About Us
Our team consists of passionate students divided in several modules, with each module having one leader who coordinates all members. Building a racing car in such a small amount of time with limited resources, it takes a lot of time and even more hard work to get the job done. The team only works when all students and their supervisors sacrifice their free time to the project.
The main goal of the team is education and working in the team gives students a great opportunity to gain a lot of experience and qualifications. The students that participate in the team are mainly students from the Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics department of the University of Patras. However, since 2013 the team includes students from other departments, such as Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Economics and Business Administration. The members are divided in several modules/sub-teams, with each module having one leader who coordinates all members.
Since 2014 the team operates under a new philosophy of resource efficiency. Design and materials are assessed in order to be not only environmentally friendly but also to have the best price to performance ratio. This led to the adoption of an “out of the box” thinking and often the creation of highly innovative ideas, using non-conventional approaches in areas with established technologies and making use of novel manufacturing approaches, which contributes in developing excellent critical thinkers and future engineers. This mentality perfectly captures the spirit of the FSAE/FS competitions.
Since 2014 the team operates under a new philosophy of resource efficiency. Design and materials are assessed in order to be not only environmentally friendly but also to have the best price to performance ratio. This led to the adoption of an “out of the box” thinking and often the creation of highly innovative ideas, using non-conventional approaches in areas with established technologies and making use of novel manufacturing approaches, which contributes in developing excellent critical thinkers and future engineers. This mentality perfectly captures the spirit of the FSAE/FS competitions.
Participation & Awards
UoP5e
Formula Student Czech Republic 2016
Formula Student Italy ATA 2016 |
1st place Cost Event - 7th place Overall
1st place Cost Event - 7th place Overall |
UoP4e
Formula Student Czech Republic 2014
Formula Student UK 2014 (Class 1) Formula Student UK 2014 (Class 2 UoP5e) Formula Student World Ranking 2013 Formula Student Italy ATA 2013 |
1st place Business Case
1st place Acceleration 1st place Skid Pad 1st place Autocross 1st place Endurance 1st place Overall 5th place amongst Electric Racecars 15th place Overall 1st place Business Case 6th place Overall 29th place Overall 16th place Overall |
UoP3evo
Formula Student Germany 2011
Formula Student Italy ATA 2011 |
60th place Overall
31st place Overall |
UoP3
FSAE Michigan 2010
Formula Student UK 2010 (Class 2 UoP4) Formula Student UK 2009 (Class 3 UoP4) |
80th place Overall
8th place Overall 6th place Overall |
UoP2evo
Formula Student UK 2008
Formula Student Germany 2008 |
2nd place Design - 4th place Overall
70th place Overall |
UoP2
Formula Student UK 2007 (Class 3 UoP3)
Formula Student UK 2007 |
1st place Cost - 3rd place Overall
50th place Overall |
UoP1
Formula Student UK 2006 (Class 2 UoP2)
Formula Student UK 2005 (Class 3 UoP2) Formula Student UK 2003 (Class 2 UoP1) Formula Student UK 2002 (Class 3 UoP1) |
Autodesk Design Award winner - 1st place Overall
6th place Overall IMechE Design Award winner - 1st place Overall 4th place Overall |