FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions
19 October 2021
The World Motor Sport Council convened last week for the third meeting of 2021. The meeting was hosted in Paris by FIA President Jean Todt with FIA Deputy President for Sport Graham Stoker and WMSC members in attendance and those joining by video conference from around the world. The following is a summary of the decisions taken during the meeting:
FIA Formula One World Championship
The 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar has been approved as follows:
Date Grand Prix Venue
20 March Bahrain Sakhir
27 March Saudi Arabia Jeddah
10 April Australia Melbourne
24 April Emilia Romagna Imola*
8 May Miami Miami**
22 May Spain Barcelona*
29 May Monaco Monaco
12 June Azerbaijan Baku
19 June Canada Montreal
3 July United Kingdom Silverstone
10 July Austria Spielberg
24 July France Le Castellet
31 July Hungary Budapest
28 August Belgium Spa
4 September Dutch Zandvoort
11 September Italy Monza
25 September Russia Sochi
2 October Singapore Singapore*
9 October Japan Suzuka
23 October USA Texas*
30 October Mexico Mexico City
13 November Brazil Sao Paulo
20 November Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi *subject to contract
**subject to FIA circuit homologation
Commentating on the 2022 calendar, FIA President Jean Todt said: “The impressive 2022 FIA Formula One Championship calendar is the result of the great work made by Formula 1, led by Stefano Domenicali and his team, in strong synergy with the FIA. Over the past two years, F1 has shown remarkable resilience. This is clearly demonstrated by the continued growth of the sport despite the important challenges of the pandemic. The 23 Grands Prix in 2022 will be an exciting showcase for the all-new cars and I am looking forward to it.”
The President added: “The push towards sustainability in motor sport continues to be a priority for the FIA. The new technical regulations for Formula 1 underline this approach.”
FIA World Rally Championship
The 2022 FIA World Rally Championship calendar has been approved as follows:
Date Event Surface
23 January Monte-Carlo Mixed
27 February Sweden Snow
24 April Croatia** Tarmac
22 May Portugal Gravel
5 June Italy Gravel
26 June Kenya Gravel
17 July Estonia Gravel
7 August Finland Gravel
21 August TBC Tarmac
11 September Greece Gravel
2 October New Zealand* Gravel
23 October Spain Tarmac
13 November Japan Tarmac *subject to Event Promotion Agreement
**subject to ASN Agreement
All events are to be organized by the existing event organizers/ASNs
WMSC members noted that the current WRC calendar has been shaped in accordance with the restrictions imposed by the global pandemic with a concentration of events in Europe.
The WMSC pledged that as soon as the situation eases, the FIA World Rally Championship calendar must return to a more global presence beyond Europe.
Starting from 2022 the FIA Artificial Intelligence Safety Camera (AISC) will become mandatory in all Rally1 cars. This forward-facing in-car camera will continually scan the special stage and its direct surroundings, identifying the shapes and analysing the position of spectators in the environment, hence helping to supplement the work undertaken by the FIA Safety Delegate to address unsafe situations. The crew-facing High-Speed Camera (HSC) currently in use in all Priority 1 cars will no longer be mandatory but only recommended.
With the introduction of the hybrid technology in Rally1 cars in 2022, zones where it will be mandatorily to run in full electric mode will be defined in the road book to allow crews to prepare their strategy for events in advance.
Any deviation will be reported to the Stewards and penalties may be imposed. Furthermore, elements related to the identification of high-voltage cars, such as the placing of “HY’ in red letters next to the front door panel and changing the background of the competition number, have been defined to enable marshals, officials and spectators to differentiate high-voltage vehicles from others. For more information on the World Motorsport Council Decisions visit the FIA website here.
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