41. Michel Boeri

Michel Boeri is the current president of the FIA’s Senate and a Vice-President of the World Motor Sport Council. He is also the president of the Automobile Club de Monaco and has held political places in Monaco’s government.

Click here to subscribe to our print edition!

At one time he was expected to succeed Jean-Marie Balestre as president of the FIA, but Max Mosley got the post instead.

On 24 June 2009, when the Formula One Teams Association and the FIA did a deal to solve their differences about the F1 championship, Michel Boeri replaced Max Mosley in his capacity relation with F1, a rumour that was later denied by Max Mosley.

Today, events run by the Automobile Club de Monaco continue to be organised with the utmost respect for tradition and innovation, whilst retaining the same bold vision that characterised the association’s founders and pioneers so many years ago.

In 1984, the ACM headquarters extended firstly with the acquisition of the former Rambaldi garage on Boulevard Albert 1er, followed by the rental of premises belonging to the Rosso printing works.

On Rue Grimaldi, meanwhile, the club purchased the Galerie Park Palace and rented its three adjoining boutiques, before adding the SAMIPA building to its set of occupied premises.

This meant that between 1972 and 2015, the ACM’s owned and occupied premises increased five-fold.

That allowed for the introduction of a restaurant, a bar, private members’ rooms, a McGregor collections boutique, the ‘ACM Sport & Marketing’ agency, a ticket office for events and several technical areas rented out to Maison de France.

All of this expansion has been necessary to ensure the ACM’s efficient everyday functioning and effective communication at all times between the association’s premises on Boulevard Albert 1er and those on Rue Grimaldi. This is to the immediate benefit of the organisation and management of Monaco’s motorsport events and the club’s members-only services.

The club’s long and illustrious history owes much to its volunteers and permanent members who have all exhibited common human values down the years. This is in addition to an unswerving loyalty to the Principality’s institutions and a burning desire to be – on both a sporting and technical level – the very best in the world in a global field where amateurism no longer has a place.

Today, events run by the Automobile Club de Monaco continue to be organised with the utmost respect for tradition and innovation, whilst retaining the same bold vision that characterised the association’s founders and pioneers so many years ago…