TEAM DUT26 | Formula Student Team Delft

DUT26

The members of the DUT25

Management team

The Management Team is responsible for the overall project. They ensure that the team has all of the resources they need. Next to that, they make inter-department decisions to make sure that we reach our team goal. They hold oversight over the resources, the time available, the technical quality and the people.

Semih Çetin

Team manager

Bram Snijders

Chief engineer

Ties Meijer

Project manager

Derrick Quak

Business manager

Technical chiefs & departments

Aero dynamics

Chief:

Olivers Vasilevskis

Members

Chassis

Chief:
Stach van der Zeeuw

Members

Drivetrain

Chief:
Bas van Zeijl

Members

Suspension

Chief:
Gergely Hajós

Members

Electronics

Chief:

Anne Schönberger

Members

Vehicle dynamics/
controls

Chief:
Mehdi El Fathy

Members

Powertrain

Chief:

Bèr Kaelen

Members

embedded/
autonomous

Chief:

Ziggy Beijer

Members

To overview

AERODYNAMICS

The aerodynamics department is in charge of the airflow around the car. They use computational fluid dynamics and test data to optimize the shape of the chassis and design wings and diffusers which maximize downforce and funnel air for cooling. Due to the strict regulations the formula student competition places on aerodynamics, our aero engineers have to be exceptionally creative.

Olivers Vasilevskis

Chief

alessandro sion

Front Shapes

Biel Ruscalleda

Middle Shapes

Carmen vese canto

CFD

Florian tjepkema

Production

Jesse fleur

Validation

Jordi Gallart Martinez

Front and Rear Structures

Julia svahn

Middle Structures

Lance Du

Stability

Nicolo Mondelli

Validation

Yannick van den akker

Rear Shapes

business and Finance

Welcome to the Business and Finance department of our Formula Student team! At the heart of our team's success, our finance experts specialize in forging and nurturing vital partnerships. We are dedicated to acquiring supportive partners who share our passion for innovation and excellence in the world of Formula Student racing.

The Business department is the hidden motor behind the team. It consists of a variety of students and their main goal is to get the team through the year as smoothly as possible. From arranging team weekends and setting up the driver selection to giving business presentations, planning the race events, and contacting partners, the tasks of the operations crew are essential for a well-functioning team. You get to meet lots of people and gather broad knowledge of the car and its engineers as you fill in a communicative and managerial role within the team.

derrick quak

Business manager

Thomas van asperen

PR/Marketing

DAan Neijzen

Finance

Adrianna serkies

Marketing & Social media

Mafe reyes

Internal organisation

Cornelie Vergouwen

Marketing & Social Media

Defne Tilkici

PR/Marketing

DeV Raj

PR/Marketing

Chassis

The chassis department is one of the most versatile in all of Formula Student team Delft, using the expertise of many studies, from mechanical engineering to industrial design. The chassis is designed in detail, incorporating factors such as weight, stiffness and ergonomics. In this process making trade offs is key, for example you can make the car as stiff as you want, but by doing so you're adding weight, so finding the perfect balance between advantages from stiffness and disadvantages from weight is essential to the performance of the car.

Stach van der Zeeuw

Chief chassis

Dean van Zelst

Shapes

Kasper wiegersma

Production

Fabian Alkema

Integration and Inserts

Lucia Montesinos

Structures

Ankith Suresh

Packaging

Isaac otchere

Rims

Jan Horawa

Production

Youngjun Chi

Ergonomics

Marc dingcong

Ergonomics

Sebastian shiels-cobar

Rims

teodor savov

Structures

Drivetrain

Unlike conventional cars with engines, gearboxes, and driveshafts, our racers use a unique electric drivetrain architecture. The Drivetrain department continuously innovates to deliver power more efficiently, now using a custom in-wheel planetary gear system. This unconventional approach reflects the team’s drive to push engineering boundaries - constantly reducing weight, improving efficiency, and refining power delivery to maximize on-track performance.

