Formula Student Learn to Win 2027

Summary

Whether you are a brand-new team or an experienced Formula Student competitor, get the knowledge, advice and connections you need to make your 2027 campaign the best yet.

The new Formula Student season starts here

Most importantly, you can speak directly to the people who know Formula Student inside out.

Bring your questions. Test your thinking. Get the advice you need to hit the ground running.

Booking deadline: 2 October 2026

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One ticket provides admission for a team of eight members plus one Faculty Advisor, and includes:

• Plenary sessions and workshops
• One-to-one sessions, subject to availability
• Guidance on available IMechE grants and how to apply
• A pastry and drink on arrival
• Sandwich lunch
• Recordings of all plenary sessions
• Complimentary parking at the MTC, subject to availability

Cancellation policy

Who should attend?

Learn to Win is for every Formula Student team, whatever your experience, vehicle type or competition class.

It's particularly useful for:

• New team members getting to grips with Formula Student
• Returning teams looking to improve their performance
• Team leaders and project managers
• Students working on Design, Cost, Business or Project Management
• Technical and Electric team members
• FS-AI teams
• Faculty Advisors supporting Formula Student projects

You don't need to have everything figured out.

That's what Learn to Win is for.

How will I benefit?

• Get ahead of the rules and understand what is changing for 2027
• Speak directly to judges and get guidance on the areas that matter most to your team
• Improve your presentations for Engineering Design, Cost & Manufacturing and Business Plan events
• Get your project management on track with practical advice on planning, milestones and risk
• Understand Technical and EV Scrutineering before you get too far into your design
• Find out how to compete in FS-AI and develop your autonomous vehicle project
• Learn from successful Formula Student teams and hear what they would do differently
• Get hands-on advice through specialist workshops
• Discover software, simulation and engineering tools from Formula Student partners and sponsors
• Find out about IMechE financial awards and how to strengthen your application
• Meet industry and engineering partners and explore opportunities beyond Formula Student

Key topics

Get advice directly from the judges

Your project. Your questions. Their expertise.

One of the biggest benefits of Learn to Win is the opportunity to have focused, one-to-one conversations with Formula Student judges and specialists.

These are development sessions, not formal judging.

Bring along the questions you are wrestling with, early ideas you want to test, or areas where you are not sure what good looks like. Judges can help you understand the requirements, identify potential issues and point you towards areas to investigate before they become bigger problems.

Choose the areas that matter most to your team

When you register, you will be able to indicate which judging or specialist areas you would most like to discuss.

These preferences will be used to build your team's timetable, subject to availability.

Sessions will include:

• Engineering Design
• Cost & Manufacturing
• Business Presentation
• Project Management
• Technical Scrutineering
• EV Scrutineering
• FS-AI
• Dynamic Events
• Specialist technical areas

Don't wait until Silverstone to find out what the judges are looking for.