Formula Student

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox recurring event Formula Student is a student engineering competition held annually. Student teams from around the world design, build, test, and race a small-scale formula style racing car. The cars are judged on a number of criteria. It is run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and uses the same rules as the original Formula SAE with supplementary regulations.

Class definitions

There are three entry classes in Formula Student, designed to allow progressive learning.

Formula Student Class (formerly Class 1)

This is the main event, where teams compete with the cars they have designed and built. Teams are judged across six categories and must pass an inspection by judges before being allowed to compete for the dynamic events. There are usually 100-120 teams in this class.

Concept Class (formerly Class 2)

This is a concept class for teams who only have a project and plan for a Class 1 car. It can include any parts or work that has been completed in the project so far but this is not necessary. Teams are judged on business presentation, cost and design. Schools can enter both FS Class and Concept Class cars, allowing Concept Class to be used for inexperienced students to practise their development in advance of a full Formula Student Class entry.

FS-AI

In 2019 the FS-AI class was introduced for driverless cars. [1]

Class 1A (pre-2012)

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The 13th car of DUT Racing, the Formula Student team from the Delft University of Technology

This was an alternative fueled class with the emphasis placed upon the environmental impact of racing. A car from the previous year's Class 1 entry could be re-entered and re-engineered allowing the students to concentrate on the low carbon aspect of the competition without having to redesign a new chassis and ancillaries. Cars in Class 1A were judged in the same events alongside Class 1 however the cost category was replaced by one for sustainability and the endurance event had a greater emphasis placed upon measured emissions. Class 1A cars were scored and ranked independently of Class 1. Since 2012, both Petroleum and Alternative fueled cars have competed for places in the same rankings.

Class 2A (pre-2012)

This was a concept class for teams who only had a project and plan for a Class 1A car. It could include any physical parts or work that had been completed for the project so far, but was not essential. Teams were judged on business presentation, cost and design. Schools could enter both Class 1A and Class 2A teams, with Class 2A allowing inexperienced students to gain competition experience in preparation for a full Class 1A entry.


Judging

The cars are judged by industry specialists on the following criteria:

Static events

  • Engineering design (150 points)
  • Cost & Manufacturing (115 points)
  • Business presentation (115 points)
  • Lap Time Simulation (20 points)
  • Technical inspection (comprising 6 tests): safety, chassis, noise, tilt, brake, and tech (no points)

Dynamic events

  • Skidpad (figure of 8) (75 points)
  • 1 km autocross/sprint (100 points)
  • 75 m acceleration (75 points)
  • 22 km endurance (250 points) and fuel economy (100 points)

The winner of the event is the team with the highest number of points out of a maximum of 1000.[2]

History

The first event was held at the Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA) proving ground in 1998. Following that, the event was held for three years at the NEC Birmingham between 1999 and 2001. The event was then held on the Go-Kart track at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome between 2002 and 2006, before moving to Silverstone Circuit in 2007 where the competition remains until this day. The dynamic events have taken place on Luffield and Brooklands corners in the past but 2012 saw Copse corner and the National Circuit pit straight being used.

Formula Student partnered with Racing Pride in 2019 to support greater inclusivity across the British motorsport industry for LGBT+ fans, employees and drivers.[3]

The FS-AI class enabling driverless cars began in 2019.[4]

