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25. May 2021
Autonomous System Beginners Guide 2021/22 V0.9 released
We are happy to announce that the Autonomous System (AS) Beginners Guide, based on the Rules version 2022 V0.9, is now available for download. It can be found in the Hands-On section: /academy/hands-on/as-guide/ This document...
10. April 2021
FSG Academy: Deep Dive Workshop on Electric Vehicle Design - April 16th
After a short break we are back with our virtual FSG Academy series! Make sure to register for our session on Electric Vehicle Design on Friday, April 16th starting at 18:00 CEST! You will be hearing presentations on...
11. November 2020
FSG Academy: Deep Dive Workshop on Simulation - November 27th
Great News! Our first Deep Dive Workshop focusing on simulation is already scheduled for November 27th starting at 18:00 CET! You will be hearing presentations on vehicle dynamics, CFD and FEA simulations both from top FS...
05. November 2020
FSG Online Workshops & Blog
The first virtual Main Academy on October 24th was a great success for us. More than 1.000 viewers from 34 countries worldwide joined us in the livestream. Among others, they listened to presentations on the FSG Rules 2021 and...
07. October 2020
FSG Academy Main Workshop October 24th
Registration is now open - Join us!
25. September 2019
FSG Academy main event 2019 powered by Magna International
The yearly FSG academy main event offering support and information to Formula Student teams will be held on Saturday the 16th of November 2019 at Magna in Untergruppenbach. It is open to anyone who is a registered member of a...
22. May 2019
FSG Driverless Starters Workshop
The first FSG Driverless Starters Workshop was held on 11th of Mai 2019 in Munich at AID. In total, 160 Students from 56 teams and 12 countries attended this event. We would like to thank Autonomous Intelligent Driving GmbH and...
06. April 2019
FSG Driverless Starters Workshop in Munich at AID on Sat 11th of May
To help teams getting started with DV technology FSG will organize a Driverless starters workshop. This workshop focuses on bringing the driverless technology to everybody who is already familiar with Formula Student cars but...
21. November 2018
FSG Academy at ZF in Friedrichshafen - Media
Last Saturday, 300 students from 72 teams attended the FSG Academy kick-off event for FSG2019 at the ZF Forum in Friedrichshafen. Many thanks to ZF and all involved for the wonderful day! For all who could not attend, we have...
01. November 2018
Free Online Workshop - Aerodynamics and CFD with SimScale
SimScale and Formula Student Germany are joining forces for the third time to offer a free workshop series about the application of CFD in Formula Student. Participants will receive a hands-on, interactive introduction to the...
21. October 2018
FSG Academy 2018 at ZF in Friedrichshafen
The yearly FSG academy main event offering support and information to Formula Student teams will be held on Saturday the 17th of November 2018 at ZF in Friedrichshafen. It is open to anyone who is a registered member of a Formula...
12. March 2018
Advanced Concepts in CFD Workshop by SimScale
SimScale partners with Formula Student Germany to offer a free workshop on advanced CFD topics for Formula Student participants.
25. October 2017
FSG Academy 2017 in Herzogenaurach: Slides & Videos are online
The yearly FSG academy event offering support and information to Formula Student teams was held on 21st October 2017 at Schaeffler in Herzogenaurach in cooperation with MathWorks. Over 300 students from 66 teams and 8 countries...
05. September 2017
Formula Student Aerodynamics and CFD Workshop
After last year's huge success, SimScale and Formula Student Germany are again joining forces to offer a revised edition of the free workshop series about the application of CFD in Formula Student. Participants will receive a...
04. August 2017
FSG Academy on Site 2017
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' participants by the sponsors of Formula Student Germany. They will give students...
03. January 2017
Review: Formula Student Aerodynamics and CFD Workshop
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 was chosen in order to interlink theory and practice and to provide all...
17. November 2016
Aerodynamic and CFD Workshop
SimScale and Formula Student Germany are joining forces to offer a free workshop series about the application of CFD in Formula Student. Participants will receive a hands-on, interactive introduction to the fundamentals of Race...
29. September 2016
FSG 2016 Main Workshop at Bosch Engineering GmbH
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 to teams (planning on) participating in Formula Student. Due to the fact that...
03. August 2016
NEW IN 2016: FSG ACADEMY ON SITE IN HOCKENHEIM
FSG Academy offers free workshops from sponsors to the students.
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...
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. June 2015
Call for Startups at Formula Student Germany 2015
Apply now: FSG offers a stage for one Startup Company again this year to present itself during the competition at the Hockenheimring.
