UoP1 was way ahead of its time, featuring an in-house built hybrid composite monocoque chassis with a removable subframe, 10-inch wheels to minimise unsprung mass and inertia, and a four-cylinder Yamaha engine.
Aiming to continue the project at the University of Patras, a brand new team of nine students entered the 2005 competition for the first time as a Class 3 entry, presenting a new design for the next car.
After ten years of Formula Student and a lot of research into where motorsport was heading, the team made the big decision to leave internal combustion behind: the start of UoP Racing’s electric era, and the first all-electric Formula Student car in Greece.
UoP5e features a chassis made entirely from honeycomb aluminium panels, a unique choice among Formula Student teams, along with better driver ergonomics and impressive efficiency, while still performing strongly on track.