Federazione Italiana Cronometristi

What Federazione Italiana Cronometristi does

Federazione Italiana Cronometristi (FICR, also known as Federcronos) is the Italian national federation responsible for official sports timing and chronometry, founded in 1921 and operating under the oversight of CONI (Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano). Headquartered in Rome at the Palazzo delle Federazioni Sportive Nazionali, FICR delivers certified timing services across 18+ sports disciplines, including motorsports, water sports, cycling, athletics, and canoeing, serving Italian national sports federations, the Italian Paralympic Committee, and sporting event organizers. Its customer base is concentrated in the Italian regulated sports ecosystem, and the organization is structured as a non-profit federation with 99 employees and a network of territorial associations of certified chronometrists.

The core product is the Live Timing portal (livetiming.ficr.it) supplemented by 18+ sport-specific sub-portals (canoa, ciclismo, nuoto, rally, motonautica, etc.) that provide real-time results, an event registration system, and a historical results archive. Underlying the live timing are proprietary internal systems including SICWIN-WEB (timing management software), WICLAX (licensed timing software), and the SendTime mobile application, with timing hardware sourced from technology partners Microgate and Zero Time SRLS. The federation also operates the Scuola Federale di Cronometraggio (SFC), a training and certification school for chronometrists, and the Museo del Tempo, a museum dedicated to the history of timekeeping.

FICR's revenue model is not publicly disclosed. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated per event based on the discipline and timing requirements, with the federation's customer base drawn primarily from Italian national sports federations under multi-year conventions (e.g., FICK 2025-2028, FIN 2025-2027, FMI multi-year). The organization is not publicly traded, has no disclosed investors, and operates as a member-affiliated non-profit under Italian sports governance. Marketing and outreach occur through the ficr.it website and a presence on Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, and RSS.

Name

Federazione Italiana Cronometristi

Legal name

Federazione Italiana Cronometristi

Website

https://ficr.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Federazione Italiana Cronometristi (FICR) is Italy's CONI-affiliated national federation for certified sports timing, delivering live chronometry across 18+ sports disciplines to Italian sports federations and event organizers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Timing Services

NAICS

Other Spectator Sports (711219), Spectator Sports (7112)

SIC

Services-Racing, Including Track Operation (7948)

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PRIMARYMPAKACAD

Amateur Sport Governing Bodies & Federations (National/Regional)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Collegiate & Amateur Sports Organizations (NCAA, Federations, Clubs)

SECONDARYMPAKAFAE

Professional Sport Governing Bodies & League Sanctioning Authorities

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Rights Holders & Governing Bodies (Federations, Associations, Sanctioning Bodies)

SECONDARYMPAGAMAK

Sports Officiating & Competition Management

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Live Sports Events

Keywords

• Sports timing services
• Chronometry federation
• Live event timing
• Official timekeeping
• Certified chronometrists

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Federazione Italiana Cronometristi is the Italian national federation providing official, certified timing and chronometry services for sporting competitions across 18+ disciplines including motorsports, water sports, cycling, athletics, swimming, and skiing. The federation operates real-time Live Timing portals, sport-specific results sub-portals, event registration systems, historical results archives, and a Federal School of Chronometry (SFC) that trains and certifies professional timekeepers.

Product overview

Federazione Italiana Cronometristi (FICR) is Italy's national federation for sports chronometry and timing services. The organization operates a platform-based offering centered on Live Timing services for real-time competition timing across 18+ sports disciplines including motorsports (Karting, Rally, Motocross, Enduro), water sports (Canoa, Motonautica, Rafting), athletics (Nuoto, Podismo), and motorsport events (Velocità in Circuito, Salita). The core product is the Live Timing Portal providing live results, complemented by sport-specific sub-portals for each discipline, an Event Registration System, and a Historical Results Archive. Supporting the core timing services is the Scuola Federale di Cronometraggio (SFC) which provides professional training and certification for timekeepers. Internal operations are supported by proprietary software systems including SICWIN-WEB, WICLAX, and the SendTime application.

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Brands

• Scuola Federale di Cronometraggio (SFC): Federal School of Timing - training division for chronometrists

Products and services

• Live Timing Portal Real-time timing portal providing live event timing results across multiple sports disciplines including athletics, motorsports, and water sports, for sports federations, event organizers, and competition participants.
• Scuola Federale di Cronometraggio (SFC) Federal School of Chronometry providing professional training courses for timekeepers, including certification programs, repair and maintenance training for timing equipment, and continuing education for sports association presidents.
• Event Registration System Online registration system for sporting competitions managed by affiliated sports associations, enabling event organizers to handle competitor entry for races and tournaments.
• Results Archive Historical archive of competition results dating back to 2019 across all sports disciplines, accessible to federations, athletes, and the public for record-keeping and verification.
• Museo del Tempo Museum dedicated to the history of timekeeping and chronometry, showcasing the evolution of timing technology for visitors and federation members.

