Robert Reid, the FIA’s deputy president for sport and one of the most senior members of Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s presidential team, has resigned from his position with immediate effect over what he calls a “governance crisis” within the governing body.The Scot (pictured at left, above) was a key part of...

Robert Reid, the 2001 World Rally champion co-driver alongside Richard Burns, is a strong candidate to lead a new WRC Drivers' Association.Drivers called for a more of a say in the WRC's future direction after the disputes over conditions at last month's Rally Sweden. Reid has worked with the FIA...

World Rally Championship drivers are working to form a group similar to Formula 1's Grand Prix Drivers' Association, with GPDA chairman Alex Wurz interested in collaborating.Leading WRC drivers and co-drivers will meet in Mexico next week to discuss their plans.The crews' concerns surfaced at Rally Sweden earlier this month, when...

Manor Formula 1 team affiliated GP2 driver Jordan King has won the driver of the year accolade at the FIA Institute's Young Driver Excellence Academy.King is one of 11 drivers who has been part of the academy process through 2015, undertaking a series of development workshops under the supervision of...

The World Rallycross Championship has launched a talent search that will take place in the build-up to the opening round in Britain in May.MSA competition license holders aged between 18 and 30 have been invited to put their names forward for the contest, the winner of which will receive a...

Sir Jackie Stewart has praised the work of the Scottish Government in a review of event safety, following the 2014 Jim Clark Rally accident in which three people were killed.The triple Formula 1 world champion joined 2001 World Rally champion co-driver Robert Reid and high-ranking members of Police Scotland and...

Two-time Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi's grandson Pietro has been selected as part of the FIA Institute's 2015 list of 'Academy' drivers.The 18-year-old Brazilian, who won the Formula Renault BARC series in the UK this season, is one of 12 drivers selected to take part in the academy's workshops,...

SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich Tires champion Kenton Koch was named the winner of the 2015 FIA Young Driver Excellence Academy in the Americas division this week in Mexico as the lone U.S. representative to the competition. The 20-year-old Koch battled drivers from 11 countries in...

Kenton Koch, of Glendora, Calif., is attending a racing day camp this week in Mexico at the FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy, as nominated by the Sports Car Club of America. The 20-year-old reigning SCCA Pro Racing Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich Tires Champion is the United States’...

Renault Clio Cup racer Ignas Gelzidis has been voted Europe's most promising young driver by the FIA Institute.The Institute's Young Driver Excellence Academy European selection event ran in Austria earlier this week and the 22-year-old Lithuanian was won a guaranteed place on the program ahead of 24 other drivers from...