Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
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The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, commonly referred to as the FIA, is a non-profit association established on June 20, 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users.
It was founded as Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR), which describes its structure as an international organisation of national clubs. Headquartered at 8, Place de la Concorde, Paris, France, it consists of 207 national member organisations in 122 countries worldwide. Its current president is Max Mosley.
For the general public, the FIA is mostly known as the governing body for motor racing events. In 1922, the FIA delegated the organisation of automobile racing to the CSI (Commission Sportive Internationale), an autonomous committee that later became the FISA (Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile). A restructuring of the FIA in 1993 lead to the disappearance of the FISA, putting motor racing under direct management of the FIA.
As is the case with soccer's FIFA, the FIA is generally known by its French name and acronym, even in English-speaking countries, but is occasionally rendered as International Automobile Federation.
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[edit] Structure
- FIA General Assembly – the Federation's supreme governing body, consisting of the presidents of the FIA's numerous member clubs.
- FIA President – also serves as chairman of the General Assembly
- FIA Deputy President for Mobility and the Automobile
- FIA World Council for Mobility and the Automobile – governs all non-sporting FIA activities
- Mobility and Automobile commissions
- FIA Deputy President for Sport
- FIA World Motor Sport Council – governs all the sporting events regulated by the FIA
- Sporting commissions
- FIA Deputy President for Mobility and the Automobile
- FIA President – also serves as chairman of the General Assembly
- FIA Senate
- FIA International Court of Appeal
- FIA Secretariat
[edit] Members
- AA, Great Britain
- ACF, France
- ADAC, Germany
- AMSS, Serbia
- ASN Canada FIA, Canada
- AvD, Germany
- IMSA, USA
- CCC, Great Britain
- FIVA, Great Britain
- JAF, Japan
- MSA, Great Britain
- RAC, Great Britain
- ACI, Italy
- PZM, Poland
- CAMS, Australia
- HKAA, Hong Kong
- ELPA, Greece
- FPAK, Portugal
- AAP, Philippines
- FMSCI, India
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[edit] Event history
In 1950, the FIA organised the first World Championship for race car drivers in racing events, known today as Formula One.
In 1955, the FIA created the World Endurance Championship, the first points series for sports car racing in the world. This championship only had scoring for manufacturers until 1981. From 1982, with the new Group C prototype regulations, a drivers championship was added. The championship finally met its demise in 1993.
In 1973, the FIA organised the first World Rally Championship. The Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo became the first ever FIA World Rally Championship event.
[edit] Events
The FIA currently regulates the following events:
- FIA Formula One World Championship
- FIA World Rally Championship
- FIA World Touring Car Championship
- FIA GP2 (formerly Formula 3000) International Championship
- FIA GT Championship
- FIA GT3 European Championship
- CIK-FIA Karting World Championship
- FIA European Touring Car Championship
- FIA European Truck Racing Cup
- FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup
- FIA European Drag Racing Championship
- FIA European Autocross Championship
- FIA European Rallycross Championship
- FIA Alternative Energies Cup
- FIA European Hill Climb Championship
- FIA International Hill Climb Challenge
- FIA European Hill Climb Cup
- FIA Historic Racing Championships
- FIA Historic Rally Championship
- FIA Historic Regularity Runs
- FIA Historic Hill Climb Championship
- FIA European Rally Cups
- FIA Middle-East Rally Championship
- FIA African Rally Championship
- FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
- FIA European Rally Championship
- A1 Grand Prix
The FIA formerly regulated the following events:
