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Based on FS Rule S3.8.2, Formula Student Germany will use different Engineering Design Scoring Categories during #FSG18. We have modified the scoring…

The Special Awards is a section in engineering design where the teams have the possibility to show and present some innovations they implemented in…

Fixed time slots for Technical Inspection:
Based on feedback from the FSG workshop round-table discussions and the wish to have as many teams as…

Due to your feedback we decided together with our partner Siemens to re-open the upload area for FSG Siemens Digital Twin Engineering Excellence…

#FSG18 Business Plan Presentation Deep Dive Topics for FSC, FSD and FSE teams are available within the rules section on the FSG website from now on.

If you found errors, ambiguities or inconsistencies in the FS Rules 2018, we offer you the opportunity to provide feedback. Please note that only …

Due to the limited space in Hockenheim and to ensure a well-ordered build-up and tear-down of the pits, each team can use ONLY ONE vehicle, called the…

At Daimler, we are convinced: The future is electric. That is why we are setting the course for tomorrow today. We prove this with our brand for…

Why does BASF as The Chemical Company award a prize for the “Best Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastics”?
High performance plastics are a very…

As a leading supplier of diesel engines and systems for marine propulsion and off-highway applications, MTU is particularly committed to setting the…

The VDI awards tickets for the first 20 participants to the congress “Dritev - Drivetrain for Vehicles” from June 27-28, 2018 in Bonn, Germany. You…

The ESF is now online and can be submitted. Due to some changes in the structure of the ESF forms the process of bringing them online and working took…

The FSG 2018 Competition Handbook has been created to compliment the Formula Student Rules 2018, identifying the key dates, deadlines and important…

We’re happy to announce the availability of the C2 and C3 campgrounds next to the Hockenheimring providing proximity to the event ground for the…

SimScale partners with Formula Student Germany to offer a free workshop on advanced CFD topics for Formula Student participants.

The VDI awards tickets for the first 5 participants to the congress “Plastics in Automotive Engineering” from March 14-15, 2018 in Mannheim, Germany.…

Sponsoring for 2 European teams with a total value of € 15,000

Dear all, 

due to some protests, we have made the following changes to the quiz results. 

• Question 1 has been deleted and will not count for the…

You should answer the questions as quickly as possible, but the questions will be available at the earliest at the following times.

Question Time…

We have updated the quiz server today in order to allow the entry of numbers without multiple choice. Please note that you have to use the exact…

The FSG 2018 Competition Handbook has been created to compliment the Formula Student Rules 2018, identifying the key dates, deadlines and important…

Both Formula Student World Ranking Lists have been updated after the last competition of this season in Australia. You will find them on https://maz…

FSG has switched the mailing system as of December 13th 2017. In practice this should not make a difference - all previously known addresses stay the…

The team registration starts on 2018-01-22 13:00 CET and will take place in the form of a quiz. There will be one quiz for all three classes. The…

We are happy to announce that the Emergency Brake System (EBS) Reference Guide, we presented on the FSG Workshop, is now available for download.

It…

The VDI awards tickets for the first 5 participants to the biggest branch meeting of security experts in the automotive industry – the congress…

The yearly FSG academy event offering support and information to Formula Student teams was held on 21st October 2017 at Schaeffler in Herzogenaurach…

The VDI awards tickets for the first 10 participants to the most important branch meeting of electronic experts in the automotive industry - the VDI…

Formula Student Germany would like to inform about changes within the results of #FSG2017 due to protests and feedbacks. Furthermore to make the…

Monday, 2017-09-18
first version of 2018 rules will be published, this version is meant to be close to final. FSG forum opens to collect feedback until…

It’s been a long week on the Hockenheimring racetrack.

Finally, all the time spent by the teams on testing and optimizing the vehicles has paid off.…

All teams with serious interest to participate in Formula Student Driverless next year are invited to send one representative to the FSD Round Table…

A new running order for the Endurance event has been published. The former running order was created based on wrong data input regarding the lap times…

The FSE Engineering Design Event is the battle for the best designed and build Formula Student Electric car. Before the event each team uploaded a six…

65 teams did compete in the FSC Engineering Design Event. Hundreds of pages were evaluated by the statics team and judges. Additionally a lot of…

The Driverless Dynamics kicked off on Thursday, with ETH Zurich successfully completing the first real lap of the Acceleration event. The rain was…

Based on the experiences from the first ever FSD dynamic events yesterday, we decided to update the procedure for todays track drive event as…

The first Formula Student Driverless Trackdrive Running Order is available now. Details concerning the process will be explained during the Friday…

Please attend the morning briefing (8 a.m. CEST) with at least 1 ESO per team (Electric Vehicle), ASR has to attend as usual.

