LJMU E-Racing is a student-led team, competing in Formula Student UK each year. Students design and build a single seater race car, and the car is raced at Silverstone against other Formula Student teams from across the UK and the world.

The team specialises in electric race cars, and the car is produced and assembled in house in our dedicated workshop at the Byrom Street campus.

The team is supported by the Faculty of Engineering and Technology at LJMU.

What is Formula Student?

Formula Student is an annual competition run by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, where student teams design and build a single seater car. The teams compete at the historic Silverstone Circuit, where they take part in multiple events across the different disciplines required to run a real life race team.

Static Events:

  • Design, Cost and Sustainability, and Business Presentation Judging

  • Technical and Safety Scrutineering

  • Tilt Test

  • Brake and Noise Test

Dynamic Events:

  • Skid Pad (Figure of 8)

  • Sprint

  • Acceleration

  • Endurance 

  • Fuel Economy

  • Find us in the ‘Societies’ section of the JMSU website and sign up for a free membership! When you’ve signed up, we will send you some information on how to get involved.

  • We are particularly on the lookout for students whose courses relate to engineering, but also have roles available in finance, marketing, business and management! A lot of learning is done on the job as a member of the team so don’t worry if you have no experience, just a passion for building cars and a willingness to have a go is all you need!

  • Involvement in Formula Student is a fantastic achievement to have on your C.V., as it shows future employers that you are able to be creative, take initiative, work as a team, and develop real-world skills.

    In the motorsport industry, FS alumni include Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team Chief Race Engineer Andrew Shovlin, and former F1 strategy engineer and current Sky Sports strategy engineer Bernie Collins.

    Even if you don’t want to work in motorsports, the skills you attain in our workshop can be applied to a wide variety of industries and team membership demonstrates employability.

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