Wilfred Andrews

Wilfred Andrews (1892-1975) was Chairman of the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) and the first British President of FIA.

He was instrumental in securing the use of RAF Silverstone as a motor-racing venue: Silverstone Circuit.^[1]

He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 27 June 1966.^[2]

References

R.A.C. Honour Jim Clark 1965 British-Pathé newsreel showing Andrews presenting medals to various racing drivers

FIA

FIA World Motor Sport Council Commission Internationale de Karting FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy FIA Contract Recognition Board FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society International Sporting Code

FIA World Championships	Formula One Formula E World Endurance Championship World Rally Championship World Touring Car Championship World Rallycross Championship World Karting Championship

FIA European Championships	European Formula Three Championship Masters Historic Formula One Championship European Rally Championship European Rallycross Championship European Touring Car Championship European Truck Racing Championship Alternative Energies Cup European Drag Racing Championship

Presidents	Etienne van Zuylen van Nijevelt (1904–1931) Robert de Vogüé (1931–1936) Jehan de Rohan-Chabot (1936–1958) Hadelin de Liedekerke Beaufort (1958–1963) Filippo Caracciolo di Castagneto (1963–1965) Wilfred Andrews (1965–1971) Amaury de Merode (1971–1975) Paul Alfons von Metternich-Winneburg (1975–1985) Jean-Marie Balestre (1985–1993) Max Mosley (1993–2009) Jean Todt (2009–present)

FIA Drivers' Categorisation	Platinum Gold Silver Bronze

Others	List of FIA events List of FIA member organisations FIA Super Licence FIA Global Pathway FIA Heritage Certificate FIA Historic Technical Passport

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