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{{Short description|UK student engineering competition}}
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'''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 [[Organization:Institution of Mechanical Engineers|Institution of Mechanical Engineers]] and uses the same rules as the original Formula SAE with supplementary regulations.

==Class definitions==
There are two 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.

===Class 1A (pre-2012)===
[[File:Dut13.jpg|thumb|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)===
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==
The cars are judged by industry specialists on the following criteria:

===Static events===
*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===
*Skidpad (figure of 8) (75 points)
*1&nbsp;km autocross/sprint (100 points)
*75 m acceleration (75 points)
*22&nbsp;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.<ref>Formula Student 2021 Rules</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/racing-pride-join-formula-student |title= Racing Pride join Formula Student|website= www.imeche.net | publisher= Institution of Mechanical Engineers|date= 5 August 2019}}</ref>

===Winners===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
! Year
! Location
! Class 1
! Points
! Best UK team 
! Points<br>(position)
! Class 1-200
! Class 3
! Class 1a
|-
| 1998
| MIRA
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Organization:University of Texas at Arlington|UT Arlington]]
|
| [[Organization:University of Birmingham|University of Birmingham]]
|
| n/a
| n/a
| n/a
|-
| 1999
| NEC Birmingham
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Organization:Rochester Institute of Technology|Rochester IT]]
|
| Leeds University
|
| n/a
| {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Organization:University of Maribor|University of Maribor]]
| n/a
|-
| 2000
| NEC Birmingham
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Organization:California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|CSU Pomona]]
|
| University of Hertfordshire
|
| n/a
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Huddersfield|University of Huddersfield]]
| n/a
|-
| 2001
| NEC Birmingham
| {{flagicon|USA}} Georgia Tech
| 913
| Leeds University
| 891 (3)
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Birmingham|University of Birmingham]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Bath|University of Bath]]
| n/a
|-
| 2002
| Bruntingthorpe
| {{flagicon|USA}} Georgia Tech
| 936
| Brunel University
| 728 (4)
| {{flagicon|GBR}} University of Hertfordshire
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Organization:University of Florence|University of Florence]]
| n/a
|-
| 2003
| Bruntingthorpe
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Organization:University of Toronto|University of Toronto]]
| 885
| [[Organization:Oxford Brookes University|Oxford Brookes University]]
| 477 (5)
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:Swansea University|Swansea University]]
| n/a
|-
| 2004
| Bruntingthorpe
| {{flagicon|AUS}} RMIT University
| 907
| [[Organization:Oxford Brookes University|Oxford Brookes University]]
| 601 (7)
| {{flagicon|GER}} UAS Stralsund
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Bath|University of Bath]]
| n/a
|-
| 2005
| Bruntingthorpe
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Organization:University of Toronto|University of Toronto]]
| 884
| University of Hertfordshire
| 764 (7)
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:Swansea University|Swansea University]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Bath|University of Bath]]
| n/a
|-
| 2006
| Bruntingthorpe
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Organization:University of Toronto|University of Toronto]]
| 844
| [[Organization:Oxford Brookes University|Oxford Brookes University]]
| 802 (3)
| {{flagicon|GBR}} University of Hertfordshire
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Organization:Instituto Superior Técnico|Instituto Superior Técnico]]
| n/a
|-
| 2007
| Silverstone
| {{flagicon|AUS}} RMIT University
| 925
| [[Organization:University of Bath|University of Bath]]
| 785 (6)
| {{flagicon|GBR}} University of Hertfordshire
| {{flagicon|GBR}} University of Hertfordshire
| n/a
|-
| 2008
| Silverstone
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Organization:University of Stuttgart|University of Stuttgart]]
| 896
| [[Organization:University of Bath|University of Bath]]
| 691 (4)
| {{flagicon|GBR}} University of Hertfordshire
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Organization:Eindhoven University of Technology|TU Eindhoven]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} University of Hertfordshire
|-
| 2009
| Silverstone
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Organization:University of Stuttgart|University of Stuttgart]]
| 792
| [[Organization:University of Bath|University of Bath]]
| 715 (4)
| {{flagicon|GER}} TU Munich
| {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Organization:Isfahan University of Technology|Isfahan UT]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} University of Hertfordshire
|-
| 2010
| Silverstone
| {{flagicon|GER}} TU Munich
| 848
| [[Organization:University of Hertfordshire|University of Hertfordshire]]
| 716 (5)
| n/a
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Organization:Instituto Superior Técnico|Instituto Superior Técnico]]
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Organization:ETH Zurich|ETH Zurich]]
|-
! Year
! Location
! Class 1
! Points
! Best UK team 
! Points<br>(position)
! Class 1a
! Class 2
! Class 2a
|-
| 2011
| Silverstone
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Organization:University of Stuttgart|University of Stuttgart]]
| 872
| [[Organization:University of Hertfordshire|University of Hertfordshire]]
| 729 (3)
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Organization:Delft University of Technology|TU Delft]] (910 points)
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Bath|University of Bath]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Warwick|University of Warwick]]
|-
! Year
! Location
! Class 1
! Points
! Best UK team 
! Points<br>(position)
! Dynamic Events Winner
! Endurance Event Winner
! Static Events Winner
! Class 2
|-
| 2012
| Silverstone
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Chalmers UT
| 850
| [[Organization:Oxford Brookes University|Oxford Brookes University]]
| 719 (7)
| {{flagicon|GER}} TU Munich
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Chalmers UT
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Monash University
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Organization:Instituto Superior Técnico|Instituto Superior Técnico]]
|-
| 2013
| Silverstone
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Organization:ETH Zurich|ETH Zurich]]
| 921
| [[Organization:University of Huddersfield|University of Huddersfield]]
| 503 (15)
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Organization:ETH Zurich|ETH Zurich]]
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Organization:ETH Zurich|ETH Zurich]]
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Organization:ETH Zurich|ETH Zurich]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:Imperial College London|Imperial College London]]
|-
| 2014
| Silverstone
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Organization:Delft University of Technology|TU Delft]]
| 855
| [[Organization:Oxford Brookes University|Oxford Brookes University]]
| 733 (6)
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Organization:Delft University of Technology|TU Delft]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Organization:University of Stuttgart|University of Stuttgart]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Organization:University of Stuttgart|University of Stuttgart]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Organization:Eindhoven University of Technology|TU Eindhoven]]
|-
| 2015
| Silverstone
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Organization:Delft University of Technology|TU Delft]]
| 909
| [[Organization:University of Bath|University of Bath]]
| 748 (4)
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Organization:Delft University of Technology|TU Delft]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Bath|University of Bath]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Organization:University of Stuttgart|University of Stuttgart]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Bath|University of Bath]]
|-
| 2016
| Silverstone
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Organization:University of Stuttgart|University of Stuttgart]]
| 851
| [[Organization:University of Bath|University of Bath]]
| 708 (4)
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Organization:University of Stuttgart|University of Stuttgart]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Organization:University of Stuttgart|University of Stuttgart]]
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Organization:ETH Zurich|ETH Zurich]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Organization:Sapienza University of Rome|University of Rome]]
|-
| 2017
| Silverstone
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:Cardiff University|Cardiff University]]
| 855
| [[Organization:Cardiff University|Cardiff University]]
| 855 (1)
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Birmingham|University of Birmingham]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Birmingham|University of Birmingham]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:Cardiff University|Cardiff University]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Bath|University of Bath]]
|-
| 2018
| Silverstone
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Monash University
| 864
| [[Organization:Oxford Brookes University|Oxford Brookes University]]
| 772 (2)
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Monash University
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Monash University
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Bath|University of Bath]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Bath|University of Bath]]
|-
| 2019
| Silverstone
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Organization:University of Modena and Reggio Emilia|Uni MoRE]]
| 873
| [[Organization:Oxford Brookes University|Oxford Brookes University]]
| 754 (2)
| {{flagicon|GER}} UAS Zwickau
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Organization:University of Modena and Reggio Emilia|Uni MoRE]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Organization:University of Modena and Reggio Emilia|Uni MoRE]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Portsmouth|University of Portsmouth]]
|-
| 2020
|colspan=9 align=center| ''not held''
|-
| 2021
| Silverstone
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Sheffield|University of Sheffield]]
| 753.9
| [[Organization:University of Sheffield|University of Sheffield]]
| 753.9 (1)
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Central Lancashire|University of Central Lancashire]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Sheffield|University of Sheffield]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Sheffield|University of Sheffield]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
|-
| 2022
| Silverstone
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Glasgow|University of Glasgow]]
|792.9
| [[Organization:University of Glasgow|University of Glasgow]]
|792.9 (1)
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Glasgow|University of Glasgow]]
| {{Flagicon|MLT}} [[Organization:University of Malta|University of Malta]]
| {{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Southampton|University of Southampton]]
| {{Flagicon|POR}} University of Porto
|}

