British barrister Graham Stoker introduced on Tuesday his candidacy to succeed Jean Todt as head of System One’s governing physique, the FIA, with Denmark’s file 9 instances Le Mans 24 Hours winner Tom Kristensen in his management crew.

Worldwide Vehicle Federation President Todt, in workplace since 2009, is standing down and his alternative can be elected in December.

Stoker is Todt’s present deputy president for sport, a job retired sportscar racer Kristensen would fill if the Briton wins.

Belgian Thierry Willemarck, the present deputy president for mobility, and New Zealand’s Brian Gibbons, president of the FIA Senate, are standing on Stoker’s ticket to proceed of their roles.

Kristensen retired from competitors in 2014 and has served as a steward at System One races and as a member of the World Motor Sport Council.

“We are going to construct on the excellent work of President Jean Todt during the last 12 years,” Stoker mentioned in an announcement.

Dubai’s Mohammed ben Sulayem, a former rally driver, has already introduced he’ll stand for the highest job. Todt, 75, was re-elected unopposed in 2017.

The Paris-based FIA has 246 member organisations in 145 international locations.

Aside from sanctioning a variety of world championships, together with rallying and endurance racing, it additionally represents mobility organisations and campaigns actively to enhance highway security.