The FIA’s member golf equipment (ASNs) assembled for a collection of regional conferences in the course of the FIA Basic Assemblies Week to advance motor sport growth of their areas and construct on the success of regional occasions and initiatives which have accelerated grassroots participation over the previous yr.
Reflecting on a powerful yr for motor sport at each degree of competitors, the conferences additionally laid the bottom for extra occasions, competitions and championships in 2026 and past. All areas had been offered with an replace relating to the Motor Sport Funding Programme and Sport Membership Improvement Programme that are offered by the FIA to help regional and grassroots motor sport initiatives in each nook of the globe.
North and South America
The Americas loved a powerful yr for motor sport with the staging of the first-ever WRC Rally del Paraguay, a notable spotlight of 2025. From six rounds of the FIA System One World Championship to the South American Karting Championship, the Americas have hosted milestone occasions at each degree of the motor sport pyramid.
FIA Vice President for Sport – North America, Daniel Coen, offered the idea of Pan-American occasions to the assembly to strengthen the area’s motor sport base, while Vice President for Sport – South America, Fabiana Ecclestone, mirrored on the brand new sources launched at the moment by the FIA to help member membership progress and growth.
Africa
FIA Vice President for Sport – Africa, Rodrigo Rocha, mentioned the numerous progress achieved throughout Africa because of the FIA sport membership growth initiatives and mirrored on the notable successes together with the FIA African Rally Championship and the second version of the African Karting Cup.
The creation of a working group for grassroots growth was additionally authorised to pool sources, share greatest follow and provoke joint working to widen the affordability, accessibility and inclusivity of motor sport throughout the area.
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific hosted quite a few milestone occasions over the previous yr, together with the Asia-Pacific Motorsport Championship in Sri Lanka, which featured over 200 opponents and included the disclosing of a domestically constructed FIA Reasonably priced Cross Automotive.
Final month, Malaysia hosted the inaugural FIA Karting Arrive and Drive World Cup with 107 drivers from 50 nations competing within the new, reasonably priced and accessible format championed by the FIA.
FIA Vice President for Sport – Asia-Pacific, Lung-Nien Lee, additionally seemed ahead to 2026 and outlined his imaginative and prescient for brand spanking new regional occasions, competitions and codecs to double motor sport participation throughout the area.
Center East and North Africa
FIA Deputy Vice President for Sport – MENA, HRH Prince Khalid Al Saud, representing FIA Vice President for Sport – MENA, Abdulla bin Isa Al Khalifa, opened the assembly by reflecting on two profitable grassroots occasions with the MENA Esports Championship in Jordan and MENA Karting Championship Nations Cup held in Qatar.
The assembly celebrated the elevated participation secured from these occasions and expressed its because of the organising ASNs for his or her regional management in organising the occasion.
With the FIA Karting World Championship (OK, OK-J) introduced in Bahrain subsequent yr, the area is wanting ahead to internet hosting much more world-class motor sport occasions in 2026, with working teams on karting, drifting and hill climb established to organise extra occasions throughout the area.
Europe
European delegates gathered for a networking dinner this night the place Vice Presidents for Sport – Europe, Anna Nordkvist and Manuel Aviñó thanked the Member Golf equipment for an extremely sturdy yr, with the area internet hosting over 500 FIA occasions in 2025.
Membership representatives used the chance to debate and collaborate on a collection of initiatives as a powerhouse of worldwide motor sport.
Valerio Iachizzi, FIA Secretary Basic for Sport, stated:
“2025 has seen a exceptional progress in regional motor sport, together with main occasions just like the South American Karting Championship, which was a showcase of the way forward for our sport, the Asia Pacific Motor Sport Championship, which united the area in a celebration of grassroots motor sport and the MENA Esports Championshi,p which highlighted the alternative ways to take part in motor sport.
“Our Member Golf equipment are the important thing to this success, and I’m delighted that we now have expanded the quantity of sources we’re in a position to present to help the expansion and growth of motor sport.”
