Groupe de Développement Sportif explained

Groupe de Développement Sportif
Abbreviation:	GDS
Formation:	2020
Type:	Sports federation
Purpose:	Motorsports
Headquarters:	Montreal, Quebec H3C 1A9
Region Served:	Canada
Membership:	6
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	François Dumontier
Affiliations:	FIA CACC WCMA CASC-OR ASQ ARMS CARS

Groupe de Développement Sportif (GDS; "Sports Development Group") is Canada's national motorsport authority, as delegated by the FIA.

In April 2020, the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) announced the appointment of GDS (Groupe de Développement Sportif) as the new National Sporting Authority in Canada.^[1] The organization took over from ASN Canada FIA, which resigned in December 2019.

Regional Territories

There are five territories and one national rally group to administer amateur motor sport in Canada:

Canadian Association of Car Clubs (CACC) – British Columbia
Western Canada Motorsport Association (WCMA) – Western Canada
Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs Ontario Region (CASC-OR) – Ontario
Auto Sport Québec (ASQ) – Québec
Atlantic Region Motor Sports Inc. (ARMS) – Atlantic Canada
Canadian Association of Rally Sport (CARS) – National Rally organization

External links

Groupe de développement sportif

Notes and References

Web site: FIA Council April 2020 . 28 April 2020 . 11 May 2020.