The RaceUP Team Unipd concludes the season with excellent results

The RaceUP Team of the University of Padua concluded the 2025/2026 season by taking part in the twenty-first edition of Formula SAE Italy, the final event of the year at the Autodromo Riccardo Paletti in Varano de’ Melegari which, from 2 to 6 September, saw 53 university teams and 1,600 students compete.

An event in which both Unipd single-seaters, the MG21.26H of the Hybrid division and the SGe-09 of the Electric & Driverless division, took to the track and competed against numerous teams from across Italy and abroad.

MG21.26H takes 1st place Overall
Completing the success of the RaceUP Team was the outstanding performance of the MG21.26H, which secured 1st place Overall in the Combustion category.
The car of the Hybrid division dominated the competition, achieving 2nd place in the Cost & Manufacturing Event, and then taking 1st place in the rest of the contests held, namely: Acceleration, Skidpad, Autocross, Endurance, Business Plan Presentation and Engineering Design Event.
A performance that led MG21.26H to overall victory in the category and represents important recognition of the work carried out by the team throughout the year.

The results of the SGe-09
The SGe-09, the RaceUP Team’s electric and driverless car, concluded Formula SAE Italy by securing 2nd place Overall in the Driverless category.
During the event, the single-seater achieved 1st place in Acceleration Driverless and 2nd place in Autocross, as well as three important third places in Business Plan Presentation, Trackdrive and Skidpad.
A result that confirms the growth path of the Electric & Driverless division and rewards the work carried out by the students throughout the entire season in the development and preparation of the car.

With the event in Varano de’ Melegari, the 2025/2026 season of the RaceUP Team officially comes to a close, a journey marked by months of design, development, testing and competitions.
The results achieved at Formula SAE Italy represent an important conclusion to a season in which the team has grown and tested itself in international contexts, turning the work and commitment of the students into concrete results.