Together with German and French teams, the team competed in various disciplines and achieved impressive successes:
- Overall victory in the manual driving category
- 2nd place in the autonomous overall ranking
- A total of 13 out of 14 possible trophies in the individual rankings
The competition disciplines included both manual driving with a driver and autonomous driving without a driver. Speed, endurance and challenging routes with slalom and bend passages were on the programme.
"The impressive achievements of our Einstein Motorsport team are exemplary of the commitment, innovative spirit and team spirit of our students. They illustrate how the combination of theory and practice, interdisciplinary collaboration and determination can lead to extraordinary success. We would like to congratulate the entire team on this great success," says Prof Dr Uta M. Feser, President of HNU.
"We are incredibly proud of these successes - especially because this was our first time at this event," explains Jonathan Sackmann, CEO of Einstein Motorsport. Our results show how well we work together as a team and that we can rely on each other in all areas." In addition to the sporting successes, Jonathan Sackmann also emphasises the special team spirit: “Whether mechanics in the workshop or members from disciplines such as business planning and reports - everyone pitched in where support was needed. In the evening, we celebrated what we had achieved together at the camp.”
Background: Einstein Motorsport and Formula Student
The Einstein Motorsport racing team brings together over 60 motivated students from Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences and Ulm University. In addition to their studies, they plan, design and build a racing car for Formula Student entirely on their own.
Formula Student is an international design competition for students that has been organised annually since 2006. This competition is not only about the fastest racing car, but also about the design, business plan and marketing.
The Einstein Motorsport team has been involved from the very beginning. A milestone in the team's history: After two years of development, the first fully electric racing car with a self-developed autonomous system took to the starting line at the Hockenheimring in 2021.
