Malcolm Wilson New Deputy President for Sport

FIA President, Mohammed Ben Sulayem has nominated Malcolm Wilson OBE for the position of Deputy President for Sport.  FIA Members will vote on the nomination at the Extraordinary General Assemblies and Conference in Macau in June.   The position became vacant when Robert Reid resigned from the position in April citing a “fundamental breakdown in governance standards”.

Like Reid, (and Ben Sulayem) Wilson comes from a rally background and is the Managing Director of M-Sport Ltd., which has operated Ford’s World Rally programme since 1997, winning the FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers in 2006 and 2007, 2017 and 2018.    Prior to forming M-Sport, he was a highly successful rally driver and won the British Rally Championship in 1994.  He has also worked as technical partner for Bentley Motors leading the design and development of the Continental GT3 race car and in electric motor sport for Jaguar in the I‑PACE eTROPHY.  In 2009, he was awarded an OBE for services to motor sport in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

The Deputy President for Sport is one of the most senior elected roles at the FIA serving on the World Motor Sport Council and has a wide range of responsibilities including developing global motor sport policies in collaboration with FIA Commissions and national sporting authorities and promoting safety, sustainability and innovation within the sport.