THE FIA

The International Automobile Federation (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile in French), usually named as FIA, is the organization that regulates the most important automobile competitions.

It has its principal headquarters in Paris, France. It is formed by 157 national organization members in 118 countries all over the world. Its president of the lasts years had been Max Mosley, but he was substituted by the ex Ferrari’s team boss Jean Todt in October 2009.

The FIA was founded in Paris on June 20^th 1904. In 1922, FIA lead the organization of automobile races to the Commission Sportive Internationale (CSI), an autonomic committee that later became the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA).

In 1950 they organized the first Automobile World Championship actually known as Formula 1.

In 1973, the FIA also include in its jurisdiction rally races; the Monte Carlo rally was the first race of this kind organized by the FIA.

A restructuration was made in the organization in 1993 this eliminated the FISA, giving the administration of all the automobile races under the direct management of the FIA.