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02. August 2012
FSG 2012 Sporstmanship Award
As every year, also this year there will be a sportsmanship award powered 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...
01. August 2012
New: online scrutineering status
Both electric and mechanical technical inspection is in full swing. There are currently 10 teams in scrutineering and the scrutineers are still smiling. New this year, the status of the technical inspection of the individual...
01. August 2012
New: FSG online job board!
Let us introduce to you the newest FSG feature that is online now: the FSG job board! From now on, the FSG sponsors can upload job offers, internships, theses, traineeships etc here. And you, that is all active team members...
31. July 2012
Finalists "Best Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastics" powered by BASF
This year BASF awards the special price “Best Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastics”. After application deadline ended the following teams were selected for the final discussion with the judges. The judging will take place during FSE...
31. July 2012
Finalists “Most Innovative Powertrain” powered by Tognum
This year Tognum awards the special price “Most Innovative Powertrain”. After application deadline ended four teams were selected for the final. The teams and judging times are specified in the table which can be found via the...
30. July 2012
Preparations for FSG 2012 in full swing
The Hockenheim Ring has officially been taken over by the Formula Student Germany team as they work hard to prepare for the 7th Formula Student Germany event. With over 100 motivated volunteers hard at work today, we can announce...
26. July 2012
DEKRA Award for best prepared cars for scrutineering
In any racing event, safety is of key importance. DEKRA is one of the world’s leading expert organisations and Technical Partner of Formula Student Germany and has been in charge of safety inspections on the vehicles since FSG...
25. July 2012
Deadline for final team list
Please note that on Friday, July 27th, 12:00 CEST is the deadline for the final team list. Registration will be closed then. This means that teams can still withdraw but that they cannot be replaced by a new team on the waiting...
25. July 2012
New track layout FSG 2012
In spring 2012 for the first time asphalt mills and track pavers worked on behalf of Formula Student Germany on the Hockenheimring. The goal: the enlargement of the track and a breakthrough to the Ring. Through this redesign we...
25. July 2012
Important notice to all FSE2012 teams: Brake Panic Switch banned
FSG IS BANNING THE BRAKE PANIC SWITCH FOR FSG2012 AND ALL FUTURE FSG EVENTS. All electric teams that have already installed a brake panic switch MUST remove it from their systems in order to pass electrical scrutineering at...
15. July 2012
Harting awards “Most Energy Efficient Car” for FSE 2012
Intelligent and high performing connection technology forms the foundation of industrial application and manufacturing technologies. The product and solution range of the HARTING Technology Group headquartered in Espelkamp...
12. July 2012
Facts & Figures about FSG 2012
Here you find important facts and figures about Formula Student Germany on one page to be used for example for media requests that might be directly addressed to you. Again, we would also kindly ask you to read the rules and...
11. July 2012
VIP event at FSG: Cost and Business plan winners invited to join
To all teams: The 1st place winners of both the FSC and FSE Business Plan Presentation Award and FSE Cost Analysis Award to be announced at the event on Friday evening are cordially invited to participate in our VIP reception....
11. July 2012
Media Award 2012
FSG will award a prize for the best team's FSG video. Be creative: The subject is internationality of the Formula Student Germany competition. The winner of the Media Award 2012 will get up to 10 of the popular places in the FSG...
10. July 2012
Audi Best Lightweight Concept Award
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...
06. July 2012
BASF Best Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastics Award 2012
Why does BASF as The Chemical Company award the “Best Use of Fiber Reinforced Plastics”? You are right, high performance plastics are a very sophisticated form of chemicals. Together with many customers in the automotive industry...
04. July 2012
Car video upload
Please remember to upload your car video until coming Monday July 9th 12:00 CEST which “proves” that your car is ready to take part in the FSG competition. Be fair! If you won’t get your car ready and all set for the FSG...
