UH Racing is a Formula Student team run by students attending the University of Hertfordshire,[1] ranked 8th EV team in the UK and 120th EV team in the world as of 17 December 2023.[2] UH Racing's peak international ranking was 7th, achieved in 2010.[3]
The team entered the inaugural Formula Student competition hosted in the United Kingdom in 1998, at the MIRA proving ground.[4]
The team has entered at least one vehicle in every subsequent Formula Student UK competition, with the exception of 2021.[5] Additionally, UH Racing has travelled abroad to enter other Formula Student events, such as Formula Student Germany,[6] Formula Student Italy,[7] and Formula Student Netherlands.[8]
UH Racing has often been at the forefront of FS innovation, being the first UK team to compete with an electric vehicle with UH12A in 2009.[9] In 2020, the decision to return to electric powertrain was made,[10] and the team is now exclusively EV.
UH Racing at Formula Student UK
UH Racing Entries at FSUK
Year
Location
Chassis
Static Events
Dynamic Events
Overall Results
Cost
Business
Design
LTS*
Acceleration
Skidpad
Autocross
Endurance
Efficiency
Points
Position
1998
MIRA
UH1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
N/A
N/A
1999
NEC Birmingham
UH2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
N/A
7th
2000
NEC Birmingham
UH3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
N/A
4th
2001
NEC Birmingham
UH4
21st
14th
14th
-
14th
-
11th
9th
-
431
11th
2002
Bruntingthorpe
UH5
6th
10th
6th
-
15th
-
19th
13th
-
500
14th
2003
Bruntingthorpe
UH6
17th
6th
17th
-
12th
-
17th
5th
5th
329
17th
2004
Bruntingthorpe
UH7
41st
7th
28th
-
-
-
-
-
-
201
42nd
2005
Bruntingthorpe
UH8
16th
21st
8th
-
4th
5th
22nd
5th
5th
764
7th
2006
Bruntingthorpe
UH9
4th
19th
18th
-
7th
14th
6th
6th
15th
771
5th
2007
Silverstone
UH08H
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
N/A
13th
2007
Silverstone
UH10
21st
39th
14th
-
4th
23rd
5th
10th
14th
693
8th
2008
Silverstone
UHH2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
N/A
1st
2008
Silverstone
UH11
3rd
57th
7th
-
4th
10th
17th
-
-
409
19th
2009
Silverstone
UH12
58th
26th
16th
-
2nd
2nd
9th
27th
-
634
13th
2009
Silverstone
UH12A
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
N/A
1st
2010
Silverstone
UH13
16th
44th
16th
-
18th
8th
7th
6th
14th
716
5th
2010
Silverstone
UH13A
N/A
1st
4th
-
3rd
3rd
3rd
-
-
410
4th
2011
Silverstone
UH14
13th
1st
7th
-
28th
17th
8th
2nd
19th
729
3rd
2012
Silverstone
UH15
23rd
8th
2nd
-
13th
10th
10th
28th
-
490
15th
2013
Silverstone
UH16
3rd
42nd
10th
-
15th
5th
15th
26th
-
472
18th
2014
Silverstone
UH17
32nd
38th
28th
-
37th
38th
32nd
13th
7th
418
17th
2015
Silverstone
UH18
6th
46th
7th
-
30th
14th
20th
32nd
-
384
27th
2016
Silverstone
UH19
11th
12th
23rd
-
43rd
19th
24th
12th
14th
628
9th
2017
Silverstone
UH20
12th
11th
1st
-
10th
3rd
18th
37th
-
441
16th
2018
Silverstone
UH21
11th
49th
7th
-
6th
31st
26th
38th
-
354
25th
2019
Silverstone
UH22
13th
14th
7th
-
12th
17th
30th
5th
4th
584
8th
2020**
Silverstone
UH23
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
909.8
2nd
2022
Silverstone
UH25
5th
6th
10th
2nd
-
-
-
-
-
330.9
12th
2023
Silverstone
UH26
24th
24th
13th
20th
-
-
-
-
-
251.6
23rd
2024
Silverstone
UH27
29th
3rd
18th
16th
-
-
-
-
-
264.8
20th
Data has been filled in where available, but several values are still missing.
*the Lap Time Simulation (LTS) event was first included in the FSUK competition in 2022.
**in 2020, Formula Student UK's competition format was changed temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] UH Racing chose to continue the development of their vehicle into 2021, intending to compete with UH23 at FSUK 2021. Unfortunately, further delays associated with the pandemic meant the car was not ready to enter, and further development continued into 2022.
UH Racing has finished in the top three at Formula Student UK a total of three times, according to the IMechE website.[12]