Motorsport Ireland

What Motorsport Ireland does

Motorsport Ireland, legally constituted as Irish Motorsport Federation Ltd, is the National Governing Body for motorsport in Ireland. It regulates and sanctions motorsport activity across multiple disciplines including rally, karting, autocross, hillclimb, endurance trials, sporting trials, navigation trials, rallycross, and circuit racing. The organization is affiliated with the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) and holds Proud Member status with FIS (Fédération Internationale de Sport Automobile) for 2025, and is supported by Sport Ireland, the national statutory body for sport in Ireland. It serves three primary constituencies: individual competitors (drivers and riders) seeking licences to compete, licensed officials (stewards, scrutineers, and other event officials), and affiliated motor clubs across Ireland that organize and host sanctioned events.

The organization's core product surface centers on a digital licensing system for competitors and officials, the IRDS-BRDS insurance database for rally and stage rally participants, a comprehensive event calendar with registration, and coaching/training programs. It operates from a single headquarters at 34 Dawson Street, Dublin (D02 RF90), with a lean office staff of eight full-time employees. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the official website and the Dublin office, reaching competitors, officials, and clubs through licensing programs, event registration, and club affiliation.

Revenue is generated primarily through licensing and administration fees (a subscription/recurring model), supplemented by government support via Sport Ireland. As a non-profit NGB, pricing is not publicly disclosed. The organization is privately held under Irish Motorsport Federation Ltd, with no parent company, no subsidiaries, no disclosed funding rounds, and no M&A activity. Its operating geography is limited to the Republic of Ireland.

Name

Motorsport Ireland

Legal name

Irish Motorsport Federation Ltd

Website

https://motorsportireland.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Motorsport Ireland is the National Governing Body for motorsport in Ireland (Irish Motorsport Federation Ltd), licensing competitors and officials, sanctioning events across multiple disciplines, and serving affiliated motor clubs. It operates from Dublin with eight full-time staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Motorsport Governance and Regulation

NAICS

Other Spectator Sports (711219)

SIC

Services-Racing, Including Track Operation (7948)

akta.pro primary industry

Motorsport Sanctioning Bodies (FIA/FIM/IMSA, etc.) (MPAKAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Motorsports Sanctioning Bodies & Governing Organizations (MPAKAGAD), Motorsports Series & Championships (Sanctioned Racing Calendars) (MPAKAGAA), Motorsport Event Promoters & Race Organizers (MPAKADAE)

Keywords

• Motorsport governance
• Competition licensing
• Event sanctioning
• Rally regulation
• Motorsport training

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Licensing & Administration: Motorsport Ireland generates revenue through licensing competitors and officials, governing and regulating motorsport activities across Ireland.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Motorsport Ireland is the National Governing Body for motorsport in Ireland, operating as a non-profit federation (Irish Motorsport Federation Ltd). It regulates and sanctions motorsport activities across multiple disciplines, issues competitor and official licences, manages an IRDS-BRDS insurance database for rally participants, operates a national events calendar, and delivers coaching and training programmes for competitors, officials, and youth drivers.

Product overview

Motorsport Ireland is the National Governing Body for motorsport in Ireland, operating as Irish Motorsport Federation Ltd. The organization provides a portfolio of interconnected services including a digital licensing system for competitors and officials, an insurance database (IRDS-BRDS) for rally participants, a comprehensive event calendar covering various motorsport disciplines (rally, hillclimb, karting, autocross, endurance trials, sporting trials, navigation trials, rallycross, and circuit racing), and coaching/training programs for officials and drivers. The core platform centers on licensing management and event coordination, with additional modules for insurance coverage, official training, and regulatory compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Competitor and Official Licensing Service Licensing service through which Motorsport Ireland issues and administers competitor and official licences, the regulatory prerequisite for participation in sanctioned motorsport events in Ireland. Licences are issued for competitors (drivers, riders, co-drivers) and officials (stewards, scrutineers, etc.) across disciplines including rally, karting, autocross, hillclimb, endurance trials, sporting trials, navigation trials, rallycross, and circuit racing.
• IRDS-BRDS Insurance Database Insurance database service managing IRDS-BRDS coverage and related records for rally and stage rally drivers competing under Motorsport Ireland sanction.
• Event Calendar and Registration Comprehensive motorsport events calendar with event registration, listing sanctioned rallies, hillclimbs, karting, autocross, endurance trials, sporting trials, navigation trials, rallycross, and circuit racing events organized by affiliated clubs across Ireland.
• Coaching and Training Programmes Training and coaching programmes for officials and competitors including youth programmes, coaching, and skill development initiatives delivered by Motorsport Ireland.
• Motorsport Club Affiliation Service Affiliation service through which regional motor clubs (Connacht Motor Club, Kerry Motor Club, Cork Motor Club, Donegal Motor Club, Galway Motor Club, Mayo & District MC, Imokilly Motor Club, Killarney & District MC, Clare Motor Club, and others) affiliate with Motorsport Ireland to organize sanctioned motorsport events under MI regulations.

