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Formula Student

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.

Formula Student
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Worldwide
CountryUnited Kingdom
Won by Edith Cowan University Racing

Class definitions

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

Formula Student Class (formerly Class 1)

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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)

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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

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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)

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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

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

Static events

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  • 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

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  • 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

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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

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

Most wins

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

Support

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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.

Notable judges

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "History of Formula Student". www.imeche.org. Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Formula Student Rules". www.imeche.org. Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 11 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Racing Pride join Formula Student". www.imeche.net. Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 5 August 2019.
  4. ^ "History of Formula Student". www.imeche.org. Institution of Mechanical Engineers. 11 March 2024.
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