FIA World Motor Sport Council | |
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Abbreviation: | FIA WMSC |
Formation: | (as AIACR) |
Type: | Governing body for Motor sport |
Status: | Voluntary association |
Purpose: | Motorists' issues Motorsports |
Headquarters: | Place de la Concorde |
Location: | Paris, France |
Region Served: | International |
Membership: | 28 members |
Language: | English French Italian |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Mohammed bin Sulayem |
Main Organ: | Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile |
Affiliations: | Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile FIA Institute FIA Foundation International Olympic Committee World Health Organization Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development World Tourism Organization UN Environment Programme |
The World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) is a part of the governance structure of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. It has responsibility for all aspects of international motor sport. It meets at least three times a year to decide on rules, regulations, safety and development of motor sport at every level from karting to Formula One.[1] [2]
The World Motor Sport Council, in its administration of international motor sport, prioritises improvements in safety and environmental standards across all forms of the sport, adopts common regulations across the various series, and nurtures motor sport’s roots by developing all forms of the sport, especially among the youth and in developing countries.
The World Motor Sport Council's membership is chosen by the FIA General Assembly, which contains representatives from national motorsport authorities (ASNs) throughout the world. It is one of two FIA World Councils; the other council is responsible for administrating "issues affecting the automobile in society (The World Council for Automobile Mobility and Tourism (WCAMT)).[3]
The World Motor Sport Council meets a minimum of three times a year to consider proposals from specialist FIA Commissions and subsidiaries.[4]
Position | Representing | Member | |
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President | FIA President | ![]() | |
Deputy President | FIA Deputy President for Sport | ![]() | |
Vice-Presidents | Bahrain | ![]() | |
Spain | ![]() | ||
Costa Rica | ![]() | ||
Brazil | ![]() | ||
Singapore | ![]() | ||
Sweden | ![]() | ||
Mozambique | ![]() | ||
Titular members | Saudi Arabia | ![]() | |
Monaco | ![]() | ||
New Zealand | ![]() | ||
Australia | ![]() | ||
Denmark | ![]() | ||
Barbados | ![]() | ||
Kenya | ![]() | ||
Slovenia | ![]() | ||
Great Britain | ![]() | ||
United States | ![]() | ||
Czech Republic | ![]() | ||
Turkey | ![]() | ||
China | ![]() | ||
Members by right | FIA Women in Motorsport Commission Chairperson | ![]() | |
Formula One Group Representative | ![]() | ||
FIA Manufacturers' Committee President or F1 Commission Delegate | ![]() or ![]() | ||
FIA Drivers' Committee President | ![]() | ||
FIA International Karting Commission President | ![]() | ||
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The most crucial roles and responsibilities of the World Motor Sport Council include: