F1 in Schools

Specifications judging Specifications judging is a detailed inspection process where the race car is assessed for compliance with the F1 in Schools Technical Regulations. Scrutineering is conducted within the confines of parc fermé where judges use a series of specially manufactured gauges and accurate measuring tools to check the car's compliance.

All of the rules and regulations season can be found at F1 in Schools website.[10]

Engineering judging The scheduled engineering judging interview session focuses on the application of CAD CAM analysis, CAD data organisation, orthographic drawing, 3D render and use of CNC machining. This is an informal interview where judges ask the team to demonstrate their CAD / CAM work and query teams on what they have done.

Portfolio & Pit Display Judging

Each team of students is required to produce an enterprise portfolio, engineering portfolio as well as a pit display. The portfolios are A3 size and should contain information about the team, their car design and manufacturing process, marketing techniques, project management, teamwork and team identity. Teams are given an area to set up a pit display which is judged alongside their design portfolio by a panel of judges.

Verbal presentation judging In advance of the competition, teams prepare a timed verbal presentation to present to a panel of judges, outlining their project. Teams usually use a PowerPoint presentation as a visual aid when presenting to the judges. The length of the verbal presentation varies depending on the level of the competition. At World Finals Level teams are required to prepare a 10-minute presentation.

Racing

Teams race their cars against each other on the official 20-metre F1 in Schools competition track. Points are awarded for reaction time racing as well as manual launch racing.

Although regulations vary from regional to national to world finals, the basic features, resembling a real F1 car, are consistent.

Front and rear wing

The cars have to include a front wing that does not cover the wheels if seen from the side or the top in the technical drawing. The front wing can not cover the wheels higher than 15mm relative to the track surface and must not be physically obstructed by any other components of the car. The minimum wingspan of the front wing is 50mm and its thickness should be between 2mm and 6mm. To allow for airflow, the front wing must have at least 5mm of clear air space to any other part of the car or track surface. [11]

The rear wing cannot cover the rear wheels if seen from above and must not be physically obstructed by any other component when viewed from the front. The rear wing must have a single, unbroken minimum span of 50mm and a thickness between 2mm to 6mm. Similar to the front wing, to allow for airflow the rear wing must have a minimum of 5mm clear air space to any other part of the car or track surface. [11]

Cartridge chamber

The cars feature a chamber to hold the CO₂ cartridge. It has to be parallel to the track surface.

Wheels

The cars have to include four wheels with a given scope of width and radius that are in contact with the surface of the track at all times. The wheels must be entirely visible from the right or left side and from the top. There is a 15mm long exclusion zone behind the width of the front wheels.

Car body

The cars have to incorporate a virtual cargo horizontal to the track surface in between the centre of the axis of the wheels. This renders many "catamaran" designs insufficient. Cars have to be symmetrical to a vertically oriented reference plane. Cars also feature side boxes large enough to hold the F1 in schools decal.

Generally, Regional/State Champions are invited to compete at their country's National Final, with the in-country organising authority inviting other teams to the National Final through the use of wildcards. The National Champions are invited to represent their country at the World Finals. The in-country organiser is permitted to invite up to 3 other teams to the World Final, one of which is generally either an in-country or international collaboration team. The winning team receives the F1 in Schools World Championship Trophy as well as scholarships for engineering degrees at UCL, the University of Huddersfield and City, University of London. The World Final podium places and Best Engineered Car are outlined below.

