FIA World Motor Sport Council

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][3]

FIA World Motor Sport Council

FIA Headquarters (2011)
Abbreviation	FIA WMSC
Formation	20 June 1904; 121 years ago (1904-06-20) (as AIACR)
Type	Governing body for Motor sport
Legal status	Voluntary association
Purpose	Motorists' issues Motorsports
Headquarters	Place de la Concorde
Location	Paris, France
Region served	International
Membership	28 members
Official language	English French Italian
President	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
Website	Official website

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)).^[4][2]

The World Motor Sport Council meets a minimum of three times a year to consider proposals from specialist FIA Commissions and subsidiaries.^[2]

Member list and Constituency (2022–term)

Position	Representing	Member
President	FIA President	Mohammed bin Sulayem
Deputy President	FIA Deputy President for Sport	Position vacant
Vice-Presidents	Bahrain	Sheikh Abdulla Bin Isa Al Khalifa
	Spain	Manuel Avino
	Costa Rica	Daniel Coen
	Brazil	Fabiana Ecclestone
	Singapore	Lung-Nien Lee
	Sweden	Anna Nordkvist
	Mozambique	Rodrigo Rocha
Titular members	Saudi Arabia	HRH Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Al Faisal Al Saud
	Monaco	Eric Barrabino
	New Zealand	Wayne Christie
	Australia	Garry Connelly
	Denmark	Tom Kristensen
	Barbados	Andrew Mallalieu
	Kenya	Amina Mohamed
	Slovenia	Rado Raspet
	Great Britain	David Richards
	United States	George Silbermann
	Czech Republic	Jan Stovicek
	Turkey	Serkan Yazici
	China	Tao Zhang
Members by right	FIA Women in Motorsport Commission Chairperson	Burcu Çetinkaya
	Formula One Group Representative	Stefano Domenicali
	FIA Manufacturers' Committee President or F1 Commission Delegate	Oliver Schmerold or Frédéric Vasseur
	FIA Drivers' Committee President	Ronan Morgan
	FIA International Karting Commission President	Akbar Ebrahim
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The most crucial roles and responsibilities of the World Motor Sport Council include:

• To ensure the enforcement of the FIA statutes and, to resolve sporting questions of the general assembly.
• To finalise and ultimately approve the international sporting calendar for FIA international motor series such as Formula One, World Endurance Championship and World Rally Championship.
• To approve proposed regulations for the FIA championships.
• To administrate the finances of FIA sports given the budget of the FIA.