FORMULA STUDENT UK · SILVERSTONE
A 1,000-point test of engineering judgement, commercial thinking, safety and on-track performance.
MORE THAN A RACE
ONE SEASON. ONE CAR. EVERY DECISION TESTED.
Formula Student challenges university teams to conceive, design, manufacture and compete with a single-seat race car. At FSUK, the finished vehicle is only part of the result: judges assess the evidence behind the design, the way it could be manufactured and sold, and whether it performs safely and reliably at Silverstone.
1,000
TOTAL POINTS
100+
UNIVERSITY TEAMS
3
CORE STAGES
HOW FSUK WORKS
THE GATE
SCRUTINEERING
The car must clear technical and safety inspection before it can enter the dynamic events.
400 POINTS
STATIC EVENTS
Engineering Design, Cost and Manufacturing, Business Plan and Lap Time Simulation.
600 POINTS
DYNAMIC EVENTS
Acceleration, Skid Pad, Sprint, Efficiency and Endurance turn engineering into measured performance.
400 POINTS
STATIC EVENTS
Before the stopwatch matters, the team must defend the engineering and commercial decisions behind the car.
LAP TIME SIMULATION
20 PTS
BUSINESS PLAN PRESENTATION
115 PTS
COST AND MANUFACTURING
115 PTS
ENGINEERING DESIGN
150 PTS
600 POINTS
DYNAMIC EVENTS
The dynamic disciplines expose the complete vehicle: traction, balance, energy use, driver confidence and reliability.
SKID PAD
75 PTS
ACCELERATION
75 PTS
SPRINT / AUTOCROSS
100 PTS
EFFICIENCY
100 PTS
ENDURANCE
250 PTS
MANCHESTER STINGER MOTORSPORTS
SEE THE ENGINEERING TAKE SHAPE
Explore each generation of car and the decisions that moved the team forward.