===Most wins===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;"
!Team
!Class 1 wins
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Organization:University of Stuttgart|University of Stuttgart]]
|rowspan="1"| 4
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Organization:University of Toronto|University of Toronto]]
|rowspan="1"| 3
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Georgia Tech
|rowspan="3"| 2
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} RMIT University
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Organization:Delft University of Technology|TU Delft]]
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:Cardiff University|Cardiff University]]
|rowspan="11"| 1
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Chalmers UT
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Organization:California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|CSU Pomona]]
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Organization:ETH Zurich|ETH Zurich]]
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Monash University
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Organization:Rochester Institute of Technology|Rochester IT]]
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} TU Munich
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Organization:University of Modena and Reggio Emilia|Uni MoRE]]
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Glasgow|University of Glasgow]]
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Sheffield|University of Sheffield]]
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Organization:University of Texas at Arlington|UT Arlington]]
|}

==Support==
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===
* Carroll Smith
* Allan Staniforth

==See also==

* Formula SAE
* Formula SAE Australasia
* [http://kratosracing.com/ Team Kratos Racing Electric]
* IIT Bombay Racing
* University of Patras Formula Student Team - UoP Racing Team
* ETSEIB Motorsport
* DJS Racing

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.sheffieldformularacing.co.uk Sheffield Formula Racing]
*[https://www.teambathracingelectric.com/ Team Bath Racing Electric]
*[http://www.cardiffracing.com Cardiff Racing]
*[http://www.formulastudent.com Formula Student]
*[https://asurt.org/ Ain Shams University Racing team]
*[http://obr.brookes.ac.uk/ Oxford Brookes Racing]
*[http://racing.pwr.wroc.pl/ PWR Racing Team]
*[http://www.sufst.co.uk University of Southampton Formula Student Team]
*[http://www.motorsport.swan.ac.uk/ Swansea University Race Engineering]
*[http://iitbracing.org/ IIT Bombay Racing]
*[https://orbitracing.ie/ Orbit Racing - F1 in Schools]
*[http://www.teambathracing.com Team Bath Racing]
*[http://kratosracing.com/ Team Kratos Racing Electric]
*[http://racing.herts.ac.uk UH Racing]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080516042436/http://www.ubracing.co.uk/ University of Birmingham Racing]
*[https://www.upracing.org.uk/ University of Portsmouth's Formula Student Team]
*[http://www.ucdfs.ie UCD Formula Student]
*[https://formulastudent.fe.up.pt/en/ Formula Student FEUP]



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