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• F.I.C. (Federazione Italiana Ciclismo)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Italian Cycling Federation - Annual convention partnership for official timing services at cycling competitions.
• F.M.I. (Federazione Motociclistica Italiana)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Italian Motorcycling Federation - Multi-year conventions for enduro, e-bike, minimoto, motorally, speed hillclimb, and rally events.
• F.I.S.R. (Federazione Italiana Sportiva Reale)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Italian Watersports Federation - Annual convention for timing services at water sports competitions.
• FIN (Federazione Italiana Nuoto)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Italian Swimming Federation - Multi-year convention 2025-2027 for official timing services at swimming competitions including the Trofeo Sette Colli.
• Zero Time SRLScoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Technology partner providing timing software and systems. Annual convention for software and timing services.
• Italian Football League SRLminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Agreement for timing services at football-related events.
• AICS (Associazione Italiana Cultura Sport)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Italian Association for Sports Culture - Convention for swimming event timing services 2026-2027.
• FIPSAS (Federazione Italiana Pesca Sportiva e Attività Subacquee)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Italian Fishing and Underwater Activities Federation - Convention for timing services at underwater and finswimming competitions.
• F.I.H. (Federazione Italiana Hockey)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Italian Hockey Federation - Convention for hockey event timing services.
• FICK (Federazione Italiana Canoa Kayak)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Italian Canoe Kayak Federation - Multi-year convention 2025-2028 for timing services at canoeing competitions.
• MicrogatecoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing timing equipment and systems. Microgate is listed as an official partner of the federation, supplying professional timing technology for sporting events.
• CONI (Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano)coreOthersItalian National Olympic Committee - FICR is officially affiliated with CONI as the national federation for chronometry in sports.
• Comitato Italiano ParalimpicocoreOthersItalian Paralympic Committee - FICR provides official timing services for paralympic sporting events.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Alge Timing: Alge Timing (Austria) is a long-standing European sports timing equipment and solutions provider, active in alpine skiing, athletics, swimming, and motorsports — directly comparable to FICR's multi-discipline timing portfolio.
• Timing Solutions International: Timing Solutions International provides event-timing software, results services, and race-day operations support to federations and event organizers. It is comparable in delivering complete timing operations rather than just hardware.
• Swiss Timing: Swiss Timing (Swatch Group) is the international benchmark for official sports timekeeping, supplying federations, Olympic events, and motorsports. It is the closest global analogue to FICR in providing certified, federation-grade timing services across multiple disciplines.
• Zero Time SRLS: Zero Time SRLS is FICR's technology partner providing timing software and systems. As a private Italian timing software firm serving the same federation and event-organizer customers, it is both a vendor and a competitive peer.
• Microgate: Microgate is an Italian timing equipment manufacturer and FICR's official technology partner for timing systems. It is both a partner and a peer — it supplies the underlying hardware platform FICR operates and serves the same Italian sports federation customer base.
• MYLAPS: MYLAPS provides transponder-based sports timing systems and event results software to federations and race organizers worldwide. It overlaps with FICR's core timing infrastructure business and competes for the same end customers.
• Seiko Timing: Seiko Timing provides certified timing systems for track and field, swimming, and other multi-discipline events, including federation partnerships. It competes with FICR in the same certified-timing-for-federations market.
• Racologic (VBOX): Racologic designs GPS-based motorsport timing and data-logging hardware widely used in rally, circuit, and hillclimb events. Several of the same motorsport disciplines served by FICR (Rally, Salita, Velocità in Circuito) are core markets for Racologic.

Broad incumbents

• Omega Timing: Omega Timing is the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games and a major sports timing incumbent globally. While at much larger scale and scope, Omega's positioning as a federation-grade chronometry provider makes it a relevant broad incumbent peer.

Others

• CONI (Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano): CONI is the Italian National Olympic Committee and FICR's governing body. It is not a commercial peer but is the institutional sponsor and authority that grants FICR its operating mandate — making it an essential ecosystem participant.

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/federcronos
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCS8qGeoGe4-t-LDXtoQNNWg
• Facebookfacebook.com/federcronos
• Instagraminstagram.com/federcronos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/federazione-italiana-cronometristi

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