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Lobby organisation

Formula 1

Company · Cross-sector / other · HQ: United Kingdom · website · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Formula 1 appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

9
declared meetings
with current MEPs
9
MEPs met
€10k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Formula 1® racing began in 1950 and is the world’s most prestigious motor racing competition, as well as the world’s most popular annual sporting series. Formula One World Championship Limited is part of Formula 1® and holds the exclusive commercial rights to the FIA Formula One World Championship™.”

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“Formula One Management (FOM) holds and administers the commercial rights to Formula 1®. Our goal is to promote Formula 1® worldwide, expand its global audience, develop new markets, and enhance the overall commercial appeal of the sport.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 9 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party667%
Renew Europe222%
Socialists & Democrats111%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2022
1
2023
2
2024
0
2025
0
2026
6

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Tomáš Zdechovský
1 meeting · EPP
Jens Gieseke
1 meeting · EPP
Borja Giménez Larraz
1 meeting · EPP
Andreas Glück
1 meeting · Renew
Alexander Bernhuber
1 meeting · EPP

The 9 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
24 Sep 2026András Tivadar KuljaSustainability and environmental questions
8 Jul 2026Alexander BernhuberWirtschaftlicher Aspekt von Motorsport, Zukunfts­pers­pek­ti­ven
25 Mar 2026Sérgio HumbertoPresenting the company
25 Mar 2026Jens GiesekeAutomotive sector
24 Mar 2026Hannes HeideExchange of views on sports policy
4 Mar 2026Borja Giménez LarrazFormula 1’s contribution to Spain and the latest developments within the sport
27 Sep 2023Emma YtterellMöte - Om hållbara bränslen
6 Jun 2023Tomáš ZdechovskýEU policies
5 Oct 2022Andreas GlückCO2 Emission Standards

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