bodies retain full authority to democratically elect officeholders.”
Last year’s elections are currently the subject of legal action from Laura Villars, who ran as a candidate before being told she could not go up against Ben Sulayem because of a quirk in the rules.
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