Formula Student Germany
International Design Competition - 18th to 24th of August 2025 in Hockenheim

Team Details

WHZ Racing Team

University Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau
DE Zwickau UAS short 81
team logo
LocationZwickau, Germany
Homepagehttps://www.whz-racingteam.de
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CV Team WHZ Racing Team
Short Linktid.fsg.one/234
Event Details car 96 - withdrawn

Team Description

"Innovation Meets Tradition" – If you take a look at Zwickau’s rich automotive history, it’s easy to see why we chose this slogan. As the birthplace of Horch and Audi, and home to the legendary Auto Union race cars that dominated European tracks in the 1930s, Zwickau has long been a hub of automotive excellence.

Nearly 70 years later, the WHZ Racing Team was founded, carrying forward this spirit of innovation.
Today, our team consists of around 40 dedicated members from various faculties of UAS Zwickau, all working tirelessly to push the limits and achieve even better results this season. Formula Student Electric opens the door to a new era of racing—so let’s embrace the challenge, enjoy the ride, and shape the future together!


Event Profile

Past Events

Car 96 – 2017
2017
Car #96
Info
11 years of engineering „Made in Zwickau“ – „edgar“ is the twelfth racecar with its origins in the Westsaxon automotive city. The FP11.17e, or „edgar“ as we call him, is characterized by a four-wheel-drive and high-level safety features with our battery cooling system. As in the previous seasons we focused on building a reliable but also lightweight car. Thanks to whole body simulations we were able to revise our aerodynamic package and optimize it.
Engineering Design Priorities:
#MadeinSaxony #moredownforce #lessweight #4x4 #selfmade #teamwork
Car Specifications
General
Frame Construction single piece CFRP monocoque
Material Carbon Fibre Monocoue with aluminium honeycomb core material
Overall Length (mm) 2876
Overall Width (mm) 1376
Overall Height (mm) 1179
Wheelbase (mm) 1530
Track Front (mm) 1200
Track Rear (mm) 1140
Weight Front (kg) 67
Weight Rear (kg) 68
Suspension Double unequal length A-Arm. Push rod actuated horizontally oriented spring and damper (co
Tyres Continental C17 205x35 R13
Wheels 7x13, 30mm offset, 3pc carbon/AL rim / 7x13, 30mm offset, 3pc carbon/AL rim
Drive Type Electric Four-Wheel-Drive
Differential no Diff., Motor Control due Toque Vectoring
Cooling watercooled motors and inverters with twin side pod mounted radiators
Brake System 4-Disk System, self developed rotors, adjustable brake balance,
Electronics self-developed ECUs and driver info system, selfdesigned live-telemetry system
Powertrain
Number of Motors 4
Motor Location on each wheel
Max Motor Power 4 x 38kW
Motor Type self developed and made motors: ZRM HS4.2
Max Motor RPM 19200 U/min
Motor Controller Lenze Schmidhauser Mobile DCU 60/
Max System Voltage (V) 600V
Electrode Materials LiCoO2
Accumulator Capacity 8kWh
Transmission Ratio Primary 13.95
Transmission Ratio Secondary -
Car 96 – 2016
2016
Car #96
Info
10 years of engineering „Made in Zwickau“ – our eleventh car goes back to the roots. Again we are using a four-wheel drive but there are also some brand new features: the four-wheel-steering and a battery cooling system. As in the previous seasons we focused on building a reliable but also lightweight car. Thanks to whole body simulations we were able to revise our aerodynamic package and optimize it. Hopefully our „eRnst“ can take up with the results from the previous years.
Engineering Design Priorities:
#fourwheeldrive #carboneverywhere #WingUpForceDown #handmade #MoreTractionMoreAction #MadeInSaxony
Car Specifications
General
Frame Construction CFRP one-to-one-piece Monocque
Material CFRP prepreg, epoxy matrix, aluminium honeycomb 5mm-20mm/ Fronthoop AL6060/ Mainhoop Cr 4130 Steel
Overall Length (mm) 2870
Overall Width (mm) 1370
Overall Height (mm) 1185
Wheelbase (mm) 1524
Track Front (mm) 1244
Track Rear (mm) 1166
Weight Front (kg) 132
Weight Rear (kg) 132
Suspension Double unequal lenght A-Arm. Push rod actuated horizontally oriented spring and damper.
Tyres 18.0×6.0-10 LC0 Hoosier
Wheels 6,5'' wide, CFRP Shell and Aluminium Star
Drive Type AWD, planetary gear
Differential electrically
Cooling One Radiator Mounted in the Side Pot of each side of the car
