FOCA served to represent the interests of their privately owned teams – usually against the race organisers and later against the manufacturer-owned or supported teams such as Ferrari, Matra and Alfa Romeo.
A FOCA serviu para representar os intereses dos seus equipos privados - polo xeral contra os organizadores das carreiras e máis tarde contra os fabricantes propietarios de equipos ou fornecedoresdoutros, como Ferrari, Matra e Alfa Romeo.