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The World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) is the most powerful body of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It decides on rules and regulations for the FIA's various racing series, from karting to Formula One.^[1] Its membership is chosen by the FIA General Assembly, which contains representatives from national automobile clubs (ASNs) throughout the world. It is one of two FIA World Councils; the other deals with matters such as tourism.

The World Motor Sport Council meets three or four times a year to consider proposals from specialist FIA Commissions. It has a current membership of 27, including FIA President Jean Todt and Formula One commercial rights owner Bernie Ecclestone.

List of members (2013– term)

Position	Representing	Member
President	France	Jean Todt
Deputy-President (Sport)	United Kingdom	Graham Stoker
Vice-President	Mexico	José Abed
	Qatar	Nasser Al-Attiyah
	Monaco	Michel Boeri
	New Zealand	Morrie Chandler
	Spain	Carlos Gracia Fuertes
	Paraguay	Hugo R. Mersán
	South Africa	Surinder Thatthi
Elected Member	Australia	Garry Connelly
	France	Nicolas Deschaux
	Croatia	Zrinko Gregurek
	Japan	Yoshiki Hiyama
	Russia	Victor Kiryanov
	India	Vijay Mallya
	Czech Republic	Radovan Novak
	Sweden	Lars Österlind
	Brazil	Clayton Tadeu Correia Pinteiro
	Venezuela	Vicenzo Spano
	Italy	Angelo Sticchi Damiani
	Singapore	Teng Lip Tan
	Germany	Hermann Tomczyk
	China	Wan Heping
Members by right	International Karting Federation (CIK)	Sheikh Abdulla Bin Isa Alkhalifa
	FIA Drivers' Commission	Tom Kristensen (Dec 15 onwards)
	FIA Manufacturers' Commission & Ferrari SpA Representative	François Cornelis
	President of Formula One Management	Bernie Ecclestone

References

"WORLD MOTOR SPORT COUNCIL" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-30.

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