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World Rally Drivers Alliance
The World Rally Drivers Alliance (WoRDA) is the trade union of World Rally Championship drivers. Though talks of a rally drivers' trade association in emulation of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association had been around since the Group B era, particularly during the 1986 World Rally Championship when an accident involving Joaquim Santos's Ford RS200 during that year's Rally de Portugal killed four spectators, the WoRDA had only been formalised in 2025 by retired co-driver Julien Ingrassia and former Toyota teammate Scott Martin amidst calls by rally crews for an avenue to voice their concerns and complaints. The WoRDA gained prominence that same year amidst a controversy surrounding Mohammed Ben Sulayem's change in the International Sporting Code which imposed harsh penalties against the use of profanities by drivers and co-drivers during events sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), in particular an incident after the conclusion of Rally Sweden wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Ingrassia
Julien Ingrassia (born 26 November 1979) is a retired French people, French rally (sports), rally co-driver. Working with Sébastien Ogier, he became World Rally Champion in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 with Volkswagen Motorsport, 2017 World Rally Championship, 2017 and 2018 World Rally Championship, 2018 with M-Sport World Rally Team, and in 2020 World Rally Championship, 2020 and 2021 World Rally Championship, 2021 with Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT. Career While starting his professional life as a salesman, Julien Ingrassia discovered rallying and made his debut as a codriver in 2002 in France's Critérium des Cévennes. For several years, he gained experience in regional rallies, and then competed in the Peugeot 206 Cup in 2004. At the end of 2005, he attended the Rallye Jeunes selection organised by the French Federation and discovered Sébastien Ogier, winner that year. They teamed up for the 2006 season in the Rallye Jeunes FFSA team and Julien codrived Sébastien for his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Ben Sulayem
Mohammed Ahmad Sultan Ben Sulayem (; born 12 November 1961) is an Emirati former rally driver and motorsports executive who serves as president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of many auto racing events including Formula One. Ben Sulayem began his career as a rally driver in the 1980s. He became one of the most successful Middle East Rally Championship drivers, winning 14 titles. In 2005, he became the President of the Emirates Motorsports Organization, the representative of the United Arab Emirates in the FIA. In 2008, he was elected as a Vice President for sport and a member of the FIA World Motor Sport Council. He was key to organizing the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2009. In 2012, he was among the founding members and chairman of FIA sub-region of Arab Council of Touring and Automobile Clubs. In December 2021, he was appointed as FIA President, succeeding Jean Todt. As President of the FIA, Ben Sulayem oversaw the restruc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Organizations Established In 2025
Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in a particular sport can vary from hundreds of people to a single individual. Sport competitions may use a team or single person format, and may be open, allowing a broad range of participants, or closed, restricting participation to specific groups or those invited. Competitions may allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure there is only one winner. They also may be arranged in a tournament format, producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a regular sports season, followed in some cases by playoffs. Sport is generally recognised as system of activities based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity, with major competitions admitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
