As part of their participation in Formula Student, teams of students design, construct and build small
teams design and build small formula race cars to compete in international competitions.
At the competitions, teams from different countries and universities compete against each other.
compete against each other. The competition is divided into static and dynamic disciplines. The winner
of the competition is the team which, by performing well in both the dynamic and the static
and in the static disciplines has achieved the most points in total.
Disciplines
Statics
Engineering Design
150 Points
In the so-called Engineering Design Event, team members are tested on their knowledge of the race car development process. The task is to defend their own developments in front of expert judges from the industry.
Cost Report
100 Points
The participants' skills in the field of
industrial engineering will be challenged at the so-called Cost and Manufacturing Event.
Knowledge of the costs is tested,
purchasing associated with the production and
of parts for a racing car.
Business Plan
75 Punkte
Participants must submit a business plan in which a fictitious marketing strategy for the respective team's race car is worked out. This business plan is then presented to and evaluated by a panel of experts.
Dynamics
Acceleration
The Acceleration Event is an acceleration race on a straight track over a distance of 75m.
Skid Pad
The skidpad course has the shape of a horizontal figure eight. Two right turns and two left turns are driven on the course in order to test the maximum lateral acceleration of the vehicles.
Autocross
The autocross event is a point-to-point race on a challenging track with a maximum length of 1.5 km.
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Endurance
Here, the reliability of the race car and the endurance of the drivers are tested. Two drivers compete one after the other and complete a total of 22 km on a demanding course. No technical defect may occur in the process. In addition
the efficiency of the vehicles is evaluated.