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With the Polo WRC showcar, Volkswagen brings along a masterpiece of engineering and innovation to the Hockenheimring this year, but this is not all…

First day of Formula Student 2015 and the first results are available. We are happy to announce the finalists and schedules for all Special Awards of…

In April 2006, a team from the University of Mankato in Minnesota,  attending FSAE in Michigan, lost control of their trailer in a cross wind and…

The Technical Inspection Sheets are now available on the FSG-Website under Rules & Important Documents for FSC & FSE. It is highly recommended to use…

Do not forget to apply for the Special Awards 2015! Participate in the Special Awards to increase your chances of winning a trophy during FSG 2015.…

The wheel hub drive is one of the most promising technologies when it comes to “mobility for tomorrow”. The globally-active Schaeffler Group explores…

Dear teams,

The upload deadline for your vehicle status video comes closer. "All teams must upload a video showing the car running under his own power…

Last weekend, the OT traveled from all over Europe to meet up in Nuremberg to finish the final preparations for FSG 2015. With the attendance of 24…

Together with Opel’s premiere as an official Formula Student Germany Sponsor, we are pleased to announce a new special award for all teams…

Opel continues intensifying its activities dedicated to promoting young engineers, signing a three-year contract as main sponsor of the international…

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

Apply now: FSG offers a stage for one Startup Company again this year to present itself during the competition at the Hockenheimring.

The future has begun: Numerous electric and fuel cell test vehicles have proven their worth in field trials. The technical feasibility of…

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

High performance plastics are a very…

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…

There are no compromises when it comes to the finest sports car engineering. Technical precision and performance must be pushed to the limits – and…

Dear Formula Student Electric Teams,

The forms for ESF Add Item Request (EAIR) and Electrical System Form (ESF) are now available. Similar to last…

For your better preparation of the Business Plan Presentation Event we have published the main categories and points of the judge evaluation sheet in…

As many of you will already have suspected yesterday, the news that BBC Top Gear and DMAX D Motor would visit Formula Student Germany was an April…

To celebrate the 10^th edition of Formula Student Germany the organizers had planned to allow two extra teams to the competition, as a surprise for all…

Please note that all selected team members for the current FSG event which uploaded their valid Health Insurance Card (HIC) and passed the HIC-check,…

DEKRA Automobil GmbH offers a workshop on handling of high voltage (HV) systems on board of road vehicles. The workshop will be held on April 9^th from…

In 2015, Formula Student Germany will be held at the Hockenheimring in Germany for the tenth time. FSG has always thrived on the enthusiastic support…

A large number of rule clarification requests for FSAE rule T9.3.1.b have been received for FSG 2015, with the question if the wing mounting is part…

199 Teams from all over the world want to be at the 10th Formula Student Germany at the Hockenheim Ring

MathWorks is proud to be supporting Formula Student Germany for the fourth year. We wanted to take this opportunity to remind you of the ways we…

The Education and Research Academy for Welding Technology Mannheim Ltd. (SLV) has been responsible for supporting the Formula Student Teams in welding…

VDI (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure/Association of German Engineers) has been co-founding, supporting and sponsoring Formula Student Germany since its…

22./23. January and 29./30. January 2015
Henkel Technologiezentrum Garching

Under the title “Fascination for bonding – Hightech solutions for…

Communication

Formula Student was founded with the intention of preparing graduating students for a life in Industry.

What is usually quoted is the…

Dear teams,

please find now the information about the registration process for FSC / FSE 2015.

Main registration for the 2015 event starts on…

Hello everybody,

the rules for FSC 2015 and FSE 2015 are now online.

In the last 12 months we had more than 1200 requests related to the rules of…

Some of you could hardly await the announcement of the media award winner 2014 so let’s go for it:

This year again we had many teams that…

The 2014 FSG workshop will be held at Continental AG facility in Hanover on Saturday the 18th of October. The workshop offers support and information…

Dear Formula Student Teams,

It was so great to have fun with you and see your creativity at our beach-booth at Formula Student Germany 2014 in…

Dear Formula Student Teams,

it was a pleasure meeting you at Formula Student Germany in Hockenheim. With this news you get relevant information how…

Dear friends of FSG.

The Formula Student Germany 2014 has passed. We enjoyed it more than ever and we wish to express our unlimited gratefulness that…

The winner of Formula Student Germany 2014 is the team with car E33 from ETH Zuerich for the Formula Student Electric (FSE) class and car 1 from…

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…

Once again, the representatives of the worldwide Formula Student events got together to discuss the future and development of these competitions.…

This year you can meet our Chief Design Judge Pat - known from many famous article concerning engineering design topics - live in our recreation area…

The first Special Award trophies were handed over to the teams with the best performance in these disciplines. The winner received their trophies and…

Today the schedule of the day included 11 hours of judging in the FSG Forum for FSE as well as FSC teams. 13 teams presented their special knowledge…

According to rule T6.2 in only five areas it is allowed to touch the ground on the track with the car. You can find these special zones marked in red…

Here it comes: The one and only panoramic photo which was taken yesterday! Even without the sun shining, it's a great picture anyway with 115 teams…

Today the static disciplines have been started. Next to the Cost, Engineering Design and Business Plan Presentation events the Special Awards finals…

Thank you to the teams for their patience in helping to create one of the most spectacular photos of the season! 

