Eliseo Salazar will make his race stewarding debut at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Salazar is best known for his collision with Nelson Piquet at the 1982 German GP when the Brazilian jumped out of his Brabham and attacked the Chilean driver.
He raced between 1981 and 1983, competing in 37 races. Salazar also tried his hand at sportscars, as a works drivers for the Jaguar team. He went on to open-wheel success in America, taking an IRL victory at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and finished on the podium in the Indy 500.
He has the distinction of competing in the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indy 500, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Daytona and the Dakar Rally, and recently added a WRC appearance after competing in the 2012 Rally Argentina. He finished a creditable 12th driving a Mini WRC.
He sits alongside Gary Connelly, deputy president of the FIA institute, director of the Australian institute of motor sport and safety and FIA WMSC member and Steven Chopping, former vice president of the confederation of Australian motor sport (CAMS) and permanent steward for the V8 supercar championship.
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