Formula 1 at school
Formula 1 at school (short: F1 in school ; international: F1 in Schools ) is part of an international student competition for students between the ages of 11 and 19 who participate as a group or in teams. The focus is on automobile sport in connection with technical achievements in the field of MINT subjects . Various activities and work results of the respective student group are assessed. Today the competition takes place in over 50 countries.
History and organization
The F1 in Schools competition was founded in 1999 in England by Andrew Denford. Denford is CEO of Denford Ltd., a British mechanical engineering company. The aim of the competition is to introduce young people to the fields of engineering in a playful way. The competition takes place at regional and national level in the individual countries. The national winners will be invited to the international finals. The finals are held at a different location each year and are usually held in conjunction with a Grand Prix .
The idea and the implementation of the competitions are promoted worldwide by leading companies in the technology sector and automotive sport as well as by universities and professional associations. At the national level, the competition is organized with the help of sponsors . In Germany, Formula 1 at school is a non-profit company based in Heidelberg . The managing director is the industrial engineer Armin Gittingen.
The logo of the competition is based on the logo of the official Formula 1 logo. The Formula One Group is one of many institutional sponsors of F1 in Schools.
In 2007 the first competition for German schoolchildren took place. In 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the regional competitions in Germany will be held by submitting the racing cars and the accompanying documents to the responsible jury .
The competition
participation
A student team can consist of between three and six students. Students of any type of school are allowed to participate, but must be in secondary school. The competition takes place during the school year. Teams are registered in autumn and the regional championships take place in February and March. The German Championship takes place every year in May at alternating venues.
procedure
The first task for each group of students is to organize themselves as a team and to assign roles or subtasks. The main task is to design and manufacture a miniature racing car using CAD / CAM . The racing car is then presented to a jury and its driving performance is measured on a short racetrack. In addition, the documentation of the technical and organizational processes as well as the oral presentation of the group project are included in the overall assessment. Each team submits three copies of their vehicle design: a racing vehicle, a replacement vehicle and an exhibition vehicle.
The racing car and the racetrack
The school team first designs its racing car using CAD modeling software. When designing, team members must consider factors such as shape and drag . This is what F1 VWT , a computer software developed for this purpose are available.
The miniature car is either milled as a whole from a blank with a CNC lathe or created additively on a 3D printer . Detailed rules dictate the nature of the car.
The external design or the graphic design of the car in terms of an effective marketing strategy is also an evaluation category.
The racing cars are operated with built-in CO 2 cartridges. On the racetrack, they are held in place with a nylon cord. In addition to the technical evaluation of the racing car, the driving time and the reaction time are also tested on a specially constructed race track. At the 2017 World Finals, a new racetrack and timing system created by Denford Ltd was introduced, which should provide more reliability compared to the previous model.
Evaluation criteria
First and foremost, it is not the racing cars but the team performance that is assessed by the jury. Points are awarded in five categories: vehicle, written portfolio across the entire process, teamwork, oral presentation and test race.
participating countries
Teams from the following countries have participated in F1 in Schools in the past :
Results of the world championships
Usually the regional winners are invited to take part in the national championship. Additional participants are added by assigning wildcards . The winners of the national championships are invited to represent their respective country at the world championship. In addition, the national organizers may nominate up to three additional teams.
The team that wins the World Cup will receive a trophy and scholarships to study engineering at a university in England.