Brake System AP Racing brake calipers, inner ventilated steel brake disks.
Electronics safety material inside to seperate and isolate the cells of each other; accumulator cooling with PCM
Powertrain
Number of Motors 4
Motor Location FR, FL, RR, RL -Wheel hub
Max Motor Power 80kW
Motor Type self-designed electric inner rotor - engine
Max Motor RPM 19000
Motor Controller Lenze Schmidhauser MOBILE DCU 60/60
Max System Voltage (V) 600
Electrode Materials Lithium-Polymer
Accumulator Capacity 7.0 kWh
Transmission Ratio Primary 15.08:1
Car 96 – 2015
2015
Car #96
Info
This season we build the sixth car with an electric drive. Our aim is to keep good German traditions like engineering and knowledge at a very high level to design a competitive and well-engineered race car made in Saxony! We rated a high efficient, lightweight concept with 4 steered wheels plus a big-sized energy storage with a high energy density, coupled with a well developed vehicle dynamics control program featuring a high efficient aerodynamic package.
Engineering Design Priorities:
lightweightworks rearsteering wingingit highandsafecapacity rearwheeldrive madeinsaxony
Car Specifications
General
Frame Construction CFRP two-to-one-piece Monocoque with tubular steel roll bars
Material CFRP-prepreg and Al-honeycomb sandwich panel (5mm-20mm core)
Overall Length (mm) 2919
Overall Width (mm) 1416
Overall Height (mm) 1134
Wheelbase (mm) 1530
Track Front (mm) 1200
Track Rear (mm) 1140
Weight Front (kg) 112
Weight Rear (kg) 121
Suspension Double unequal length A-Arm.; Push rod actuated spring / damper; Adjustable roll bar
Tyres 18.0x6.0 R10, Hoosier LC0 / 18.0x6.0 R10, Hoosier LC0
Wheels 6.5x10, 2pc: self made CFRP rim bed and alumnium star, 51 mm pos.
Drive Type spur gear
Differential electric differential
Cooling cooler with cooling channel mounted behind the driver, optional electric fans
Brake System 4-disk-system, self developed internal cooled steel disk, hub mounted, 190mm front, 170mm rear
Electronics self developed Vehicle Dynamic Drive Control and Central Electric Unit, motorsport wiring harness
Powertrain
Number of Motors 2
Motor Location Rear Right, Rear Left
Max Motor Power 45kW, 45kW
Motor Type self build permanent magnet synchronous motor
Max Motor RPM 19000rpm
Motor Controller Lenze/Schmidhauser MOBILE DCU 60/60
Max System Voltage (V) 600V
Electrode Materials LiCoO2
Accumulator Capacity 7,5kWh
Transmission Ratio Primary 1:12,8
Transmission Ratio Secondary -
Car 96 – 2014
2014
Car #96
Info
Innovation meets Tradition. Zwickau, the birth place of Horch and Audi and home of the legendary Auto Union race cars in the 30’s, got 70 years later another passionate race car team. We are the WHZ Racing Team, and designed our 5th full electric car. The FP814e takes the successful lightweight concept of its predecessor to the next level to defend our third position in the World Ranking. We created a faster, more dynamic and reliable car with two brand new self-developed independent motors.
Engineering Design Priorities:
EfficientDynamics ReliabilityWorks Lightweight Safety PassionOfFormulaStudent
Car Specifications
General
Frame Construction CFRP monocoque with integrated energy storage container
Material sandwich construction with prepreg carbon and aluminium honeycomb
Overall Length (mm) 2656
Overall Width (mm) 1390
Overall Height (mm) 1126
Wheelbase (mm) 1530
Track Front (mm) 1200
Track Rear (mm) 1140
Weight Front (kg) 111
Weight Rear (kg) 116
Suspension Double unequal length A-Arm, Push rod actuated horizontally oriented spring and damper
Tyres 18.0x6.0-10 R25B Hoosier
Wheels CFRP aluminium hybrid rim, 6,5'' wide
Drive Type three-stage spur gear
Differential self developed vehicle dynamic drive control (VDDC) with traction control and torque vectoring
Cooling radiator mounted centrally behind the driver
Brake System Cast iron, disc hub mounted, front 190mm, rear 160mm dia
Electronics Vehicle Dynamic Drive Control (VDDC), BMS, WLAN telemetry system, wiring harness sealed to IP67
Powertrain
Number of Motors 2
Motor Location Rear Right, Rear Left
Max Motor Power 2x 56kW
Motor Type self-designed
Max Motor RPM 19000
Motor Controller Industrial, adapted to the car
Max System Voltage (V) 600V
Electrode Materials LiPo
Accumulator Capacity 7,7 kWh
Transmission Ratio Primary 1:12,8
