History of the competition

In 1981, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) in the USA began the "Formula SAE®" competition, in which around 140 student teams from all over the world compete every year. Since 1998, SAE and IMechE (Institution of Mechanical Engineers) in England have been holding the annual "Formula Student" competition, normally composed of around 70 international teams. In 2006 Australia held the sixth "Formula SAE Australaisia" with about 30 such teams. Now there are teams of young engineers in Italy, Japan and Brasil competing with each other. The competitions are conducted under nearly all the same rules and regulations, allowing the teams to participate in several different competitions with little or no modifications to their work.

2005

Highlights of the Year

  •  Formula Student Germany pre-event at Porsche Leipzig

Results (Top 3)

 No static events took place (max. 675 points).

Class Position University Country Points
FSC 1st Graz TU AT 620,30
FSC 2nd Stralsund UAS DE 613,10
FSC 3rd Helsinki UAS FI 612,40

2006

Highlights of the Year

  • First event at the Hockenheimring
  • First Mahle Party

Results (Top 3)

Class Position University Country Points
FSC 1st Graz TU AT 832,10
FSC 2nd Helsinki UAS FI 825,89
FSC 3rd Delft TU NL 808,41

2007

Highlights of the Year

  • Design Judging is moved to the Marquee above pits and
  • "Strawberry basket" lifts the cars

2008

Highlights of the Year

  • Coming soon.

2009

Highlights of the Year

Coming soon.

2010

Highlights of the Year

  • Formula Student Electric is added as second vehicle class
  • First night endurance (FSE) accompanied by music
  • First Formula Student World Council Meeting at Hockenheim

Results (Top 3)

Class Position University Country Points
FSC 1st Delft TU NL 866,56
FSC 2nd Ann Arbor U US 814,89
FSC 3rd Zwickau UAS DE 776,87
---FSE 1st Stuttgart U DE 810,16
FSE 2nd Eindhoven TU NL 784,56
FSE 3rd Graz TU AT 511,32

2011

Highlights of the Year

  • Introducing the "Wet Pad"

2012

Highlights of the Year

  • "Pat's Corner live" takes place
  • All-night recreation area is opened
  • New track layout including parts of the Hockenheim race track
  • Grandstand "Nordtribühne" is opened for Visitors
  • FSG TV goes on air

2013

Highlights of the Year

  • RFID wristbands are used to identify the drivers
  • Fighting global warming with the FSG Water Cannon

2014

Highlights of the Year

  • FSG Poem
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles are launched

Results (Top 3)

Class Position University Country Points
FSC 1st Corvallis OSU US 911,81
FSC 2nd Stuttgart U DE 725,85
FSC 3rd Göteborg Charlmers SE 719,15
FSE 1st Zürich ETH CH 933,67
FSE 2nd Stuttgart U DE 889,33
FSE 3rd Delft TU NL 855,47

2015

Highlights of the Year

  • Celebration of 10 years Formula Student Germany

Results (Top 3)

Class Position University Country Points
FSC 1st Corvallis OSU US 928,33
FSC 2nd Stuttgart U DE 885,41
FSC 3rd Graz UAS AT 745,28
FSE 1st Delft TU NL 923,02
FSE 2nd Zürich ETH CH 867,54
FSE 3rd Stuttgart U DE 825,26

2016

Highlights of the Year

  • Driverless concept award 

2017

Highlights of the Year

  • Formula Student Driverless is added as third vehicle class
  • FS Rules set replaces Formula SAE rules set as basic event rules document

Results (Top 3)

Class Position University Country Points
FSC 1st Esslingen UAS DE 864,68
FSC 2nd Graz TU AT 861,99
FSC 3rd Stuttgart U DE 826,57
FSD 1st Zürich ETH CH 947,09
FSD 2nd Karlsruhe KIT DE 463,50
FSD 3rd Hamburg TU DE 443,96
FSE 1st Stuttgart U DE 918,11
FSE 2nd Zürich ETH CH 825,39
FSE 3rd München UAS DE 791,32

2018

Highlights of the Year

  • First FSG Cost Finals take place

Results (Top 3)

Class Position University Country Points
FSC 1st Stuttgart U DE 888,60
FSC 2nd Graz TU AT 881,10
FSC 3rd Coburg UAS DE 866,15
FSD 1st Zürich ETH CH 959,57
FSD 2nd Karlsruhe KIT DE 522,07
FSD 3rd Hamburg TU DE 506,44
FSE 1st Zürich ETH CH 883,76
FSE 2nd Trondheim NTNU NO 858,55
FSE 3rd Amberg OTH DE 837,33

2019

Highlights of the Year

  • First time Formula Student Driverless Autocross event

Results (Top 3)

Class Position University Country Points
FSC 1st Esslingen UAS DE 881,55
FSC 2nd GFR DE/US 866,47
FSC 3rd Milano PT IT 778,96
FSD 1st Zürich ETH CH 933,69
FSD 2nd Karlsruhe KIT DE 864,68
FSD 3rd Delft TU NL 460,00
FSE 1st München TU DE 925,74
FSE 2nd Karlsruhe KIT DE 759,50
FSE 3rd Freiberg TU DE 711,70

2020

Highlights of the Year

  • 15 years Formula Student Germany

Results (Top 3)

No Event due to COVID-19 issues.

2021

Highlights of the Year

  • First time Statics Online
  • Award Ceremonies took place open air on the grandstands

Results (Top 3)

Class Position University Country Points
FSC 1st Esslingen UAS DE 914,27
FSC 2nd Valéncia UPV ES 862,63
FSC 3rd Karlsruhe UAS DE 824,65
FSD 1st Karlsruhe KIT DE 870,15
FSD 2nd Augsburg UAS DE 760,53
FSD 3rd Zurich ETH CH 523,75
FSE 1st Stuttgart U DE 937,71
FSE 2nd Munich TU DE 789,48
FSE 3rd Dresden TU DE 764,16

2022

Highlights of the Year

  • Driverless functions are integrated in FSC and FSE cars and FSD is suspended
  • Driverless Disciplines are mandatory for all FSC and FSE cars during Acceleration and Skid Pad event
  • Driverless Cup is awarded to the team with the best total driverless performance in different disciplines

Results (Top 3)

Class Position University Country Points
FSC 1st --- --- 000,00
FSC 2nd --- --- 000,00
FSC 3rd --- --- 000,00
FSE 1st --- --- 000,00
FSE 2nd --- --- 000,00
FSE 3rd --- --- 000,00
DC 1st --- --- 000,00
DC 2nd --- --- 000,00
DC 3rd --- --- 000,00

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