Winners

Year Location Class 1 Points Best UK team Points
(position) 		Class 1-200 Class 3 Class 1a
1998 MIRA Template:Flagicon UT Arlington University of Birmingham n/a n/a n/a
1999 NEC Birmingham Template:Flagicon Rochester IT Leeds University n/a Template:Flagicon University of Maribor n/a
2000 NEC Birmingham Template:Flagicon CSU Pomona University of Hertfordshire n/a Template:Flagicon University of Huddersfield n/a
2001 NEC Birmingham Template:Flagicon Georgia Tech 913 Leeds University 891 (3) Template:Flagicon University of Birmingham Template:Flagicon University of Bath n/a
2002 Bruntingthorpe Template:Flagicon Georgia Tech 936 Brunel University 728 (4) Template:Flagicon University of Hertfordshire Template:Flagicon University of Florence n/a
2003 Bruntingthorpe Template:Flagicon University of Toronto 885 Oxford Brookes University 477 (5) Template:Flagicon Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia Template:Flagicon Swansea University n/a
2004 Bruntingthorpe Template:Flagicon RMIT University 907 Oxford Brookes University 601 (7) Template:Flagicon UAS Stralsund Template:Flagicon University of Bath n/a
2005 Bruntingthorpe Template:Flagicon University of Toronto 884 University of Hertfordshire 764 (7) Template:Flagicon Swansea University Template:Flagicon University of Bath n/a
2006 Bruntingthorpe Template:Flagicon University of Toronto 844 Oxford Brookes University 802 (3) Template:Flagicon University of Hertfordshire Template:Flagicon Instituto Superior Técnico n/a
2007 Silverstone Template:Flagicon RMIT University 925 University of Bath 785 (6) Template:Flagicon University of Hertfordshire Template:Flagicon University of Hertfordshire n/a
2008 Silverstone Template:Flagicon University of Stuttgart 896 University of Bath 691 (4) Template:Flagicon University of Hertfordshire Template:Flagicon TU Eindhoven Template:Flagicon University of Hertfordshire
2009 Silverstone Template:Flagicon University of Stuttgart 792 University of Bath 715 (4) Template:Flagicon TU Munich Template:Flagicon Isfahan UT Template:Flagicon University of Hertfordshire
2010 Silverstone Template:Flagicon TU Munich 848 University of Hertfordshire 716 (5) n/a Template:Flagicon Instituto Superior Técnico Template:Flagicon ETH Zurich
Year Location Class 1 Points Best UK team Points
(position) 		Class 1a Class 2 Class 2a
2011 Silverstone Template:Flagicon University of Stuttgart 872 University of Hertfordshire 729 (3) Template:Flagicon TU Delft (910 points) Template:Flagicon University of Bath Template:Flagicon University of Warwick
Year Location Class 1 Points Best UK team Points
(position) 		Dynamic Events Winner Endurance Event Winner Static Events Winner Class 2
2012 Silverstone Template:Flagicon Chalmers UT 850 Oxford Brookes University 719 (7) Template:Flagicon TU Munich Template:Flagicon Chalmers UT Template:Flagicon Monash University Template:Flagicon Instituto Superior Técnico
2013 Silverstone Template:Flagicon ETH Zurich 921 University of Huddersfield 503 (15) Template:Flagicon ETH Zurich Template:Flagicon ETH Zurich Template:Flagicon ETH Zurich Template:Flagicon Imperial College London
2014 Silverstone Template:Flagicon TU Delft 855 Oxford Brookes University 733 (6) Template:Flagicon TU Delft Template:Flagicon University of Stuttgart Template:Flagicon University of Stuttgart Template:Flagicon TU Eindhoven
2015 Silverstone Template:Flagicon TU Delft 909 University of Bath 748 (4) Template:Flagicon TU Delft Template:Flagicon University of Bath Template:Flagicon University of Stuttgart Template:Flagicon University of Bath
2016 Silverstone Template:Flagicon University of Stuttgart 851 University of Bath 708 (4) Template:Flagicon University of Stuttgart Template:Flagicon University of Stuttgart Template:Flagicon ETH Zurich Template:Flagicon University of Rome
2017 Silverstone Template:Flagicon Cardiff University 855 Cardiff University 855 (1) Template:Flagicon University of Birmingham Template:Flagicon University of Birmingham Template:Flagicon Cardiff University Template:Flagicon University of Bath
2018 Silverstone Template:Flagicon Monash University 864 Oxford Brookes University 772 (2) Template:Flagicon Monash University Template:Flagicon Monash University Template:Flagicon University of Bath Template:Flagicon University of Bath
2019 Silverstone Template:Flagicon Uni MoRE 873 Oxford Brookes University 754 (2) Template:Flagicon UAS Zwickau Template:Flagicon Uni MoRE Template:Flagicon Uni MoRE Template:Flagicon University of Portsmouth
2020 not held
2021 Silverstone Template:Flagicon University of Sheffield 753.9 University of Sheffield 753.9 (1) Template:Flagicon University of Central Lancashire Template:Flagicon University of Sheffield Template:Flagicon University of Sheffield Template:Flagicon Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
2022 Silverstone Template:Flagicon University of Glasgow 792.9 University of Glasgow 792.9 (1) Template:Flagicon University of Glasgow Template:Flagicon University of Malta Template:Flagicon University of Southampton Template:Flagicon University of Porto
2023 Silverstone Template:Flagicon Uni MoRE 834.6 Staffordshire University 719.4 (2) Template:Flagicon Uni MoRE Template:Flagicon Uni MoRE Template:Flagicon Oxford Brookes University Template:Flagicon Ain Shams University
2024 Silverstone Template:Flagicon Edith Cowan University 915.2 Cardiff University 714.8 (2) Template:Flagicon Edith Cowan University Template:Flagicon Edith Cowan University Template:Flagicon University of Glasgow Template:Flagicon University of Glasgow

Most wins

Team Class 1 wins
Template:Flagicon University of Stuttgart 4
Template:Flagicon University of Toronto 3
Template:Flagicon Georgia Tech 2
Template:Flagicon RMIT University
Template:Flagicon TU Delft
Template:Flagicon Uni MoRE
Template:Flagicon Cardiff University 1
Template:Flagicon Chalmers UT
Template:Flagicon CSU Pomona
Template:Flagicon Edith Cowan University
Template:Flagicon ETH Zurich
Template:Flagicon Monash University
Template:Flagicon Rochester IT
Template:Flagicon TU Munich
Template:Flagicon University of Glasgow
Template:Flagicon University of Sheffield
Template:Flagicon UT Arlington

Support

Patron: Ross Brawn (former team principal of Mercedes Formula One team),

Ambassadors of Formula Student include David Brabham, Paddy Lowe, Leena Gade, Dallas Campbell, Mike Gascoyne, The Lord Drayson, Baron Drayson (Former Minister of Science) and James Allison.

See also

References

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External links

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