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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.
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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…

The team of the Formula Student Germany tends to do things a bit different than others. Are you never satisfied and always striving for the best? Do…

Dear Formula Student teams,

From 31 May through 8 June, 2014, Leipzig will once again become the major meeting point for the international automotive…