20. April 2015
Pat's Corner - The Money Tree
I regularly get asked by teams how they can get more sponsorship. No team ever had enough money regardless of their budget and as Formula Student cars get more sophisticated, so the cost of competing increases. My usual...
02. March 2015
Review on the welding workshop at SLV
On 13 and 14 February 2015 the annual welding workshop in the SLV Mannheim was held with 30 participants from different formula student teams.After a welcome by Dr. Ludwig Vollrath (FSG) and Mr. Ernst Bauer (SLV) the...
09. January 2015
Welding at Formula Student – the SLV-Workshop - 13th and 14th of February
The Education and Research Academy for Welding Technology Mannheim Ltd. (SLV) has been responsible for supporting the Formula Student Teams in welding issues since the first Formula Student Germany event at the Hockenheimring in...
18. December 2014
The Fascination of Adhesive Bonding – High-tech Solutions exposed to extreme conditions
22./23. January and 29./30. January 2015 Henkel Technologiezentrum Garching Under the title “Fascination for bonding – Hightech solutions for extreme conditions” Henkel will organize again two two-day workshops for Formula...
12. December 2014
Pat's Corner - Communication with Judges
Communication Formula Student was founded with the intention of preparing graduating students for a life in Industry. What is usually quoted is the 'finishing' of young engineer's education by giving them a 'real' project to...
19. September 2014
FSG Media Award Winner 2014
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 participated on the competition to win the FSG Media Award. Because you all created great...
10. September 2014
2014 FSG Workshop at Continental AG in Hanover
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 to teams (planning on) participating in Formula Student Combustion or Formula...
02. August 2014
Pat's Corner Live @FSG2014
This year you can meet our Chief Design Judge Pat - known from many famous article concerning engineering design topics - live in our recreation area on the FSG event site. Pat’s Corner live is the best possibility to discuss...
22. July 2014
Towing Your Trailer Safely
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 crashed into opposing traffic. Three students were killed and several others...
22. July 2014
Scrutineering Podcasts E05-E09
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 through the technical inspection. From unknotting cable spaghetti, to...
16. July 2014
Some of the Issues a Team Faces When Designing for FSG.
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 attended as a spectator. Pontiac Silverdome where the FSAE competition was...
25. June 2014
Scrutineering Podcast E04: Time to meet PERCY!
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 complies to them before coming to the event to prevent disappointment in the...
25. June 2014
Scrutineering Podcast E03: The tractive system active light (TSAL)
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 demonstrates how the TSAL test will be carried out during the electrical...
10. June 2014
Pat’s Corner - Formula Student Tyres for Dummies
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, including the data from the Tyre Testing Consortium, but little to tell you what it...
10. March 2014
Pat’s Corner - Bill Mitchell, Rules & Engine Choices
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 distracted me, but FSG is still my primary Formula event, so here...
24. September 2013
Welding at Formula Student - SLV-Workshop - 8th & 9th of November
The Education and Research Academy for Welding Technology Mannheim Ltd. (SLV) has been responsible for supporting the Formula Student Teams in welding issues since the first Formula Student Germany event at the Hockenheimring in...
23. September 2013
2013 FSG Workshop at Bosch Engineering in Abstatt - 2nd of November
The 2013 FSG workshop will be held at the Bosch Engineering facility in Abstatt on Saturday the 2nd of November. The workshop offers support and information to teams (planning on) participating in Formula Student Combustion or...
03. August 2013
Pat’s Live Corner starts today
Meet Pat in his corner @recreation.area in the FSG forum Saturday 14.00 – 17.00 Sunday 10.00 – 12.00 and 14.00 – 16.00
05. March 2013
Formula Student – Education or Motorsport?
In my life before Formula Student I was responsible for the technical area of CIK Karting, so I still maintain a passing interest in that sport. So last night I was reading the local Karting News. A couple of recent news items...
02. November 2012
Pat’s Seven Deadly Sins of FS Design
In my last blog, I mentioned that some ‘beginner errors’ are creeping back into the designs we are seeing from some very experienced teams. I will consider the following list as ‘deadly’ sins because they are likely to lead to a...
08. October 2012
The Summer of 2012
Well, the summer is finished and the FS season is over for another year, so it is time to review the highpoints of the year. FSG was another huge success. In order to reduce the workload on the staff, the night enduro for...
29. September 2012
Winner of the Media Award 2012
The winner for the Media Award 2012 is UAS Berlin, car number 38! They have been awarded 10 free places to the FSG 2012 Workshop which will be held on the 27th October 2012 at BOSCH ENGINEERING in Abstatt, Germany. They...
