2.4.2019 Rüsselsheim. A race car itself, design, construct, and on the Hockenheim ring from the 5. to 11. August, 2019 with the other Teams in the competition: The Formula Student is the largest student event in Europe.
Opel is since more than 15 years of the most important partners in the international racing series and also accompanied in this year, five German universities, from the direct environment of the locations in Rüsselsheim and Kaiserslautern.
Opel supports the team in the design of the single-seater formula racing cars, manufacturing of Parts and with the use of the Test center Rodgau-hofen Duden. In addition, the brand holds the budding engineers mobile: Each Team has today taken over for the entire season in a Opel Insignia Sports Tourer-as-a-team vehicle.
“Opel supports the high school teams of the Formula Student for many years. We accompany the entire development process up close and experience how different Teams approach to problem solutions and innovations. The young talent has, in turn, an insight into the art of engineering of Opel,“ said head of development, Christian Müller, at the time of Handing over of the Insignia Sports Tourer to the team.
The aim of the Formula Student is to construct a prototype. The Single-seater must fulfil strict requirements. In addition, the Teams should calculate the cost of their construction, as well as a Business Plan to present – as with any new model in the car industry.
Only when these tests are mastered, it goes to the race track. Here are points for the Performance on the Skid Pad, acceleration, Sprint and endurance races. Finally, energy efficiency therefore plays a significant role. The decision of a Jury of experts from the Motorsport, automotive and supplier industry.
The Formula Student is held since 1981. In Germany the Association of German engineers (VDI) initiated a competition in 2006, celebrated as the Formula Student Germany Premiere.
The technical regulations provides for three different drive categories: in addition to a conventional burner electric motors are allowed. Since 2017-propelled Renner so launch autonomously in a class of its own. The Opel supported Teams in all categories.
Target a in the future increased focus on battery electric vehicles and the Integration of new technologies for fully Autonomous operation.
The Opel Teams in the Formula Student:
Germany:
TU DART Racing (Darmstadt technical University) www.dart-racing.de
Scuderia Mensa (Hochschule Rhein-Main) www.scuderia-mensa.de
KaRaT Racing (TU Kaiserslautern) – www.karat-racing.de/
THM Motorsport (TH Mittelhessen Gießen) www.thm.de/motorsport/racing/
KA-RaceIng (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT)
Formula Student – Handover-of-season vehicles, Christian Müller (photo: Opel Automobile GmbH)