03. July 2012
Bosch Engineering GmbH awards “Best Power System” for FSE 2012
Here at Bosch Engineering GmbH you will find the best of two worlds for your electronic systems: individual solutions combined with the benefits of proven mass production technology. These solutions contain everything from a...
03. July 2012
Bosch Engineering Most Effective use of Electronics Award for FSC 2012
Here at Bosch Engineering GmbH you will find the best of two worlds for your electronic systems: individual solutions combined with the benefits of proven mass production technology. These solutions contain everything from a...
03. July 2012
Full speed ahead: The Tognum “Most Innovative Powertrain” Award
As a leading supplier of diesel engines for marine propulsion and off-highway applications, Tognum is particularly committed to setting the benchmark in powertrain design. Each time our engineers tackle the task of pushing...
03. July 2012
Daimler awards the “Best E-Drive Packaging“ 2012
We invented the motorized vehicle and are passionate about the future of automotive engineering. Our Road to Emission-free Driving stands for our commitment to securing sustainable mobility. Our aim is to markedly reduce fuel...
22. May 2012
Upload deadline for the FSG 2012 programme magazine
All teams that participate in FSG are requested to submit a short abstract on their car together with technical specifications and CAD renderings of the car. This information will be published in the FSG 2012 programme magazine....
04. May 2012
Scrutineering Quiz FSG 2012
The order of the scrutineering queue for FSG 2012 will be determined by means of a scrutineering quiz like in the previous two years. The scrutineering quiz will take place on Monday, May 7th, 12:00 CEST, and will be available...
11. April 2012
Vehicle shipping FSG 2012
All teams that intend to have their car shipped to the Hockenheimring for FSG 2012 are kindly requested to take notice of the document on vehicle shipping that can be found under the Rules & Important documents section on...
04. April 2012
Visa application and letter of invitation for FSG 2012
The FSG Executive Committee would like to point out the following: teams that need a letter of invitation in order to receive their Visa for FSG 2012, will have to make this known to Ms Ehrenreich before May 15th. Additionally,...
02. April 2012
April Fools!
As you may have already suspected, this is Formula Student Germany and we always have a back up of a back up. There were no errors in the results of the registration quiz for the 2012 event. We would however, like to remind you...
01. April 2012
Registration quiz result for FSC and FSE 2012 deemed invalid
Due to a programming error, the registration quiz result for FSC and FSE Teams for this years event has been deemed invalid. All teams are to retake the quiz on Monday 2. April at 1200 CEST. Please follow the links below to the...
11. February 2012
Registration FSG 2012: all positions filled within 36 minutes
Registration for FSG 2012 opened at noon on the 16th January. Team members from all around the world sat together in anticipation of being the first to gain a slot in the competition that will take place at the Hockenheim Ring...
05. January 2012
FSC and FSE registration 2012
On Monday January 16 the registration for both FSC 2012 and FSE 2012 will open. One week in advance the early registration will open for FSC 2012. New this year is the early registration for FSE for the top five teams of FSE...
19. December 2011
2012 FSC and FSE Rules online
The complete rules for FSG 2012 are now available online. The 2012 FSC rules can be found here, and the 2012 FSE rules can be here. The rules govern the basis of the competition, including (naming just a few), car layout...
12. August 2011
Energy meter data FSE 2011 available online
The energy meter data that was recorded during FSE 2011 is now available online. All FSE teams that participated in FSE 2011 and which took part in one or more of the dynamic events can find their data under My Teams => Events...
08. August 2011
And the winners are…
This year’s Formula Student winners are Global Formula Racing from DHBW Ravensburg, car 21, for Formula Student Combustion and DUT Racing Team of the TU Delft, car E85, for Formula Student Electric. With over a hundred teams on...
07. August 2011
Acceleration, Autocross and FSE Endurance
Saturday 6th August FSC & FSE Acceleration as well as Autocross took place. The Autocross determines the starting order for the Endurance Event. Tonight, or better said, yesterday night and very early this morning the FSE...
