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12. August 2016
Opel Style Award 2016 by Opel Design Center Germany
A very important part of success is always also the definition of an elaborated car design. Getting people’s attention to your product is something that can really help you. Each team has to merchandise their project to gain...
12. August 2016
Worldwide Formula Student Officials meeting
Once again, the representatives of Formula Student events from all over the world got together to discuss ideas and possible developments of these competitions. Delegates from Thailand, India, Japan, China, Germany, Hungary,...
12. August 2016
And the three FSC Business Plan finalists are…
Tonight the FSC Business Plan Presentation finals take place in the Marquee above Pits. The four finalists are (in order of final presentation): OSU Corvallis (Car 201)Uni Stuttgart (Car 202)Uni Paderborn (Car...
12. August 2016
Formula Student Electric Static Events results
After a whole day of presenting, evaluating and judging the results of yesterdays electric cars Cost and Business Plan Presentation events are now online. http://www.formulastudent.de/fse/2016/results/ The...
12. August 2016
Autonomous Driving at Formula Student Germany 2017
FSG once again leads the world of Formula Student with a new competition class, Formula Student Driverless (FSD)
12. August 2016
Watch FSG 2016 live
Again, everybody can follow the dynamic events on the Hockenheimring live on formulastudent.tv. Right now you can watch skidpad, the first dynamic discipline.
12. August 2016
Finally, the first dynamic event takes places today: Skidpad
Skidpad measures the cornering speed of the car. At Formula Student Germany, the cars perform the skid pad on a wet track, making it the Wet Pad. The Wet Pad guarantees similar track conditions for all teams, namely very wet. The...
12. August 2016
Formula Student Electric Design Finalists
The 2016 FSE Design Finalists are ...
12. August 2016
FSC static events take place today
Today we enter the second round of static events. This time it is the Formula Student Combustion teams turn to present the underlying concept of their race cars. During the day, FSC teams will present the technical solutions,...
12. August 2016
Successful second day of Scrutineering
On the second day of scrutineering 97 FSE and FSC teams were seen by the technical inspectors, 25 electric cars and 72 combustion cars. At the end of a long day, 30 FSC and 5 FSE teams successfully passed the complete...
11. August 2016
Congratulations to the four FSE Business Plan finalists 2016
Tonight the FSE Business Plan Presentation finals took place in the Marquee above Pits.
11. August 2016
Tough Day at FSE Statics
Today all FSE teams had to present the underlying concept of their cars to industry judges. The overall package counts. Technical solution, cost analysis and business plan - all three aspects are crucial to a team’s success. The...
11. August 2016
FSG 2016 Sportsmanship Award
As every year, there will be a Sportsmanship Award presented by the FSG Executive Committee. We would like to ask all teams to nominate a team they think should win the Sportsmanship Award. Deadline for nomination is Sunday...
11. August 2016
FSE Static Events take place today
Today, FSE static events Engineering Design, Cost Report and Business Plan Presentation take place. During the day, FSE teams will present the technical solutions, business cases as well as cost plans of their electric Formula...
11. August 2016
Guided Tours – Audio Guide
To friends or relatives of the participants who are still trying to understand where your friend/son/daughter/partner/brother has been for the past year: Come join us at the Information Counter in the FSG Forum where you can...
10. August 2016
Scrutineering Status
FSG 2016 Scrutineering started at 9.00 this morning where the fastest teams from the Scrutineering Quiz were some of the first to face the Scrutineers for the technical inspection. By the afternoon, a couple of teams had...
10. August 2016
Driverless – Competition before the Competition
The judging for the FS Driverless Competition before the Competition Concept Award is taking place in the BW-Tower all day today. The teams have to explain their concepts to a panel of judges. The teams with the...
10. August 2016
WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK!
Every participating team received a feedback form which should be handed in at the Event Control until Sunday 19:00. Additionally, we encourage you to fill out our online feedback...
