Srilanka, Oct. 11 -- Incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem is poised to stand unopposed in December's election for the presidency of motorsport's governing body, the FIA.

Three potential candidates had expressed an interest in standing - American Tim Mayer, Swiss former racing driver Laura Villars, external and Belgian journalist Virginie Philpott, external.

But a quirk of the FIA's election rules means that no other candidate is able to challenge Ben Sulayem.

Presidential candidates must submit a list of their prospective vice-presidents for sport, which must be selected from each of the FIA's six global regions.

But the world council list contains only one candidate from South America, Brazilian Fabiana Ecclestone, wife of former F1 boss B...