The Fédération Internationale de l’Vehicle (FIA), the worldwide governing physique for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has immediately launched a ‘Name for Proposal’ to search out promoters and organisers of FIA sanctioned Esports Championships.
As one of the vital accessible and reasonably priced types of competitors, Esports will play a serious position within the FIA’s plan to extend international motor sport participation and create new pathways into motor sport.
The Name for Proposal goals to determine appropriate companions with whom the FIA can work on the continued growth of its Esports technique.
Proposals are anticipated to stipulate potential Esports Championship ideas, together with:
total formatvenues and places for on-site finalsgeographical scopea business technique that ensures long run monetary stability for Esports.
Sim racing is experiencing an enormous progress in reputation, attracting not solely informal avid gamers and motor sport lovers but in addition skilled racing drivers resembling Max Verstappen and Esports rivals from all around the world.
The FIA MENA Esports Championship in 2025 generated 111 million views, and greater than 6,000 drivers from 159 international locations have already registered to participate within the first FIA Esports World Rally Tour in Could with finalists competing dwell on stage at this yr’s FIA Awards in Shanghai in December.
With the worldwide Esports market income projected to achieve 5.1 billion US$ in 2026* the FIA’s Esports technique has the potential to unlock important business alternatives whereas opening entry to motor sport competitors.
H.E. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President of the FIA, mentioned: “Esports represents one of the vital accessible and quickly rising types of competitors, creating new pathways for folks all over the world to have interaction with motor sport. This Name for Proposal marks an necessary milestone within the growth of the FIA’s Esports technique as we determine alternatives that may assist sustainable progress and appeal to new audiences and rivals.”
FIA Esports Fee President, Niroshan Pereira, mentioned: “The launch of this public Name for Proposal marks an necessary step in figuring out skilled organisers and promoters able to delivering FIA Esports Championships that meet the very best requirements of excellence, integrity, innovation, and viewers engagement.
By way of this initiative, we intention to ascertain a clear and bold framework that may assist the sustainable progress of aggressive Esports beneath the FIA umbrella whereas fostering collaboration throughout the broader Esports ecosystem.”
events have till 08:00 CEST on 17 August 2026 to submit their proposals to the FIA.
*Supply: https://www.statista.com/outlook/amo/esports/worldwide/#income
The Name for Proposal doc may be downloaded HERE and from the related part of fia.com