Venue	World Champions	Second Place	Third Place	Best Engineered Car
2004 Coventry[12]	Turbo Bloomsburg High School (PA)	Flash St Alban's College	Thunder Down Under Cheltenham Girls High School (NSW) & Noosa District State High (QLD)	Thunder Down Under Cheltenham Girls High (NSW) & Noosa District State High School (QLD)
2006 Birmingham[13]	Stingers Trinity Grammar School (VIC)	Flash St Alban's College	Turbo Bloomsburg High School (PA)	Stingers Trinity Grammar School (VIC)
2007 Melbourne[14]	FUGA Coleraine Academical Institution	Lighting Blairgowrie High School	Mercurial Ace SMK Convent Bukit Nanas	STEM F1 Trinity College (WA)
2008 Kuala Lumpur[15]	Pulse Devonport High School for Boys	Goshawk Trinity Christian School (ACT)	Impulse F1 Barker College (NSW)	Impulse F1 Barker College (NSW)
2009 London[16]	The Koni Kats St. David's Secondary School	Redline Racing Trinity Christian School (ACT)	/ AC Racing Noosa District State High School (QLD) & Miles MacDonell (MB)	Redline Racing Trinity Christian School (ACT)
2010 Singapore	James Madison Middle School (VA)	/ Zer0.9 Pine Rivers State High School & The Indian High School, Dubai	Aixtreme Racing Einhard-Gymnasium Aachen	Basilisk Performance Sebastopol College (VIC)
2011 Kuala Lumpur	PentaGliders Brooks High School (TAS)	BETAGREEN Gymnasium Grootmoor	Unitus Racing Southeast High School (FL) & James Madison Middle School (VA)	PentaGliders Brooks High School(TAS)
2012 Abu Dhabi	Cold Fusion Brighton Secondary School (SA)	Team Ignite	Rush Robert May's School	Cold Fusion Brighton Secondary School (SA)
2013 Austin	A1 Racing Phoenix P-12 Community College (VIC) & Pine Rivers State High School (QLD)	Allegiance Racing Southeast High School (FL)	Unlimited Acceleration Lessing-Gymnasium Winnenden (BW)	Bardahl Racing St David's Holy Faith Secondary School
2014 Abu Dhabi	Colossus F1 907.7 Points Robert May's School	Gamma Raycing 844.2 Points Magdalene Catholic High School (NSW)	Boreas Racing 840.5 Points Gymnasium An der Stenner Iserlohn (NRW)	Colossus F1 Robert May's School
2015 Singapore	/ Union Racing International Alexander-von-Humboldt Gymnasium Greifswald (MV) & Lexington High School (MA)	Mustangs	Team AIB Racing	Laminar Racing
2016 Austin	Infinitude 852.3 Points Brighton Secondary School (SA) & St Bede's College (VIC)	Infinite Racing 837.8 Points Mandoulides School	Endeavour 770.5 Points Gymnasium Unterrieden Sindelfingen (BW), Karl-Friedrich-Gymnasium (BW) & Kurfürst-Friedrich-Gymnasium (BW)	Knight Hawks The Indian High School, Dubai
2017 Kuala Lumpur	Hyperdrive 906.7 Points Trinity Grammar School	/ Aurora 887.5 Points Brighton Secondary School (SA) & Fichte-Gymnasium Hagen	Pioneers 873.0 Points Gymnasium Kronshagen	Hyperdrive Trinity Grammar School
2018 Singapore	Horizon 878.4 Points Brighton Secondary School (SA)	CJJ AutoVinco 860.0 Points St. Brigid's College, Loughrea, Co. Galway	Perspective 834.7 Points Palmetto High School	Horizon Brighton Secondary School (SA)
2019 Abu Dhabi	Evolve UK 855.5 Points Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School	Fusion 826.8 Points Gymnasium Unterrieden Sindelfingen	Aflex Hose Centurion Racing 820.2 Points Rishworth School	Ascension Mount View High School & Penrith Christian School
2020(21) United Kingdom	Britannia Red 882.1 Points Robert May's School	Quintolux 834.0 Points St. Brigid's College, Loughrea, Co. Galway	Nebula 792.9 Points Wesley College	Britannia Red Robert May's School
2021(22) Silverstone	Hydron 880.0 Points Trinity Grammar School, Kew	BLACKOUT 856.0 Points St John's College, Cardiff	SBA Avidity Racing 827.1 Points Scarborough UTC	Hydron Trinity Grammar School, Kew
2023 Singapore	Recoil Racing Marie-Therese-Gymnasium Erlangen	Propulsion Charles Campbell College	Nightingale Robert May's School	Propulsion Charles Campbell College

The challenge has many supporters and sponsors which include the following:

• Airbus
• Aramco
• Bloodhound SSC
• University College London Mechanical Engineering
• City University London
• CREST Awards
• Denford Ltd.
• Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Edge Foundation
• FIA Women in Motorsport Commission
• Formula Student
• Jaguar
• Unilever Williams Engineering Academy
• Silverstone Circuit
• The Institution of Engineering and Technology
• Tomorrow's Engineers

• UK F1 in Schools Website
• Re-Engineering Australia (Australian F1 in Schools Website)
• German F1 in Schools Website
• French F1 in Schools Website
• Czech F1 in Schools Website
• Irish F1 in Schools Website Archived 26 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
• United Arab Emirates F1 in Schools Website
• States of Americas F1 in Schools Website
• South African F1 in Schools Website
• Singapore F1 in Schools Website
• Orbit Racing - F1 in Schools
• ITV Article
• Newsround article
• BBC Article
• List of awards, challenges, event and courses related to D&T
• SST's article on F1 in Schools
• Australian news article (on the Today Program) on F1 in Schools
• Short article reporting on the F1 in Schools challenge
• Short article from Newsround summarising "Atomic Jo's" F1 experience
• A video on how F1 in Schools is being used to promote engineering in Australia Archived 27 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
• F1 in Schools - Cairo American College