06. August 2011
Sunshine at Night
Tonight you will not see the moon but the sun. Not only are the FSG organizers able to let it rain but also they can make the sun shine at night. Come at 10 pm to the FSE Night Endurance and let the sun shine on you. Do not...
05. August 2011
Live Timing on FSG website
For the first time we will have Live Timing on the FSG website. So the driving times of the cars, before only shown on the displays at the track, will also be published directly on the website. So even if you are not at the...
05. August 2011
Scrutineering on demand
On Saturday scrutineering on demand will be offered. All teams that did not pass scrutineering yet, as well as all teams that have not yet presented there car for scrutineering, are offered the possibility to present their car...
04. August 2011
FSE Statics completed
Thursday 4th of August the FSE Statics took place: FSE Engineering DesignCost AnalysisBusiness Plan Presentation Tonight also the FSE Business Plan Presentation Finals took place in the Marquee Above Pits. Here the finalists...
04. August 2011
Special Awards at the FSG forum
Thursday 4th of August the judging of the special awards powered by Tognum and Henkel took place in the FSG Forum. The finalists for the Most Innovative Powertrain Award powered by Tognum presented their concepts to a...
04. August 2011
Scrutineering and team welcome
Wednesday 3rd of August we really started the event. First of all, the teams had the chance to go the the scrutineering. 11 FSE teams already passed the E-scrutineering and 13 teams passed the technical scrutineering...
02. August 2011
Scrutineering Order Available
The order of the scrutineering queue for FSG 2011 has been determined by means of a scrutineering quiz. The results of this scrutineering quiz have now been published at the ticket office. The scrutineering order can also be...
24. July 2011
FSC and FSE Event Handbooks available
The Event Handbooks for FSC and FSE with information for all participating teams are now available as PDF document. The event handbooks contain important information for all teams participating in Formula Student Germany 2011....
24. July 2011
Scrutineering inspection sheets available online
All teams need to have their cars scrutineered before being allowed to take part in any of the dynamic events. The order for scrutineering is obtained by ranking the teams on the basis of the time they needed to complete the...
21. July 2011
New Award: Media Award
To those teams out there who enjoy reporting, we have created an award for you. The Media Award. You have until 17:00h on the 7th August to produce a video of max. 30 seconds in length under the topic FSG Advertisement. The...
20. July 2011
Audi Best Lightweight Concept Award
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...
15. July 2011
Bosch Engineering Most Effective use of Electronics Award
We at Bosch Engineering GmbH know the needs of the automotive industry and the engineering community. There is a growing demand for graduates who are experienced in the technical principles of electrical engineering. For this...
09. July 2011
Weather Report FSG - VERY VERY WET
Through the excellent support that Formula Student Germany is continuing to receive from industry and other related sponsors a top secret source has now been able to offer a very premature localised weather forecast, in...
07. July 2011
Full speed ahead: The Tognum “Most Innovative Powertrain” Award
As a leading supplier of diesel engines for marine propulsion and off-highway applications, Tognum is particularly committed to setting the benchmark in powertrain design. Each time our engineers tackle the task of pushing...
06. July 2011
Bosch Engineering GmbH awards “Energy Management”
Here at Bosch Engineering GmbH you will find the best of two worlds for your electronic systems: individual solutions combined with the benefits of proven mass production technology. These solutions contain everything from a...
01. July 2011
Daimler awards the “Best E-Drive Packaging“
We invented the motorized vehicle and are passionate about the future of automotive engineering. Our Road to Emission-free Driving stands for our commitment to securing sustainable mobility. Our aim is to markedly reduce fuel...
25. June 2011
Vehicle shipping
All teams that intend to have their car shipped to the Hockenheimring for FSG 2011 are kindly requested to take notice of the document on vehicle shipping that can be found under the Rules & Important documents section on...
11. June 2011
Deadline for information upload for programme magazine
In less than two months the sixth Formula Student Germany will take place at the Hockenheimring. Therefore, it may come as no surprise that the preparations are in full swing to make this sixth edition a success for everyone...
