ETRC awarded FIA’s top environmental accreditation

The European Truck Racing Championship (ETRC) has been awarded the International Automobile Federation’s (FIA) highest level of environmental accreditation.

Confirmed:

• FIA’s three-star environmental accreditation is recognition for the series’ sustainability efforts
• Follows the likes of Formula One, Formula E, Extreme E, and the World Rally Championship (WRC) in being awarded the certification

Context:

Notably, not many motorsport series around the world have been awarded this accreditation, which highlights the strides being made by a relatively small championship compared to some of the global operations on that list. Back in January when Enovation Consulting named Formula E the most sustainable motorsport series for the third year running, ETRC was given a similar ranking to the likes of the World Endurance Championship (WEC), IndyCar and WRC.

With this news, ETRC follows its title partner Goodyear, which was awarded the three-star accreditation back in June. This covered the tyre manufacturer’s work with ETRC, as well as WEC, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the European Le Mans Series.

Comment:

Georg Fuchs, managing director of the European Truck Racing Association (ETRA), said: “The FIA three-star environmental accreditation validates our efforts and underscores the collective commitment and shared strive for sustainability with our long-standing partners, local organisers – many of whom also hold environmental accreditations – our dedicated race teams and the FIA.”

Coming next:

ETRC returns for its fourth event of the season at the Nürburgring in Germany this weekend from 13th to 14th July.

Go deeper:

• Three drivers of the World Rally Championship’s new sustainability strategy
• ‘The greenest team on the greenest grid’: How Envision Racing uses Formula E as a global platform for sustainability