FIA Safety Week achieves record viewership, driving motor sport safety advancements globally
FIA member clubs joined online safety seminars throughout the week with viewership up over 33% on 2025
Topics included rally, circuit and karting safety as well as new guidance and safety procedures including on driver
extraction
50 speakers across 15 sessions overviewed recent safety advancements and supported clubs to implement the latest
innovation and guidance
The fourth edition of the FIA’s Safety Week has brought together a record number of Member Clubs (ASNs) to share the latest innovation, guidance and best practice to elevate safety standards at motor sport events and competitions across the world.
Over 4,000 people from 122 ASNs joined 15 online sessions over the course of this week which covered a range of topics from equipment safety and technical scrutineering to karting safety and the latest medical and rescue advancements.
Each session was presented by FIA experts in their field drawing on world leading research, supported by the FIA Foundation. With over 2,300 messages in the live chat, Safety Week also provides an invaluable opportunity for member clubs to interact with the experts, ask questions and share insights.
Highlights included the closed road seminar which explored how innovative technology like the AI Safety Camera can support national-level rally events, the Karting seminar which overviewed the recent safety advancements at the entry point of motor sport such as new Karting Private Testing Guidelines and advanced Karting light panels, and the medical and rescue seminar that set out how new research has informed new guidance, including on driver extraction.
Fresh, engaging and accessible ‘how to’ videos were also released by the FIA Safety Department covering frontal head restraints, driver equipment, safety cages and safety switches – all created to support Member Clubs organise and officiate events safely. The videos also support competitors to check their driver equipment is ready to race or rally, and all are available to view on the FIA YouTube channel.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, FIA President, said:
“It is the start of a new year and a new season, but our commitment to improving safety both on and off the track remains unchanged. I am proud that the fourth edition of FIA Safety Week has brought together our FIA Family from across the world to share ideas, learn from one another, and progress our shared mission to improve motorsport safety standards.
“Thank you to our Members for their dedication to improving safety and their commitment to powerful collaboration, learning, and progress.”
Xavier Mestelan Pinon, FIA Chief Technical and Safety Officer, said:
“Safety Week is a great opportunity for our safety, technical and sporting departments to come together and share knowledge, guidance, and best practice with member clubs around the world. These accessible, informative and interactive sessions form part of our commitment as a knowledge-led federation suporting our Members to deliver safe, inclusive and thrilling events for all.”
Nuno Costa, FIA Safety Director, said:
“It’s been another successful Safety Week broadcasting from here in Geneva to thousands of volunteers, officials and organisers from our Member Clubs globally. I’m proud that we’ve been able to host these detailed webinars covering a wide range of motor sport safety topics to support events around the world – I’d like to thank my team for delivering so many insightful presentations.”
Closed Road Safety
Supported by the FIA Foundation and first introduced at the opening round of the 2025 FIA European Rally Championship in Spain last April, the AI Safety Camera provided rally safety officials with a state-of-the-art step forward in rally safety, tackling the challenge of managing spectator safety across often remote terrain by providing real-time, stage-level insight into spectator locations.
Developed in collaboration with Croatian tech startup Calirad, the car-mounted camera uses AI-powered human detection to identify spectators along the stage route, including those moving into unsafe areas during the rally. Data is processed instantly and if the system detects a potential issue an alert is sent to event officials so that pre-emptive safety measures can be taken before the next competitor arrives. The system has GSM and Wi-Fi capability and in remote areas uses Starlink to ensure there’s no drop out.
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