WHAT IS VIRTUAL FORMULA?

Virtual Formula, VI-grade's contest built upon the rules and regulations of the Formula SAE and Formula Student competitions, will be in its 2022 edition based entirely on the usage of driving simulators!

We are pleased to share that 121 Formula SAE and Formula Student teams from 16 countries from all over the world have successfully registered for the competition.

Virtual Formula is a free-of-charge event which gives participating teams access to VI-Motorsport, VI-grade’s state-of-the-art motorsport simulation software. All teams will also receive a DESKTOP Simulator software license including VI-DriveSim and VI-GraphSim.

In order to fully support all different vehicle configurations, and line up with the rules and regulations of the Formula Student events, the competition will once again feature two different categories, one reserved for combustion engines and one dedicated to electric drivetrain.

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RULES AND REGULATIONS

Using VI-grade’s cutting edge simulator software tools, all teams were required to create a digital twin of their car and to optimize its performance, in preparation for the actual competition on the driving simulator. VI-grade provided teams with a set of predefined offline maneuvers that can be used to test the vehicle model with the help of the VI-Motorsport software.

The teams were then invited to compete in an online race using their simulators, driving their previously optimized cars on a digitized version of a racetrack. The team scoring the best lap time will be awarded with the industry-leading Fanatec hardware and VI-grade software required to upgrade the team’s Windows PC to a fully functional VI-grade DESKTOP Simulator. The winner will also receive a free-of-charge one-day session at one of VI-grade’s global SimCenters, to understand how our cutting-edge solutions are used by OEMs, suppliers and motorsport teams to develop and fine tune their cars.

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REASONS TO PARTICIPATE

To learn vehicle dynamics software used by leading motorsport teams and automotive OEMs
To improve your vehicle design in a virtual environment for real results at the next Formula SAE and Formula Student events
To join the VI-grade network of vehicle specialists and software developers
To add important competences to your resume for your future career in the automotive industry
To learn how to use a Driving Simulator for your Formula SAE and Formula Student related activities

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TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

The Virtual Formula is open to all Formula SAE / Formula Student participating teams who own all components needed to put together a desktop driving simulator.

Each participating team received 1 node-locked VI-Motorsport license and 1 node-locked VI-grade DESKTOP Simulator software package (including VI-DriveSim and VI-GraphSim) license.

Below the technical specifications of the driving simulator components needed to join the Virtual Formula 2022 competition.

A gaming steering wheel/pedals assembly compatible with VI-grade solution that is either
- Logitech G920
- Fanatec CSW2.5 / DD1 / DD2
Desktop PC with gaming specs
- CPU
  - 4 cores minimum - 6 cores recommended
  - AMD 3000 series or higher
  - Intel Core i5 / i7 / i9 - 7th to 11th Gen
- GPU
  - Nvidia GTX 1080 minimum
  - Nvidia RTX 2000 / 3000 series recommended

FINAL RANKING

We would like to congratulate the 29 teams from the electric drivetrain group and the 16 teams from the combustion engine group who qualified for the ONLINE driving simulator session!

The qualified teams have then used the submitted models for the ONLINE Driver-in the-Loop simulation. Teams drove simultaneously on a 10-laps endurance race in groups of 4 during a series of online meetings. The final ranking took into account the total lap time, the fuel/electricity efficiency, and eventual penalties.

This is the final ranking:

CV group

UniBo Motorsport Combustion [1st]
GW-HRT-C [2nd]
Gspeed Formula Racing Team [3rd]

EV group

Squadra Corse PoliTO [1st]
UniBo Motorsport Electric [2nd]
McGill Formula Electric [3rd]

OFFLINE SIMULATION RESULTS

FINAL RANKING RESULTS

DATES TO REMEMBER

The Virtual Formula 2022 competition schedule is as follows:

Registration phase-> CLOSED
Delivery of licenses to all registered teams -> COMPLETED
Online competition on the driving simulators -> COMPLETED
Winner announcement -> May 19th 2022 @ VI-grade's 2022 ZERO PROTOTYPES Summit

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