Formula Student Learn to Win 2027
Friday 16 October 2026
Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry
The new Formula Student season starts here
Learn to Win is your chance to get ahead before your 2027 project gets fully underway. Get up to speed on the latest competition rules, hear directly from senior judges, learn from successful teams and industry experts, and get practical advice to help your team build a stronger project from day one.
Bring your questions. Test your thinking. Get the advice you need to hit the ground running.
Get your 2027 campaign off to a flying start
Formula Student is a huge project. The earlier you get the right things right, the better your chances of success at Silverstone.
Learn to Win brings the Formula Student community together before the competition season gets underway, giving teams the knowledge, advice and connections they need to make their 2027 campaign their best yet.
Whether you are a brand-new team or an experienced Formula Student competitor, you will leave with a clearer understanding of what lies ahead and what you should be doing next.
LAST CHANCE TO BOOK
Time is running out and we have a final few spaces for teams left.
If your team would like to attend, please get in touch with sylwia.dunbar@imeche.org by Tuesday 13 October 2026.
Pricing
Standard pricing
(plus VAT)
Team - in-person
£450
Team - online access
£395
Additional team member (in-person only)
£50
Join in-person at the MTC
Get admission for eight team members plus one Faculty Advisor and get access to:
- Plenary sessions and workshops
- One-to-one sessions (subject to availability)
- Guidance on available IMechE grants and how to apply
- A pastry and drink on arrival
- Sandwich lunch
- Recordings of all plenary sessions
- Complimentary parking at the MTC
Add additional team members at £50+VAT each and maximise your attendance!
Join Online
No matter where you are in the world, get the insights, guidance and feedback your team needs for the UK Formula Student competition and includes:
- Scheduled one-to-one online sessions (subject to availability)
- Recordings of all plenary sessions in the main lecture theatre
Teams who joined last year included
What can you get from Learn to Win?
Get ahead of the rules and understand what is changing for 2027
Speak directly to judges and get guidance on the areas that matter most to your team
Improve your presentations for Engineering Design, Cost & Manufacturing and Business Plan events
Get your project management on track with practical advice on planning, milestones and risk
Understand Technical and EV Scrutineering before you get too far into your design
Find out how to compete in FS-AI and develop your autonomous vehicle project
Learn from successful Formula Student teams and hear what they would do differently
Get hands-on advice through specialist workshops
Discover software, simulation and engineering tools from Formula Student partners and sponsors
Car showcase
Get up close and personal with some of the top entries of the 2026 competition from UBRacing (University of Birmingham) and FS Staffs (Staffordshire University), who will be exhibiting their cars in the lobby. Whether you are designing an electric or combustion vehicle for 2027, this is your chance to get inspiration from some of the leading teams in the UK, together with considerations and guidance for passing scrutineering.
Get advice directly from the judges
Your project. Your questions. Their expertise.
One of the biggest benefits of Learn to Win is the opportunity to have focused, one-to-one conversations with Formula Student judges and specialists.
These are development sessions, not formal judging.
Bring along the questions you are wrestling with, early ideas you want to test, or areas where you are not sure what good looks like. Judges can help you understand the requirements, identify potential issues and point you towards areas to investigate before they become bigger problems.
Choose the areas that matter most to your team
When you register, you will be able to indicate which judging or specialist areas you would most like to discuss. These preferences will be used to build your team's timetable, subject to availability.
Sessions will include:
Engineering Design | Cost & Manufacturing | Business Presentation | Project Management | Technical Scrutineering | EV Scrutineering | FS-AI | Dynamic Events | Specialist technical areas
Don't wait until Silverstone to find out what the judges are looking for.
Learn from the people who have done it
Hear directly from Formula Student judges, organisers, successful teams, industry experts and partners covering:
- 2027 rules and key changes
- Project management for the year
- Successful strategies
- FS-AI
- Engineering Design, Cost & Manufacturing, and Business Plan presentations
- Technical and EV Scrutineering
- Dynamic events considerations and setup
- Simulation, software and engineering tools
- Financial awards and funding
And much more: speakers, session details and timings will be added as they are confirmed.
New to Formula Student? You belong here
Learn to Win is for every Formula Student team, whatever your experience, vehicle type or competition class. It's particularly useful for:
New team members getting to grips with Formula Student
Returning teams looking to improve their performance
Vehicle design and scrutineering
Team leaders and project managers
Students working on Design, Cost, Business or Project Management
Technical and Electrical systems
Teams competing in FS-AI
Faculty Advisors supporting Formula Student projects
You don't need to have everything figured out; that's what Learn to Win is for.
Join us in Coventry
We look forward to seeing you in Coventry and getting your 2027 Formula Student season off to a flying start.