The presentation of today's Team Briefing available for download now:

...do you want to see some more photos? Check out the OFFICIAL FSG photos from the week so far under: http://media.formulastudent.de/FSG17 

After a light incident with a battery cell shortcut in the charging tent (no person harmed or affected) we have decided to allow only iinsulated tools…

Contrary to the announcement in todays team briefing and the rules, there will be four runs per driverless vehicle for acceleration and skid pad. Run…

For the coming race days the commentators would really like to have your input about any fun facts regarding your team. What's your car's name? Who…

Day 3 of Formula Student Germany and the teams are working hard to get their cars through the tough scrutineering in order to be able to compete in…

Today we managed to bring 84 of the 114 Teams together for a giant photo overlooking the Formula Student Germany event site. It was a beautiful day…

Special Awards are the battle for trophies within a defined field of engineering design. Each year our sponsors offer the opportunity to the teams to…

Dear driverless teams participating at Formula Student Germany 2017,

due to unforeseeable changes with the judge allocation and event site set-up we…

Due to space restrictions in Event Control, the White Competition T-Shirts that every Team Member receives will be handed out tomorrow (Tuesday 9th…

After the successful premiere in 2016, there will also be workshops at the FSG competition in 2017!

These workshops will be offered to this years'…

Due to the recent severe weather conditions, the Hockenheim Ring has unfortunately had to close the campsite opposite the track and the campsite on…

If you found errors, ambiguities or inconsistencies in the FS Rules 2017, we offer you the opportunity to provide feedback. Please note that only…

On July the 8th Bosch opened it’s proving ground at Boxberg to 20 Formula Student teams in order to test their cars for the upcoming events such as…

OPEL. THE FUTURE IS EVERYONE’S.

To be a winning team several characteristics are required to set your team and your car apart from others. Team…

“In the beginning I looked around and could not find quite the car I dreamed of, so I decided to build it myself.”

It was over 60 years ago that Ferry…

Why does BASF as The Chemical Company award a prize for the “Best Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastics”?

High performance plastics are a very…

As a leading supplier of diesel engines for marine propulsion and off-highway applications, MTU is particularly committed to setting the benchmark in…

Would you like to be the first team in the scrutineering order of the FSG 2018? If your answer is yes you should read the following announcement for…

The schedule for FSG 2017 is online!

In order to integrate the new driverless class some time slots had to be adapted. So among others the team…

Due to the lessons learned operating the now 6 year old Energy Meter and because of the addition of the FSD class, which demands a data logger, FSG…

We are pleased to introduce a new tool to the Formula Student community. All team captains are now able to create the (Costed) Bill of Material in…

The web-based forms for ASF Add Item Request (AAIR) & ESF Add Item Request (EAIR) are now available. Firstly, please check whether all items you need…

A compilation of the Formula Student Germany Event at Hockenheim 2016 has been published by ATZ, featuring FSG impressions as well as highlighting…

In the last few weeks, the first workshop on aerodynamics and CFD organized by SimScale and Formula Student Germany e.V. took place. A new approach…

The FSG Competition Handbook has been created to compliment the Formula Student Rules 2017, identifying the key dates, deadlines and information…

SimScale and Formula Student Germany are joining forces to offer a free workshop series about the application of CFD in Formula Student.

Participants…

Sponsoring for 2 European teams with a total value of € 15,000

As stated when publishing the Rules 2017, the intent is to keep the possibility of oversea competition participation. Based on the feedback we…

The first version of the rules for FSG2017 is now published: Rules2017_V1.0.pdf

A lot of work has been done to generate a combined document, which…

The 2016 FSG Workshop will be held at Bosch Engineering GmbH in Abstatt on Saturday the 29th of October.

The workshop offers support and information…

Due to the fact that we wanted to start the award ceremony right on time the cross checking of the penalty system was still ongoing during the…

The last event is over - endurance is finished. 91 cars started to compete throughout the day in this highlight of the event , 42 cars finished the…

It’s been a long week on the Hockenheimring racetrack - hot weather and a lot of hard work.

Finally, all the time spent by the teams on testing and…

On this final day of Formula Student Germany 2016 the Endurance event takes place.
It is the last of the dynamic disciplines and probably the most…

The Running Order for Endurance is available now. Please see the attached document. The Endurance is divided in two sessions:

Morning Session will…

Don't forget about the Sportsmanship Award! Please hand in your nominations until 15:00 on Sunday at Event control! 

15 teams handed in concepts to suggest ideas and solutions for a possible driverless event at Formula Student Germany and participated in the Formula…

Again, in 2016 FSG invited sponsors and other interested VIPs to a VIP reception at the BW Tower. Here, they all had the opportunity to learn more…

As every year, we are happy to offer our popular Guided Tours to our sponsors, visitors and friends. Our tour guides are all former participants of FS…

We congratulate all teams that have received their well deserved awards during Award Ceremony Part I on Friday. Your dedication, time and effort was…

Team HHN Racing reported an engine problem.
Their engine: Husqvarna SMR 510, manufactured in 2008, has problems with the outlet valve (valve+valve…

These are the 6 finalists for the FSC Engineering Design event.  

Uni Stuttgart (car 202)
TU München (car 231)
Seattle (car 269)
Oxford (car 292)
Hamburg…

A Formula Student car – independent of being a combustion or an electric one - is a complex system interacting with the driver and its subsystems also…