UH Racing is a Formula Student team run by students attending the University of Hertfordshire,[1] ranked 8th EV team in the UK and 120th EV team in the world as of the 17th December 2023.[2] UH Racing's peak international ranking was 7th, achieved in 2010.[3]

UH Racing's 1-200 car at Formula Student UK 2006.
UH Racing at FSUK 2006

The team entered the inaugural Formula Student competition hosted in the United Kingdom in 1998, at the MIRA proving ground.[4]

The team has entered at least one vehicle in every subsequent Formula Student UK competition, with the exception of 2021.[5] Additionally, UH Racing has travelled abroad to enter other Formula Student events, such as Formula Student Germany,[6] Formula Student Italy,[7] and Formula Student Netherlands.[8]

UH Racing has often been at the forefront of FS innovation, being the first UK team to compete with an electric vehicle with UH12A in 2009.[9] In 2020, the decision to return to electric powertrain was made,[10] and the team is now exclusively EV.

UH Racing at Formula Student UK

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UH Racing Entries at FSUK
Year Location Chassis Static Events Dynamic Events Overall Results
Cost Business Design LTS* Acceleration Skidpad Autocross Endurance Efficiency Points Position
1998 MIRA UH1 - - - - - - - - - N/A N/A
1999 NEC Birmingham UH2 - - - - - - - - - N/A 7th
2000 NEC Birmingham UH3 - - - - - - - - - N/A 4th
2001 NEC Birmingham UH4 21st 14th 14th - 14th - 11th 9th - 431 11th
2002 Bruntingthorpe UH5 6th 10th 6th - 15th - 19th 13th - 500 14th
2003 Bruntingthorpe UH6 17th 6th 17th - 12th - 17th 5th 5th 329 17th
2004 Bruntingthorpe UH7 41st 7th 28th - - - - - - 201 42nd
2005 Bruntingthorpe UH8 16th 21st 8th - 4th 5th 22nd 5th 5th 764 7th
2006 Bruntingthorpe UH9 4th 19th 18th - 7th 14th 6th 6th 15th 771 5th
2007 Silverstone UH08H - - - - - - - - - N/A 13th
2007 Silverstone UH10 21st 39th 14th - 4th 23rd 5th 10th 14th 693 8th
2008 Silverstone UHH2 - - - - - - - - - N/A 1st
2008 Silverstone UH11 3rd 57th 7th - 4th 10th 17th - - 409 19th
2009 Silverstone UH12 58th 26th 16th - 2nd 2nd 9th 27th - 634 13th
2009 Silverstone UH12A - - - - - - - - - N/A 1st
2010 Silverstone UH13 16th 44th 16th - 18th 8th 7th 6th 14th 716 5th
2010 Silverstone UH13A N/A 1st 4th - 3rd 3rd 3rd - - 410 4th
2011 Silverstone UH14 13th 1st 7th - 28th 17th 8th 2nd 19th 729 3rd
2012 Silverstone UH15 23rd 8th 2nd - 13th 10th 10th 28th - 490 15th
2013 Silverstone UH16 3rd 42nd 10th - 15th 5th 15th 26th - 472 18th
2014 Silverstone UH17 32nd 38th 28th - 37th 38th 32nd 13th 7th 418 17th
2015 Silverstone UH18 6th 46th 7th - 30th 14th 20th 32nd - 384 27th
2016 Silverstone UH19 11th 12th 23rd - 43rd 19th 24th 12th 14th 628 9th
2017 Silverstone UH20 12th 11th 1st - 10th 3rd 18th 37th - 441 16th
2018 Silverstone UH21 11th 49th 7th - 6th 31st 26th 38th - 354 25th
2019 Silverstone UH22 13th 14th 7th - 12th 17th 30th 5th 4th 584 8th
2020** Silverstone UH23 - - - - - - - - - 909.8 2nd
2022 Silverstone UH25 5th 6th 10th 2nd - - - - - 330.9 12th
2023 Silverstone UH26 24th 24th 13th 20th - - - - - 251.6 23rd
2024 Silverstone UH27 29th 3rd 18th 16th - - - - - 264.8 20th

Data has been filled in where available, but several values are still missing.

*the Lap Time Simulation (LTS) event was first included in the FSUK competition in 2022.

**in 2020, Formula Student UK's competition format was changed temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] UH Racing chose to continue the development of their vehicle into 2021, intending to compete with UH23 at FSUK 2021. Unfortunately, further delays associated with the pandemic meant the car was not ready to enter, and further development continued into 2022.


UH Racing has finished in the top three at Formula Student UK a total of three times, according to the IMechE website.[12]

UH Racing at international competitions

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UH Racing at FS Australia
Year Chassis Points Position
2001 UH4 562 5th
UH Racing at FSAE Michigan
Year Chassis Points Position
2006 UH9 601 23rd
UH Racing at FS Germany
Year Chassis Points Position
2008 UH11 835 5th
2009 UH12 814 2nd
2010 UH13 411 32nd
2011 UH14 686 7th
2012 UH15 825 6th
2013 UH16 736 10th
2014 UH17 141 64th
2015 UH18 630 7th
2016 UH19 565 14th
2017 UH20 369 27th
UH Racing at FS Czech Republic
Year Chassis Points Position
2017 UH20 836 2nd
2018 UH21 378 11th
UH Racing at FS Netherlands
Year Chassis Points Position
2019 UH22 626 5th
UH Racing at FS Italy
Year Chassis Points Position
2019 UH22 513 12th
2022 UH25 250 14th

References

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  1. ^ "Home". UH Racing. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  2. ^ "WRL - Formula Student Electric". fs-world.org. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  3. ^ "FSG: Team Details". www.formulastudent.de. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  4. ^ "History of Formula Student". www.imeche.org. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  5. ^ "UH23". UH Racing. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  6. ^ "FSG: Formula Student Germany". www.formulastudent.de. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  7. ^ "Formula ATA – Formula ATA". Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  8. ^ "Formula Student Netherlands | International Design Competition". www.formula-student.nl. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  9. ^ "UH12A". UH Racing. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  10. ^ "UH23 (Virtual)". UH Racing. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  11. ^ "2020 Award Winners". www.imeche.org. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  12. ^ "Previous events". www.imeche.org. Retrieved 2023-01-29.