IMechE Formula Student

19/10/2026

🏁 Want to engineer smarter, not harder?

A top tip from Elliot Hemes, UK Managing Director at IPG Automotive, on how IPG Automotive provides software licences to Formula Student teams, enabling students to test their vehicles in a virtual environment before building a physical prototype.

It’s a great example of how simulation technology is helping students build practical engineering skills and bring their ideas to life 🏎️💡

16/10/2026

🏁 What will you take away from Learn to Win?

Talent gets you on the grid. But what will make you stand out?

We spoke to about what they need to take away from Learn to Win to turn their ambition into success, both on and off the track. 🚗

From teamwork and leadership to communication and decision-making, the skills they build now will shape the engineers and industry leaders of tomorrow.

🎯 The mission? Learn it. Apply it. Win it.

16/10/2026

🚗 WHAT MAKES A FORMULA STUDENT ENGINEER STAND OUT?

It’s more than knowing the theory. It’s putting it into practice, solving real engineering challenges, making tough decisions and learning how to turn ideas into reality💡

We’re talking to our Formula Student teams about why the experience makes them stand out from the crowd and gives them that extra edge as they prepare for their future careers.

From innovative design to teamwork and problem-solving, these students are showing what happens when ambition meets engineering in action. 🏎️

✨ Learn to Win. Build skills. Stand out.

16/10/2026

🏁 LEARN TO WIN IS UNDERWAY!

The teams are here. The cars are ready. Let’s go! 🚀

A day of engineering, innovation, teamwork and big ideas starts now.

Our Formula Student teams are learning from industry experts and taking their engineering skills to the next level.

💡 Big ideas. Real challenges. Future engineers.

02/10/2026

Final call for Learn to Win 2026!

We’ve extended the deadline, but only until 6pm Wednesday 7 October.

Get expert advice, meet the people behind Formula Student and get your team ready for the season ahead.

📅 Friday 16 October 2026
⏰ 9.30am to 4.30pm
📍 Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry

Don’t miss it. Sign up now!

22/09/2026

From code to car.

For the University of Edinburgh’s Formula Student AI team , 2026 was a major milestone: getting their first ever physical autonomous car ready to compete.

Months of hard work went into building the car, fine-tuning the software and teaching the AI to navigate the challenges of the track.

Team lead Aliya Mosha, a maths student, explains what it took to get the team competition-ready. 🎥

See the full story in BBC Tech Now.

21/09/2026

We’re on the BBC! 🏎️🔥

Formula Student has been featured on BBC Tech Now and BBC Breakfast, with the programme following Edinburgh University’s AI team and taking a closer look at what makes Formula Student so special.

From designing and building the cars to solving problems under pressure, working as a team and taking on real engineering challenges, FS gives students an experience like no other.

And it’s helping create Britain’s engineers of the future.

We’re incredibly proud to see our teams and the competition showcased on the BBC.

🎥 Watch the full feature here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0032301/tech-now-chasing-a-solar-eclipse =18m34s

15/09/2026

The Ansys Simulate to Win Week is back! 🏁
Join their experts for a week of sessions designed to help your team get more out of simulation and gain a competitive edge. Visit:

Join this series designed for automotive student competition teams where Ansys experts will train students to improve vehicle design and performance.

10/09/2026

Formula Student is about so much more than building a race car. 🏎️

Dan Jones knows. For two decades, he was Chief Judge, helping guide and inspire thousands of student engineers.

He’s seen first-hand how Formula Student builds the skills, confidence and experience that can set students up for lifelong careers in engineering.

Watch Dan explain why Formula Student matters.

19/07/2026

🏆 The results are in

These are the champions of Formula Student 2026 👏

🏁 Overall:
🥈 Runner-up: .official
🥉 Third place:
💡 Concept Class:
🤖 Formula Student AI:

Congratulations to every team that made this year's competition unforgettable