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The FIA was a founder member of the European New Car Assessment Programme, a car safety programme that crash-tests new models and publishes safety reports on vehicles. Mosley was the first chairman of the organisation. [32] The FIA later helped establish the Latin NCAP, ASEAN NCAP and Global NCAP.
This is a list of FIA member organisations. [1] These are the clubs, local authorities and governing bodies that work on a more localized level to help the global Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) organise racing events, among other pursuits. There are hundreds of different groups all around the world.
The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) is a North American sports car racing sanctioning body based in Daytona Beach, Florida, under the jurisdiction of the ACCUS arm of the FIA. It was started by John Bishop, a former executive director of SCCA (Sports Car Club of America), and his wife Peggy in 1969 with help from Bill France Sr ...
It is the official liaison of U.S. sanctioning bodies to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It was founded in 1957 to take over FIA representation when the American Automobile Association withdrew from racing and dissolved the AAA Contest Board. [1]
There are 38 Grade One circuits with 45 layouts. Circuits holding Grade One certification may host events involving "Automobiles of Groups D (FIA International Formula) and E (Free Formula) with a weight/power ratio of less than 1 kg/hp." [1] As such, a Grade One certification is required to host events involving Formula One cars.
Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheel racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The formula in the name alludes to a series of rules established by the FIA to which all participants and vehicles are required to conform.
In 1974, the Formula One Constructors' Association (FOCA) was founded in order to increase commercial organisation of Formula One for the benefit of the racing teams. In 1978, Bernie Ecclestone became the executive of FOCA, and fought the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA) for control of the commercial rights of F1.
Motorsport Ireland is affiliated to the supreme authority for world motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) based in Geneva and Paris. Motorsport Ireland jurisdiction covers the 26 counties and has under its umbrella 32 affiliated motor clubs that are the actual organisers of all sporting events.