Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA) was the
sport governing body for
motor racing
Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of tw ...
events, in particular
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
. The organization's origins dated from 1922, when the
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; en, International Automobile Federation) is an association established on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users. It is the governing body for ...
(FIA) delegated the organization of automobile racing to the Commission Sportive Internationale (CSI), which lasted until 1978 when
Jean-Marie Balestre
Jean-Marie Balestre (9 April 1921 – 27 March 2008) was a French auto racing administrator, who became President of the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA) from 1978 to 1991 and President of the Fédération Internationale de ...
took over the reins and it was renamed FISA. A restructuring of the FIA in 1993 led to the disappearance of the FISA, putting motor racing under the direct management of the FIA.
Presidents
See also
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FISA–FOCA war
The FISA–FOCA war was a political battle contested throughout the early 1980s by two now defunct representative organizations in Formula One motor racing, the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA) and the Formula One Construct ...
References
Auto racing organizations
Formula One
Motorsport governing bodies
1922 establishments in Europe
1922 establishments in Asia
1922 establishments in Africa
1922 establishments in North America
1922 establishments in South America
1922 establishments in Oceania
1993 disestablishments in Europe
1993 disestablishments in Asia
1993 disestablishments in Africa
1993 disestablishments in North America
1993 disestablishments in South America
1993 disestablishments in Oceania
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