ASN Canada FIA
Encyclopedia
ASN Canada FIA is Canada's national motorsport authority, as delegated by the FIA.
The organization was founded in 1990, after Canada's original National Sporting Authority, Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs
(CASC), was expelled from the FIA. In a then-unprecedented motion, the country's sporting authority was entrusted completely to a single person, Benoit Mailloux.
The expulsion ensued after legal battles between the nation's top breweries over sponsorship rights to the Formula One
Canadian Grand Prix
. The 1987 Canadian Grand Prix was cancelled as part of this dispute, which stemmed from FOCA
's demands for increased fees for Formula One teams.
Circumstances surrounding the process were detailed in Terry Lovell's 1999 biography of Bernie Ecclestone, Bernie's Game: Inside the Formula One World of Bernie Ecclestone (ISBN 1-84358-086-1); and in CASC historian David A. Charters' book, The Chequered Past: Sports Car Racing and Rallying in Canada 1951-1991 (ISBN 0-80209-093-1).
ASN Canada FIA's national-level motorsport championships currently feature the National Karting Championship, and the Canadian Touring Car Championship.
The organization was founded in 1990, after Canada's original National Sporting Authority, Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs
Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs
Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs was the national governing body for Canadian motorsport from 1958 to 1988.Its origins stretched back to 1951, when three independent car clubs met in Kingston, Ontario to found the Canadian Auto Sport Committee. The name was changed to the Canadian Automobile Sport...
(CASC), was expelled from the FIA. In a then-unprecedented motion, the country's sporting authority was entrusted completely to a single person, Benoit Mailloux.
The expulsion ensued after legal battles between the nation's top breweries over sponsorship rights to the Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
Canadian Grand Prix
Canadian Grand Prix
The Canadian Grand Prix , abbreviated as gpc, is an annual auto race held in Canada starting in 1961. It has been part of the Formula One World Championship since 1967...
. The 1987 Canadian Grand Prix was cancelled as part of this dispute, which stemmed from FOCA
Formula One Constructors Association
The Formula One Constructors' Association is an organization of the chassis builders who design and build the cars that race in the FIA Formula One World Championship...
's demands for increased fees for Formula One teams.
Circumstances surrounding the process were detailed in Terry Lovell's 1999 biography of Bernie Ecclestone, Bernie's Game: Inside the Formula One World of Bernie Ecclestone (ISBN 1-84358-086-1); and in CASC historian David A. Charters' book, The Chequered Past: Sports Car Racing and Rallying in Canada 1951-1991 (ISBN 0-80209-093-1).
ASN Canada FIA's national-level motorsport championships currently feature the National Karting Championship, and the Canadian Touring Car Championship.