French Federation of Automobile Sport
French Federation of Automobile Sport (, FFSA), founded in 1952, is one of the National Sports Associations affiliated to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), with the aim of organising, regulating and developing motorsport in France. By representing the government on the field, the FFSA guarantees the political development of the automobile sport and karting in France. There are presently 56,000 registered members, registered through 432 automobile clubs (218 main clubs; 214 karting clubs). There are some 350 approved circuits, of which 120 are designed for road racing, and 280 karting tracks. The FFSA is managed by a Management Committee of 30 members elected for 4 years. The President of the FFSA is selected among the members of the Management Committee. The Role of the FFSA The delivery of the licenses The making of the competition’s calendar The validation of the circuits The delivery of the permits that allow the organization of competitions The control of the competitions that received the permit The delivery of teacher-coach diplomas The approval of the driving schools The organization of the championship, the stages, and manifestations The awarding of the France Championship titles The affiliation to National and International organizations The moral, technical and material help to the associations and licensees The organization of congresses, conferences, internships, and assemblies Keeping track of a central service of documentation and information The making and publishing of all the documents and bulletins concerning its activities The exercise of disciplinary power that is given by the Law The Organisation The FFSA is made of a structural associative layer formed by 21 Regional Committees of Automobile Sports and 18 Regional Committees of Karting. Each one of these structures is made of Automobile Sports Associations (ASA) and Karting Sports Associations (ASK), which give out the licenses and assure the technical and administrative organization written in the federal calendar. Presided by Nicolas DESCHAUX, the federation is governed by an Executive Bureau made of 8 members, all of them coming from the Directive Committee which is made of 30 elected members mandated for four years. Based at 32, Avenue de New-York in Paris, France, the head offices welcome different poles of activities underneath a General Director. FFSA in Numbers 56 000 licensees in automobile sport and karting 39 regional structures (21 Regional Committees of Automobile Sports and 18 Regional Committees of Karting) 400 Automobile / Karting Sports Associations 350 Automobile and karting tracks all over France 34 French Karting Schools in France 1 100 competitions a year in France 3 French National Teams (Circuit, Karting and Rally) 7 fields of automobile: Rally, Circuit, Mountain, All-Road, Karting, Historical Vehicles (VHC) and Drift FFSA’s fields of Competition Rally: This discipline dominates the French automobile sport with over 250 competitions on the calendar every season and more than 15 000 participants (licensees and officials). The Rally is seen on all types of roads (asphalt, dirt roads, unpaved roads), is open to all categories of certified cars (nationally and internationally), and is noticed thanks to its