page_title: Formula Manipal
section_title: Season 2012-13
hierarchical_section_title: Formula Manipal / Racing Seasons / Season 2012-13
caption_attribution_description: English: The FMX3 at the launch
context_page_description: Formula Manipal is a Manipal Academy of Higher Education-based student project which aims to design, build and test a Formula-style race car. It started as an abstract idea in 2007, and today has become the biggest and most successful student initiative of Manipal University. The team consists of over fifty inter-disciplinary undergraduates who aim to conceive, design, fabricate, develop, and compete with other Formula style vehicles at International Formula Student events.
  Formula Manipal has been competing in the international Formula Student competitions for the past ten years and made its debut in 2008 at FSAE Italy with the FM08. In the following year, 2009, the team participated in the Formula Student event in UK with the FM09. The team then had a successful participation in FS Austria with the FM-X, the season 2010 car. The year 2011 saw the development of the fourth prototype, the FMXI, which competed in FSAE Italy.
  Season 2013 turned out to be the most amazing year for Formula Manipal in its history. For the first time, the team successfully participated in two FSAE events in the same calendar year with the FMX3.
context_section_description: After the successful season of FMXI, the 2013 Season team decided to take a break for a year to build a light weight, faster and more ergonomic car. The team was able to successfully incorporate electro-pneumatic gear shifting along with a self-designed driveline. The team also improved its data acquisition system and a lot of components for the 2013 car were manufactured in-house.
  In 2013, Formula Manipal team aced the registration quiz for Formula Student Germany 2013 by clearing it in less than 72 seconds, thereby becoming the first team in the world to qualify for the event. The event was held at Hockenheimring, Germany in the end of July. The team stood 2nd in the cost report, becoming the first Indian team to get a podium finish in that season. The team cleared technical inspection on the very first day and performed well in the dynamic events. The FMX3 achieved an acceleration timing of 4.62 seconds. The team produced a better result in Formula Student Czech Republic 2013. Here the team created history by becoming the only Indian team to complete the endurance event while incorporating electro-pneumatic gear shifting, fetching an overall rank of 9th in the competition. Furthermore, it was the fastest Indian car in the competition with an acceleration of 4.51 seconds improving its best performance by 0.11 seconds. This was the first time in the history of Formula Manipal that their car participated in and completed all events (Dynamic) at a Formula Student Competition.
caption: The FMX3 at the launch in Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal,
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