| Host city | World Champion | 2nd place | 3rd place | Best racing car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 England Coventry
|
 United States Turbo Bloomsburg High School (PA) |
 South Africa Flash St Alban's College |
 Australia Thunder Down Under Cheltenham Girls High School (NSW) & Noosa District State High School (QLD) |
Australia Thunder Down Under Cheltenham Girls High (NSW) & Noosa District State High School (QLD) |
2006 United Kingdom Birmingham
|
Australia Stingers Trinity Grammar School (Victoria) |
South Africa Flash St Alban's College |
United States Turbo Bloomsburg High School | Bloomsburg High School (PA) |
Australia Stingers Trinity Grammar School (VIC) |
| 2007 Australia Melbourne
|
 Northern Ireland FUGA Coleraine Academical Institution |
 Scotland Lighting Blairgowrie High School |
 Malaysia Mercurial Ace SMK Convent Bukit Nanas |
Australia Race A Roos
Wesley College Perth (WA) |
| 2008 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
|
England Pulse Devonport High School for Boys |
Australia Goshawk Trinity Christian School (ACT) |
Australia Impulse F1 Barker College (NSW) |
Australia Impulse F1 Barker College (NSW) |
| 2009 United Kingdom, London
|
 Ireland The Koni Kats St. David's Secondary School |
Australia Redline Racing Trinity Christian School (ACT) |
Australia / Canada AC Racing Noosa District State High School (QLD) & Miles MacDonell (MB)
 |
Australia Redline Racing Trinity Christian School (ACT) |
2010 Singapore Singapore
 |
United States Unitus Racing Southeast High School (FL) & James Madison Middle School (VA) |
Australia / United Arab Emirates Zer0.9 Pine Rivers State High School & The Indian High School, Dubai
 |
 Germany Aixtreme Racing Einhard-Gymnasium Aachen |
Australia Basilisk Performance Sebastopol College (VIC) |
| 2011 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
|
Australia PentaGliders Brooks High School (TAS) |
Germany BETAGREEN Gymnasium Grootmoor |
United States Unitus Racing Southeast High School (FL) & James Madison Middle School (VA) |
Australia PentaGliders Brooks High School (TAS) |
| 2012 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
|
Australia Cold Fusion Brighton Secondary School (SA) |
United Kingdom Team Ignite
|
England Rush Robert May's School |
Canada Blazing Arrow Woburn CI / SATEC (SA) |
| 2013 United States Austin (Texas)
|
Australia A1 Racing Phoenix P-12 Community College (VIC) & Pine Rivers State High School (QLD) |
United States Allegiance Racing Southeast High School (FL) |
Germany Unlimited Acceleration Lessing-Gymnasium Winnenden |
Ireland Bardahl Racing St David's Holy Faith Secondary School |
| 2014 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
|
England Colossus F1 Robert May's School |
Australia Gamma Raycing Magdalene Catholic High School (NSW) |
Germany Boreas Racing Gymnasium An der Stenner |
England Colossus F1 Robert May's School |
| 2015 Singapore Singapore
|
Germany / United States Union Racing International Alexander-von-Humboldt Gymnasium Greifswald & Lexington High School (MA)
|
 Portugal Mustangs
|
Ireland Team AIB Racing
|
Canada Laminar Racing
|
| 2016 United States Austin (Texas)
|
 Greece Infinite Racing 852.3 Points Mandoulides School |
Australia Infinitude 837.8 Points Brighton Secondary School (SA) & St Bede's College (VIC) |
Germany Endeavor 770.5 Points Gymnasium Unterrieden Sindelfingen; Karl-Friedrich-Gymnasium; & Kurfürst-Friedrich-Gymnasium Heidelberg |
United Arab Emirates Knight Hawks The Indian High School, Dubai |
| 2017 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
|
Australia Hyperdrive 906.7 Points Trinity Grammar School (Victoria) |
Australia / Germany Aurora 887.5 Points Brighton Secondary School (SA) & Fichte-Gymnasium Hagen |
Germany Pioneers 873.0 Points Gymnasium Kronshagen |
Australia Hyperdrive Trinity Grammar School (Victoria) |
| 2018 Singapore Singapore
|
Australia Horizon 878.4 Points Brighton Secondary School (SA) |
Ireland CJJ AutoVinco 860.0 Points St. Brigid's College |
United States Perspective 834.7 Points Palmetto High School (Florida) |
Australia Horizon Brighton Secondary School (SA) |
| 2019 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
|
United Kingdom Evolve UK 855.5 Points Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, (Faversham) |
Germany Fusion 826.8 Points Gymnasium Unterrieden Sindelfingen |
United Kingdom Aflex Hose Centurion Racing 816.2 Points Rishworth School |
Australia Ascension Mount View High School (Cessnock) & Penrith Christian School |
Results of the German championships
| year | venue | Participating teams | German champions | Runner-up | bronze | German champion U15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Cologne | |||||
| 2008 | Wolfsburg | 16 | Team Friesen Design (Wilhelmshaven) | Team Goethe (Bochum) | Yellow Wings (Bochum) | |
| 2009 | Hanover | 21st | Betagreen (High School Grootmoor Hamburg) | StormRiders (Schwäbisch Gmünd) | Panasonic Racing (Hanover) | Airbreakers (Schwäbisch Gmünd) |
| 2010 | Deutsches Museum Verkehrszentrum, Munich | 22nd | Aixtrem Racing (Einhard-Gymnasium Aachen) | BayWa-F1Team (Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium Munich) | Harrier Racing Team (Einhard Gymnasium Aachen) | Öcher Flitzer (Einhard High School Aachen) |
