Objectives
The objective of the FIA Institute is to promote improvements motor sport safety and sustainability by:
1. promoting research, disseminating the results of research and providing information on the best safety and environmental procedures,
practices and technologies that can be applied to motor sport in the following areas:
- Driver equipment
- Vehicle designand technology
- Emissions monitoring and control
- Circuit design, spectator protection, and infrastructure management
- Rescue and medical facilities
- Race control
- Offsetting procedures
- Energy optimisation and storage
- Preservation of the natural environment
2. supporting training of officials, circuit and race personnel in safety and environmental procedures, practices and the use of equipment.
3. supporting the environmental education, awareness, and protection of participants, officials and members of the public at international motor sport events.
4. monitoring motor sport trends in order to identify research and regulation priorities.
The Institute manages non-regulatory safety activities such as research, training and medical control. In this role it has responsibility for the existing FIA Research Groups related to safety and sustainability. It makes reports to the Safety and Environmentally Sustainable Motor Sport Commissions of the FIA and is able (subject to its available budget) to respond to requests for research and other activities of concern to the FIA World Council.
The information and research generated by the FIA Institute will directly assist the FIA’s safety and sustainability related activities. However, the Institute will not be involved in any decision making concerning regulations, licensing or homologations. These will remain the exclusive responsibility of the FIA World Council and its specialised Commissions.