Motorsport Australia

Confederation of Australian Motor Sport

Sport	Motorsport
Jurisdiction	Australia
Abbreviation	CAMS
Founded	1963 (1963)
Affiliation	Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
Headquarters	Malvern East (Melbourne, Australia)
President	Andrew Papadopoulos
CEO	Eugene Arocca
Official website
www.cams.com.au

The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), is the official governing body of motor sport in Australia. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

Responsibilities

The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Limited (CAMS) has been the custodian of motor sport in Australia since 1953.

CAMS is the National Sporting Authority (ASN) for motor sport in Australia, and is delegated this responsibility by the Federation Internationale de’l Automobile (FIA)

CAMS affiliated with the FIA in its own right in 1958 before being granted full membership in October of that year on a probationary basis.

In 1960 CAMS membership of the FIA as an ASN was confirmed as permanent.

The FIA aims to ensure that motor sport is conducted in accordance with the highest standards of safety, fairness and social responsibility and CAMS, together with in excess of 120 other ASNs in over 100 nations, are committed to carrying out the mission of the FIA.

History

CAMS has been the custodian of motor sport in Australia since it was founded in 1953. The organisation is the Australian delegated national sporting authority (ASN) by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body for world motor sport and the federation of the world’s leading motoring organisations; a responsibility CAMS has held since 1970.

CAMS has approximately 52000 members, in over 350 car clubs and over 9000 accredited officials. They regulate more than 1800 motorsport events per year from club level to International level.