About US
UCD Formula student
UCD Formula Student is Ireland's first electric Formula Student team. Our members hail from all year groups and a range of disciplines such as engineering, science, humanities, and business, from University College Dublin. With a focus on education, technology, and diversity and inclusion, we want to bring sustainable electric vehicles to everybody.
UCD Formula Student is Ireland's first electric Formula Student team. We first competed in Formula Student UK in 2019, achieving 8th place in the Electric Vehicle Category in our rookie year. In 2022 we returned to FSUK for the first time since the pandemic. Now, in our fifth year, we aim to build on last year's success - including our runner's up finish in the business plan presentation.
Our team is divided into the mechanical, powertrain and operations team, each putting in hard work to ensure success for UCDFS at the 2024 Formula Student UK competition.
Formula Student is Europe’s most established student engineering competition with over 100 teams from more than 30 countries taking part. The goal of the competition is to design, construct and race a car built from scratch.
Visit www.imeche.org/events/formula-student to read more about the competition.
UCD Formula Student uses the three pillars of sustainability, technology, and diversity & inclusion in everything we do - we would like to promote a more sustainable future for motorsport, while utilising new technologies and promoting inclusivity.
Scroll down to read more about our mission in achieving these Pillars.
UCD Formula Student Timeline
130 Teams
2023
16th in Overall Concept Class
19th in Concept Class Cost and Manufacturing
2nd in Overall Business Presentation
13th in Concept Class Design Event
105 Teams
2022
11th in Overall Concept Class
11th in Concept Class Cost and Manufacturing
14th in Overall Business Presentation
16th in Concept Class Design Event
131 Teams
2021
16th in Concept Class Design Event
20th in Overall Business Presentation
22nd in Overall Concept Class
143 Teams
2020
Formula Student UK cancelled due to COVID-19.
123 Teams
2019
8th in FS Class Electric Vehicle
18th in FS Class Cost Event
34th in Overall Business Presentation
UCD Formula Student Pillars
SUSTAINABILITY
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
SUSTAINABILITY
- Reduce waste through parts continuity, reusing parts as much as possible
- Minimise use of carbon fiber, only 20% of which is recyclable, in favour of sustainable materials such as steel
- Donated to Irish reforestation and woodland protection initiatives
TECHNOLOGY
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
SUSTAINABILITY
From 2024, we plan to:
- Enter both the FS Class and Concept Class categories annually
- Use regenerative braking, further enhancing overall car efficiency
- Implement launch control to improve handling characteristics off the line
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
- Finalist in the Racing Pride Aston Martin Diversity & Inclusion Award at Formula Student UK 2023
- Increased female team members by 50% in 2021/22 compared to 2020/21
- Partnered with Formula Female, promoting racing and STEM to schoolgirls
