Photo caption From left: Robert DINGMAN (FIM North America President); Peter DOYLE (FIM Oceania President); Marco COMANA (FIM Africa President); Giedrė LESKAUSKIENĖ (Board Member); Håkan LEEMAN (Board Member); Stephan CARAPIET (FIM Asia President); Giovanni COPIOLI (Vice-President); Jorge VIEGAS (FIM President); Ignacio VERNEDA (Deputy President); Françoise EMERY (FIM CEO); Sébastien POIRIER (Board Member), Pedro VENTURO Jr (FIM Latin America President); Michał SIKORA (FIM Europe President); Abdulrahman AL- MANNAI (Board Member); Damiano ZAMANA (FIM Deputy CEO) © Patrice Moullet
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The Board of Directors met at the Lille Grand Palais in Lille (France) on 8 and 9 February, ahead of the FIM Commissions Conference, held during the weekend.
On this occasion, the Board addressed many topics, in particular the following:
Situation in Ukraine: The Board of Directors reiterated its sympathy and solidarity with all those suffering, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. After having carefully considered the situation including the latest statements of the IOC, the Board once again confirmed the decisions taken during its extraordinary meeting on 5 March 2022. The FIM will continue to monitor the evolution of the situation, taking into account the specificity of motorcycle sport.
Sport: All disciplines were discussed with a focus on the promotion of the FIM Supercross World Championship, the FIM Sidecar World Championship as well as the FIM EBK World Cup/Championship in the upcoming years. The Hard Enduro Junior World Cup will become a World Championship as of 2024. In the framework of the reform of Trial, the Board addressed the “dynamic rule” and the introduction of a specific electronic device to monitor stops, backwards motions and other faults committed by the riders. The Board reinforced the efforts deployed by the FIM towards sound reduction by approving sound limits for most of the off-road disciplines as of 2024. An analysis of the existing types of FIM licences for riders was performed for harmonisation and simplification purposes.
Finance: The 2022 closing and 2023 forecasts, both reflecting the sound financial situation of the FIM, were presented to the Board.
FIM Academy: The mentoring programme, allowing FMNs to transfer skills and knowledge, to learn from each other, as well as to share expertise, experiences and best practices was shown. The new format of the FIM official’s licences, with a QR Code, was explained to the Board.
New FIM brand identity: Additional decisions were made in relation to the project presented by the communication agency entrusted with the creation of the new FIM brand identity, including the new FIM logo.
Communication: The provisional schedule of the FIM Hospitality for 2023 was shared with the Board. A tender will soon be launched for a new FIM Hospitality to be inaugurated in 2024, year of the celebration of the 120th anniversary of the FIM. A book will also be edited to mark this milestone. The concept of a virtual press room offering access to certified content was addressed.
Legacy project: A status report was presented to the Board on the construction works of the new FIM HQ, started on 23 November 2022. The current FIM HQ will be transformed into a Motorcycle Sports Museum to preserve the social, cultural and historical legacy of the FIM and motorcycling.
Amendments to Codes and Regulations: The Board approved amendments to the Financial Regulations, Code for Touristic Gatherings, Sound Level Regulations, Environmental Code as well as the Medical Code. Calendar fees were agreed on and will be submitted to the General Assembly for approval.
International Foundation for Motorcycling (IFM): A brief presentation of the Foundation Board meeting that took place on 4 December 2022 in Rimini (Italy) was made. The main topics were the approval of the 2023 budget as well as the re-appointment of the IFM Board Members for 2023-2026, namely Mr Jorge VIEGAS, FIM and IFM President; Mr Guy MAITRE, IFM Vice-President, FIM Family Legend and former FIM CEO; Mr Martin DE GRAAFF, former FIM Europe President; Ms Emilie WESTBYE, NMF President and Mr Giacomo AGOSTINI, multi-time World Champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
Commissions: Commission Directors had the opportunity to share their main projects and concerns with the Board. The principle of creating a Legal Commission was approved by the Board. The following changes were made to the composition of the FIM Commissions:
CFM: Member, Ms Aiste MILASIUTE (LMSF)
CMI: Member, Dr Aaldrik JENSEN (KNMV)
CCR: Member, Mr Patrick Kok Nam KUAN (AAMC)
CCP: Expert, Mr Greg HANCOCK (USA)
In addition, Ms Nita KORHONEN (FMN/CONU Liaison Director) will join the Strategic Plan Committee while Mr Rusnė JANKŪNAITĖ (LMSF SG) and Mr Sabin-Valeriu OLARIU (FRM SG) were appointed as Members of the Digitalisation Working Group.
The CONU Presidents, Board Committees, Working Groups and Departments of the Administration presented to the Board their progress reports on their respective projects.
All Commissions will meet over the weekend in the framework of the 2023 Commissions Conference. Two plenary sessions are part of the meetings planned on Friday and Saturday, one of them being a Superlicence seminars session, bringing together the Board of Directors as well as the newly appointed Commission Directors and Members for 2023-2026.
FIM Communications