10. August 2016
Special Award Schedules are published
The schedules for the special awards are online now. You can find the documents at the end of this document or on our scoring wall at the FSG forum. This year we are proud to present the following awards to the competitors of...
10. August 2016
Staging for panoramic picture
The staging for the panoramic picture and the picture takes place today from 13.00 to 14.00. We would like the teams to start to get ready at 12.30 in order to allow a flawless procedure. Please see details for the procedure:...
10. August 2016
Tire Handling: Clarification for Tire Marking of Event Tires
Following the unclear situation about utilisation and marking of the one dry and one wet tire set for the use during the dynamic events in FSG 2016 following rules apply in handling of it: Marking the tire/ rim combination can...
10. August 2016
Incident at Hotel in Hockenheim
Yesterday a battery pack of one of the registered teams for FSG 2016 caught fire in a hotel room in Hockenheim. The incident injured 4 of the team members that were treated in hospital. 3 were released later during the day...
10. August 2016
Wild Card for Accumulator Tent access extension
Each FSE-Team has the possibility to use a wild card to be able to work on their accumulator until 24:00 in stead of the usual 22:00 for one day. They can only use this possibility once. If a team wants to use their wild card,...
08. August 2016
Here we go again...
…FSG 2016 is on and we are ready to kick off this years' event! It's been a year since our 10th anniversary and we are excited to start a new decade with you. This morning our volunteers started setting up the event site to...
03. August 2016
NEW IN 2016: FSG ACADEMY ON SITE IN HOCKENHEIM
FSG Academy offers free workshops from sponsors to the students.
12. July 2016
"Audi Vorsprung Award" - best lightweight concept
There are no compromises when it comes to the finest sports car engineering. Technical precision and performance must be pushed to the limits – and beyond. Audi pioneered the use of aluminum in manufacturing car bodies. With fuel...
11. July 2016
Magna Sponsors Formula Student Germany 2016
Press Release from Magna: Opportunity to attract and recruit some of the brightest young engineers in the world.
10. July 2016
Formula Student Germany needs you support
Can you imagine FSG16 without any pictures, timelapses, slowmotions or any aerial footage? Unthinkable right? Right! !!!That’s why we need you!!! - Your eyes, your ideas, your camera, your drone and your skill set! We are looking...
06. July 2016
Become the first Porsche Performance Innovation Award winner!
“In the beginning I looked around and could not find quite the car I dreamed of, so I decided to build it myself.” (Ferry Porsche)
04. July 2016
ZF Race Camp Dominated by Electric Race Vehicles
Friedrichshafen welcomed approximately 500 Formula Student participants from all over the world. "The Future is Electric" – Grotendorst, Head of the E-Mobility Division, explains the motivation and attractiveness of...
27. June 2016
Free Tickets for ConCarExpo 2016: The trade fair for the mobility of the future
The international trade fair ConCarExpo takes place for the first time on 29 and 30 June 2016 at the Messe Düsseldorf exhibition centre. As the event organizer, the German Engineers Association (VDI) is offering visitors a unique...
25. June 2016
Opel Style Award 2016 by Opel Design Center Germany
Engage the attention to your car! To be a winning team several characteristics are required to set your team and your car apart from others. Team spirit, engagement, know-how, car performance and durability are probably the most...
16. June 2016
Technical Inspection Sheets FSG 2016: Now available, so be prepared!
The Technical Inspection Sheets are now available in the important documents sections of both FSC&FSE. Use these documents for your own advantage and come perfectly prepared to the FSG competition by doing a test...
10. June 2016
Daimler Best E-Drive Packaging Award 2016: Apply now!
The future has begun: Numerous electric and fuel cell test vehicles have proven their worth in field trials. We have demonstrated the technical feasibility of electromobility, the production of highly diverse vehicles is now...
