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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) is the governing body for world motor sport and the federation of the world’s leading motoring and mobility organisations.


  • Founded in 1904, with headquarters in Paris and Geneva, the FIA is a non-profit organisation. It brings together 245 Member Organisations from 146 countries on five continents.
  • Its Member Clubs represent over 80 million road users and their families.
  • In motor sport, it administers the rules and regulations for all international four-wheel sport, including the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, FIA World Rally Championship and FIA World Rally-Raid Championship.
  • The FIA promotes safe, sustainable and accessible mobility for all road users around the world.

Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme

FIM is the governing body for motorcycle sport and the global advocate for motorcycling.


  • Founded in 1904 in Paris and currently based in Mies (Switzerland), the FIM is the International organisation acting in all matters connected with motorcycling activities (sporting & non-sporting) and defending the rights and interests of motorcycle users and industry.
  • 116 National Federations across the world and regrouped in 6 Continental Unions are affiliated to the FIM.
  • FIM is the supreme and sole international authority empowered to control international motorcycling events organised under its jurisdiction throughout the world.
  • It is recognised by the IOC as the sole competent authority in motorcycle sport.
  • It is also the 1st international sports federation to impose an Environmental Code in 1994.