Bangladeshi Students’ Association
The University of Toronto Formula SAE Racing Team
The University of Toronto Formula SAE Racing Team (UTFR) designs, builds, and races an electric, driverless-capable Formula SAE car annually in the world's largest collegiate engineering competition. Founded in 1996, our 120+ member team spans mechanical, electrical, driverless, and business departments, operating on a 12-month cycle from design through competition. We engage the community through unveiling ceremonies, recruitment events, technical lectures, and Women in Motorsport panels while pursuing our ultimate goals: winning and learning.
Key accomplishments
Women in Motorsport Panel - In March 2025, we held our annual Women in Motorsport (WIMS) panel, a diversity-focused event spotlighting women working across engineering, racing, and mobility sectors. This year’s event featured panelists from OEMs, motorsport teams, and STEM advocacy organizations, and welcomed 50+ attendees from the U of T student body. CPSIF support allowed us to make the event accessible and well-promoted, and it continues to be one of our most meaningful ways to promote equity and representation in engineering.
Fall Recruitment & Skill-Building Series - From September 2024 to March 2025, we organized over 10 open recruitment and training sessions that reached 600+ students across disciplines. These included our Fall Kickoff, club fair activations, technical workshops in CAD and electronics, and open shop tours. Many students who attended these sessions are now full team members across mechanical, electrical, and business divisions. CPSIF funding made it possible to run these sessions with adequate resources, printed materials, and space access—critical to building a new generation of student engineers and keeping UTFR accessible to all.
Pouch Cell Batteries and PCB components - A major change for our race car this year was our battery & battery management system designs. We switched from cyclical to pouch cells for our battery pack, forcing a complete redesign of our electrical powertrain. We used CPSIF funding to help pay for this costly but transformative design choice as it has had a dramatic increase in performance. This new challenge has also allowed our electrical team to expand their knowledge in by tackling new challenges.
CPSIF funding impact
Thanks to CPSIF funding, we were able to make our major public events—like the UT25 Unveiling and Women in Motorsport Panel—free and accessible to all students, while also investing in critical materials for the development and testing of our electric and autonomous race car. CPSIF allowed us to offer high-quality, hands-on learning opportunities, recruit and train new members, and represent U of T internationally. This support directly empowers over 100 students each year to gain technical, leadership, and industry-ready experience through our team. We are deeply grateful for this continued investment in experiential engineering education.
Full team at our unveiling event at Hart House.
Car (UT25) on King's College Circle.
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