09. June 2016
BASF Best Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastics Award 2016
Why does BASF award a prize for the “Best Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastics”?High performance plastics are a very sophisticated form of chemicals and have a large variety. They can contain different types of fibers, fiber lengths,...
25. May 2016
FSC “Most Innovative Powertrain System” powered by MTU
As a leading supplier of diesel engines for marine propulsion and off-highway applications, MTU is particularly committed to setting the benchmark in powertrain design. Each time our engineers tackle the task of pushing...
17. May 2016
FSG Award “Best Systems Engineering” powered by Schaeffler
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 interacting with each other. Handling this complexity is one of the main tasks...
10. May 2016
Vehicle Shipping & Letter of Invitation (Visa)
Dear participants of FSG 2016, here are some important information and reminder for you: Vehicle ShippingAll teams that intend to have their car shipped to the Hockenheimring for FSG 2016 are kindly requested to take notice of...
26. April 2016
FSC & FSE Award "Best Prepared Car for Scrutineering"
Would you like to be the first team in the scrutineering order of the FSG 2017 without any quiz? If your answer is yes you should read the following announcement for the “Best prepared car for scrutineering” award carefully.As...
23. April 2016
Scrutineering Quiz and Event Handbook 2016
The order of the scrutineering queue for FSG 2016 will be determined by means of a scrutineering quiz like in the previous years. The scrutineering quiz will take place on Friday, April 29th, 12:00 CEST, and will be available...
20. April 2016
FSG 16: Scoring Business Plan Presentation
For your better preparation of the Business Plan Presentation Event we have published the main categories and points of the judge evaluation sheet in the section “Rules & Important Documents” on the FSG Website (FSG &...
21. March 2016
Final participants for "FS Driverless Concept Award"
After an overwhelming number of applications, the FSG officials are happy to invite 16 teams with the most promising abstracts to participate in the FSD concept award. Many brilliant ideas have been sketched by the teams and we...
18. March 2016
FSE 2016 Items Requests and Electrical System Forms
Dear Formula Student Electric Teams, The web-based forms for ESF Add Item Request (EAIR) are now available. This year we have deleted “Sensors” and improved the "Fuse" category. Firstly, please check whether all...
15. March 2016
New version of the FSG rules 2016 published
Please take a look at the updated FSG rules and the new SES approval form for monocoques in the rules section. You will find all changes in the changelog on the last page of the rules document. 2.3.2 New date and clarification...
09. March 2016
A success story in the making
31 applicants for Formula Student Driverless Concept Award 2016
23. February 2016
Pat's Corner - Back to Basics
I have just returned from Formula Student India, where the importance of re-covering the basics became obvious. We forget the churn of students through Formula Student and often the basics are forgotten when new teams attempt to...
08. February 2016
FS Driverless Concept Award - Deadline and Prize Announcement
As you have already heard, Formula Student Germany grants a special award for driverless competition concepts for the 2016 event. The winners will be awarded with prizes of 3,000, 2,000 and 1,000 Euros - isn't it a handy sum to...
25. January 2016
First successful step towards FSG 2016 – Registration is completed
247 teams from all over the world (39 countries) participated in registration, a new record!
08. January 2016
Formula Student Driverless concept award task description published
Dear teams and interested students, as announced previously, the Formula Student Germany grants a special award for driverless competition concepts for the 2016 event. Finally, we made it to be able to present the task...
04. January 2016
Registration for FSG 2016
Dear teams, early registration for the FSG 2016 event starts in two weeks on January 18th 2016, 1200 CET. Main registration starts on January 25th 2016, 1200 CET. Please find the...
21. December 2015
New Year – New Challenges
Dear sponsors, judges, team members, officials and friends! It is this time of the year again. An exciting and busy 2015 comes to an end. We wish you all a very merry and also relaxing Christmas break and a healthy and happy...
11. December 2015
FSG Rules 2016 published
The rules set for year 2016 have been published in the rules section. The new rules represent adjustments that are results of the feedback and the observations made in the last years. The rules book documents the valid rules for...
