04/09/2026
🇫🇷 Formula Student France Recap 🏆
What a way to finish our 2026 Formula Student season! 🏁
The competition started off strong, with scrutineering going remarkably smoothly and the car ready for dynamics with plenty of time to spare. The French weather had other plans though… A massive storm hit the competition site and pretty much destroyed our campsite, forcing us to trade racing for some unexpected damage control. ⛈️⛺
Once dynamics started, the manual disciplines didn’t go quite as smoothly. A combination of technical issues and unfortunate DQs meant we couldn’t always show the full potential of the car. Nevertheless, we kept pushing and completed Skidpad, Acceleration and Autocross.
Away from the track, we had a major highlight as well. After a strong Engineering Design presentation, we made it into our first static final of the season. Going up against the best teams in the ED finals, we managed to secure an incredible 2nd place in Engineering Design! 🥈
And then came the Driverless Cup. 🤖
🥇 1st Driverless Skidpad
🥇 1st Driverless Autocross
🥇 1st Driverless Trackdrive
🏆 1st Overall Driverless Cup
We also became the first team in FS France history to complete Driverless Trackdrive!
Unfortunately, our competition ended on a bittersweet note. After a promising start to Endurance, a brake-related issue triggered the BOTS and forced us to retire in the third lap.
It wasn’t the ending we had hoped for, but after a week of unpredictable weather, technical challenges and plenty of Formula Student chaos, we leave France with five trophies: a P2 in Engineering Design, three Driverless discipline victories and the overall Driverless Cup win! 🏅
An unforgettable way to close out our 2026 season. 💚
Merci, Formula Student France! 🇫🇷