Engineered With Mind And Skill

Toronto Met Formula Racing

Toronto Met Formula Racing is Toronto Metropolitan University's largest and most exciting student design team.

  • We build a racecar. If that isn't motivation to learn more, stay tuned to read about our goals, our history, and the student team that represents Toronto Metropolitan University on domestic and international circuits.

  • Our car is designed, built, and raced by students. And we think our members would agree that this is one of the greatest aspects of their university experience. Learn more here.

  • We have the amazing support of companies and organizations, and are always looking to build more strategic partnerships. Find out more about our corporate partnerships here.

About Us

Who We Are

At Toronto Met Formula Racing we collaborate as a team to design, build and race a formula-style open-wheeled race car. Every year we compete in multiple racing events including the annual Formula SAE Michigan competition where we compete against 120 universities from across the globe. We foster a community in which our members can grow into well-rounded leaders, ready for their future careers.

Our team members come from all different programs and faculties at Toronto Metropolitan University. We have members from programs in engineering, business, arts, and many more. What all of our members have in common is a passion for what they do and a drive to continuously grow and improve.

Our Goals

This year we have separated our goals into two sections; our car and our team. We know that the morale and education of our team members directly relate to the performance of our car. So we are working harder than ever to give our members the best team experience possible.

Our Car

For the Toronto Metropolitan Formula Racing team, the reliability, drivability, manufacturability, serviceability, and safety of their university F1 car are fundamental to achieving competitive excellence on the track.

Additionally, we are switching to an electric vehicle, and are currently seeking members who are eager to learn as we make the switch! 

The Toronto Metropolitan Formula Racing team embodies a culture of excellence and camaraderie, supported by strong values of communication, trust, accountability, learning, and quality. Known for their dedication and hard work, team members collaborate seamlessly to innovate and refine their university F1 car. Their friendly and approachable demeanor fosters a supportive environment where each member contributes their expertise, ensuring continuous improvement and success both on and off the track.

Our Team

Our team is currently running hybrid. We host in-person, and virtual meetings via Google Meets to accommodate members who cannot attend in-person. Also, our main form of communication is through our workspace messaging app, Slack. The design of our electric vehicle is underway and on track as usual - we’re making the best out of this new virtual world! We are very excited to teach new members valuable skills that turn what they learn in the classroom into the hands-on experience that employers are looking for. 

Past TMFR Teams

  • TM-24 Team

  • TM-23 Team

  • RF-21/22

  • RF-20 Team

  • RF-19 Team

  • RF-18 Team

  • RF-17 Team

  • RF-16 Team

Competition

Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) is an international competition between students that involves designing, manufacturing, and competing formula-style open-wheeled race cars. Numerous restrictions are placed on the design of the Formula SAE vehicles to challenge the knowledge and ingenuity of the competitors. The vehicles must meet strict standards of driver safety and design.

This competition is the most anticipated event of the season and our team is always excited to compete, interact with the other teams, meet industry professionals and gain a one-of-a-kind experience.

Events

Dynamic Events

  • During this event, the competing cars are evaluated on their ability to accelerate from a standing start over a distance of 75 meters.

  • In this event, the cars’ cornering ability is tested while they make consecutive radius turns. Cars are timed as they drive the course that is shaped like a figure-eight.

  • The goals of this event is to evaluate the maneuverability and handling capabilities of the competing cars as they drive a course comprised of tight corners. This also tests the drivers’ ability to adapt to unfamiliar courses during two separate timed laps. The results of this event determine the qualifications for the next Endurance event as well.

  • This event works in tandem with the Endurance event. After the race, the energy meter measures the amount of energy consumed during the endurance event, and that is use to calculate the efficiency of the vehicle.

  • In this event cars must prove their reliability during a 22-kilometre race. Two drivers participate in this race and switch half-way through the course. This event is tailored to test the cars in every way possible. No adjustments are permitted during this event except for minor driver adjustments.

  • This event works in tandem with the Endurance event. After the race, the energy meter measures the amount of energy consumed during the Endurance event, and that is use to calculate the efficiency of the vehicle.

Static Events

  • In this event students explain, in detail, their constructive solutions to a panel of experts from the motorsport and automotive industries. Report and discussion are used to evaluate the engineering effort that was put into the design of the car and how that engineering meets the intent of the market. The car that shows the best use of engineering to meet these design goals and whose team best understands the design will win the event.

  • During this event teams are to assume that a serial production of one-thousand cars a year will follow their ‘prototype’. The cost is calculated by the team and discussed with a panel of experts based on the team’s cost report. The goal of this event is to have the participants learn about and understand the manufacturing techniques and processes of various components they made the choice to purchase instead of fabricate themselves.

  • The purpose of this event is to evaluate the team’s ability to develop and deliver a comprehensive and realistic business case that is capable of convincing the panel of experts that the team’s design best meets the demands of the market and that it can be manufactured for profit.