KOREA AUTOMOBILE RACING ASSOCIATION

Name

KOREA AUTOMOBILE RACING ASSOCIATION

Website

https://kara.or.kr

Company type

Private

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Korea Automobile Racing Association (KARA) is a Seoul-based non-profit national automobile racing body founded in 1996, operating with a 7-person staff to administer and govern motorsport activity in the Republic of Korea.

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Product category

Motorsport Governance Services

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Racing, Including Track Operation (7948)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Motorsports Sanctioning Bodies & Governing Organizations (MPAKAGAD)

Keywords

• Motorsport governance
• Automobile racing events
• Racing event sanctioning
• Motorsport licensing services
• Racing regulations administration

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Core offering

The Korea Automobile Racing Association (KARA) is a Seoul-based non-profit organization founded in 1996 that functions as the national governing body for automobile racing in South Korea. The association's fundamental role is to sanction, regulate, and oversee motorsport activities within the country, including the licensing of drivers and teams, the establishment of racing rules and technical standards, and the regulatory oversight of racing events. The organization's website (kara.or.kr) is its primary documented digital channel, though direct access to detailed service information was blocked by a CAPTCHA security screen at the time of data collection.

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Products and services

• Racing event sanctioning and oversight Official sanctioning, regulatory approval, and oversight of automobile racing events in South Korea, ensuring compliance with national and international motorsport standards for event organizers and circuit operators.
• Driver and team licensing Issuance and administration of competition licenses and registrations for drivers, teams, and officials participating in sanctioned motorsport events in South Korea.

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Direct peers

• Deutscher Motor Sport Bund (DMSB): Germany's national motorsport authority and FIA ASN, responsible for sanctioning, licensing and regulating automobile racing in Germany — directly comparable function to KARA.
• Royal Automobile Club de Belgique (RACB): Belgian national automobile and motorsport federation and FIA ASN — comparable national sanctioning role to KARA.
• Japan Automobile Federation (JAF): Japanese national automobile federation and FIA ASN, structurally and functionally the closest peer to KARA — same role, same regional ecosystem, similar non-profit governance form.
• Fédération Française du Sport Automobile (FFSA): French motorsport federation and FIA ASN, performing the equivalent national sanctioning, licensing and homologation role as KARA does in Korea.
• Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (Motorsport Australia): Australian national motorsport governing body and FIA ASN, comparable in mandate (sanctioning, licensing, regulation) to KARA.

Broad incumbents

• Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA): Global motorsport governing body of which KARA is a national member (ASN). FIA sets international rules and sanctions world championships; KARA operates as the Korean national equivalent under its authority.
• International Motor Sports Association (IMSA): North American sanctioning body for sports car racing, owned by NASCAR but operating under FIA framework. Comparable governing/sanctioning function, though with a stronger commercial race-promotion overlay than KARA.
• Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO): French organizer-sanctioning body behind the 24 Hours of Le Mans and FIA World Endurance Championship. Comparable motorsport governance role, though with materially larger event-promotion operations than KARA.

Regional players

• Korea Racing Authority (KRA): Korean state-authorized body for horse racing and sports Toto. Operates in a different discipline but is a relevant Korean motorsport-adjacent sports governance peer sharing the same regulatory environment.

Others

• Korea Circuit (Korea International Circuit): Operator of Korea's main permanent racing circuit and a direct counterparty of KARA for race-event sanctioning. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a competitor.

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