Formula Student Germany is an international design competition at the Hockenheimring, where students from all over the world pursue the goal of designing and manufacturing a single-seater formula racing car as a team and then competing against various, international competitors.
In the course of the development process, the students constantly have to face new challenges while going through similar or even the same processes of the automotive industry. This gives the participants a unique opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge in a practical context.
In order to emerge as the winning team, it is not only crucial how the self-designed vehicle performs on the race track, but also whether the students can convince the jury of the overall package consisting of design, performance, sales presentation, costs and business plan.
I believe in Formula Student. The programme combines many different disciplines and offers talented young people a great introduction to automotive development.
Head of Design, BMW M
THE TEAMS.
The BMW Group not only supports Formula Student Germany, it is also committed to a long-term collaborationin as the main sponsor for four student teams. In addition to financial support, the teams are also supported through mentoring, know-how and access to manufacturing technologies.
AMZ RACING TEAM.
AMZ RACING TEAM.
Since the Academic Motorsport Club Zurich (AMZ) was founded in 2006 by students at ETH Zurich, it has put out one prototype every year to participate in various Formula Student competitions in Europe. After having built three cars with combustion engines, AMZ shifted its focus on electric race cars in 2010 which it has been building since. AMZ is the first Swiss team in Formula Student and one of the most successful in recent years.
The team also strive for top performance outside of Formula Student competitions. This is impressively demonstrated by several Guinness World Records for the fastest acceleration of an electric car. After 2014 and 2016, they reclaimed the record again in 2023 and have kept it since.
ELBFLORACE.
ELBFLORACE.
Elbflorace e.V., Dresden's only Formula Student team, was founded in 2006 out of pure enthusiasm for racing.
Starting with a small group of 20 founding members and the construction of four combustion engines, the team has been focusing on advanced e-mobility technologies since 2011. With the integration of the autonomous system, the team has also been a force to reckon with in the ‘Driverless Vehicle’ category since 2017.
All this is made possible through the cooperation of the various departments within the Dresden team which are linked together to form a large whole. Driven by a passion for something great.
MUNICHMOTORSPORT.
MUNICHMOTORSPORT.
Since 2005, Team municHMotorsport has been working on the design, construction and manufacture of racing cars. Every year they conceive and develop new prototypes, using innovative technologies to bring their visions to life. The municHMotosport team invests a significant amount of their spare time in this project and are highly motivated: Some of them enjoy the craft, others the design of sophisticated components.
#passionworks is what unites them – passion to achieve their common goal.
TU Wien Racing.
TU Wien Racing.
TU Wien Racing was founded in 2007 and can look back on a long history of innovation. The team now comprises over 100 passionate members from a variety of disciplines and nationalities. It is the first Austrian team to have built an autonomous vehicle.
The team is a family that not only shares a fascination for racing, but also its experience, knowledge and skills. It is a team that grows closer with its challenges and offers students the opportunity to apply the knowledge they have gained during their studies.
WORLD RECORD FOR THE AMZ RACING TEAM: IN 0,956 SECONDS TO 100 KM/H.
WORLD RECORD FOR THE AMZ RACING TEAM: IN 0,956 SECONDS TO 100 KM/H.
In 2023, the AMZ Racing team reclaimed the Guinness World Record for the "Fastest 0-100 km/h acceleration of an electric car". The breathtaking success beats the previous record by just under 0.5 seconds and is also the first time that an electric vehicle has broken the one-second barrier. The vehicle named "mythen" accelerated to 100 km/h in 12.3 metres and 0.956 seconds.
KOOPERATION BMW M DESIGN x municHMotorsport.
KOOPERATION BMW M DESIGN x municHMotorsport.
In a successful collaboration between BMW M Design and municHMotorsport, the livery for a Formula Student racing car was developed in 2024.
