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Bringing together stewards, Clerks of the Course, scrutineers and event organisers representing 53 ASNs, the seminar provided two days of focused discussions covering regulatory developments, safety, operational best practices and the role of officials across FIA championships. Hosted at the historic headquarters of the Autoklub of the Czech Republic, the event opened with a welcome […]

The modifications to the Technical Regulations follow the pre-season tests in Barcelona and Bahrain and extensive feedback received from drivers and teams. A significant effort has been invested in finding a solution to the topic of the compression ratio. This parameter, which was one of the key fundamental targets of these regulations in order to […]

The FIA, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, is proud to announce the extension of its Partnership with Racing Force Group, the global leader in motor sport safety equipment. FIA officials, safety car drivers and medical car staff across the Federation’s championships will continue to be provided with OMP fire-retardant racewear and Bell Racing helmets.  The first supply agreement between the FIA and […]

Copa Truck, one of South America’s most prominent motor sport series, which is governed by Brazil’s FIA Member Club, the Confederação Brasileira de Automobilismo (CBA), will run all trucks on 100% Be8 BeVant, a drop-in renewable biodiesel that does not require any technical adaptations to the trucks. The CBA and the Automóvel Association of Brazil […]

Following a season of intense competition, the FIA Off-Road Awards were held in Porto, Portugal, recognising the 2025 champions of the FIA’s Cross Car, Autocross and Rallycross championships. The ceremony was hosted by the Federação Portuguesa de Automobilismo e Karting (FPAK), which welcomed representatives from across the international off-road community. Opening the ceremony through a […]

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc topped the final day of F1’s pre-season test schedule with the fastest time of the six days, posting a time of 1:31.992 to end the week as the only driver below the 1m32s mark.  Leclerc led the way throughout the final day, using C3 compound Pirelli tyres to get down to 1:32.655. […]

The FIA, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, is proud to announce a landmark Partnership with Tomorrow.io, the world’s leading Resilience Platform™, joining as an Official Partner. The collaboration unites the FIA’s mission to advance safety and integrity across world motorsport with Tomorrow.io’s AI-powered weather intelligence, setting a new benchmark for race-day preparedness and operational excellence.  Weather has […]

HYPERCAR HEAVYWEIGHTSIn the headlining Hypercar category, another clash of the titans is very much in prospect. Ferrari’s 499P prototype remains unbeaten at La Sarthe since joining the fray in 2023, and the Prancing Horse is targeting a fourth straight success, the factory #50 and #51 cars and independently run #83 AF Corse entry having prevailed […]

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli topped the timesheet on the penultimate day of pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of the start of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship in a little over a fortnight’s time. The 19-year-old Italian set the fastest time of pre-season testing with a lap of 1:32.803, good enough to edge out […]

Refinements to the 2026 Formula 1 Regulations were agreed and will now be referred to the World Motor Sport Council for final approval.  The following is an overview of the key discussion points: Feedback on 2026 Formula 1 Regulations  In common with the introduction of such significant regulatory changes, there are still collective learnings to […]

Over recent weeks and months, the FIA and the Power Unit Manufacturers have collaboratively developed a methodology to quantify how the compression ratio changes from ambient to operating conditions. Following validation of this approach, a proposal has been submitted whereby, from 1 August 2026, compliance with the compression ratio limit must be demonstrated not only […]

Mercedes’ George Russell beat McLaren’s Oscar Piastri by one hundredth of a second as the final pre-season Formula test ahead of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship got underway at the Bahrain International Circuit. Third place on the timesheet went to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Russell posted a lap of 1:33.459 in the afternoon session, […]

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The Japanese driver fronts a dominant Toyota 1-2-3 after eight stages on the rapid, snow-lined roads around Umeå, with Sami Pajari completing the trio as the GR Yaris Rally1 established itself as the reference package from dawn through to the floodlit Umeå Sprint. The narrative shifted early. Championship leader Oliver Solberg began the day in […]

The Toyota Gazoo Racing duo began the day in fourth place and launched a fierce challenge over the closing 195.38km stage to set the quickest time by 4min 26.7sec and confirm overall victory by 3min 51.8sec. The South African became the seventh different winner since the inaugural event in 2018 and the points gained have […]

Da Costa was the first of the lead group to leap for both of his mandatory 350kW, all-wheel drive ATTACK MODE boosts and pulled a gap on those behind through the second round of activations – enough to hold fast for the win with 2.5 seconds to spare at the chequered flag. The victory marks […]

Kimi Antonelli topped the timesheet on the final day of F1’s first Bahrain pre-season test, beating team-mate George Russell by almost a quarter of a second as the pair handed Mercedes a statement 1-2 ahead of next week’s final test. Lewis Hamilton set the third fastest lap before the Ferrari driver pulled over off track […]

Porsche Formula E Team’s Pascal Wehrlein sealed a perfectly executed victory in his 100th E-Prix, timing his PIT BOOST and ATTACK MODE just right to head home Mahindra Racing’s Edoardo Mortara and Jaguar TCS Racing’s driver Mitch Evans. Wehrlein started the race in third and went later than those around him with his 50kW, all-wheel […]

The first double-header of Season 12 (2025/26) is here, which will take place under the lights in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on a circuit that features a total track length of 3.01km long and consists of 19 turns. There’s a lot to look out for this weekend, with the highly-anticipated return of PIT BOOST, and the […]

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set the quickest time on day two of FIA Formula 1 pre-season testing, beating McLaren’s Lando Norris by half a second, with Haas’ Oliver Bearman third fastest in Bahrain.  Leclerc delivered his 1m34.273 table-topper early in the morning session and his Soft tyre time remained unbeaten for the rest of the day. […]