FORMULA SAE

In 1981, SAE International (formerly known as Society of Automotive Engineers) developed and managed the first Formula SAE® (FSAE®) student competition with assistance of Ron Matthews, Professor at University of Texas. SAE International operated the only Formula SAE competition for 17 years before its partnership with IMeche (Institution of Mechanical Engineers) in England where the brand “Formula Student” was developed. Since its inception, Formula SAE has expanded and includes many spin-off events. In the North America there are three competitions managed by SAE International one in Michigan, California and Ontario, Canada. Internationally, the expansion of Formula SAE/Formula Student brand has exploded to over 20 competitions currently hosted by engineering societies or private business. The Formula SAE competitions challenge teams of university undergraduate and graduate students to conceive, design, fabricate, develop and compete with small, formula style vehicles. The competition is an engineering education competition that requires performance demonstration of vehicles in a series of events, both off track and on track against the clock. Each competition gives teams the chance to demonstrate their creativity and engineering skills in comparison to teams from other universities around the world. Teams are to assume that they work for an engineering firm that is designing, fabricating, testing and demonstrating a prototype vehicle. The vehicle should have high performance and be sufficiently durable to successfully complete all the event at the Formula SAE competitions. Each student team design will be judged and evaluated again other competing designs in a series of Static and Dynamic events to determine the vehicle that best meets the design goals and profitably built and marketed. Formula SAE promotes careers and excellence in engineering as it encompasses all aspects of the automotive industry including research, design, manufacturing, testing, developing, marketing, management and finances.
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View Formula SAE competition results dating back to 2000 here.
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SERIES NEWSFEED

Draft Formula SAE 2027 Rules Available for Public Comment 
7/23/2026  Formula SAE Series

Deadline for comments: Monday, August 3, 2026

New YouTube Content from Univ Programs 
7/14/2026  Formula SAE Series

Catch up on new university program videos!

Be sure to register for July's Expert Insights Chat 
7/14/2026  Formula SAE Series

Mohammed Aamir talks about Challenges and Opportunities on Automotive Service

Did the Gene Haas Foundation support your team? 
7/9/2026  Formula SAE Series

Please send us at picture of your vehicle with their logo on it

Ansys, part of Synopsys! Foundational Fridays 
7/4/2026  Formula SAE Series

A webinar series focused on foundational simulation topics, helping students better understand how simulation tools are used to analyze, etc.

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Team Login

Team members and faculty: Click here to login to www.fsaeonline.com
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News Feed

Click here to visit the Formula SAE news feed today!
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Results

View Formula SAE competition results dating back to 2000 here.
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Volunteer

We provide the Experience; You supply the Knowledge. Volunteer Today!
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Sponsors

Interested in getting involved? Reach out to [email protected] today!

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Team Login

Team members and faculty: Click here to login to www.fsaeonline.com
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News Feed

Click here to visit the Formula SAE news feed today!
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Results

View Formula SAE competition results dating back to 2000 here.
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Volunteer

We provide the Experience; You supply the Knowledge. Volunteer Today!
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Sponsors

Interested in getting involved? Reach out to [email protected] today!