A Swiss public-benefit foundation supporting talent, mobility safety, responsible innovation and athlete welfare — on and off the track.
The Laura Villars Foundation is a public-benefit, non-profit foundation, politically and religiously neutral, operating in Switzerland and internationally. We address concrete challenges that sit at the crossroads of competitive sport and the mobility systems that surround it.
Through targeted programs, we reduce barriers to access, advance mobility safety as a learned public good, support responsible innovation in connected and autonomous mobility, and accompany athletes across their full career — including transitions, recovery and mental health.
Each program is built around a measurable outcome: a barrier removed, a behaviour learned, a safer system, a career protected.
Reduce financial and structural barriers to access sport-related pathways, with a focus on women and underrepresented backgrounds in motorsport.
Program detailPromote mobility safety education from childhood and across communities — a learned public good built on awareness and shared responsibility.
Program detailSupport responsible innovation in AI, connected systems and cybersecurity that contributes to safer, smarter and more resilient mobility ecosystems.
Program detailBeyond performance: prevention, recovery, mental health and post-career life transitions — the structural support athletes deserve.
Program detailMost pathways into motorsport require capital, networks, and proximity to circuits. We reduce those barriers in concrete ways: subsidized seat-time, mentorship from active drivers, and structural partnerships with karting academies.
Mobility safety is a public good built through education, awareness and shared responsibility. We work with schools, municipalities and federations to embed safety practice early — and to make it cool, not corrective.
Connected systems, autonomy and cybersecurity are redrawing the boundaries of who is responsible for safety on the road. We fund and convene the public-interest research that makes those boundaries explicit.
Athlete welfare goes beyond performance — encompassing prevention, recovery, mental health and life transitions. We build structural support for athletes during, between and after their competitive years.
A foundation should not be judged by what it announces — but by what it changes. We publish targets and outcomes annually.
Motorsport taught me discipline, resilience and the pursuit of excellence. Through this foundation, I channel that level of performance into meaningful impact — supporting initiatives that promote responsibility, safety and opportunity through sport.
We welcome conversations with partners who help advance our mission and public-interest impact. Each partnership is structured around measurable outcomes within one or more of the four pillars.
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