10. November 2015
New special award for driverless Formula Student Concepts
The Formula Student Germany team has announced a special award for driverless concepts at last months FSG workshop at Daimler AG in Sindelfingen on 24th October. The concepts should contain realizable suggestions on how to...
17. September 2015
2015 FSG Workshop at Daimler AG in Sindelfingen
The 2015 FSG Workshop will be held at Daimler AG in Sindelfingen on Saturday the 24th of October. The workshop offers support and information to teams (planning on) participating in Formula Student Combustion or Formula...
16. September 2015
10 Years Formula Student Germany - Thank You for the Birthday wishes!
As we celebrated our 10th Anniversary this year we were overwhelmed by all the good wishes we received from every single one of you. Thank you!!! Particularly, we were fascinated by a breathtaking video produced by Katja...
02. August 2015
The winners of FSG 2015 are...
... the team with car E85 from TU Delft for the Formula Student Electric (FSE) class and the team with car 1 from Oregon State University/Ravensburg in the combustion class (FSC). Thanks to all the friends...
02. August 2015
19 successful finishers in first part of Endurance event
So far todays Endurance Event sees 19 successful finishers. All morning the first 60 teams of Formula Student Germany 2015 have competed on the 22KM long racetrack to test the durability of their cars. The longer the event, the...
02. August 2015
Merchandising Formula Student Germany - dress up FSG 2015
For the first time participants, visitors and guest have the opportunity to purchase Formula Student Germany Souvenirs. All merchandising is displayed in the FSG Forum at the Info Counter. Check out our shirts, hoodies and...
02. August 2015
Finally: The Endurance event has started
On this final day of Formula Student Germany 2015 the Endurance event takes place.It is the last of the dynamic disciplines and probably the most exciting one.All cars that have passed the previous disciplines compete on the 22...
02. August 2015
Running order of todays Endurance Event
The running order for todays Endurance Event is published. The order was determined by the cars results in yesterdays Autocross Event. Please all teams check their starting position and come to the start of Endurance in time!
01. August 2015
Results
On the fourth day of Formula Student Germany the static events are over, and the first dynamic events have been completed. All current results are listed...
01. August 2015
Formula Student Germany Sponsorship Challenge excites Vips and students alike
Everybody at FSG watched today when the customized concept vehicles built by sponsors with the help of participating teams competed on the famous Hockenheimring start-finish line. The sponsors had only four days to...
01. August 2015
Attention - End of autocross extended by 7 minutes
The end of todays dynamic autocross event will be extended by 7 minutes due to an incident that requested the fire engine to enter the dynamic area. The new end time of autocross is 7.07 pm
01. August 2015
Guided Tours 2015
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 events who are now members of the organizational team of the Formula Student...
01. August 2015
Dynamics continue - Autocross & Acceleration Events 2015
After yesterday’s Award Ceremony Part 1 most static events are over and every team is now eager to do well during the dynamic events, which can be observed from the grand stands. First is acceleration. It takes place on...
01. August 2015
Opel Board Member awards team with a team car at Formula Student Germany 2015
Charlie Klein, Vice President Vehicle Engineering, Europe, and Member of the Board of Adam Opel AG, handed over the keys of an Opel Adam S to the team of Augsburg UAS for winning the Opel "Style Award" at...
01. August 2015
No more additional debriefing without penalties
Today, FSG dynamic officials experienced an unusual amount of debriefing of team members AFTER the official driver briefing took place in the morning. This takes up a lot of unnecessary time and effort and prevents the event from...
01. August 2015
Six finalists at FSC Engineering Design award
Six teams have entered the final round of the Formula Student Combustion (FSC) Engineering design award. The teams are: Car 41 TU Munich, Car 15 Graz UAS, Car 6 Seattle University Washington, Car 76 Munich UAS, Car 1 GFR, Car...
