FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has nominated a new deputy president for sport following the resignation of Robert Reid earlier this month.
The sport’s governing body will vote in June on whether to approve Ben Sulayem’s nominee, M-Sport boss and British Rally champion Malcolm Wilson.
Reid resigned the post two weeks ago following a dispute over the FIA’s introduction of new confidentiality measures. He was barred from a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council for refusing to agree to the new restrictions.
Wilson won the 1994 British Rally Championship in a Ford Escort Cosworth and now runs M-Sport which operates the blue oval’s World Rally Championship programme. He steered them to manufacturers’ championship wins in 2006, 2007 and 2017.
“Malcolm has had a distinguished career in global motor sport,” said Ben Sulayem. “For over 40 years he has competed at the highest level both as a driver and technical partner to teams.
“This experience will be invaluable to the FIA and our member clubs as we continue to grow grassroots and professional motor sport, driving innovation in the sport to benefit fans, drivers and teams.”
If approved, Wilson will fill the role until December, when the next FIA presidential elections are due to go ahead. However no rival has yet come forward to challenge Ben Sulayem, who began his first team as president in 2021.
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Wilson said it is “a great honour to be nominated for the role of FIA deputy president for sport.
“The FIA has played a central role in my career, and I very much look forward to supporting the president and all the FIA family in its important mission. There has never been a more exciting time to be in motor sport, and I know first-hand the benefits the sport brings to families and communities across the world.”
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