FIM President

Vito Ippolito

Mr Vito Ippolito (Venezuela) was elected FIM President during the General Assembly at the FIM Congress in Salvador, Brazil, on 16 October 2006.

Vito Ippolito is Venezuelan; born on 3 February 1952, married, 3 children.

Master degree in Philosophy.

Languages: Spanish, Italian, English, French

• President of the FMV (Venezuelan Federation) since 1992.
• Member of the FIM Road Racing Commission from 1984 until 1990.
• FIM Vice-President from 1990 to 1996.
• FIM Deputy President since 1997.
• President of the ULM (Union Latino-Americana de Motociclismo) from 1984 until 1998.
• Manager of the team Venemotos whose rider Carlos Lavado became 250 Grand Prix World Champion in 1983 and 1986.

Vito Ippolito is the first non-European elected President of the FIM since its foundation in 1904.