EXETER FORMULA STUDENT

ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING TEAMS ON THE GRID

We provide students with an unrivalled opportunity to unleash their engineering talent. 

What is Exeter Formula Student?

Formula Student is a student engineering competition held annually in the UK at Silverstone Circuit. University teams from around the world design, manufacture, test, and race a formula style race car. These cars are judged by industry specialists on a number of criteria:

STATIC EVENTS

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Engineering Design - 150 points

Cost & Sustainability Analysis - 100 points

Business Presentation - 75 points

Technical Inspection - 0 points, but 6 tests: safety, chassis, noise, tilt, brake, and tech

DYNAMIC EVENTS

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Skidpad, figure of 8 - 50 points

1km Autocross Sprint - 150 points

75m Acceleration - 75 points

22km Endurance - 300 points

Fuel economy - 100 points

The winner of the event is the team with the highest number of points out of a maximum of 1000.

Facilities

Coming soon! XRacing's facilities are undergoing a change.

This is as part of the wider developments happing in the university's Harrison Building, and will include a brand new Formula Student space for XRacing. Stay tuned!