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.

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.

Class 1A (pre-2012)

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.

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.

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

Winners 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 Glasgow792.9 University of Glasgow792.9 (1) University of Glasgow University of Malta University of Southampton University of Porto 2023 Silverstone Uni MoRE834.6 Staffordshire University719.4 (2) Uni MoRE Uni MoRE Oxford Brookes University Ain Shams University2024Silverstone Edith Cowan University915.2Cardiff University714.8 (2) Edith Cowan University Edith Cowan University University of Glasgow University of Glasgow2025Silverstone University of the Basque Country908.3Oxford Brookes University810.8 (3) University of the Basque CountryUniversity of Birmingham Technical University Denmark ITESM2026Silverstone Edith Cowan University880.3University of Birmingham746.7 (3) Uni MoRE Uni MoRE Oxford Brookes University University of Liverpool

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

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