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FIS (Fédération Internationale de Sport Automobile)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025FIS is the international federation for motorsport. Motorsport Ireland holds Proud Member status for 2025, indicating their standing within the international motorsport community.
• Sport IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSport Ireland is the national statutory body responsible for sport in Ireland. As a partner of Motorsport Ireland, they provide government-level support and recognition for motorsport as a sport in Ireland.
• FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe FIA is the governing body for world motorsport and the federation of the world's leading motoring organisations. Motorsport Ireland is affiliated with the FIA as part of their international motorsport governance.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Motorsport Australia: Australia's FIA-affiliated national sporting authority for motorsport. Operates the same ASN model of competitor and official licensing, multi-discipline event sanctioning, and affiliated car club network, in a different geography.
• ACI - Automobile Club d'Italia: Italy's national FIA-affiliated sporting authority for motorsport, sanctioning events and issuing licences across multiple disciplines. Comparable ASN role to Motorsport Ireland, operating at greater scale in Italy.
• RFEDA - Real Federación Española de Automovilismo: The Spanish motorsport federation and FIA member, performing the same national governing-body functions — licensing, event sanctioning, and championship organisation — that Motorsport Ireland performs for Ireland.
• FFSA - Fédération Française du Sport Automobile: The FIA-affiliated French national sporting authority for motorsport, responsible for licensing competitors and officials, sanctioning events, and organising national championships. Directly comparable to Motorsport Ireland in mandate, differing primarily in geography and scale.
• DMSB - Deutscher Motor Sport Bund: The German national motorsport authority and FIA member. Performs the same ASN functions as Motorsport Ireland — competitor/official licensing, event sanctioning, regulatory oversight — within the larger German market.
• ASN Canada: Canada's FIA-affiliated national motorsport authority, coordinating ASN functions across the country. Comparable to Motorsport Ireland in role and ASN mandate, differing in geographic scale and club structure.

Others

• Sport Ireland: The Irish statutory body for sport that provides government-level support and recognition to Motorsport Ireland. While not a peer in a competitive sense, it is the key upstream funding/recognition partner and influences the operating environment.
• Royal Irish Automobile Club (RIAC): Ireland's older automobile club and historical predecessor entity to which Motorsport Ireland has ties (Motorsport Ireland was previously known as RIAC). Operates as a heritage motoring club with archival and event activities, distinct from but related to the regulatory NGB function.

Direct peers

• Motorsport UK: The Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association (Motorsport UK) is the FIA-affiliated national governing body for motor sport in the United Kingdom. It is the closest direct counterpart to Motorsport Ireland in role, scope (multi-discipline licensing, event sanctioning, officials), and FIA-affiliated ASN mandate.

Broad incumbents

• FIA - Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile: The FIA is the global governing body for motorsport and the federation of the world's leading motoring organisations. Motorsport Ireland is affiliated with the FIA; the FIA provides the international regulatory framework, calendar, and recognition under which Motorsport Ireland operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/MotorsportIrelandRIAC
• Xx.com/MotorsportIRL
• Facebookfacebook.com/MotorsportIreland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/motorsport-ireland

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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