One of the UK's original Formula Student teams

About

UH Racing is a team of undergraduate students at the University of Hertfordshire who compete in the worldwide phenomenon that is Formula Student. Each year a new single seat race car is designed, manufactured and built by the team, with support from the university, partners, and alumni. The team is made up of students from all levels ranging from level 4s in first year, to level 7s in their final year completing their MEng.

UH Racing was founded in 1997 by a small group of students at the university with a passion for motorsports and the aim of competing in the Formula Student UK competition the following year. In the twenty four years that have passed since the team was founded, it has flourished and greatly expanded, competing in Formula Student competitions worldwide; making great achievements and collecting many awards along the way. Some of the teams’ greatest achievements to date include producing the first hydrogen powered Formula Student car and competing with the first electric Formula Student car.

UH22 allowed the team to end its combustion era on a high in 2019, enabling the team to open a new chapter in its long history: for the 2020 season, UH Racing returned to an electric powertrain. Over the past six years, the team has been working towards dynamic competition with a IWD electric concept with limited success. The high points included UH28 which was the first UH Racing IWD electric car to ever complete a shakedown, and UH29 which made it further through scrutineering at FSUK than any IWD electric car before it.

This year the team open a new chapter alongside its thirtieth anniversary with a return to an internal combustion engine powertrain. This strategic decision allows the team to return to dynamic competition at FSUK while developing a hybrid system and improving EV knowledge within the team. UH Racing is now in its 30th year, with the team designing and building their 35th car. Since 1997, countless awards have been won and the team have entered Formula Student competitions worldwide with cutting edge petrol, electric and hydrogen powered cars. UH Racing continues to evolve with new technologies every year, to produce a successful single seat race car further contributing to the team’s heritage of success.