Overview
Employees
11-50 employees
Type
Educational Institution
Headquarters
Firenze, Toscana
Firenze Race Team is the official Formula SAE team of the "Università degli Studi di Firenze". Our team has the longest italian tradition in this kind of races. Every year the team designs and builds its Formula car and races with it all over the world, challenging the strongest teams worldwide! The team was born in 2000 and, thanks to the passionate job of our former members, it has grown quickly, collecting many interesting awards. Our Best Results • 2002 – Formula Student, Leicester (UK) – Class 3 - 2nd place – Overall ranking - 1st place – Design Event - 1st place – Business Plan presentation - 1st Italian team to attend a Formula SAE Series event • 2003 – Formula Student, Leicester (UK) – Class 1 - 15th place – Overall ranking - “Best Rookie Team” award • 2004 – Formula Student, Leicester, (UK) – Class 1/(200) - 4th place – Overall ranking Class 1 + Class 1/(200) - 2nd place – Overall ranking Class 1/(200) - 1st place – Design event Class 1/(200) - 3rd place – SolidWorks 3D Design & Analysis Awards • 2005 – Formula SAE Italy, Balocco, (IT) – Class 1 - 2nd place – Overall ranking - 1st place – Autocross - 2nd place – Skidpad - 2nd place – Endurance - “MSC Software” award – “Best virtual development team” - “Al progetto più innovativo” (“For the most innovative project”) award by Italian automotive magazine Automobilismo • 2007 – Formula SAE West, Fontana, (USA) – Class 1 - 1st Italian team to attend a competition in the US • 2007 – Formula SAE Italy, Fiorano, (IT) – Class 1 - 1st place – Cost Analysis - “Most Friendly Team" award • 2008 – Formula Student, Silverstone, (UK) – Class 1 - 1st place – Cost Analysis • 2008 – Formula SAE Italy, Fiorano, (IT) – Class 1 - 1st place – Cost Analysis - “The best bearing and design selection” award by Schaffler Group • 2010 – Fomula SAE Italy, Varano dei Melegari, (IT) – Class 1 - 2nd place – Business Plan presentation • 2011 – Fomula SAE Italy, Varano dei Melegari, (IT) – Class 1 - 1st place – Business Plan presentation - 1st place – Cost Analysis • 2013 – Formula Student, Silverstone, (UK) – Class 2 - 1st place – Cost Analysis - 3rd place – Design Event - 2nd place – Overall ranking • 2015 – Formula SAE Italy, Varano dei Melegari, (IT) – Class 1 - 7th place – Overall ranking - 5th place – Design presentation - 5th place – Cost Analysis - “Best Use of Active Chassis Systems“ award by Lamborghini • 2016 – Formula SAE Italy, Varano de ‘ Melegari, (IT) – Class 1 - 3th Overall place - 1th Overall Italian Team - 1th – Cost Report - Award “Driving Safety to Safety Drive” ZF Motorsport • 2017 - Formula SAE Italy, Varano de' Melegari (IT) - Class 3 - 2th Overall Place • 2017 - Formula Student Germany, Hockenheim - Class Combustion-Driverless - 12th Overall Place