Transmission Ratio Secondary -
Car 96 – 2013
2013
Car #96
Info
"Innovation meets Tradition” - if you look at Zwickau’s automotive history you can easily find out why we picked out this slogan for our team. Zwickau is the birth place of Horch and Audi, and furthermore in the 1930s, it was the domicile of the Auto Union race cars which dominated the race tracks in Europe. Almost 70 years later our WHZ Racing Team was founded. Now in 2013, we bring our fourth full electric car to the tracks. The FP713e is a further development of last year’s successful cars, concentrating on lightweight, packaging and reliability. We created a fast and dynamic car with two independent motors and self-developed electronic components.
Car Specifications
General
Frame Construction CFRP monocoque with integrated energy storage container
Material sandwich construction with prepreg carbon and aluminum honeycomb
Overall Length (mm) 2656
Overall Width (mm) 1390
Overall Height (mm) 1123
Wheelbase (mm) 1530
Track Front (mm) 1200
Track Rear (mm) 1140
Weight Front (kg) 109
Weight Rear (kg) 118
Suspension Double unequal length A-Arm. Push rod actuated horizontally oriented spring and damper
Tyres 18.0x6.0-10 R25B Hoosier
Wheels 6,5
Drive Type two-stage spur gearbox
Differential self developed vehicle dynamic drive control (VDDC) with torque vectoring
Cooling radiator mounted centrally behind the driver
Brake System Cast iron, disc hub mounted, front 200mm, rear 170mm dia
Electronics Vehicle Dynamic Drive Control (VDDC), BMS, Wiring Harness sealed to IP67, WLAN telemetry system
Powertrain
Number of Motors 2
Motor Location Rear Right, Rear Left
Max Motor Power 2x 40 kW
Motor Type RR, RL: self-designed
Max Motor RPM RR, RL: 12000
Motor Controller Industrial, adapted to the car
Max System Voltage (V) 600V
Electrode Materials LiPo
Accumulator Capacity 5,3kWh
Transmission Ratio Primary 1:10,8
Transmission Ratio Secondary -
Car 96 – 2012
2012
Car #96
Info
"Innovation meets Tradition” - if you look at Zwickau’s automotive history you can easily find out why we picked out this slogan for our team. Zwickau is the birth place of Horch and Audi, and furthermore in the 1930s, it was the domicile of the Auto Union race cars which dominated the race tracks in Europe. Almost 70 years later our WHZ Racing Team was founded. Now in 2012, we bring our third full electric car to the tracks. The FP612e (code name: eMil) is a further development of last year’s successful car, concentrating on less weight, less consumption. We created a fast and dynamic car with four independent motors and self-developed electronic components. Nowadays, our team consists of about 60 members from a variety of faculties of the UAS Zwickau. This team has worked hard and efficiently to upgrade its results for the season 2012. The FSE opens a door to a new dimension of racing - so let us all have fun and create the future together.
Car Specifications
General
Frame Construction Front: CFRP two-piece monocoque; Rear: tubular steel space frame
Material Front: carbon fibre prepreg, sandwish construction with Al honeycomb;Rear: Chromoly 4130 steel tubes
Overall Length (mm) 2808
Overall Width (mm) 1403
Overall Height (mm) 1082
Wheelbase (mm) 1530
Track Front (mm) 1200
Track Rear (mm) 1140
Weight Front (kg) 148
Weight Rear (kg) 160
Suspension Double unequal length A-Arm. Push rod actuated horizontally oriented overhead spring/damper units.
Tyres 20.5x7.0-13 R25B Hoosier
Wheels 7.0x13; CFRP rim bed, aluminium star
Drive Type Front: planetary gear; Rear: spur gear
Differential Electronic differential
Cooling Liquid cooled motors and inverters, two side pods mounted radiators, fanless
Brake System 4 tungsten carbide coated Al discs, hub mounted, front 4-piston calipers, rear 2-piston calipers
Electronics Vehicle Dynamic Drive Control (VDDC), Central Electric Unit, CAN-Bus, 2D data logger, live-telemetry
Powertrain
Number of Motors 4
Motor Location Hub motors;Central motors
Max Motor Power 2 x 13 kW + 2 x 25 kW
Motor Type PMSM; Front: industial; Rear: ZRM3-V2
Max Motor RPM FL, FR: 18.000; RL, RR: 6000
Motor Controller Industrial, adapted to the car
Max System Voltage (V) 600V
Electrode Materials LiCoO2
Accumulator Capacity 6,18kWh
Transmission Ratio Primary F15R5,2
Transmission Ratio Secondary n/a
Car 96 – 2011
2011
Car #96
Info
