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Emirati Mohammed Ben Sulayem He was elected this Friday president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) for a four-year term, succeeding Frenchman Jean Todt, who had held the position since 2009.
Former rally driver Mohammed Ben Sulayem, 60, is the first non-European in office. Until now, vice-president of the FIA for the Middle East region, he was elected with 61.62% of the votes compared to 36.62% of the other candidate, the British Graham Stoker, 69, FIA deputy president of sport, and with 1.76% abstention.
In campaign for several months, Ben Sulayem stands as the rupturist president before Stoker, Todt’s right arm in recent years and candidate for continuity.
Born in Dubai, Ben Sulayem aims to modernize the FIA and make it more transparent. It promises an external audit on governance, an assessment of finances and transparent budget reports.
On the sporting side, his idea is that by 2025 world participation in the sport of motor racing should double, especially by opening it up to young people.
I’m Sulay, 14-time Middle Eastern Rally Championship Champion, received the support of that region, with increasing weight in world motorsport, and which organizes numerous elite events. The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain will all host an F1 GP in 2022, with Qatar joining them in 2023, although the latter supported the rival bid.
The former patron of the Ferrari F1 team, Jean Todt, leaves the FIA after three consecutive terms.
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