02. June 2011
Rule update for FSE Cost Event
One part of the cost event is the calculation of total vehicle cost. To do so every team has to sum up the costs of every single part on the car. In order to aid this calculation the teams are provided with a list of standard...
30. May 2011
Ergonomics judging FSG 2011
Attention all FSG student competitors:
22. May 2011
Henkel Best Use of Adhesives Award 2011
Like in the last 2 years Henkel offers again a price for the Best Use of Adhesives. It starts to become a tradition and it seems to turn into a routine for Henkel. Tradition “yes” – Routine “no”. Routine has got the flavour...
08. May 2011
Deadline Extension Charging Type and Charging Power
Some FSE teams experienced difficulties with specifying the charging type and charging power of their car in the online form. All issues with the form have now been resolved. Because of the difficulties the deadline for the...
05. May 2011
Scrutineering Quiz FSG 2011
The order of the scrutineering queue for FSG 2011 will be determined by means of a scrutineering quiz. The scrutineering quiz will take place on Monday, May 9th, 12:00 CEST, and will be available under the following url:...
26. April 2011
Team member designation
With FSG 2011 just three months away, we would like to point out to you some minor modifications in the team member designation procedure for FSC and FSE compared to last year.As last year, all teams registered for FSC and FSE...
20. April 2011
Visa application and letter of invitation
The FSG Executive Committee would like to point out the following: teams that need a letter of invitation in order to receive their Visa for FSG 2011, will have to make this known to Ms Ehrenreich before May 1st. Additionally,...
28. March 2011
Electrical Safety Form Template online
All teams that are registered for FSE2011 need to prepare an electrical safety form (ESF) for their car. The ESF must visualize the interconnection of all electrical components on the car, as described in the FSE2011 rules. This...
08. March 2011
Online Design Spec Sheet form
In order to facilitate teams better in preparing their Design Spec Sheet (DSS) an online DSS form has been introduced for FSG11. This form can be found under MyTeam => Events => DSS (login required).All teams participating...
08. March 2011
Impact Attenuator – Note to all teams
There have been a lot of questions about impact attenuator (IA) design regarding acceptance at FSG. We would like to elaborate on this below:We accept the standard impact attenuator (shown on...
03. March 2011
Impact Attenuator Testing - important note to all teams
All teams please take note of the following:Attachment of the Impact Attenuator (IA) on the middle of the anti-intrusion plate, if supported improperly, may lead to deformations of the front bulkhead, respectively deformations of...
17. February 2011
FSE team project status
On January 17th the registration quiz for FSE 2011 was held. The outcome of this quiz was, that all available 30 slots were booked, with an additional 16 teams on the waiting list. The FSG Executive Committee has decided, that...
24. January 2011
Formula Student Germany 2011 fully booked
All available registration slots for Formula Student Combustion and Formula Student Electric have been booked. This means 78 student-built cars for FSC and a further 30 cars for FSE will compete at the Hockenheimring this August:...
11. January 2011
Correction of early registration results
It was brought to our attention that one of the questions in yesterday’s early registration rules quiz for FSC 2011 could be answered in multiple ways, which proved to be a disadvantage for some teams participating in the quiz....
31. December 2010
Registration: World Ranking Top Ten Teams
On December 16th the registration deadlines for the 2011 FSC and FSE events were announced:FSC Early registration opens Monday January 10th, 12:00 CETand ends on January 16th 12:00 CETFSC registration opens Monday January...
24. December 2010
Complete FSC and FSE rules for 2011 online
As promised there would be some Christmas gifts. Here is one of them: The complete rules for FSG 2011 are now (finally) available online. The 2011 FSC rules can be found under the rules section on the FSG website. And the 2011...
16. December 2010
FSC & FSE 2011 Registration Websites Online
The registration websites for FSC and FSE 2011 are now available online. They contain all information you need for registering your team for FSC or FSE 2011. Furthermore, they contain a step by step description of the...
