UConn Formula SAE is a fully student-run team that engineers, manufactures, and competes a Formula-style race car every single year, building leaders the classroom can't.
Top-5 finishes at both FSAE Internal Combustion and FSAE Electric. The only program in America to do it in 2026.
UConn leads the country, with the highest combined points in EV & IC Programs (1,550) of any school.
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CT-17 IC Endurance
UConn Formula SAE is dedicated to making leaders who gain an innovative experience beyond what is available in the classroom. We prioritize creating an enjoyable, inclusive, and safe environment for learning, striving to make each member a better student, engineer, teammate, friend, and leader.
From a blank CAD file to a car on the grid. Design, build, and compete.
We develop both an internal-combustion and an electric vehicle for SAE competition.
Engineers, business, finance, marketing and more! There's a seat for you on the team.
Two purpose-built race cars, engineered in parallel by the same team on the same campus.
599cc Yamaha R6 · pneumatic paddle shift
Emrax 228 · custom battery & controls
Across 14 specialized subsystems, you'll work on real engineering and business challenges, building a portfolio that recruiters notice.
Weld a chassis, lay carbon fiber, machine uprights, and wire custom PCBs in our shop. Real tools, real parts, real deadlines.
Run finance, operations, and sponsorship. Design Merch, plan events and compete in Business Presentation.
Take everything you build to SAE competition and shootouts.
No experience required. We meet Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6:15 PM and Saturdays at 11:00 AM.
1st Place IC Endurance
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CT-17 EV Rain Test
