Max Mosley

Max Rufus Mosley (13 April 1940 – 23 May 2021) was a British racing driver, lawyer, and president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), a nonprofit association which represents the interests of motoring organisations and car users worldwide. The FIA is the governing body for Formula One and other international motorsports.

As a barrister and amateur racing driver, Mosley was also a founder and co-owner of March Engineering, a racing car constructor and Formula One racing team. He dealt with legal and commercial matters for the company between 1969 and 1977 and became its representative at the Formula One Constructors' Association (FOCA), the body that represents Formula One constructors. Together with Bernie Ecclestone he represented FOCA at the FIA and in its dealings with race organisers. In 1978, Mosley became FOCA's Official General Counsel. In this role, he and Marco Piccinini negotiated the first version of an agreement that settled a long-standing dispute between the FOCA and the International Federation of Sports Vehicles (FISA), the FIA Committee and the governing body of the then Formula 1. Mosley was elected FISA President in 1991 and became FIA President, FISA's parent organization, in 1993.

Mosley described his major achievement as FIA President by promoting the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP or Encap). He also advocated improved safety and green technologies in motorsport. In 2008, the story of his sex life was published in the British press, and there were also unfounded accusations against the Nazis. Mosley successfully sued the newspaper that posted the allegations and maintained the FIA presidency. He resigned at the end of his term in 2009 and was replaced by his preferred successor, Jean Todt.
Mosley was the youngest son of Sir Oswald Mosley, former leader of the British Fascist Coalition, and Diana Mitford. Physics degree. He then turned to law and was summoned as a lawyer in 1964. In his teens and early twenties, Mosley joined his father's post-war political party, the Union Movement (UM). He worked for the Conservative Party for a while in the early 1980s, but noted that his surname was associated with fascism and did not further develop his interest in politics.
Mosley was the subject of the 2020 Michael Shevloff Mosley biography film. He passed away on May 23, 2021 at the age of 81.