SFI Foundation
Motorsports Safety Standards
SFI Foundation
Established in 1978 as a non-profit organization to develop and administer quality assurance standards for specialty performance and racing equipment worldwide.
About SFI Foundation
The SFI Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization established to issue and administer standards for the quality assurance of specialty performance and racing equipment. The SFI Foundation has served the automotive aftermarket and the motorsports industry since 1978.
The quality performance specifications program is the heart of the SFI Foundation. Based on technical committees, due process, openness, and general consensus, the program has earned widespread respect throughout the motorsports community.
While the heart of the certification program is the development and administration of the specification programs, it always comes back to the great people at SFI who make it all work. Our passion and respect for motorsports lets us do our jobs efficiently and to our fullest potential.
SFI has an international presence with approximately 100 member sanctioning bodies and well over 300 individual equipment manufacturers who participate in more than 85 specification programs.
Quality Standards
Rigorous specification development through technical committees and industry consensus
Independent Testing
SFI Test Laboratory in Poway, CA serving manufacturers since 1999
Global Reach
International presence across sanctioning bodies and manufacturers worldwide
Racer Safety
Established performance benchmarks that protect racers across all disciplines
Programs & Services
Specs Program
The heart of SFI — developing quality performance specifications through technical committees and industry consensus.
Test Laboratory
Opened in 1999 in Poway, CA — serving manufacturers with independent testing and certification services.
Tech Inspector Cert
Certification program for technical inspectors who verify compliance at racetracks nationwide.
Incident Response
Training programs for incident response teams at motorsports events across the country.
Tech & Safety
Advisories, guidelines, bulletins, and safety articles for the motorsports community.
Racing Categories
Frequently Asked Questions
The SFI Foundation, Inc. (SFI) is a non-profit organization established to issue and administer standards for specialty/performance automotive and racing equipment.
SFI was originally a foundation run by SEMA, the automotive aftermarket trade organization. The letters "SFI" stood for "SEMA Foundation, Inc." Although SFI is now completely independent from SEMA, the Foundation has retained the name SFI Foundation, Inc. but the "S" no longer means SEMA.
Manufacturers of equipment are the primary users of SFI standards. Some standards are adopted as part of the rules of race sanctioning organizations. Ultimately, the consumer benefits from the program as it establishes recognized levels of performance or quality for a product.
Participating manufacturers pay for development and administration of these programs through licensing fees and/or unit charges. Also, interested associations have provided grants and donations.
The SFI Technical Committee initiates the specification process, typically at the request of the affected industry or race sanctioning body.
SFI encourages industry-wide participation in the drafting of specifications. However, once a standard is enacted, participation by the manufacturer is strictly voluntary.
Typically, there are policing provisions through contractual or licensing agreements whereby SFI may inspect the records and/or equipment of a manufacturer in order to ascertain that the product involved meets SFI Specs. Once a manufacturer has voluntarily committed to participating in the program, it must comply with the specifications in all respects.
When adopted as part of the rules of a race sanctioning body, enforcement is entirely up to that organization. The manufacturer then provides the racer with product that is in compliance with the specs enforced by the sanctioning body.
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15708 Pomerado Road
Suite N208
Poway, CA 92064
Phone
(858) 451-8868
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