In a strong competition against 65 other teams from all over the world that have joined the 2010 edition of the Virtual Formula, the Squadra Corse from Politecnico di Torino, Italy has won the championship.
The ultimate goal of the Virtual Formula 2010 initiative was to optimize the dynamic behavior of the virtual model of the car and to determine its best performance on the autocross track.
Below is a listing of the top 14 ranking teams that have received no penalty and have fully complied with the rules and regulations of the competition.
Position
Team
Lap Time
Penalty
1
Squadra Corse Politecnico di Torino
63.560
0
2
Oregon State University
63.580
0
3
California State Polytechnic University
63.620
0
4
University of Catania
64.270
0
5
Universidade de Sao Paulo
64.310
0
6
Università del Salento
64.540
0
7
University of Sophia
65.460
0
8
University of Hertfordshire
65.480
0
9
University of Perugia
65.560
0
10
Kanazawa University
65.910
0
11
University "La Sapienza" - Rome
66.120
0
12
Osaka University
66.200
0
13
Kyoto University
66.240
0
14
Oxford Brookes University
67.500
0
Our congratulations go to the winning team, that will receive a driving simulator powered by the VI-grade real-time vehicle model and the Concurrent Linux-based hardware, for a total value of 30,000 EUR. We also wish to thank all other teams for participating to the competition.
Prof. Andrea Tonoli from Politecnico di Torino will participate at the forthcoming VI-grade Users Conference in October 2010 in Germany, therefore the conference will represent a good occasion to meet a representative of the winning team.
The next edition of the Virtual Formula will be announced soon... stay tuned for more information!
Formula Student Russia 2010 has been held on the 24th of August in Moscow on the former airfield. This FSR event is going to be held annually to promote and make Formula student project known in such a big Country. Photos of the FSR2010 event is set in on our website. Teams from all Countries are invited to take part in FSR 2011.
We would like to inform You about the Formula Student Hungary (FSH) competition. It will be held from August 19, 2010 to August 22, 2010. FSH will take place at Győr, Hungary.
Our goal is to give more publicity to Formula Student Events in Eastern Europe, to make this competition more famous in this area. That’s why we want to create a high quality event for the competitors and visitors.
You can start to registrate now, and then come to Győr and find some new experience in Formula Student Racing!
Why in Győr?
Győr, as one of the key centres of the national automotive industry, has always played a central role in the economy of Hungary and the region.
Due to its robust economy and its cultural and educational strengths, the city of Győr can be the perfect place to organize a Formula Student Event. The town bears the prestigious title of ‘Gateway to the West’ with good reason, being in an excellent position within the Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava triangle to welcome its visitors.
The Venue
The first Hungarian Formula Student Event will take place at the Győr-Gönyü Kikötő, which is a harbor at the Danube river. The participating teams will be provided with student hostels at the Széchenyi István University in the city.
Registration
Event Registration starts at 12:00 CEST 01.06.2010.
Detailed information: www.fshungary.hu
Schedule
Thursday - 19th August
• 7:30 - 21:00 Ticket Center & Team Registration
• 7:30 - 21:00 Event Control & Driver Registration
The Rules for Formula Student Hungary (FSH) will be based on the 2010 Formula SAE® Rules. FSH established some specific changes, which are available at www.fshungary.hu
In every case do not hesitate to contact Anna Winkler (Communications, Event Support Leader):
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The last few months intensive negotiations took place between the Formula Student teams of the TU Delft and Uni Stuttgart. After finalizing the arrangement this weekend, we are very proud to present to you a joint venture between the two teams.
As pilot project for this new cooperation the construction of a single electric race car has been selected.
“The idea for cooperation was born, because both DUT-E Racing Delft as well as GreenTeam Uni Stuttgart lacked the man power to tackle the large challenges they found themselves confronted with,” Simon Teufel of GreenTeam Uni Stuttgart explains. It was not long before both teams found each other. Teufel: “Combining the know-how and experience of the Delft and Stuttgart teams is guaranteed to improve this situation.”
Last weekend the final negotiations took place in Delft, where both teams met in person. A joint testing day was organized as cover-up for the meeting. “The result for both parties is most pleasing,” says Remco Advocaat (DUT-E Racing Deflt), “the build quality impressive track-record of Rennteam Uni Stuttgart marry well with the light-weight expertise of Delft combined with knowledge of eletric drive trains available at the TU Delft.”
For now, both teams will continue to exist, because of legal implications. The only difference is that at the competition they are represented by one car, and one team name. This means all sponsoring contracts remain legally valid. The main difference is the increased chance of winning the first Formula Student Electric competition, since two of the world’s top Formula Student teams join forces to discover unknown territory: the purely electric Formula Student car.
Good communication between Stuttgart and Delft has been established by means of online file sharing technology and regular teleconferences.
More information on the joint venture will follow shortly.
The 2nd edition of this competition attracted almost 4 times as many teams as last year’s edition
VI-grade GmbH, the leading provider of best-in-class products and services to bridge the gap between real world testing and technical simulation, today announced that a record amount of teams have subscribed to the 2010 edition of the Virtual Formula competition. In particular, VI-grade has received 66 registrations, almost 4 times as many as last year’s edition of the competition. A selection of the logos of all participating teams can be found below.
“Last year’s edition of Virtual Formula represented a strong competition against 18 teams from all over the world”, declared Guido Bairati, Sales Director of VI-grade. “We are extremely pleased by the resonance that we – together with the sponsors of the initiative – have managed to build around this year’s edition.”
Virtual Formula 2010 is built upon the rules and regulations of the popular Formula SAE and Formula Student and is based on the usage of VI-Motorsport, VI-grade’s interactive simulation environment for motorsport vehicle modeling and dynamic analysis.
All registered teams will be granted access to the VI-grade state-of-the-art simulation software to find the best set-up for their car. The participating teams are challenged to optimize the performance of a virtual race car, minimizing the lap time on a given autocross track. The competition will be won by the team that will drive the vehicle with the shortest laptime on the given circuit. The winning team will receive a driving simulator powered by the VI-grade real-time vehicle model and the Concurrent Linux-based hardware, for a total estimated value of 30,000 EUR.
The 2010 Virtual Formula edition is sponsored by Albatech Monaco, Concurrent, FStotal.com, MIRA, Danisi Engineering, Triple8.
We would like to inform You about the Formula Student Hungary (FSH) competition. It will be held from August 19, 2010 to August 22, 2010. FSH will take place at Győr, Hungary.
As pilot project for this new cooperation the construction of a single electric race car has been selected. 
Good communication between Stuttgart and Delft has been established by means of online file sharing technology and regular teleconferences.