01. August 2015
FSG2015 Results - Award Ceremony Part One
Congratulations to all winners - the first prizes of FSG 2015 have been awarded during tonights Award Ceremony Part 1. We congratulate all teams that have received their well deserved awards tonight, your dedication, time and...
31. July 2015
Die Currywurst
With the Polo WRC showcar, Volkswagen brings along a masterpiece of engineering and innovation to the Hockenheimring this year, but this is not all they have to offer. On Saturday, 01. August 2015 as of 06:30 p.m., you will have...
31. July 2015
Formula Student International Council
Once again, the representatives of Formula Student events from all over the world got together to discuss ideas and possible developments of these competitions. Delegates from Thailand, India, Japan, China, Germany, Hungary,...
31. July 2015
And the three FSC Business Plan finalists are…
Tonight the FSC Business Plan Presentation finals take place in the Marquee above Pits. The three finalists are (in order of final presentation): 16 Montréal McGill41 Munich TU43 Konstanz UAS The winner will be...
31. July 2015
Longer Dynamic Event Times
Brake Test will be prolongued until 7.30 pm, Test Area will be open until 8.00 pm.
31. July 2015
Update of FSG 2015 Sponsor Challenge (FSGS)
Participating sponsors are requested to show on Saturday morning for a full drivers briefing at 9.30 in the Marquee above Pits. The acceleration line up is on Saturday at 12.45 in the pit lane in front of Box 2/3 for...
31. July 2015
Watch FSG 2015 live
Again, everybody can follow the dynamic events on the Hockenheimring live on formulastudent.tv .Right now you can watch skidpad, the first dynamic discipline.
31. July 2015
Schaeffler Special Award now in FSG Forum
For the first time Schaeffler submits the Special Award “Best Wheel Hub Drive”. This years’ teams are E013 UAS Munich, E014 TU Dresden, E026 University of Stuttgart, E085 TU Delft, E023 OTH Amberg, E033 ETH Zurich, E077...
31. July 2015
Daimler Special Award now in FSG Forum
Eight teams compete in the finals for the special award "Best E-Drive Packaging", sponsored by Daimler. This years’ teams are E096 UAS Zwickau, E085 TU Delft, E011 Corvallis OSU, E026 University of Stuttgart,...
31. July 2015
BASF Special Award now in FSG Forum
Six teams compete in the finals for the special award "Best Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastic", sponsored by BASF. This years’ teams are C076 Munich UAS, E026 University of Stuttgart, E085 Delft TU, C017 Rochester...
31. July 2015
Finally, the first dynamic event takes places today: Skidpad
Skidpad measures the cornering speed of the car. At Formula Student Germany, the cars perform the skid pad on a wet track, making it the Wet Pad. The Wet Pad guarantees similar track conditions for all teams, namely very wet. The...
31. July 2015
Static Event Results of Formula Student Electric
After a whole day of presenting, evaluating and judging you can now find the results of the yesterdays Electric cars Cost and Business Plan Presentation events in the data below.The winners will be announced during...
31. July 2015
FSC static events take place today
Today we enter the second round of static events. This time it is the Formula Student Combustion teams turn to present the underlying concept of their race cars. During the day, FSC teams will present the technical solutions,...
30. July 2015
The second day of Scrutineering is over
On the second day of scrutineering 95 FSE and FSC teams were seen by the technical inspectors, 38 electric cars and 57 combustion cars. At the end of a long day, 24 FSC and 2 FSE teams successfully passed the complete...
30. July 2015
Tough Day at FSE Statics
Today all FSE teams had to present the underlying concept of their cars to industry judges. The overall package counts. Technical solution, cost analysis and business plan - all three aspects are crucial to a team’s success. The...
30. July 2015
First Test Drive
The cars who have successfully passed scrutineering are now allowed to test their cars on the racetrack.
