Presidency

The President is the external face of the FIA, acting as the voice of the institution and taking part in all ceremonial events. He/she takes executive decisions on behalf of the FIA in areas delegated by the FIA bodies and ultimately the General Assembly.

Jean Todt
Jean Todt
FIA President (since 2009)

Jean Todt was born on 25 February 1946 at Pierrefort, Cantal (France). He has one son, Nicolas,...

Max Mosley
FIA President 
(1993 - 2009)

Max Mosley was born in London in 1940 and attended schools in Britain, France and Germany. He went...

Jean Marie Balestre
Jean-Marie Balestre
FIA President
 (1985 - 1993)

Born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in 1921, Jean-Marie Balestre was a self-made man who had a life-long...

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Paul Alfons Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg
FIA President
 (1975 - 1985)

Born in 1917, Prince Paul Alfons Von Metternich-Winneburg was a German-Austrian aristocrat. He...

Prince Amaury de Merode FIA
Prince Amaury de Merode

FIA President
 (1971 - 1975)

Prince Amaury de Merode was born into one of the most distinguished princely houses of the Belgian...

Wilfrid Andrews

FIA President
 (1965 - 1971)

Born in 1892, Wilfrid Andrews was the first British President of the FIA. As Chairman of the RAC of...

Prince Filippo Caracciolo di Castagneto
FIA President 
(1963 - 1965)

Born in 1903 in Naples, Prince Filippo Caracciolo was the eighth prince of Castagneto. A multi-...

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Count Hadelin de Liedekerke Beaufort

FIA President
 (1958 - 1963)

Born in 1887 of Franco-Belgian origins, Count Hadelin de Liedekerke Beaufort was elected president...

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Jehan de Rohan-Chabot

AIACR President 
(1936 - 1946)
 FIA President 
(1946 - 1958)

Viscount Jehan de Rohan-Chabot was born in 1884 and came from a family with regal connections in...

Count Robert de Vogüé
AIACR President 
(1931 - 1936)

Descended from a family of high-ranking diplomats, Count Robert de Vogüé was already a decorated...

Baron Etienne de Zuylen de Nyevelt FIA
Baron Etienne de Zuylen de Nyevelt
AIACR President 
(1904 - 1931)

Born in Belgium in 1860 to a prominent family of ambassadors and statesmen, Baron de Zuylen de...

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