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Formula Student Balkans 2024

At the beginning of September 2024, we had the chance to meet and exchange great ideas with the other Romanian #FormulaStudent teams. 

Being the first official edition of the competition, we are extremely proud to end up on P3 OVERALL, with the following events results:
P1 – Engineering Design;
P1 – Business Plan Presentation;
P2 – Cost & Manufacturing.

It was a great end of #Season2024, filling us with both pride and motivation for the upcoming season!

Formula Student Czech 2024

August 2024 marked a great milestone for our team, being the first time to pass Mechanical Scrutineering! 

The team improved its performance from last season, both in technical inspections and static events, ending up on P37 out of 46 teams from the #electric category.

Season 2024 also marked an important step forward in the team’s management and organization, which emphasized the importance of team work and communication between departments.

#ARTTU24

2023 Season Farewell Meeting

In October 2023, we had the great pleasure of hosting university representatives and partners for the #FarewellMeeting, where we have shown the main accomplishments of the season, together with a racing demonstration.

Thank you for joining us in our journey & for the great support during the whole season!

#ARTTU23

Formula Student Balkans 2023

At the end of Season 2023, we participated in the pilot edition of #FSBalkans, organized near Brașov, Romania.

It was a great opportunity to meet the other teams from the country & exchange good practices!

Thank you for having us!

#ARTTU23

Formula Student Czech 2023

For Season 2023 we presented an improved version of the previous year’s race car, in terms of mechanical design, body manufacturing and functionality. 

The Business Plan Presentation, Cost & Manufacturing Event and Engineering Design Event brought us to P28 out of 37 electric vehicles present at #FSCzech23.

A big shoutout goes to all team members who made it possible & our partners that believed in our dream!

We are proud to represent the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, which remains the only university in Romania to have an electric vehicle at Formula Student competitions.

Thank you!

#ARTTU23

Formula Student Alpe Adria 2022

In august 2022, we became the first Romanian team to ever compete in the Electric Vehicle section of an international Formula Student competition in Novi Marof, Croatia. It was also the very first single-seater presented by the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca!

Even though we encountered some challenges in terms of powertrain and energy supply systems, we managed to score in the static events and we finished 25th out of 31 electric vehicle teams.

We are grateful for the resources and trust provided by our partners & supporters and we are looking forward towards the upcoming season!

Electric vehicle lovers

ART-TU is the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca’s Formula Student team.

Founded at the beginning of 2019 from an initial group of about 20 members, our team is constantly attracting new students from various departments of the university, becoming an engineering team ready to face the challenges of such a complex project, involving all the domains of the automotive sector.

The Formula Student is an international student design and racing competition. The goal is to develop a one-seated prototype and to compare it within Formula Student events with those of other universities on the track, as well as in terms of engineering solutions or manufacturing costs.

With our heads faced towards the future not only of motor racing, but also of the automotive industry and the world, our team’s vision is to build a Formula Student electric vehicle with high performances and low energy consumption.

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Team Leaders

Departments

Team Leaders 2024-2025

Radu-Mihai POPA

Team Captain &
Project Manager

Alpar TOMPOS

Mechanical
Team Leader

Robert Cercel

Electrical & Software
Team Leader

Ionuț MOLDOVAN

Tractive System
Team Leader

Bogdan GAL

Vehicle Dynamics
Team Leader

Robert SALLAI

Technical Lead

Irina DUMA

Administrative Support

Prof. habil. dr. ing. Bogdan-Ovidiu VARGA

University Coordinator

Team 2023-2024

Team 2022-2023

Team 2021-2022