Carnegie Mellon Racing is made up of undergraduate students from a range of disciplines across Carnegie Mellon University. Each year students collaborate to design, manufacture, and race a brand new Formula style electric race car. This year is the ninth in which CMR will compete in the electric division of the FSAE circuit.
Our interdisciplinary team of roughly 150 members is organized into 6 departments: Structures, Energetics, Driverless, Finance, Marketing & Outreach, and Race Operations. It takes lots of collaboration to design, build, manufacture, and compete at the highest level with our race car.

These are the leaders of Carnegie Mellon Racing for the 2025-2026 Season. The executive board directs the team's design, manufacturing, and testing as well as managing CMR as an organization of students.

VP of Energetics

VP of Driverless

VP of Finance

VP of Race Ops

VP of Marketing and Outreach

VP of Structures

President

The Structures team is responsible for the design and manufacturing of each mechanical subsystem in the car. Captains oversee sub-structures and their respective System Leads.

Electrical Integration

Driver Interface

Suspension

Powertrain

Aerodynamics

Monocoque Manufacturing

Monocoque Design

VD Director

DV Mechanical
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics
Driver Interface
Driver Interface
Driver Interface
Driver Interface
Driver Interface
Driver Interface
Driver Interface
Driver Interface
Electrical Integration
Electrical Integration
Electrical Integration
Electrical Integration
Electrical Integration
Electrical Integration
Electrical Integration
Monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque
Monocoque
Powertrain
Powertrain
Powertrain
Powertrain
Powertrain
Powertrain
Powertrain
Powertrain
Powertrain
Powertrain
Powertrain
Structures
Suspension
Suspension
Suspension
Suspension
Suspension
Suspension
Suspension
Suspension
Suspension
Suspension

The Energetics team makes the race car come alive by designing nearly every electrical and firmware system. Team members are responsible for the design, fabrication, programming, and testing of each custom PCB hardware on the vehicle.

Grounded Low Voltage

Firmware

Tractive Systems

Controls

Data Acquisition

Accumulator
Accumulator
Accumulator
Accumulator
Accumulator
Accumulator
Controls
Controls
Controls
Data Acquisition
Data Acquisition
Data Acquisition
Data Acquisition
Data Acquisition
Data Acquisition
Data Acquisition
Data Acquisition
Data Acquisition
Data Acquisition
Data Acquisition
Data Acquisition
Energetics
Firmware
Firmware
Firmware
Firmware
Firmware
Firmware
Firmware
Firmware
Firmware
Firmware
Firmware
Firmware
Grounded Low Voltage
Grounded Low Voltage
Grounded Low Voltage
Grounded Low Voltage
Grounded Low Voltage
Grounded Low Voltage
Grounded Low Voltage
Grounded Low Voltage
Special Projects
Special Projects
Special Projects
Special Projects
Special Projects
Special Projects
Special Projects
Special Projects
Tractive Systems
Tractive Systems
Tractive Systems

The Driverless team creates the first autonomous Formula Student racecars in North America through a combination of computer science and robotics. The team integrates their software stack with the vehicle to maximize performance.

Controls

Software Architecture

Path Planning

Perceptions
Controls
Controls
Controls
Controls
Controls
Controls
Controls
Controls
Controls
Controls
Driverless
DV Electrical
DV Electrical
DV Electrical
DV Electrical
DV Electrical
DV Electrical
DV Electrical
DV Electrical
DV Mechanical
DV Mechanical
DV Mechanical
DV Mechanical
DV Mechanical
DV Mechanical
DV Mechanical
DV Mechanical
DV Mechanical
DV Mechanical
DV Mechanical
DV Mechanical
DV Mechanical
DV Mechanical
Path Planning
Path Planning
Path Planning
Path Planning
Path Planning
Path Planning
Path Planning
Path Planning
Path Planning
Path Planning
Path Planning
Path Planning
Path Planning
Perceptions
Perceptions
Perceptions
Perceptions
Perceptions
Software Architecture
Software Architecture
Software Architecture
Software Architecture
Software Architecture
Software Architecture

The Marketing and Outreach team coordinates CMR's crowdfunding efforts, our racecar's livery creation process, and the upkeep of our website and social media.

Design

Media
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
media
Media
Media
Media
Media
Media
Media
Media
Media
Media

The Race Operations team works closely with all of CMR to ensure the success of weekly track testing sessions, annual competitions, and racecar transport logistics.
Race Operations
Race Operations
Race Operations
Race Operations
Race Operations
Race Operations
Race Operations
Race Operations
Race Operations
Race Operations
Race Operations
Race Operations
Race Operations
Race Operations
Race Operations

The Finance Team works with all departments of CMR to manage CMR's budget and all purchases. They also work with corporate sponsors and the CMU administration to ensure the financial stability of the team.
Finance
Finance
Finance
Finance
Finance
Finance
Finance
Finance
Finance