"Innovation meets Tradition” - if you look at Zwickau’s automotive history you can easily find out why we picked out this slogan for our team. Zwickau is the birth place of Horch and Audi, and furthermore in the 1930s, it was the domicile of the Auto Union race cars which dominated the race tracks in Europe. Almost 70 years later our WHZ Racing Team was founded. Now in 2011, we bring our second full electric car to the tracks. The FP511e (code name: e.Gon) is a further development of last year’s successful car, concentrating on packaging, calibration and reliability. We created a fast and dynamic car with four independent motors and self-developed electronic components.Nowadays, our team consists of about 60 members from a variety of faculties of the UAS Zwickau. This team has worked hard and efficiently to upgrade its results for the season 2011. The FSE opens a door to a new dimension of racing - so let us all have fun and create the future together. www.whz-racingteam.de
Car Specifications
General
Frame Construction Tubular spaceframe with intigrated energy storage container
Material Chromoly 4130 steel tubes - cold drawn seamless; 1in and 0.625in dia
Overall Length (mm) 2641
Overall Width (mm) 1403
Overall Height (mm) 1060
Wheelbase (mm) 1530
Track Front (mm) 1200
Track Rear (mm) 1140
Weight Front (kg) 119
Weight Rear (kg) 145
Suspension Unequal length, nonparallel A-Arms. Push rod actuated Cane Creek spring/damper units
Tyres 20 x 7.0 - 13 R25A Hoosier
Wheels 20.5 x 7 - 13; CFRP rim bed, aluminium star
Drive Type Front: planetary gear; Rear: spur gear
Differential Electronic differential
Cooling Left side pod mounted radiator
Brake System Cast Iron, disc hub mounted, front 240mm, rear 230mm dia.
Electronics Vehicle Dynamic Drive Control (VDDC), BMS, wiring harness sealed to IP67, cental electric system
Powertrain
Number of Motors 4
Motor Location Hub Motors;Central Motors
Max Motor Power 2 x 7 kW + 2 x 32 kW
Motor Type PMSM; Front:: industrial; Rear: self-designed
Max Motor RPM FL, FR: 18,000; RR, RL: 6,000
Motor Controller Industrial, adapted to the car
Max System Voltage (V) 400V
Electrode Materials LiPo
Accumulator Capacity 8 kWh
Transmission Ratio Primary F: 4.55
Transmission Ratio Secondary R:12.45
Car 62 – 2010
2010
Car #62
Info
Three years after the foundation of the WHZ Racing Team in Zwickau, we have picked up the new challenge of building a full electric race car for the Formula Student Electric. With our new founded WHZ Racing Team Electric, eleven team members combine experience with the zest for action. We all stick together as colleagues who share work and free-time as friends. The result is a completely new designed race car with four electric motors as a fast connection between high vehicle dynamics and innovative technology. The FP410e, a.k.a. “E-Horst” combines the knowledge of three Formula Student years in one car and will demonstrate that a full electric race car can be on a par with internal combustion cars. The Formula Student Electric opens a door to a new dimension of racing, so let us all have fun and create the future together in a fantastic event. See you in Hockenheim!
Car Specifications
General
Frame Construction Steel tube space frame
Material S355 mild steel tube - cold drawn seamless
Overall Length (mm) 2657
Overall Width (mm) 1403
Overall Height (mm) 1166
Wheelbase (mm) 1550
Track Front (mm) 1218
Track Rear (mm) 1200
Weight Front (kg) 141
Weight Rear (kg) 177
Suspension Double unequal length A-Arm.Push/Pullrod actuated horizontally oriented Cane Creek spring and damper
Tyres 20.5x7 R13, Hoosier R25B
Wheels 20.5x7 R13, Hoosier R25B
Drive Type axial to wheel mounted motors,planet set
Differential Electronic differential
Cooling Left side pod mounted radiator, no fan
Brake System 4-Disk system,self developed rotors with 250mm/230mm diameter,adjustable brake balance,AP calipers
Electronics wiring harness sealed to IP67, Multifunctional Steering Wheel
Powertrain
Number of Motors 4
Motor Location Hub Motors,Central Motors
Max Motor Power 6,5kW,6,5kW,30kW,30kW
Motor Type FL,FR:Siemens 1FE1;RR,RL: student build PMSM
Max Motor RPM FL,FR: 18000; RR,RL: 6000
Motor Controller Siemens S120
Max System Voltage (V) 370V
Electrode Materials LiFeO - graphite
Accumulator Capacity 5,9kW
Transmission Ratio Primary F:14,40
Transmission Ratio Secondary R:4,92

