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Todt becomes FIA President

Jean Todt has been elected as new President of the FIA after enjoying a comfortable victory in elections on Friday. With the voting having taken place at the Paris headquarters of the motorsport governing body, the Frenchman beats Finland's Ari Vatanen to succeed Max Mosley, who in-turn moves into retirement.

With leadership of the FIA changing on Friday for the first time since 1993, both candidates and their relevant cabinet members were able to host a 15-minute presentation, with Todt leading proceedings.

Jean Todt, new President of the FIA

Following this - with a supervisor overseeing the procedure - votes was cast by the relevant FIA member groups from various countries, with those nations which hold more than one significant motoring club either having to agree on one member or cast a blank vote.

Ultimately, with 12 invalid votes, the former Ferrari Team Principal held a significant lead with 135 ballots marked in his favour as opposed to the 49 for Vatanen, World Rally Champion of 1981. Consequently, Todt now starts his a first four-year term as leader of the federation.


Reaction:

- FIA victor Todt aiming for 'constructive change'
- FOTA welcomes Todt into new role


Todt's full candidacy list can be seen below:


President of the Senate
Nick Craw, President, Automobile Competition Committee for the US (USA)

Deputy President Automobile Mobility & Tourism
Brian Gibbons, Chief Executive, New Zealand Automobile Association (New Zealand)

Deputy President Sport
Graham Stoker, Council Chairman, Motor Sports Association (UK)

Senate Members
- Hernan Gallegos Banderas, President, Automovil Club del Ecuador (Ecuador)
- HH Tunku Mudzaffar bin Tunku Mustapha, Chairman, Automobile Association of Malaysia (Malaysia)
- S.H. Rudolf Graf von der Schulenburg, President, Automobilclub von Deutschland (Germany)
- Carlos Slim Domit, Patron, Asociación Mexicana Automovilistica (Mexico)
- Jainchang Yan, Deputy President, Federation of Automobile Sports of China (China)

Mobility Vice Presidents
- Carlos Barbosa, President, Automovel Club de Portugal (Portugal)
- Victor Dumot, President, Touring and Automobile Club of Paraguay (Paraguay)
- Ignacio Gonzalez Fausto, President, Asociación Mexicana Automovilistica (Mexico)
- Gus Lagman, President, Automobile Association Philippines (Philippines)
- Franco Lucchesi, Delegate to the FIA, Automobile Club d'Italia (Italy)
- Jorge Rosales, President, Automobile Club of Argentina (Argentina)
- Danijel Starman, President, Avto-moto zveza Slovenije (Slovenia)

Sport Vice Presidents
- José Abed, President, Organizacion Mexicana del Deporte Automovilistico Internacional (Mexico)
- Michel Boeri, President, Automobile Club de Monaco (Monaco)
- Morrie Chandler, Honorary President, MotorSport New Zealand (New Zealand)
- Enrico Gelpi, President, Automobile Club d'Italia (Italy)
- Carlos Gracia, President, Real Federación Española de Automovilismo (Spain)
- Mohamed ben Sulayem, President, Automobile and Touring Club for United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Surinder Thatthi, Automobile Association of Tanzania (Tanzania)

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