New Formula Student vehicles from the Emilia Romagna teams: Innovation and passion in motorsport

MUNER is proud to partner with the regional Formula Student teams, supporting and promoting excellence in automotive design and competition.

Formula SAE is a prestigious international competition in which engineering students from all over the world design, build and race prototype cars.
This project creates a strong link with local companies and spreads innovation in the region, representing a synergy between academic training and industrial innovation.

Last month, the new prototypes created by the university teams from the Emilia Romagna region were unveiled, demonstrating the ongoing commitment to research and technological development:

???? Athena: Unibo Motor Sport’s third electric prototype was unveiled at the Imola circuit at the end of June.
Featuring a carbon fibre monocoque chassis, double wishbone suspension with front and rear anti-roll bars and an advanced powertrain with two Fischer TI085 motors at the wheels (AWD), Athena represents the pinnacle of innovation. Equipped with a custom-designed 504V battery pack, a liquid-cooled HVLP20 inverter and a water-cooling system for the motors, inverter and battery, the prototype weighs 207kg. Athena will take part in three Formula Student competitions in Europe in 2024: Formula Student Austria, Formula Student Spain and Formula SAE Italy.

???? DNF24 (Driver Not Found): The UniPR Racing Team‘s first driverless electric single-seater was unveiled on 16 July at the Riccardo Paletti circuit in Varano de’ Melegari.
Featuring a carbon fibre monocoque chassis, air-cooled lithium-ion battery, biplane front wing, triplane rear wing and Venturi effect floor, the DNF24 introduces autonomous driving capabilities. This is achieved by a pair of stereo cameras feeding directly into an air-cooled computer that controls the car’s acceleration, braking and steering. The autonomous driving stack includes perception, SLAM, planning and control layers to ensure precision and safety.

⚡️M24 – LH: The hybrid prototype developed by the MMR team from the Universities of Modena and Reggio was unveiled at the Modena Technopole on 18th July.
It inherits the strengths and experience of the previous vehicles. With a carbon-fibre monocoque chassis weighing 19 kg, the powertrain combines a longitudinally mounted inline 4-cylinder motorcycle-derived engine, optimised to Formula Student specifications and powered by ethanol to minimise environmental impact and maximise efficiency. Completing the powertrain is a low voltage <60V system with a custom battery pack that powers two electric motors, one for each front wheel, transmitting power through a two-stage epicyclic reduction gearbox. The total output of the hybrid system is over 100 bhp and the car weighs approximately 220 kg. The aerodynamic package, made entirely of carbon fibre, generates 210 kg of downforce at 100 km/h.

These new challenges are driven by the continuous research and innovation of students, faculty advisors and local companies who believe in the project, all driven by the same passion for motorsport.