Previously the Major Events and Marketing Department of the MSA, in 2001 the MSA decided to create a separate company to look after its commercial interests. While the MSA is responsible for the governance and administration of all major forms of motor sports in the UK, controlling the technical and sporting rules across the various disciplines, IMS is charged with the co-ordination and management of events including the Formula 1 British Grand Prix, Wales Rally GB - the final round of the FIA World Rally Championship, and the RACMSA Rally of Scotland - a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
IMS is based in Motor Sports House in Colnbrook, close to Heathrow Airport.