| 2011 | Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum, Paderborn | 24 | Betagreen (High School Grootmoor Hamburg) | Carbon Racing (Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium Poppenbüttel) | Zephyr (Einhard-Gymnasium Aachen) | X-TREAM (Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium Greifswald) |
| 2012 | Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart | 24 | AERO GP (High School Grootmoor Hamburg) | Motion Blur (Sachsenwaldschule Gymnasium Reinbek) | Zephyr (Einhard-Gymnasium Aachen) | F1 in Space (Zeppelin-Gymnasium Lüdenscheid) |
| 2013 | Accenture, Kronberg | 25th | Revival Plus (Gymnasium Grootmoor Hamburg) | Unlimited Acceleration (Lessing-Gymnasium Winnenden) | Panthernight Racing (Mönchsee-Gymnasium Heilbronn) | BlueFire (Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium Munich) |
| 2014 | Autostadt, Wolfsburg | 25th | Boreas (high school on the Stenner Iserlohn) | HighEnd Racing (Lessing-Gymnasium Winnenden) | Javelin Racing (Marie-Therese-Gymnasium Erlangen) | Ravensberg Inventor's Work State (Ravensberger School Bielefeld) |
| 2015 | Hockenheim Ring | 25th | Vast Velocity (Marie-Therese-Gymnasium Erlangen) | Silberform Racing (Gymnasium Unterrieden Sindelfingen) | Alliance (High School Grootmoor Hamburg) | phantom team (Edith Stein School Darmstadt) |
| 2016 | Filmpark Babelsberg Potsdam | 25th | Fast Tech Crew (Alexander von Humboldt Gymnasium Schweinfurt); | Endeavor (Kurfürst-Friedrich-Gymnasium Heidelberg) | PeleForce (Pelizaeus Gymnasium Paderborn) | Phoenix (Alexander von Humboldt Gymnasium Greifswald) |
| 2017 | Audi Forum, Neckarsulm | 23 | celerity.team (Märkisches Gymnasium Iserlohn); | Pioneers (Kronshagen High School) | Evolve (Fichte-Gymnasium Hagen) | Silver Arrow (Karl-Friedrich-Gymnasium Mannheim) |
| 2018 | ZF Forum, Friedrichshafen | 24 | Polaris (Märkisches Gymnasium Iserlohn) | Unity Racing (Gymnasium Grootmoor Bramfeld) | Flying Phoenix Racing (Albrecht-Dürer-Gymnasiuim Hagen) | Pink Penguins (Unterrieden High School, Sindelfingen) |
| 2019 | VW pavilion, Wolfsburg | 24 | Evolution (Märkisches Gymnasium Iserlohn) | Fusion (Gymnasium Unterrieden Sindelfingen) | Wi vom Dbod (Aue-Geest-Gymnasium Harsefeld) | Mach2 (school at Auetal, Ahlerstedt) |
Supporters and sponsors in Germany (selection)
Supporters and sponsors are u. a .:
- Nordmetall Foundation
- Siemens PLM software
- racingTV.de
- Femtec.GmbH
Web links
- Official website of the German competition organization
- Official website of the international organization
- YouTube channel of Formal 1 in the school gGmbH
- 15th World Championship
- Interview with founder, Andrew Denford
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andrew Denford. In: data.org.uk. The Design & Technology Association, accessed July 5, 2020 .
- ^ Company History. In: denford.ltd.uk. Retrieved July 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Katharina Löffler: Katharina, 17, chases racing cars over the slopes . In: Spiegel . November 30, 2012 ( spiegel.de [accessed July 6, 2020]).
- ↑ Stefan Salger: Full throttle on the podium. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . March 22, 2019, accessed July 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Competition rules for the 2019/2010 season. (pdf) In: f1inschools.de. F1 in Schools Germany, accessed on July 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Specification sheet 2020. In: f1inschools.de. F1 in Schools Germany, January 20, 2020, accessed on July 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Where to find us. In: F1 in schools Global. Retrieved July 5, 2020 .
- ↑ This is our "HALL OF FAME". In: f1inschools.de. Retrieved July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ http://www.f1inschools.com/news--2009-world-champions.html ( Memento from March 19, 2012)
- ↑ 1st German Championship - Cologne 2007. Accessed on July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Newsletter. March 18, 2008, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ 2nd German Championship - Wolfsburg 2008. Accessed on July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Newsletter. April 29, 2009, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ 3rd German Championship - Hanover 2009. Accessed on July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Newsletter. May 8, 2010, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Results of the German Championship 2011. May 30, 2011, accessed on July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Results of the German Championship 2012. Accessed on July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Results of the German Championship 2013. Accessed on July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Results of the German Championship 2014. Accessed on July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Results of the German Championship 2015. May 13, 2015, accessed on July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Results of the German Championship 2016. April 29, 2009, accessed on July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ German Championship 2017. Accessed on July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ German Championship 2018. April 29, 2009, accessed on July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ German Championship 2019. Retrieved on July 6, 2020 .