Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile

Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA) was the international sport governing body for motorsport, responsible for regulating the disciplines of Formula One, rallying and sportscar racing amongst other forms of automobile sport. The organisation's origins dated from 1922, when the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) – founded in 1904 to address numerous issues in the early days of the automobile, including racing – delegated the organisation of automobile racing to the Commission Sportive Internationale (CSI), which lasted until 1978 when Jean-Marie Balestre took over and it was renamed FISA. A restructuring of the FIA in 1993 led to the disappearance of the FISA, putting motor racing back under the direct management of the FIA.

Presidents

President	Years as President	Nationality
Commission Sportive Internationale
Rene de Knyff	1922–1946	France
Augustin Perouse	1946–1961	France
Maurice Baumgartner	1961–1970	Switzerland
Paul Alfons von Metternich-Winneburg	1970–1976	Germany
Pierre Ugeux	1976–1978	Belgium
Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile
Jean-Marie Balestre	1978–1991	France
Max Mosley	1991–1993	United Kingdom

See also

• FISA–FOCA war