The 2025 edition of the Formula Bharat student engineering competition was held from January 22-27 at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore. This was the ninth edition of the event and featured teams from all over the country, as well as one international team from Nepal. As is standard for this competition, the event was split into two categories, Combustion Vehicles (CV) and Electric Vehicles (EV).
Yeti Racing from School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology, claimed top honours in the CV category. Team Kratos Racing Electric from Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering took victory in the EV category.
Team Kratos Racing Electric win Cleanest Pit award
Hrishikesh Barpande wins Best Driver award
Formula Bharat 2025 rounds
As part of Formula Bharat, student teams are required to design and construct formula-style vehicles. The main aim is to encourage students to hone their skills in a real-world setting.
The competition is divided into two parts -Static Events and Dynamic Events. The former focuses on engineering design, cost and manufacturing, and business plans. The dynamic tests consist of on-track events like acceleration, skid pad, braking, autocross, efficiency, and endurance.
Formula Bharat 2025 winners
This year’s edition of the event saw 51 teams participating from all over the country, along with one international team from Kathmandu, Nepal. In the CV category, Yeti Racing pipped the competition to take home the grand prize, with MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology’s Velocita Racing and Vellore Institute of Technology’s Pravega Racing taking second and third places, respectively.
Meanwhile, in the EV category, Team Kratos Racing Electric was crowned champion, with IIT Madras’ Raftar Formula Racing Electric and Manipal Academy of Higher Education’s Formula Manipal Electric following closely in second and third places.
The competition’s individual awards also celebrated exceptional performances. Team Kratos Racing Electric not only won Best Driver (Hrishikesh Barpande) but also bagged the Cleanest Pit award. This highlighted the meticulous attention to detail and professionalism of the teams.
Here’s a list of all the winners:
| Formula Bharat 2025 Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Event | Team | College |
| CV | Overall | Yeti Racing | School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology |
| CV | Overall Statics | Pravega Racing | VIT Vellore |
| CV | Overall Dynamics | Yeti Racing | School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology |
| CV | Skidpad | Velocita Racing | M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology |
| CV | Acceleration | Velocita Racing | M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology |
| CV | Autocross | Velocita Racing | M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology |
| CV | Endurance | Yeti Racing | School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology |
| CV | Efficiency | Yeti Racing | School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology |
| EV | Overall | Team Kratos Racing Electric | Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering |
| EV | Overall Statics | Raftar Formula Racing Electric | IIT Madras |
| EV | Overall Dynamics | Team Kratos Racing Electric | Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering |
| EV | Skidpad | Team Kratos Racing Electric | Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering |
| EV | Acceleration | Team Kratos Racing Electric | Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering |
| EV | Autocross | Team Kratos Racing Electric | Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering |
| EV | Endurance | Team Kratos Racing Electric | Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering |
| EV | Efficiency | Team Kratos Racing Electric | Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering |
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