Somaiya Vidyavihar University's Orion Racing India team secures 25th place at Formula Student Austria 2024

Publish Date

15th August 2024

Area of Interest

Technology

Type

Print

Institution(s)

K J Somaiya College of Engineering

Somaiya Vidyavihar University’s Orion Racing India team secured the 25th place out of 38 finalists at Formula Student Austria 2024, held at the Red Bull Ring F1 Track in Austria 2024.

Team Orion Racing India excelled in various events at Formula Student Austria 2024 such as in the Static Events, secured 5th place as Finalists in the Cost and Manufacturing Event, 15th place in the Business Plan Presentation Event, and 30th place in the Engineering Design Event. In Dynamic Events, they stood at 20th place in the Autocross Event, 9th place in the Endurance Event, and 9th place in the Efficiency Event. With these achievements, the team also created an International Record of being 'The First Indian EV team to complete endurance internationally.'

The team also holds the record for being 'The first and only Indian team to complete endurance internationally in both combustion and electric category.'