14. September 2012
2012 FSG Workshop at Bosch Engineering in Abstatt
The 2012 FSG workshop will be held at the Bosch Engineering facility in Abstatt on Saturday the 27th of October. The workshop offers support and information to teams (planning on) participating in Formula Student Combustion or...
04. August 2012
Pat’s Corner Live
Today we have another first at Formula Student Germany: Pat’s Corner Live. All teams are invited to come by for advice from Pat Clarke. Feel free to bring along parts or a computer. A flat screen is available to display any...
18. April 2012
How the Judges Learn about this stuff
Warning! Historical stuff! I am often asked where I learned about this race car design stuff. Students want to know if they can learn the same way. The simple answer is ‘No’ because times and places have changed and we must...
05. April 2012
Welding at Formula Student – the SLV-Workshop - 18th and 19th of May
The Education and Research Academy for Welding Technology Mannheim Ltd. (SLV) has been responsible for supporting the Formula Student Teams in welding issues since the first Formula Student Germany event at the Hockenheimring in...
05. April 2012
UVV Workshop on handling of high voltage systems in road vehicles tailored to Formula Student
DEKRA offers a workshop on the handling of high voltage (HV) systems on board of road vehicles. The workshop will be held on May 10th from 9:00 until 16:00 in Stuttgart, the language of the workshop will be German. The...
20. March 2012
Pat's Corner: Understanding what you are trying to achieve
Time for another column. I have been busy over the last few weeks writing my share of a new FS/FSAE book that will hopefully be published in time for FS UK in August. The book is being published by Racecar magazine in the UK and...
16. January 2012
Pat’s Corner
Well, 2011 has passed into history, so we are all a year older and hopefully a year wiser. I wish all teams around the world, the very best wishes for the New Year 2012. Whether you are building a FSC or FSE car, or a hybrid car...
12. November 2011
Electric Powertrains Workshop
On December 2nd the FS Academy will offer a workshop focusing on electric powertrains. The workshop will be open for all teams planning to participate in FSE 2012. Experienced FSE participants and FSE staff will share their...
12. November 2011
Adhesive Bonding Workshop by Henkel
Under the title “Fascination for bonding – Hightech solutions for extreme conditions” Henkel will organize again two two-day workshops for Formula Student teams at the Henkel Technology Centre in Garching Germany. In order to...
28. September 2011
Yearly FSG Workshop at Bosch Engineering in Abstatt
The yearly FSG workshop for 2011 will be held at the Bosch Engineering facility in Abstatt on Saturday the 29th of October. The workshop offers support and information to teams (planning on) participating in Formula Student...
03. June 2011
Testing Times
The first major event of the FSAE/FS season has passed with Oregon State/GFR winning the FSAE event at Michigan International Speedway a couple of weeks ago. From my perspective the Michigan event was the best ever. This was...
23. March 2011
Welding at Formula Student – the SLV-Workshop - 6th and 7th of May
The Education and Research Academy for Welding Technology Mannheim Ltd. (SLV) has been responsible for supporting the Formula Student Teams in welding issues since the first Formula Student Germany event at the Hockenheimring in...
13. March 2011
How to make a correct design and layout of your brake system?
It has been brought to our attention by one of our design judges that there is a very useful paper by prof. K.H. Bill on the complete layout and calculation of the brake system of a Formula Student race car. Here we would like to...
13. February 2011
FISITA Student Travel Bursary Programme
In order to give engineering students a head start in the global automotive industry FISITA offers bursaries of up to €2000. The Student Travel Bursary Programme is meant to help students with the costs of taking part in...
26. December 2010
Pat’s final corner for 2010
Well, 2010 is almost finished, cold weather has spread over Europe and hopefully we have all been good little children and Santa Claus has been kind (he brought me a new DSLR and zoom lens) all the better to record ‘Design Error...
24. December 2010
Adhesive Bonding Workshop by Henkel
As promised there would be some Christmas gifts. Here is one of them: Under the title “Fascination for bonding – Hightech solutions for extreme conditions” Henkel will organize two two-day workshops for Formula Student teams at...
02. December 2010
Chassis Stiffness and Compliance
In a recent email exchange with my fellow Chief Design Judge Steve Fox, the subject of ‘compliance’ came up. Steve wrote the following comment and it prompted this latest Tech Column. Compliance is something that… Their CADs...
08. November 2010
Engine Workshop
On December 4th the FS Academy will offer a workshop focusing on engine technology. The workshop will be open for all teams planning to participate in FSG 2011. Experienced FSG participants will share their knowledge and past...
