FIA steps in after WRC gasoline provider goes into administration 

Safari Rally Kenya is about to go forward unaffected regardless of the World Rally Championship’s gasoline provider P1 Fuels being positioned into administration.  

The WRC grew to become the primary FIA sanctioned world championship to maneuver to 100% sustainable gasoline after German firm P1 Efficiency Fuels received a young to behave because the management gasoline provider, starting in 2022.

Final month, P1 Fuels was the topic of insolvency proceedings in Germany that positioned the corporate into administration with two of the 14 prescribed 2025 WRC rounds having been accomplished.  

Based on a report on verbraucherschutzforum.berlin, on 10 February, the Charlottenburg District Court docket, Berlin ordered “far-reaching restrictions for the debtor. Thus, all disposals of the corporate’s belongings are solely permissible with the consent of the provisional insolvency administrator”.

It later added: “With the provisional insolvency administration, P1 Efficiency Fuels GmbH is now beneath strict supervision. The approaching weeks will present whether or not a restructuring may be sought or the corporate will probably be wound up.”

The FIA has since stepped in to make sure that P1 Fuels will probably be offered to opponents for subsequent week’s Safari Rally Kenya and has paid the customized charges to launch the gasoline that landed on the port of Mombasa. 

An FIA Spokesperson stated in an announcement issued to Motorsport.com: “Following the announcement of P1 Efficiency Fuels GmbH’s administration, the FIA continues to work carefully with all events to make sure the availability of sustainable gasoline for the FIA World Rally Championship.

“The present-specification gasoline for Safari Rally Kenya (20-23 March 2025) is in transit and will probably be used on the occasion. The FIA stays in common dialogue with all events to ship the very best resolution for future occasions.”

Motorsport.com understands that an FIA WRC gasoline tender course of was already underway previous to P1 Fuels going into administration.

It might imply this tender is accelerated with a brand new provider being put in previous to the following WRC spherical within the Canary Islands from 24-27 April.  

P1 Fuels was additionally set to supply gasoline to the DTM this 12 months, however it’s understood this contract has now been taken up by British sustainable gasoline provider, Coryton.