In this book, the reader learns the essential differences to the passenger car through the analysis divided according to assemblies. This gives her/him the tools to apply the detailed knowledge acquired to the design and development of competition vehicles. The course for a successful car is set in the concept phase. For this reason, it is given a lot of space and associated design-related areas such as the choice of materials, lightweight construction, design principles, reliability, etc. are discussed. When considering the vehicle as a whole, however, safety systems (rollover device, crash elements, restraining ropes), the cockpit (driver position, seat with restraint system, steering wheel, gearshift, pedal system), the frame or monocoque, the outer skin and aerodynamic devices (ventilation, aerodynamic drag, downforce) must not be omitted. The detailed, in-depth presentation makes the work just as suitable for the interested motorsport enthusiast as it is for the engineer witha practical interest in questions relating to the complete vehicle. The formula material is prepared in such a way that the book can also be used as a reference work.

The content

Introduction.- Vehicle concept and design.- Safety.- Cockpit.- Aerodynamics.- Frame.- Bodywork.- Comparison series-racing.- Glossary.

The target group

Students participating in Formula Student competitions - Designers, race engineers and private drivers who want to understand and improve their race car system based on their knowledge of the car.

The author

FH-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Michael Trzesniowski has gained over 30 years of practical experience with manufacturers and developers as a design engineer in the automotive sector. He taught at the FH Joanneum in Graz at the study course Vehicle Technology - Automotive Engineering with industrial projects, cooperations and student research projects with racing teams. He is the founder and supervisor of a successful, innovative team in the Formula Student racing series. Currently he works for a racing system supplier.

This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.

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