Bas van Zeijl

Chief

Jinbo song

Transmission and Motor

Integration

renzo lo cascio

Brakes

Olivier postma

Uprights

Konstantinos papavradimis

Pedalbox

Sem neu

Wheelhub

Jesse
Schakenraad

Autonomous Brakes

suspension

The Suspension department ensures the car’s chassis connects to the road with maximum efficiency and control. Far from a simple linkage, the suspension defines how the car handles, responds, and performs on track. Its design balances strength, stiffness, and compliance through FEM simulations, materials testing, and system optimization. By tuning parameters such as spring, camber, toe, and damper characteristics, the engineers ensure optimal tire contact and aerodynamic load transfer. The result is a stable, responsive car that gives our drivers the confidence to push the limits every lap.

Gergely Hajos

Chief

Luc Bos

Geometry

Job Achterberg

Geometry

Luuk Scholtes

Spring Damper System

Alex Maouche

Spring Damper System

Bartosz Regulski

Manual Steering

Nicklaus Bonesho

Autonomous Steering Actuator

Electronics

The Electronics department forms the nervous system of our race car, enabling seamless communication between every subsystem. Working primarily with both high- and low-voltage systems, the team designs and integrates the hardware responsible for power distribution, sensor networks, data acquisition, and safety-critical electronics. Reliability and safety are top priorities — every component must be robustly sealed, compliant with strict Formula Student regulations, and easily serviceable under race conditions. Achieving this balance between protection, accessibility, and performance requires meticulous design and testing. Collaborating closely with the Embedded Software team, the Electronics department ensures that the car’s digital infrastructure operates flawlessly, allowing us to extract every bit of performance on track.

Anne Schonberger

Chief

Rein van der velden

Power Distribution

Pablo Marques Carrasco

VCU & Driver comms

Victor Nicola

Dashboard

Tiger XU

Motor Controllers

Daan lucieer

Wiring

Aya Bennis

AMS

vehicle dynamics and controls

The Vehicle Dynamics department defines how the car behaves on track by balancing performance, control, and efficiency. Their work begins long before the first part is manufactured, using simulations and models to determine key parameters such as aerodynamics balance, weight distribution, and overall handling characteristics. These insights form the foundation for every major setup decision across the team, ensuring that each subsystem contributes to optimal lap times and driver confidence. By validating their models through testing and data analysis, the Vehicle Dynamics team turns theory into performance, shaping the car from concept to competition.

Controls engineers simulate the car dynamics and provide the torque demands for the motors. Through complex controls systems, the optimisation of car performance is the ultimate goal.

Mehdi el fathy

Chief

Mariane Avendano

Balance

Tanush Gupta

Frequencies

Jishnu Mehra

Frequencies

Carlo Tundo

Tyres

Jodok Dittmann

Controls

Julian
Mol

Balance

Kaylee directo

Controls

Dominik Bris

Controls

yichao zhu

Controls

Isaac Gillissen

Testing

Kevin phillips

Testing

Powertrain

The Powertrain department forms the link between the car’s energy source and its drivetrain, transforming a simple rolling chassis into a fully capable Formula Student race car. The department is responsible for two of the car’s most critical systems: the accumulator and the motor controllers. The accumulator stores the electrical energy required to complete the 22 km endurance event and is one of the most complex and tightly regulated assemblies on the vehicle. The motor controllers convert the DC power from the accumulator into the AC current needed by the motors, while implementing a large variety of control systems to optimize efficiency, responsiveness, and overall performance. Both systems are designed, developed, and rigorously tested in-house by the powertrain team.

Ber kallen

Chief

Tijn snijders

TSAC & Module design

Shreyas Raskar

Accumulator components & Wiring

bruno pereira

Accumulator cooling

tristan lammens

Motor & MC Cooling

Toby van bergen

MC Packaging

Embedded and autonomous

The embedded software team develops and maintains the code that executes on the car’s numerous electronic control units (ECUs) and circuit boards. Unlike mechanical failures, which are often immediately visible, software faults can be subtle, harder to diagnose, and potentially more catastrophic to system performance. Fortunately, our software team consists of exceptionally diligent engineers who ensure the car runs reliably when race day arrives.

Autonomous technology represents the leading edge of today’s automotive innovation. In 2019, we partnered with MIT to develop our first driverless race car, marking a major milestone for the team. Our engineers keep pushing to further refine a car capable of operating both autonomously and with a driver. Our autonomous department is at the forefront of this effort.