Formula Student Team Delft

Geschiedenis

The Formula Student Team Delft is a Dutch Formula Student team based in Delft and linked to the Delft University of Technology. The team is known for constructing lightweight Formula Student racing cars and has been competing in the global Formula Student competition since 2001. Having won Formula Student UK three times and Formula Student Germany six times, FS Team Delft is currently among the highest ranking teams in Formula Student competition.Team philosophyTeam compositionThe FS Team Delft consists of roughly 65 to 85 team members cooperating to design and produce a fast, energy efficient and reliable racing car within one academic year. The team consists of undergraduate students as well as graduate students, representing nearly every faculty at the TU Delft, putting FS Team Delft among the largest and most varied teams of the TU Delft and the competition.EducationThe main goal of the team is education. The team offers students an opportunity to apply the skills and theoretical knowledge acquired from the curriculum at the university, whilst at the same time offer a training ground for other 'soft skills' such as teamwork and communication. Lectures and workshops are organized at the start of every season to teach the team members the fundamentals on race vehicle design. Older members often assist the newcomers during the year, helping ensure the quality of work.Racing history4-cylinder era (2000–2002)Founded in 2000 by two students at the TU Delft, the team started their first racing adventure in the summer of 2001. With a group of 20 students, the team managed to come up with a competitive 4 cylinder open-wheel racing car, which ended up finishing as the second best newcomer. DUT Racing competed again with the same 4-cylinder philosophy the next year with both the old 2001 car and the new DUT02 at Bruntingthorpe in the United Kingdom. This time a nice midfield position was the result.