Announcing its anti-racism campaign, 'Everyrace', the FIA has this morning issued the following:

"Following incidents which occurred during Formula One testing at the Circuit de Catalunya on February 1st and 2nd 2008, the Real Federacion Espanola de Automovilismo (RFEA) presented a comprehensive report to the FIA.

The report included a detailed chronology of events in which the RFEA confirmed that a very small number of spectators amongst the 35,000 attending the test had displayed racist behaviour.

The FIA is grateful to the RFEA and the Catalunyan circuit authorities for their effective and efficient response to this situation. The FIA has monitored the measures recommended and implemented since February and has noted that no further such incidents have occurred.

The FIA agrees with the RFEA assessment that the people involved in these incidents were "not at all representative of the thousands of people who enjoy a convivial atmosphere and the spectacle offered by motor sport".

The FIA and the RFEA are committed to the principle of sport open to all. In order to further promote this fundamental principle the FIA has launched the EveryRace campaign.

With the support of the Formula One community the launch of the EveryRace campaign sends a message that discrimination and prejudice can have no place in sport or in society.

The FIA would encourage motor sport fans throughout the world to visit everyrace.net and take the opportunity to pledge their support for the campaign s message that motor sport welcomes everyone, irrespective of gender, race or background.