Key Achievements
- FIA International Historical Commission signs Turin Joint Statement on Biofuel in the context of the 2024 G7.
- FIA Founding Members Club created a new award, the Heritage Promotion Cup, and honoured the Automobile Club d’Italia and the Azerbaijan Automobile Federation.
- Work progressed on the FIA eLibrary with 88,327 pages and 1,481 documents scanned and 1,225 published in 2024.
INTERNATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION
In 2024, the International Historical Commission (CHI) undertook translation of the joint FIA, FIM and FIVA manifesto ’Securing the future of our motoring heritage’ into multiple languages. The Manifesto positions the CHI at the forefront of the promotion of automobile heritage. In February, the Manifesto was also presented at the Rétromobile fair in Paris, at the stand of the FIVA (Fédération Internationales des Véhicules Anciens), and at the London to Brighton run, the world’s longest-running Veteran Car Run.
The Manifesto can be found at: CHI-FIVA-FIM Manifesto SECURING THE FUTURE OF OUR MOTORING HERITAGE | Federation Internationale de l’Automobile.
The Commission made progress in its commitment with sustainable fuels, engaging with a number of specialist partners regarding technologies with the potential to secure the future of the existing fossil fuel fleet, and in particular, historic vehicles. The Commission illustrated its support by becoming a signatory of the Turin Joint Statement on Biofuel in the context of the 2024 G7.
The CHI also continued to work on a number of projects in 2024 including the development of an FIA Historic Touring Passport that would act as a guarantee of authenticity and make international travel easier and the launch of a new CHI webpage.
FOUNDING MEMBERS CLUB
As the FIA marked its 120th anniversary in 2024, the Founding Members Club created a new award, the Heritage Promotion Cup, to exist alongside the Heritage Cup and to acknowledge the efforts made by nominees to raise awareness of motoring heritage within society.
In 2024, two outstanding contributors to the promotion of automobile heritage were recognised by the FMC Awards: the Automobile Club d’ Italia, which received the reputed Heritage Cup for its work on the circuit of Monza, and the Azerbaijan Automobile Federation, which was honoured with the first ever Heritage Promotion Cup for its Classic Car exhibition.
In 2024, to exist alongside the Heritage Cup, a parallel award, the Heritage Promotion Cup, was created. The award acknowledges the efforts made by nominees to raise awareness of motoring heritage within society.
eLIBRARY AND ARCHIVES DIGITISATION
Initiated by FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem in December 2022, the FIA has embarked on an ambitious project to digitise its vast document archive, making the rich heritage of its activities available to all in 2024.
Once finalised, the e-Library, will bring together more than a century of Motor Sport and Mobility documents in a searchable digital space. The library will form an important tool in the work of the FIA University and act as a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of motor sport and mobility.
As of December 2024, 88,327 pages and 1,481 documents had been scanned, and 1,225 documents had been published.
