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The 25th General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 16 to 20 October 2023, was a landmark event for the international tourism community and for the FIA, which received a Silver Award. The participation of the Federation, represented by FIA Director of Tourism Services Habib Turki, not only celebrated 40 years of partnership but also highlighted the joint commitment of the FIA and the UNWTO to develop future collaborations in various crucial areas.

More FIA World Rally Championship history will be made next week (October 25-29) when the inaugural Central European Rally takes place across three countries.

DRIVER GROUP 1 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Alfa Romeo), Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari), Lance STROLL (Aston Martin...

The FIA World Motor Sport Council convened for its third meeting of 2023. The meeting was chaired by FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem with FIA Deputy President for Sport Robert Reid and WMSC members joining in person at the Federation’s offices in Geneva and via video conference.

Some radical changes to the regulations in respect of the terminology used in the Cross-Country Rally Sporting Regulations have been approved by the WMSC on Thursday 19 October.

* Thirteen events from January to November in four continents * Rallies on asphalt, gravel and snow provide the challenge * New event in Latvia, Poland’s return and early Safari date among changes

Overdrive Racing’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk confirmed the runner-up spots in the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) by winning the gruelling six-day Rally of Morocco. Despite stopping early in the final stage and missing out on a potential ninth overall, Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah did enough to confirm a second successive W2RC Drivers’ Championship.

THURSDAY, 19 OCTOBER Press Conference: 1330hrs Valtteri Bottas (Alta Romeo) Lance Stroll (Aston...

The Hansen World RX Team will expand to three cars for the final rounds of the FIA World Rallycross Championship in Hong Kong next month (11-12 November) when regular drivers Timmy and Kevin Hansen are joined by Patrick O’Donovan.