Until 1978 motor sport was governed directly by the Commission Sportive Internationale (CSI) and from 1978 by the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA), both subsidiary bodies of the FIA.
Ata 1978 o deporte motor era rexido pola Commission Sportive Internationale (CSI) e desde 1978 pola Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA), ambas subsidiarias da FIA.