Today, almost 115 teams pushed…

From Friday, every team has the chance to get one press vest at the Event Control for a deposit of 50 €.
If you would like to take photos before…

After an intense weekend of setting up the site, the gates opened at around 6pm last night and the teams were allowed onto the site to set up their…

The FSG Team are working hard to complete the set up of the FSG site at the Hockenheim Ring. Despite the grey weather, the atmosphere is buzzing as we…

We invented the motorized vehicle and are passionate about the future of automotive engineering. Our Road to Emission-free Driving stands for our…

High performance plastics are a very sophisticated form of chemicals and have a large variety. They can contain different types of fibers, fiber…

As development partner, Bosch Engineering offers the adaption of electronic systems with approved, large-scale series technology for small series…

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

Racing teams from all over the world have started to compete again in the Formula Student Competition. Like in the past Henkel will offer again a…

Dear all,

Formula Student Germany 2014 was officially started this morning with the preparations of the eventside. 30 Whitshirts, about 60 redshirts…

After many high quality 2013 Media Award submissions, it was Global Formula Racing who received the 2013 Media Award for their excellent Submission.
ht…

To all teams competing at FSG 2014, the FSG Team has updated the Event Handbook. We expect all members to have read this event handbook. Please be…

Autodesk is proud to sponsor student projects around the world with free, full-version, industry-recognized Autodesk software and cloud services.…

In April 2006, a team from the University of Mankato in Minnesota,  attending FSAE in Michigan, lost control of their trailer in a cross wind and…

With just a few days to go until the start of FSG 2014, here are some final tips from the Scrutineers to help this years' competing teams in getting…

It is now 20 years since I saw my first Formula Student event, FSAE 1994 at the Pontiac Silverdome in the US. I was on a business trip in the USA and…

Do not forget to apply for the Special Awards 2014! Participate in the Special Awards to increase your chances of winning a trophy during FSG 2014.…

Watch the next video as Ulf and Patrick explain the PERCY rule.

Please make sure that you check these rules have been followed properly and your car…

The tractive system active light (TSAL) test is one of the mandatory tests that will be carried out on EVERY electric car. Watch this video as Juergen…

Dear teams,
FSG 2014 is coming soon and a lot of team members are already registered. But keep in mind that the deadline for your team member…

UPDATE 2 (16-6-2014)

The ESF form is now available for the teams to fill out. As there are still some open item requests (238/1114), the teams should…

In the run up to the 2014 Formula Student Germany event, the FSG team have decided to help the teams prepare for the most gruelling part of the…

I had a phone call today from a team member who wanted to talk about tyres.

He made the point that there is a lot of tyre information out there,…

We invented the motorized vehicle and are passionate about the future of automotive engineering. Our Road to Emission-free Driving stands for our…

There are no compromises when it comes to the finest sports car engineering. Technical precision and performance must be pushed to the limits – and…

As development partner, Bosch Engineering offers the adaption of electronic systems with approved, large-scale series technology for small series…

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

All teams that intend to have their car shipped to the Hockenheimring for FSG 2014 are kindly requested to take notice of the document on vehicle…

In the time of September the 4^th to September the 7^th, the first Formula Student event Russia will take place on the ADM Raceway in Miachkovo village…

The FSG rules committee has recently noticed that the number of videos and pictures showing unsafe testing conditions has reached an alarming number.…

Racing teams from all over the world have started to compete again in the Formula Student Competition. Like in the past Henkel will offer again a…

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…

The order of the scrutineering queue for FSG 2014 will be determined by means of a scrutineering quiz like in the previous years. The scrutineering…

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

High performance plastics are a very…

Fortunately for the nerves of the Team Captains', April 1st comes but once a year!

TECHNICAL INSPECTION WILL STILL TAKE PLACE AS ORIGINALLY…

Due to the ever increasing quality of the vehicles, the officials of FS Germany have decided that for the 2014 FSG event, the Technical Inspection…

Please note that all selected team members for FSG14 which uploaded their valid Health Insurance Card (HIC) and passed the HIC-check, will find a…

Intelligent and high performing connection technology forms the foundation of industrial application and manufacturing technologies. The product and…

DEKRA Automobil GmbH offers a workshop on handling of high voltage (HV) systems on board of road vehicles. The workshop will be held on April 23^th fro…

I had a timely reminder today that it is a long time since I wrote a new blog article.

I guess getting involved with FS India and FS Russia has…

Shutterspeed, aperture, fps or high-ISO sound like rocket-science? No? And you know how to combine these? Before becoming an alumni were you THE…