26. November 2010
2011 Registration
The Formula Student Germany 2011 event will be held on Tuesday 2nd to Sunday 7th August 2011 at the Hockenheimring, Germany. There will be 78 FSC slots and 30 FSE slots. In the continuous effort to improve the quality of all the...
10. November 2010
FSE technical rules for 2011 online
The technical rules for FSE 2011 are now available online. They can be found under the rules section on the FSE website. The 2011 FSE rules are a major revision of the 2010 FSE rules. Therefore, it is recommended to read them...
27. August 2010
Planned Major Rules Changes for FSE 2011
With Formula Student Electric 2010 only a few weeks behind us, the preparations for FSE 2011 are already well under way. In order to aid teams planning on participating in FSE 2011 in their preparations for next year's event,...
26. August 2010
TU Ilmenau best New Comer Worldwide – TU Isfahan best New Comer outside Germany
The FSG Executive Committee would like to apologize to TU Ilmenau. With 178.89 points the TU Ilmenau scored 2.94 higher than the TU Isfahan. The reason for this mistake lies in that fact that the Starcraft Team of the TU Ilmenau...
09. August 2010
And the winners are…
This year at Formula Student Germany there are not one, but two winners, an FSC and an FSE champion. The winners are the DUT Racing team of the TU Delft for FSC and Green Team Uni Stuttgart from the University of Stuttgart for...
07. August 2010
First dynamics day
Today, the first dynamic events were held at Formula Student Germany in Hockenheim. In the morning, it began with the acceleration discipline, where the cars accelerate over a distance of 75 metres. At the same time, the...
07. August 2010
DTM-Driver judges ergonomics of student-built racecars
Bernd Schneider, five-time winner of the DTM (Mercedes), enjoyed his stay at the Formula Student Germany event last year and is now up to another visit to Hockenheim. As a special highlight of the event, Bernd Schneider...
04. August 2010
Formula Student Germany 2010 has officially started
Today Formula Student 2010 started. At 8:30 in the morning the results of the scrutineering order quiz were published at the Ticket Centre. The lucky teams to be first in line were the DUT Racing team from Delft, the Netherlands,...
02. August 2010
Registration documents available online
In order to facilitate the registration process on Wednesday August 4th all teams competing in Formula Student Germany 2010 are kindly requested to check and complete all paperwork necessary before the start of the event.Teams...
02. August 2010
On Track for FSG 2010
Since Sunday evening, the foundations for this year's Formula Student Germany are being laid at Hockenheim.Whilst Event Control looks almost ready for competition, many other vital parts of FSG like the set-up of tracks and...
28. July 2010
FSC and FSE Event Handbooks available
The Event Handbooks for FSC and FSE with information for all participating teams are now available as pdf file. Teams are asked to read the handbook carefully in advance. FSC 2010 Event HandbookFSE 2010 Event Handbook The...
28. July 2010
HARTING Technology Group awards the Most Energy Efficient Car
The HARTING Technology Group is skilled in the fields of electrical, electronic and optical connection, transmission and networking, as well as in manufacturing, mechatronics and software creation. The Group uses these skills to...
27. July 2010
AMG awards the „Best E-Dynamics & Acceleration overall“
The history of Mercedes-AMG is full of records – in terms of motor sport and high performance.But a success story can only be written if you have a firm eye on the future. And every day we resolve to give our best. As a...
27. July 2010
Continental E/E Architecture Award
As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrains and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, Continental contributes enhanced driving safety and...
07. July 2010
Scrutineering Quiz
This year a new entrance and scrutineering procedure is introduced for FSG, addressing last year's feedback. The new procedure will help to avoid excessively long waiting times for entering the pit lane and scrutineering. A quiz...
06. July 2010
Team members to bring along valid student ID to the event
All teams participating in the 2010 Formula Student Germany should take note of the following: All team members have to be students (see rules)!For driver registration a drivers license and a valid student identity card have to...
