The Fédération Internationale de l’Vehicle (FIA), the worldwide governing physique for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, hosted the second occasion of its 2026 Sustainable Innovation Collection (SIS) in Le Mans on Thursday 11 June, forward of the FIA World Endurance Championship 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Following the launch of the 2026 programme in Montréal at the Canadian Grand Prix, the Collection convened on the residence of endurance racing in partnership with the Vehicle Membership de l’Ouest (ACO). Leaders from motor sport, trade, expertise and authorities gathered to look at how endurance racing drives technological and societal progress.
For greater than a century, the 24 Hours of Le Mans has been a proving floor for automotive innovation. From disc brakes to hybrid powertrains, applied sciences examined over 24 hours of racing have helped remodel the vehicles we drive day-after-day. At this time, that very same switch is accelerating the event of hydrogen energy, sustainable fuels and energy-efficient applied sciences. Having simply renewed its 3-star accreditation, the best stage of the FIA Environmental Accreditation Programme, the ACO and the 24 Hours of Le Mans proceed to guide motor sport in direction of a sustainable future.
The occasion was opened by Pierre Fillon, President of the ACO; Frédéric Lequien, Chief Govt Officer of Le Mans Endurance Administration; Stéphane Le Foll, Mayor of Le Mans; and Marek Nawarecki, Circuit Sport Director, FIA, who set out the imaginative and prescient for the position of endurance racing in driving technological and societal progress.
The programme featured panel discussions spanning hydrogen technology and deployment and sustainability within the tyre trade, with audio system together with representatives from the FIA, Toyota Racing, TotalEnergies, MissionH24, Ariane Group, ENSOSP, Forvia, Michelin, Goodyear and Ford Racing. The afternoon concluded with a fireplace chat with Paul Fowler, Vice President Motorsport World at DHL, Official Accomplice of the Sustainable Innovation Collection, exploring how specialised maritime freight logistics are decreasing the FIA World Endurance Championship’s carbon footprint whereas delivering vehicles, groups, and expertise across the globe.
The discussions got here forward of on-track demonstrations of hydrogen prototypes through the race week, together with the Toyota TR LH2 Racing Prototype, the Alpine Alpenglow, and the Ligier Bosch JS2 RH2.
Xavier Mestelan Pinon, Chief Technical and Security Officer on the FIA stated: “The 24 Hours of Le Mans embodies the spirit of endurance and innovation that defines the Sustainable Innovation Collection. The development in hydrogen expertise pioneered by regulators, producers and companions collectively will assist ship safer, cleaner and reasonably priced mobility far past the racetrack.”
Pierre Fillon, President of the Vehicle Membership de l’Ouest, stated: “Le Mans has all the time been the place the way forward for the car is written. Welcoming the FIA Sustainable Innovation Collection to the house of endurance racing highlights our shared ambition that hydrogen and sustainable applied sciences will form the following nice chapter of our sport and of mobility.”
The Sustainable Innovation Collection will subsequent convene on the ABB FIA Formulation E World Championship in Shanghai taking the dialogue into new areas, industries and communities of observe.
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The Fédération Internationale de l’Vehicle (FIA) is the governing physique for world motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations globally. It’s a non-profit organisation dedicated to driving innovation and championing security, sustainability and equality throughout motor sport and mobility.
Based in 1904, with places of work in Paris, London and Geneva, the FIA brings collectively 245 Member Organisations throughout 5 continents, representing hundreds of thousands of street customers, motor sport professionals and volunteers. It develops and enforces laws for motor sport, together with six FIA World Championships, to make sure worldwide competitions are secure and honest for all.
