UTS Motorsports FSAE Electric Race Car

UTS Motorsports, the University of Technology Sydney’s Formula SAE team, is a multidisciplinary student-led project that designs, builds, tests, and races an electric Formula SAE vehicle in the Australasian competition.

Formula SAE is one of the largest tertiary engineering competitions in the world, bringing together universities from across the globe to compete in the design, manufacturing, performance, and business presentation of a formula-style race car. The competition acts as a proving ground for innovation, not only in motorsport, but also in advanced manufacturing, electric vehicle technology, sustainability, and student-led engineering.

Our project was created to give students the opportunity to apply what they learn at university to a real, high-performance engineering challenge. Instead of only learning theory in the classroom, our team works through the full process of designing, manufacturing, assembling, testing, and presenting a competitive electric race vehicle. This allows students from engineering, business, design, marketing, sponsorships, and communications to gain real industry experience while contributing to a shared team goal.

Our car works through the integration of both mechanical and electrical systems. The vehicle is divided into several key subsystems:

Electrical
High Voltage Systems
Low Voltage Systems
Mechanical
Chassis Structures
Vehicle Dynamics
Powertrain
Aerodynamics
Cooling

Each subsystem plays a crucial role in the performance, reliability, and safety of the vehicle. The chassis provides the structure of the car, the suspension and vehicle dynamics systems control handling, the aerodynamics package improves grip and performance, the cooling system manages heat, and the electrical systems power and control the electric drivetrain.

UTS Motorsports also has a dedicated business team, made up of Marketing, Sponsorships, and Creatives. This side of the team supports the project by growing our presence, managing partnerships, producing content, securing sponsorships, and ensuring the team can continue developing better designs, better production processes, and stronger competition results.

In our latest competition, we completed every event and placed 10th out of 21 electric vehicle teams, achieving our best result since 2019. Building on this success, we are continuing to develop more complex technical systems and improve our manufacturing, design, and testing processes for future competitions.

Here is a picture of one of our PCBs from last year.