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The FIA World Rally Championship which features a 13-round global tour in 2023, begins with the 91st staging of the iconic Rallye Monte-Carlo from January 19-22.

The 2023 FIA Junior WRC Championship has accepted nine entries for the season opening round on Rally Sweden representing a diverse selection of rallying’s next generation of superstars.

Since September 2022, The Latvian Automobile Federation (LAF) has spearheaded an inspirational project at Ropazi High School in Latvia. Tapping into the need to engage children in STEM subjects in a fun and practical way, this workshop class focuses on motor sport and asks students to prepare a car for Folkrace amateur autocross, as well as then participate in a real race.

2022 was a remarkable year for Antigua Pro Racing. As part of its programme to grow motor sport in the Caribbean, the organisation hosted a variety of events to cater to different skill levels and interests.

Started in June 2021 by the Ministry of Sports in collaboration with the World Rally Championship (WRC) and the Kenya Motorsports Association (KMSF), the project aims at promoting environmental conservation and increasing forest cover in the country.

Twenty-two-strong grid of Gen3 single-seaters set to electrify the iconic Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

The 11th season of the FIA World Endurance Championship will feature an impressive 13 Hypercar entries, with involvement from a total of nine manufacturers highlighting the continued growth of the world’s premier international sportscar championship.

With the support of the Mapfre Foundation, FIA Member Club the Touring y Automóvil Club de Colombia organised Mobility Workshops at the national level to raise awareness among young people (from kindergarten to grade 11) about Safe, Healthy and Sustainable Mobility. 80,746 children and adolescents from 120 public and private educational institutions took part in the workshop from June to November 2022.

One of the ongoing goals of the FIA is to expand its horizons and open the world of motor sport through equality, diversity and inclusion. FIA President Ben Sulayem and his team are working hard to ensure opportunities within the sport are not limited by origin, gender, religion and finance, and one of the key targets is to increase regional competitiveness and double motor sport participation by 2025.

Toyota were dominant at the end of the first week of the 45th Dakar Rally and the Japanese manufacturer reached the rest day in Riyadh with four cars inside the top five and Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and his co-driver Mathieu Baumel winning three stages and leading the event by 1hr 03min 36sec.