LAURA VILLARS, Swiss racing driver and entrepreneur, launched the next key phase of her campaign just days after officially announcing her candidacy for the FIA Presidency. She is reaching out to FIA member clubs worldwide, sending each president a personalised email accompanied by her Profession of Faith.
In parallel, Villars has begun direct phone conversations with several club leaders to listen to their concerns and foster constructive dialogue.
Reaffirming her commitment to the FIA, she stated, “The FIA is our common home. I have belonged to it all my life, both as a racing driver and as a member of mobility clubs. Today, I want to put this experience at the service of a collective project, built with and for the clubs.”
Villars reminded members that her candidacy requires 18 official endorsements (six Sporting Clubs, six Mobility Clubs, and six Mixed Clubs) from among the FIA’s 245 member clubs, “The choice now belongs to the clubs. They have the power to ensure real democratic competition and open the FIA to the future.”
Her full programme will be unveiled in the coming weeks, ahead of the election scheduled for December 2025.
Her Profession of Faith sets out five strong commitments:
* Independent and transparent governance: elected Audit Committee, autonomous Senate budget, public register of interests, open subsidies dashboard.
* Fair support for all clubs: Club Support Fund, simplified access to development funds, progressive membership fees reducing costs for the smallest ASNs.
* Accessible and inclusive motorsport: Women in Motorsport Fund (20 annual scholarships), FIA Young Leaders Academy (25 talents/year worldwide), co-financing mechanisms to cut grassroots entry costs by 20% in three years.
* Concrete impact in mobility and tourism: “Zero Death by 2035,” 100 Smart Mobility projects in three years, FIA–UNWTO Action Plan, universal FIA digital card.
* A lasting legacy: FIA carbon-neutral by 2030, FIA Academy of Future Leaders (as a complement to the FIA University).