30. July 2015
And the three FSE Business Plan finalists are…
Tonight at 7:00 pm the FSE Business Plan Presentation finals take place in the Marquee above Pits.The three finalists are (in order of final presentation): E11 Corvallis Osu, E13 Munich UAS, E33 Zurich...
30. July 2015
FSG Opel Style Award now in the FSG Forum
The five finalists for the Opel Style Award at FSG 2015 are E007 DHBW Stuttgart, E042 TU Darmstadt, E069 UAS Augsburg, C062 OTH Regensburg, C074 TU Brno.The winners will be announced during tomorrows Award Ceremony Part 1.
30. July 2015
MTU Special Award now in FSG Forum
Four teams compete in the finals for the special award "Most Innovative Powertrain", sponsored by MTU. This years teams are C074 TU Brno, C062 OTH Regensburg, C002 University of Stuttgart, C103 TU Berlin Each...
30. July 2015
FSG 2015 Sportsmanship Award
As every year, there will be a Sportsmanship Award presented by the FSG Executive Committee. We would like to ask all teams to nominate a team they think should win the Sportsmanship Award.Deadline for nomination is Sunday 15:00...
30. July 2015
Interpretation of Rule IC 2.6.1
The wording and the drawing of rule IC 2.6.1 are not matching perfectly. For that reason from now on the handling of the rule at FSG scrutineering will follow this principle: Inner diameter of the filler neck has to be equal or...
30. July 2015
Latest Pictures of the event are now online!
From now on you have the possibility to check out the most emotional moments of the first days of Formula Student Germany 2015! https://www.formulastudent.de/fsg/media/
30. July 2015
FSE static events take place today
Today, FSE static events Engineering Design, Cost Report and Business Plan Presentation take place. During the day, FSE teams will present the technical solutions, business cases as well as cost plans of their Formula Student...
29. July 2015
Safety first: technical scrutineering and engine testing starts today
Today all cars start the scrutineering to determine their technical safety before being allowed to participate in the dynamic events. A very nerve wrecking time for the teams and the first test of their engineering design...
29. July 2015
110 teams from all over the world at FSG 2015
In its 10th year, 3600 students from all around the globe participate in Formula Student Germany. The 110 teams will compete in dynamic and static events for the next four days. Each car will be thoroughly analysed, scrutineered,...
29. July 2015
Hall of Fame on Hockenheimring - 10 Years Formula Student Germany
Visit our own Hall of Fame and experience the amazing development of the student cars and their innovations over the last 10 years. 12 of 15 winning cars are on display in the new recreation area opposite the pits. 10 Years ago,...
29. July 2015
Check out the first episode of FSG TV
Every day we compile an overview of the days events, including interviews with officials, judges and participants as well as fun stories that happened at the event. Tune it and be entertained here.
29. July 2015
Feedback
Give your feedback to further improve Formula Student Germany.You can help us to improve Formula Student Germany!As every year, we ask all participants to suggest improvements and changes. Please click here and give your...
29. July 2015
FSGS - Formula Student Sponsors Challenge
A new Formula Student is born – FSGS (Formula Student Sponsors) or how we call it: Pimp My Ride. Every Sponsor received a basic vehicle (Bobby Car) which shall be tuned and customised by Sunday where they will be judged by a...
29. July 2015
Team Welcome
Yesterday evening we started our 10th anniversary with our Team Welcome Ceremony where we could meet almost every participating team. Giving a short retrospect over the beginning of the Formula Student Germany with the pre-event...
28. July 2015
FSG 2015: The Doors Are Open!
We’d like to warmly welcome you to Formula Student Germany 2015 at the Hockenheimring where everything is set up and ready for the 110 participating teams who are currently arriving. We are awaiting approximately 3500 students...
28. July 2015
DIE CURRYWURST
With the Polo WRC showcar, Volkswagen brings along a masterpiece of engineering and innovation to the Hockenheimring this year, but this is not all they have to offer. On Saturday, 01. August 2015 as of 06:30 p.m., you will have...
