The FIA Motorsport Games is a biennial
motorsport
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event administered by the
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; ) is an international organisation with two primary functions surrounding use of the automobile. Its mobility division advocacy, advocates the interests of motoring organisations, the automot ...
(FIA). It includes competitions from multiple motorsport disciplines and is entered by national motorsport authorities under their national flags. Each competition awards gold, silver and bronze medals which contribute to an overall medals table determining the winning country of the event.
History
The first event took place at
Vallelunga Circuit
The Autodromo di Vallelunga Piero Taruffi is a racing circuit situated north of Rome, Italy, near Vallelunga of Campagnano. Vallelunga was built as a sand oval in 1951.
History
From 1963 the circuit held the Rome Grand Prix, and in 1967 ...
in
Italy
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in 2019 and was won by
Russia
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.
The 2020 edition was postponed to 2021 and 2022 because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. On 6 August 2021, the FIA announced that the 2022 event would be hosted at
Circuit Paul Ricard
The Circuit Paul Ricard () is a French motorsport race track built in 1969 at Le Castellet, Var, near Marseille, with finance from pastis magnate Paul Ricard. Ricard wanted to experience the challenge of building a racetrack. The circuit has ...
in
Marseille
Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...
. It took place on 29–30 October 2022.
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
was banned from participating in the 2022 edition because of its invasion of Ukraine.
From the second edition onward, the FIA Motorsport Games will be held every two years, as opposed to an annual format.
The next edition is scheduled to occur in 2026 at a destination not yet revealed.
Disciplines and competitions
There have been sixteen competitions (categories) from nine motorsport disciplines included in the programme at one point or another in the history of the games.
All-time medal table
The table below uses official data provided by the FIA.
List of Motorsport Games
References
Multi-sport events
FIA championships
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