Virginia Motorsports

Meet the crew. Thank you so much to our hardworking team, as well as those not pictured.

Last week, in our fourth year competing, Virginia Motorsports took on the FSAE Electric competition in Brooklyn, Michigan for the first time. We breezed through accumulator tech first try - a feat many first year electric teams can only dream of - passed mechanical tech, and put up solid performances in the design and cost events. Unfortunately, an electrical fault prevented us from safely continuing in the competition and participating in dynamic events.

This performance was by no means a failure. This team tackled every challenge it faced head on, and accomplished more in a year than was ever thought possible.

Endless thanks to our sponsors, members, supporters, alumni, and the University of Virginia for supporting us through this season. We'll be back.

Motorsports weekend is coming up! RSVP now at the link in bio to see the progress we are making on the 2024 car in person!

Huge thanks to the UVA Motion Analysis and Motor Performance Lab for helping us quantify our drivers’ strength and endurance in different seating positions!

Gen bod meeting tomorrow at 7pm! Come learn about the Formula Team’s transition to electric and how you can get involved in the Formula and Baja Teams!

We will also be grilling at Lacy Hall afterwards, where anyone can come by to chat more.

With the team officially finishing all events at FSAE Michigan 2023, we would like to share our car and some great features that made us stand out this year.


• 65 lb chassis vs 130 lb from 2022.
• All sub-teams did a complete redesign this academic year.
• Chassis, suspension arms, exhaust, and fuel tank fully welded in house by students.
• Uprights, hubs, brake rotors, runners, and differential mounts CNC machined by students.

More details on competition standing coming soon!

Meet the team. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication.

Just like that, our 2023 Baja and Formula SAE chassis’s are welded! Thanks to everyone who helped throughout the fabrication process. Our Baja team would also like to thank one of our sponsors, , for providing us with the material we needed to fabrite the chassis!

Moving forward: Both teams have finalized designs for suspension, powertrain, and more, and have transitioned to the manufacturing phase. Stay tuned to see a lot of cool things happening in the near future!

Want to design, build, and race a formula car against other universities? Want to meet other enthusiasts? Want free pizza? Come to Virginia Motorsports’ interest meetings at Lacy Hall TONIGHT September 1st, and tomorrow September 2nd to become a part of the team.

Congratulations to the Virginia Motorsports Formula SAE team for their performance in this year’s competition! The car, built from scratch over the last school year, performed flawlessly. See you again next year! 🏁

Here are some pictures of our formula car so far! Our formula team has been working very hard, so stay tuned for more updates as always!