Calling all Formula Student teams
The RACE TECH Spirit of Formula Student Award 19.
Calling all Formula Student teams!
Has your team Struggled with lack of funds?
Overcome engineering or other obstacles?
Suffered from limited resources and materials?
The Spirit of Formula Student award is designed to recognise the team that has simply gone above and beyond against all the odds to be at Formula Student 2019.
RACE TECH magazine invites teams to submit their reasons why they should be considered for The Spirit of Formula Student award 2019. This can be in the form of a diary, blogs, videos or photos. It can either be a one-off submission or a continuous journey that RACE TECH and the motorsport industry follow with you. The more information the better to help the panel decide. These will be uploaded on to the RACE TECH website and shared across all the RACE TECH social media platforms which will also contribute towards each team’s business and communication efforts.
The winning team will have their story published in RACE TECH magazine and will also be offered the opportunity to be present at the RACE TECH World Motorsport Symposium where they will meet key industry figures.
All applications will be reviewed by a judging panel from RACE TECH magazine and the winning team will be announced at the Formula Student awards evening on Sunday 21 July 2019.
Please send your story to maryam.lamond@kimberleymediagroup.com with the subject title ‘The Spirit of Formula Student 2019 Application’. The judging process will take place before and also at the actual Formula Student event
Rules and eligibility
Applications are open to all Class 1 or Class 2 teams who are competing in the Formula Student UK competition in 2019.
All applications must be provided in English.
General Background
In 2015 Formula Student judge and Editor of RACE TECH magazine, William Kimberley, met a team from Jordan who stood out from the crowd for making a real effort in their class with hardly any funds or materials but still managed to design and produce a race car and compete in the event against all the odds. The award for the Spirit of Formula Student was thus born, encapsulating the story of blood, sweat and tears behind each team’s journey.
The inaugural award was presented the following year to the Edinburgh University Formula Student team, honouring its undivided efforts in just being present at the event with a car. Despite its lack of resources and support, its team members went out of their way to provide help to other teams when asked.
In 2017, the Spirit of Formula Student award went to the Alfaisal University from Saudi Arabia for a variety of reasons, one being it was a rookie team but embraced the spirit wholeheartedly. It also was led by a female engineer, which was noteworthy for a number of reasons and as a team they didn’t stop wanting to learn and ask questions. They knew that they were on a very steep learning curve, but continued to be inspired rather than daunted
In 2018, the award was presented to the NUST (National University of Science and Technology) Team AUJ from Pakistan, which was cheered with a standing ovation in the award ceremony for being the first ever all-girl team in the Formula Student UK’s history.