Bologna

Class Class 1
University University of Bologna
Car Number 64
Country Italy
Length, width, height, wheelbase 2860,1450,1160,1580 (mm)
Track (front/rear) 1250/1200 (mm)
Weight of car (no driver) 277 kg
Weight distribution including 68kg driver (front/rear) 48/52 %
Suspension (front/rear) Duoble A-Arms. Push rod actuated. FG Gubellini dampers
Tyres (front/rear) 20×75 – 13 Hoosier R25B
Wheels (front/rear) Oz Racing 7.0 x 13
Brakes (front/rear) 4 Brembo disks system, AP brake system
Chassis construction Tubolar Space Frame, 25CrMo4
Engine Suzuki GSX-R k6-k7 four stroke in line four
Bore/stroke/cylinders/cc 67.0 mm bore /  43.0 mm stroke  /   4 cylinder  /  599 cc
Fuel 99 RON unleaded
Fuel system Multipoint indirect injection, return less fuel system
Max power/max torque 92 hp @ 12500 rpm / 59 Nm @ 10000 rpm
Transmission 6 speeds electrodrive gear switch
Differential Cluch pack limited slip
Final drive Chain

Bologna

UniBo Motorsport is the Formula SAE team of the University of Bologna. The most ancient university in the world has got a really recent racing team.
In fact the team was born at the end of 2008 and the first car started up two years later. UniBo Motorsport is composed of five groups: engine, vehicle, electronic, communication and static events and drivers. The main objectives for 2011 season are: testing the 2010 car, improve engine control and realise an electric-actuated gearbox.
The point of strength of the car is absolutely the engine: from the original 108 hp we managed to obtain 92 hp. We are perfectly conscious that power itself is not sufficient to get a winning engine performance so we have invested more and more in engine control, certainly our speciality. Since 2010, we have a completely self-programmed ECU (based on a general purpose hardware from National Instruments) with different maps for each cylinder and specific maps for each dynamic event.
Bologna

Read our interview with Bologna team at Formula Student

Sam Collins has worked for Racecar Engineering for more than a decade. His passion for racing began during his work experience in the loom shop of Williams F1 aged 16 and he has been involved in the sport ever since. Sam attended Oxford Brookes University to study Automotive Engineering and has written for many publications since, including Motorsport News and Autosport. He is Associate Editor of Racecar Engineering