18. October 2010
FSC & FSE Workshop at DEKRA in Wart / Altensteig
The yearly FSG workshop offering support and information to Formula Student teams participating in FSC and FSE will be held on the 20th of November at the DEKRA Academy in Wart / Altensteig. The workshop is open to all team...
10. July 2010
Steve’s Box (of tricks)
A guest article by Steve Fox, Chief Design Judge, FSG. Pat’s overheated keyboard needed a little cooling down time. So until his new liquid cooled keyboard comes in, I agreed to contribute a little something to keep you all...
28. June 2010
Pat's Corner – Design Reports
As the Design Reports for FSG 2010 come in, I am reviewing them with mixed feelings. Some are good, very good! And some are, well, not so good. I know I have stood on this soapbox many times and have actually published (with...
19. June 2010
SLV Workshop
Ever since the first Formula Student Germany at the Hockenheimring in 2006 SLV has provided support in welding technology to teams participating in FSG. Therefore, on the 14th and 15th of May 2010, a welding workshop was...
08. June 2010
Pat’s Corner – Safety
It has been a little while since my last column, due primarily to work pressures, but now we have FSAE Michigan out of the way, I can concentrate on FSG again.Congratulations to Oregon State University on winning both Design and...
30. April 2010
Welding at Formula Student – the SLV-Workshop
The Education and Research Academy for Welding Technology Mannheim Ltd. (SLV) has been responsible for supporting the Formula Student Teams in welding issues since the first Formula Student Germany event at the Hockenheimring in...
08. December 2009
EuroMold Workshop
Last Saturday, an FSG workshop took place at the EuroMold trade-fair in Frankfurt am Main. The workshop dealt with suspension design and set-up. It was the first FSG workshop targeting only one specific aspect of a Formula...
15. November 2009
Pat's Column - Car set up
Apologies to all for the lack of a column over the last few months. Insane work pressure has kept me away from home for 7 of the last 9 weeks. Last week had me in Adelaide where I witnessed the finish of the Solar Challenge. It...
06. November 2009
FSG & FSE Workshop at Bosch Engineering GmbH, Abstatt
On Saturday October 31st the annual FSG workshop and the first FSE workshop took place at Bosch Engineering GmbH in Abstatt. With nearly 300 students from 52 FS teams participating the workshop was a great success.At...
07. October 2009
All you need to know about suspension design & setup
On 5th December FS Academy will offer a workshop for FSG participants that focuses on suspension design and the way to the right setup for your car. The workshop will take place in the context of the EuroMold world fair at the...
05. October 2009
FSG & FSE Workshop at Bosch Engineering GmbH, Abstatt
The yearly FSG workshop offering support and information to Formula Student teams will be held on 31st October 2009 at Bosch Engineering in Abstatt. The workshop is open to all team members. Experienced Formula Student...
06. May 2009
Pat's Column - Space-frame Chassis
I have never made any secret of my preference for space-frame chassis in FSG. This preference is not because of some nostalgic feeling, but for very pragmatic reasons. The thing I like most about a space-frame structure is that...
29. April 2009
Welding at Formula Student – the SLV-Workshop
The Education and Research Academy for Welding Technology Mannheim Ltd. (SLV) has been responsible for the support of the Formula Student Teams in welding issues since the first Formula Student Germany event at the...
14. April 2009
Pat's Column - Relay Racing
Time for another column as we enter the Student Formula season, and the new Formula One season as the Brawn GP cars will start from the front row in Melbourne later today. It looks like an interesting season. I was invited to...
26. January 2009
Pat's Column - January
Well, 2009 is here and we are in the count-down to FSG in August. As Birgit has already reported, the available registrations filled up within 8 seconds when the registration server and nearly 40 teams were unable to register. ...
24. December 2008
Pat's Column - December
Well, the 2008 Formula year is finished. Last weekend saw the final event of the year, FSAE-Australasia. Stuttgart dominated FSAE-A finishing with 961 points from an available 1000 to finish a very successful year on a very high...
13. December 2008
Casting, Composites and Rapid Prototyping
At 6th of December, the second Formula Student Germany workshop of the year took place at the EuroMold World fair in Frankfurt. The workshop aimed on supplying the visitors with specific knowledge in the area of casting,...
10. November 2008
All you need to know about Casting, Composites and Rapid Prototyping
On 6th December FS Academy will offer a new workshop for FSG participants that focuses on production methods in casting, composites and rapid prototyping. The workshop will take place in the context of the EuroMold world fair...
09. November 2008
354 students attend FSG-Workshop at BMW Group in Munich
At 8th of November, 354 students from 53 teams from Austria, Germany, Hungary, Japan, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland attended the 4h FSG-Workshop held at BMW in Munich. FSG-Officials, industry experts and...
