Team Details

After ten years of evolution and revolution, the Delft University of Technology has designed the DUT10. Its predecessor won both (!) the design events in FSUK and FSG and also gained a second place at FSUK, so the expectations are quite high for the tenth car of the DUT Racing Team. With its carbon-fibre monocoque, one-cylinder fuel-efficient engine and student built data-acquisition system; the DUT10 is up for the challenge! Centered around the end-user, the amateur weekend racer, the design focuses on the needs, wants and limitations of this particular driver. The design of this year is based on performance, safety and fuel-efficiency. The sixty students working on the DUT10 are eagerly waiting for the competition to show what they have built and learned this year!

For the 2009 Formula Student season, the Delft University of Technology has designed the DUT09. Being the ninth car from the DUT Racing Team, with it’s predecessor scoring a second place overall last year in Silverstone and winning the FSG event, the car is up for the challenge! With a completely new chassis, a student built data-acquisition system, a suspension with large setup range and a 10% more fuel-efficient powertrain the DUT09 is up for the challenge!Centered around the end-user, the amateur weekend racer, the design focuses on the needs, wants and limitations of this particular driver. The design is a compromise between Ergonomics, Performance, Safety and Fuel Efficiency. The car is very easy to drive, because of a flat and broad torque curve and a good feel with throttle, brakes and tyres. Also, the ergonomics and safety are improved, with more space for the driver and a better steering wheel angle.

The Delft University of Technology presents the next Formula Student Car it has built, the DUT08. The car is a mix of evolution and revolution. The evolution is based on the experience and knowledge obtained in the previous years and resulted in a lighter, stiffer and safer chassis together with an easy to adjust suspension. The revolution of the DUT08 is found in the custom developed data acquisition and engine management system, E85 staged injection WR450 power package and lightweight driveline with Salisbury differential. The design philosophy used is: “user centered design”, which focuses on the needs, wants and limitations of the end user, i.e. the weekend race driver. As a result the design is a constant compromise between Performance and Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Serviceability (RAMS).