Formula Bharat 2025 Rules Booklet

Formula Bharat 2025 Rules Booklet

EV and CV Vehicles

• The competition is split into two categories: Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle (CV) and Electric Vehicle (EV)
• All vehicles must meet the requirements defined in chapters T and either EV or CV, depending on their drivetrain type

Competition Procedure

• The competition starts with technical inspections to check the vehicle for safety and compliance with the rules
• The competition is divided into static and dynamic events described in chapters S and D
• Maximum points are awarded as described in Table 3
• The team with the most overall points will win the competition for its category

Vehicle Eligibility

• Vehicles entered into the competition must be conceived, designed, and maintained by the student team members without direct involvement from external professional engineers, racers, machinists, or related professionals
• Teams that do not comply will be automatically de-registered from further participation in IN and D events

Accumulator Inspection

• [EV ONLY] Teams must present their accumulator for inspection no later than before the end of the second day of accumulator inspection
• Teams that do not comply will be automatically de-registered from further participation in Accumulator Inspection (IN3) and subsequently in certain IN events and all D events

Vehicle Removal

• Teams may remove their vehicle from the competition site during the competition if no technical inspection stickers have been received
• Once a team has received a competition technical inspection sticker, they are not allowed to leave the competition site
• Teams that remove their vehicle from the competition during the competition can only do so during the site's operational hours, as per the competition schedule

Frame and Bracing Structure

• A minimum of two tubes without any bends must be straight on a line in the side view of the frame and must have a minimum distance of 100 mm between each other at the front hoop
• The front hoop bracing structure must be attached no lower than 50 mm below the top-most surface of the front hoop
• If the front hoop is inclined more than 10° to the rear, additional braces extending rearwards are required
• Composite front hoop bracing structures and their attachments cannot be counted towards the front bulkhead support structures and vice-versa for the structural equivalency documentation

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