Monash Motorsport achieve highest ever result in IMechE Formula Student competition

We’re thrilled and proud of student team Monash Motorsport for achieving their highest ever result in the IMechE Formula Student competition held this week in the UK. A student racing car event run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Monash Motorsport triumphed over 129 student teams from over 30 countries.

The team achieved an Overall 1st place for the Combustion car, and an Overall 3rd place for the Electric car.  “If the Combustion car hadn’t gone so fast,” said academic lead and lecturer in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dr Scott Wordley, “our Electric car would have most likely achieved a second place result.”

Having competed in the international competition on six previous occasions, the team have learned from wisdom and experience this time around. “We had a disappointing campaign in 2016 which we took a lot of learnings from,” said Wordley. “This time, we decided to build our cars earlier and spend more time on vehicle and driver testing. We’ve been testing these vehicles for over a year now, getting every last ounce of performance out of them, and prioritising reliability over ultimate performance, and it paid off.”

The team will now compete in two further competitions in their European campaign, Formula Student Austria and Formula Student Germany, where they’ll face the competition’s strongest teams. “These two competitions will be an even bigger test of the team,” said Wordley. “Our aim is to try and get both cars on the podium. We may not win outright, but if we can place against that type of competition, we’ll be very happy.”

Good luck Monash Motorsport! No matter where you place, you’ve done us proud. For updates on Monash Motorsport’s progress, follow them on their Facebook page.