What is Formula SAE?

Formula SAE is a competition that challenges undergraduate and graduate students with the tasks of conceiving and creating a small, formula-style vehicle that they will then use to compete against other teams of students from around the world. The competition is a phenomenal opportunity for students to both develop and exhibit their creative, analytical, engineering, and marketing skills. A link to the official SAE website with a more detailed description of the event can be found here.

Our Team

The Notre Dame Formula SAE team, Fighting Irish Racing, is committed to creating a unique learning opportunity for all students to enhance their technical skills, and also to nurturing a strong community of extremely talented, committed, and hardworking students.

Regardless of whether students are involved in the engineering or business side of the team, they will develop and apply their respective abilities to contribute to a project they can proudly call their own. Engineering members gain hands-on experience on how to design, plan, and build an actual motor vehicle, while business members apply many of the broad finance, marketing, and management skills in a real context. Having been charged with acquiring resources and building the car from the ground up, students will be able to fulfill their entrepreneurial spirit as well.

Being a member of the team allows students to engage deeply with peers who share their interests and passions as they work together to bring dreams and designs into reality. As an extension of the Notre Dame community, our team is committed to being a shining exemplar of that community which our school values so deeply and a conduit for the flourishing of our students.