Who we are

The ICMS is an association of scientific and educational professionals and other interested persons concerned with the improvement or performance and safety in motor sport. Our members are interested in all forms of motorsport.

What we do

Our purpose is to inform the international motorsport community, different scientific and medical disciplines, automobile manufacturers, and the general public of the latest innovations and advancements in scientific research on human performance and safety in motorsport.

HISTORY OF ICMS

In May of 1988, a group of medical, scientific, and educational professionals met in an auditorium at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis and conducted the first World Congress on Motor Sports Medicine. From that meeting, the constitutional guidelines were developed for the World Council of Motorsport Sciences, which became the International Council of Motorsport Sciences in 1990 at the request of the FIA(Federation Internationale de l’Automobile).

The International Council of Motorsport Sciences (ICMS) is incorporated in the State of Indiana as a 501(c) not-for-profit corporation.

The initial ICMS meeting and the First Annual General Meeting of The International Council of Motorsport Sciences were held in Indianapolis. The third AGM/Congress was the first ICMS “international” meeting and was held at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. An Annual Congress has been held each year since 1988 with numerous meetings being hosted internationally in conjunction with the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety annual meeting. The founding members of the ICMS were Dan Marisi, Ph.D. (deceased), Jacques Dallaire, Ph.D., Jacques Bouchard, M.D., Steve Olvey, M.D., Terry Trammell, M.D. and Sam Odle, (Methodist Hospital Administrator).