FIA Prize Giving Held in Russia

The FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting and the 2018 FIA Prize Giving Gala were held in St Petersburg, Russia, on 6-7 December. At the World Motor Sport Council meeting, where the final details of the 2019 regulations and calendar were discussed, FIA Vice President Graham Stoker presented TOSFED Vice President Eren Üçlertoprağı with the gold medal for the 'Nations Cup' title, won by Turkey through Salih Yoluç and Ayhancan Güven.

At the gala held on Friday evening at the St Petersburg Philharmonia, champions from a range of disciplines received their trophies at the ceremony, led by Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton and Sebastien Ogier-Julien Ingrassia, who claimed their sixth World Rally Championship title. TOSFED President Serkan Yazıcı also presented the award to Toyota driver Ott Tänak, who won the 2018 Rally Turkey and finished third in the World Rally Championship. President Yazıcı also met with FIA President Jean Todt, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Levitin and Russian Automobile Federation President Viktor Kiryanov to review the projects planned between the two countries.