Motorsports has been long established in our country and we have successfully organised many events of world status like the FIM Road Racing Grand Prix World Championship from 1991 onwards, the FIM Superbike World Championship, the FIM Endurance World Championship, FIM Asia Road Racing Championship, FIA ASIA Pacific Rally and the FIA Formula One World Championship Championship from 1999 onwards.
In the International Motorsports arena, the Automobile Association of Malaysia is affiliated to Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and Commission Internationale de Karting-FIA (CIK-FIA) as their representative and controlling body in Malaysia. The functions of the controlling bodies are as follows:
FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile)
The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile is an international organisation grouping together automobile clubs from all over the world which have joined together in order to better carry on their activities and to defend their common cause, motor cars. The body in which the supreme authority of the FIA is invested is its General Assembly, at which each affiliated country has a vote. The Sporting Power in matters of motor sport, with which the FIA is invested, has its origin in the pooling of powers held by each ASN (National Sporting Authority) in its own country. This power is therefore common property.
FIM (Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme)
Founded in 1904, the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme is an international organisation, which was created to control and develop the sporting and touring aspects of motorcycling and to assist motorcycle users in those fields.
The FIM as defined in the statutes is the supreme and sole international authority empowered to control international motorcycling activities organised under its jurisdiction throughout the world and as such acts as the supreme court for the settlement of disputes which may arise from the organisation of such activities. The official titles of World Championships, Continental Championships and FIM Prize events in all disciplines of the motorcycle sport belong to the FIM.
CIK-FIA (Commission Internationale de Karting-FIA)
The CIK-FIA, (Commission Internationale de Karting-FIA) which was founded in 1962, is an association governed by its statutes and by articles 60 of the Swiss Civil Code. The objective of the Commission Internationale de Karting - FIA is to establish links between its members principally with a view to:
- Ensuring unity in the Karting movement and safeguarding the material and moral interests of Karting in all countries.
- Fostering the development of the practice of Karting, safety and helping to improve the environment.
- Fostering the development of the sport of Karting and ensuring respect of the common rules applicable to the organisation and running of Karting competitions.
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