Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
AbbreviationFIA
Formation20 June 1904 (1904-06-20) (as AIACR)
TypeNon-profit[1]
Legal statusInternational association[1]
PurposeMotorists' issues
Motorsports
HeadquartersPlace de la Concorde
Location
  • Paris, France
Region served
International
Membership240 national organisations
Official language
English
French
Spanish[2]
President
 Mohammed Ben Sulayem
Main organ
General Assembly
AffiliationsInternational Olympic Committee
World Health Organization
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
World Tourism Organization
UN Environment Programme
Websitefia.com

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; English: International Automobile Federation) is an international organisation with two primary functions surrounding use of the automobile. Its mobility division advocates the interests of motoring organisations, the automotive industry and motor car users in the fields of road safety and traffic circulation. The sport division is a governing body for many international motorsport championships and disciplines, including Formula One.

The FIA was formally established on 20 June 1904. It is headquartered at 8 Place de la Concorde, Paris, with offices in Geneva, Valleiry and London. The FIA consists of 245 member organisations in 149 countries worldwide.[3] As of 2025, its president is Mohammed Ben Sulayem.[4] The FIA is generally known by its French name or initials, even in non-French-speaking countries, but is occasionally rendered as International Automobile Federation.[5][6]

Its most prominent role is in the licensing and sanctioning of Formula One, World Rally Championship, World Endurance Championship, TCR World Tour, World Rallycross Championship, Formula E, and various other forms of racing. The FIA along with the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) also certify land speed record attempts. The International Olympic Committee provisionally recognised the federation in 2011, and granted full recognition in 2013.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b 2021 FIA Statutes, Article 1.1
  2. ^ 2020 FIA Statutes, Article 38.1
  3. ^ "Members". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sulayem was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "FIA - International Automobile Federation". Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ^ "FIA boss: Electric F1 racing is 'simply not possible'". BBC News. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. ^ FIA gains official recognition from International Olympic Committee Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine – Autoblog, 16 January 2012
  8. ^ IOC upgrades FIA to full recognition status Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine – Business Standard, 17 September 2013
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