The latest race car developed by students of Bialystok University of Technology (PB) features cutting-edge cooling and lubrication systems, a brand-new telemetry setup, and an in-house prototype of an electronically controlled throttle. The CMS-10 car was officially unveiled on Wednesday during a campus event.
Formula Student is an international competition among teams of students from technical universities worldwide. Their challenge is to design, build, and race their own prototype formula-style cars. These student-built vehicles then compete throughout the year on Formula 1 circuits around the globe.
PB students have been participating in Formula Student for several years through their Cerber Motorsport team, which includes students from various faculties of the university. Over the years, they’ve achieved impressive results in both individual disciplines and overall rankings on tracks in Europe and beyond.
This year marks the debut of their tenth car, the CMS-10. The team used the opportunity to push innovation even further. As the university reported, the CMS-10 includes a redesigned engine cooling and lubrication system, a new data acquisition and telemetry system, and the team’s own prototype of an electronically actuated throttle. The engine itself has been modified and features a variable geometry intake system.
“The most important innovation this year is definitely the electronic throttle,” said Bartosz Siłkowski from Cerber Motorsport. “It allows us to fine-tune the engine and gives better control over traction.”
The car’s engine capacity was increased from 600 cm³ to 636 cm³, and the enhanced telemetry system now enables real-time monitoring of sensor data and instant feedback to the driver.
Paweł Czaban, responsible for structural design, highlighted the car’s hybrid construction: a composite monocoque paired with a steel space frame. Additionally, the team implemented carbon fiber drive shafts using bonding technology to further reduce the car’s weight — a crucial advantage in competition.
“CMS-10 is a refined successor to CMS-09, which essentially won every competition it entered — both in Poland and across Europe,” noted Professor Maciej Kuczaj, Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.
Indeed, CMS-9 took first place overall in Formula Student events in Poland and the Czech Republic last year, and placed fourth in Austria.
This summer, the Cerber Motorsport team will test CMS-10’s capabilities at Formula Student competitions in Austria, the Czech Republic, and Poland.
The car’s development was made possible with support from Poland’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the City of Białystok, and several industry partners.
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