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Who Is Laura Villars? All About the First-Ever Woman to Run for FIA Presidency
Laura Villars, 28, aims to modernize the FIA with a focus on democratic governance, transparency, sustainability, and empowerment of women and youth in motorsport.
- On Thursday, Swiss racing driver Laura Villars announced her candidacy for the FIA Presidency, becoming the first woman to seek the FIA's top office ahead of the December 12, 2025 election in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
- Her manifesto centres on five priorities including sustainability and the Women in Motorsport programme, pushing for democratic, transparent governance open to women and new generations.
- FIA regulations mandate Presidential Lists be filed between October 3 and October 24, requiring at least six FIA automobile clubs, six mobility members and six sporting authorities' support; the FIA administration department has not yet received Villars' official entry.
- The surprise candidacy has injected a different tone into the contest, and if Villars' paperwork is validated by the Nominations Committee she will be eligible to contest the presidential vote.
- Her candidacy positions her to blend racing experience from Team Virage and Ligier European Series with entrepreneurship, prioritizing youth, diversity, governance reform, and sustainability to modernize the FIA for the General Assembly.
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