FS past achievements due to World Ranking Data Base

Date Event Teams Rank BP CM ED SP DV SP AC DV AC AX EN EF Pe Total
2025.09
32
1.
16.
5.
5.
1.
-
2.
-
1.
1.
2.
0.00
948.42
2025.08
53
23.
53.
35.
20.
3.
-
10.
-
14.
-
-
0.00
339.93
2025.07
40
21.
37.
21.
21.
2.
-
11.
-
6.
-
-
0.00
410.30
2024.09
34
4.
17.
26.
10.
4.
-
3.
-
3.
2.
5.
0.00
814.85
2024.08
47
2.
32.
20.
5.
3.
-
3.
-
2.
2.
10.
-10.00
780.43
2024.07
38
4.
28.
15.
5.
2.
-
4.
-
8.
2.
7.
-10.00
721.50
2023.08
35
1.
9.
7.
5.
1.
-
1.
-
1.
1.
6.
0.00
952.74
2023.07
34
1.
30.
31.
14.
4.
-
18.
-
4.
1.
3.
0.00
752.00
2023.07
29
1.
9.
14.
3.
1.
-
2.
-
1.
1.
1.
0.00
956.01
2022.09
38
2.
4.
13.
3.
2.
-
3.
-
2.
2.
4.
0.00
732.70
2022.07
19
1.
6.
7.
1.
1.
-
2.
-
1.
3.
3.
-20.00
887.11
2022.07
51
7.
30.
15.
2.
-
-
-
-
-
10.
3.
0.00
395.70
2019.08
39
6.
38.
10.
8.
2.
-
9.
-
6.
6.
3.
0.00
668.60
2019.08
15
1.
13.
8.
4.
1.
-
2.
-
1.
1.
1.
0.00
939.81
2019.07
64
3.
56.
23.
1.
1.
-
2.
-
1.
2.
3.
-150.00
731.20
2018.08
38
9.
21.
13.
4.
11.
-
14.
-
14.
9.
5.
0.00
662.60
2018.08
19
14.
19.
11.
10.
10.
-
3.
-
11.
-
-
0.00
370.20
2017.08
30
20.
27.
18.
9.
21.
-
17.
-
18.
-
-
0.00
304.40
2017.08
34
25.
27.
27.
12.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-25.00
181.27
2016.08
29
10.
7.
8.
12.
-
-
12.
-
13.
9.
13.
0.00
589.20
2016.08
37
20.
19.
17.
23.
16.
-
16.
-
16.
-
-
0.00
309.32
2016.08
18
13.
7.
7.
10.
7.
-
9.
-
10.
16.
-
0.00
386.30
2016.07
106
25.
14.
8.
23.
26.
-
41.
-
26.
34.
8.
0.00
480.20
2015.09
20
1.
1.
5.
1.
1.
-
6.
-
1.
2.
7.
-20.00
929.72
2015.08
30
9.
7.
5.
15.
8.
-
8.
-
3.
-
11.
0.00
464.46
2015.08
39
14.
8.
4.
10.
-
-
10.
-
7.
-
-
0.00
355.27
2015.07
92
2.
53.
9.
7.
6.
-
14.
-
8.
4.
7.
0.00
792.50
2014.08
23
3.
2.
6.
5.
8.
-
11.
-
5.
1.
14.
0.00
814.56
2014.08
39
10.
13.
8.
7.
14.
-
9.
-
7.
-
-
0.00
376.30
2014.07
90
21.
70.
24.
16.
7.
-
4.
-
11.
49.
-
0.00
384.90
2013.09
24
3.
4.
1.
3.
2.
-
4.
-
4.
4.
2.
0.00
801.50
2013.08
40
4.
1.
5.
4.
12.
-
10.
-
4.
6.
1.
0.00
731.20
2013.07
83
2.
35.
25.
3.
4.
-
5.
-
9.
2.
1.
-10.00
851.50
2012.09
17
1.
1.
5.
1.
2.
-
9.
-
4.
1.
1.
0.00
901.31
2012.08
32
12.
1.
4.
4.
5.
-
10.
-
12.
-
-
0.00
415.09
2012.07
97
9.
2.
43.
10.
-
-
12.
-
18.
8.
2.
-2.00
661.50
2011.08
28
8.
7.
3.
3.
2.
-
5.
-
4.
-
-
0.00
482.71
2011.07
13
4.
1.
4.
2.
2.
-
4.
-
3.
4.
5.
0.00
549.30
2010.08
15
4.
5.
2.
2.
4.
-
2.
-
2.
-
-
0.00
497.81
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