The world’s biggest engineering competition for students.
Formula Student is a project for engineering students to design, build and race a small single-seater racing car. It usually forms part of their studies and ends in a competition where teams from all over the world run their cars against each other.
Rules restrict the frame and powertrain so that students’ knowledge, creativity and imagination are tested. Combustion, hybrid and fully electric powertrains are allowed.
The cars are judged as products for the non-professional weekend autocross, hill climb or sprint racer, so they must perform very well, both on track and in front of the judges.
Engineering Design
Defend your design choices to industry judges
Cost & Manufacturing
Cost report and understanding of manufacture
Business Plan
Pitch the car as a business case
Acceleration
75 m from a standing start
Skid Pad
Figure-of-eight cornering grip
Autocross
One fast lap of a tight course
Endurance & Efficiency
22 km with a driver change, energy measured