30. June 2010
Bosch Engineering GmbH awards “Energy Management” for the 1st time
Here at Bosch Engineering GmbH you will find the best of two worlds for your electronic systems: individual solutions combined with the benefits of proven mass production technology. These solutions contain everything from a...
25. June 2010
Audi Best Lightweight Concept Award
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...
22. June 2010
BMW Group Award for the Most Innovative Powertrain
The engine is the heart and soul of every automobile. The BMW Group has demonstrated with their powerful and simultaneously efficient engines that they are industry leaders in this area. Show us that your innovative approach to...
09. June 2010
Teams to hand in information for programme magazine
In only a few months time, the fifth Formula Student Germany will take place at the Hockenheimring. Therefore, it may come as no surprise, that preparations are in full swing to make this fifth edition a success for everyone...
08. June 2010
FSG Cost Event – Add Item Request
Notice to all teams: Up until today nearly all add item requests have been processed. At the moment the cost committee is still working on an additional 200 add item requests, not all of which will be finished by June 11th...
21. May 2010
Formula Student Electric Endurance after dark
In addition to the first Formula Student Electric (FSE), this August there will be another world premiere at the Hockenheimring, the first ever Endurance race by night.With the introduction of FSE an additional 18 teams will be...
20. May 2010
Daimler awards the “Best E-Drive Packaging“ for the 1st time (copy 1)
We invented the motorized vehicle and are passionate about the future of automotive engineering. Our aim is to markedly reduce fuel consumption and emissions already today and to eliminate them entirely in the long term. To this...
17. May 2010
Henkel Best Use of Adhesives Award
We are back again! Already in 2009 we offered an award for the Best Use of Adhesives. The documentations of the participating teams about bonding applications were excellent. The following presentations of the final 8 teams at...
06. April 2010
FSE: Certificate Safety Responsible no longer required
The requirement for the Safety Responsible (SR) of an FSE team to be certified to work with high voltage systems in automotive vehicles has been dropped. All other requirements remain in place.This means that the Safety...
12. March 2010
Update on Cost Event Access application and Deadline for Add Item Requests
The newly founded Global Cost Event Committee strongly recommends basing their 2010 Cost Report on the Excel cost tables and use of the Excel spreadsheet. Of course teams can also use the existing Cost Event Access application...
11. February 2010
Request for timely IAD and SEF upload
With the introduction of FSE this year, an additional 18 SEFs and IADs will have to be processed by the event organisation. The FSG Executive Committee therefore kindly requests all teams to aid event logistics and to upload...
08. February 2010
Number of FSE slots increased to 18 – preparations for Formula Student Germany 2010 on track
The number of starting grids for the first Formula Student Electric (FSE) has been increased from 12 to 18 slots. With this measure the Executive Committee is convinced to enable all teams with a finished pure electric car to...
04. February 2010
Visa application and letter of invitation
The FSG Executive Committee would like to point out the following. Teams needing a letter of invitation in order to receive their Visa for FSG 2010, will have to make this known to Ms Ehrenreich before May 1st. Additionally,...
13. January 2010
New registration procedure successful
All available places for the 2010 Formula Student Germany (FSG) event have been booked. 40 German and 38 international teams from 21 nations and 5 different continents have successfully registered for the 2010 FSG starting grids....
13. January 2010
Executive Committee considers measures to deal with large number of FSE applications
On 11th of January, 25 teams registered to take part in the first Formula Student Electric (FSE) event, taking place in August 2010 on the Hockenheimring. With teams from 9 different nations Formula Student Electric is a truly...
20. December 2009
Formula Student Germany and Formula Student Electric introduce registration quiz
Registration for the 2010 FSG and FSE events will be preceded by a registration quiz, testing the teams’ knowledge about the competition rules. This new registration feature is without precedent at any of the other FSAE or...