08. October 2008
FSG Workshop at BMW in Munich
A workshop to support teams will be offered on 8th November 2008 by the Formula Student Germany at the BMW Research and Innovation Center (FIZ) in Munich. The speakers are experienced Formula Student participants and industrial...
08. October 2008
Tempus Fugit
Hello again. Well, Summer vacation is over, the leaves are changing colour and the European FS season is finished. A new academic year has started and teams should be starting to think about their next car. Stuttgart emerged as...
12. June 2008
Design Judging Stuff
Here it is, June already, with only one month to go until FSG. May saw the running of FSAE in Michigan and we must congratulate the winners there. Western Australia, Stuttgart and TU Munich stood on the podium, shutting out the...
16. April 2008
Risk = Hs x Hp
As we enter a new season of Formula Student competition, it is probably a good idea to talk about safety. Yeah, I know you guys are invincible, can stop bullets with your teeth and are totally impervious to injury. Truth is,...
28. February 2008
Pat's Column - February
Another month means another column, welcome back to Pat's Corner.I guess the most important that happened in the last month was the log jam that occurred when registration opened for FSG. The popularity of this event meant it was...
16. January 2008
Pat's Column - January
Firstly, welcome to 2008. My best wishes to all for a prosperous new year and I look forward to catching up with you all in August at Hockenheim.Seeing as I am currently on a short vacation, this months article will be a bit...
16. November 2007
370 students attend FSG-Workshop in Stuttgart;
open discussion during "round table"
At 10th of November, 370 students from 37 teams attended the 3rd FSG-Workshop held at the University of Stuttgart. Industry experts and experienced FS-students gave lectures on technical subjects such as cooling or tires as well...
12. November 2007
Pat's Column - November
Another month passes by and congratulations are again due to Stuttgart for their victory in Italy. This is a noteworthy achievement for a team in their second year. Three events in 2007 for two wins and a second at Formula...
19. October 2007
FSG Workshop - Registration has started
More details on the schedule and registration are published in the Formula Student - Academy area: http://www.formulastudent.de/academy/workshops/
08. October 2007
Pat's Column - October
Well, FSG 07 is finished, congratulations to Stuttgart, and it is time to start planning for next year. The first thing when planning a new project is to read the rules. There are always subtle changes, but for 2008, some...
18. September 2007
FSG Workshop 2007
A workshop to support teams will be offered on 10th November 2007 by the Formula Student Germany at the University of Stuttgart. The speakers are experienced Formula Student participants and industrial experts. It is open to...
23. April 2007
Pat's Column - April
Hello again, one month closer to FSG and with FSAE at Detroit only a month away. Good luck and best wishes to all the FSG regulars who are competing in the USA this year. We wish you well and hope you bring the Neil Schilke...
04. April 2007
Workshop at the "Deutscher Ingenieurtag" to prepare for FSG
„The World in Motion – Mobility unites“ – this is the motto for the Day of Engineering at which experts will be discussing prospects and risks of future technologies on the 7th and 8th of May 2007 in Mannheim.
22. March 2007
Pat's Column - Rod Ends in Bending
“Rod ends in bending”. How many times have we heard that phrase? Teams are told regularly that it is a design feature that must be avoided and there is an unwritten rule at all Formula Student or Formula SAE events...
01. March 2007
FSG-Academy | Fibre-reinforced Materials and Rapid Prototyping
The international congress „Plastics in Automotive Engineering” will be held in the Congress Centre Rosengarten in Mannheim from the 21st to the 22nd of March. Over 1500 participants make this event a recognised institution...
26. February 2007
Pat's Column - February
Hello all, 60 entrants in FSG 2007! That is absolutely fantastic. FSG is very rapidly becoming the collegiate design competition of choice, especially in Europe. Long may it be! Another month has passed. It’s hard to believe...
14. January 2007
Pat's Column - January
Hello everyone. It is time to start planning for the next FSG competition, and so welcome to my first column for 2007. Firstly, I would like to offer everyone all the best wishes for a successful and happy new year. I will...
30. November 2006
360 participants registered for workshop
360 participants have registered for the 2nd FSG workshop on the 2nd of December at the VW-AutoUni in Wolfsburg. They belong to a total of 46 teams. Apart from German, Austrian and Swiss teams, participants from Holland and...
26. October 2006
FSG Workshop 2006
A workshop to support teams will be offered on 2nd December 2006 by the Formula Student Germany at Volkswagen AutoUni. The speakers are experienced Formula Student participants and industrial experts. It is open to all active...
