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The full scoring picture — what each judging team looks for, how the race format works, and what it costs to break the spirit of the competition.
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These three are judged from a submitted portfolio rather than a live interview — each gets its own dedicated scorecard with side tabs.
Your estimated judging score
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Plus Racing (250 pts), decided on race day.
Article C4
What's judged
Both race cars (Car A & Car B) plus optional replacement components are inspected for compliance with the Technical Regulations. Engineering drawings, 3D renders and quality of finish/assembly are assessed separately, behind closed doors.
Team preparation
Ensure both cars and any optional replacement components are complete and race-ready before submission. Submit the electronic copy of scrutineering engineering drawings referenced in C2.10.
Who attends
Teams proceed through virtual judging rooms for rectification at the time of scrutineering.
Process
Teams start with a full allocation of 100 points for Specifications. Every Technical Regulation infringement on either car deducts points per the Technical Regulations penalty table. Engineering drawings, renderings and quality of finish/assembly are scored separately using the criteria below. Continual/spot-check assessment can occur at any point in the competition.
Specification compliance
0/ 100 pts — tick off your car's compliance on the Technical & Max Points page.
Scorecard — 3 criteria
Article C8
What's judged
A 10-minute verbal presentation, assessed across Technique, Composition and Subject matter.
Team preparation
Have all presentation resources tested and ready. Bring your own laptop with any slideshow/multimedia files.
Who attends
All team members must be present.
Process
Teams get set-up/test time at the start of their ~20-minute slot. Judges time the 10-minute presentation and give a discreet 1-minute warning; teams must stop when time is up. Judges may give feedback or ask clarifying questions afterward. Held in a dedicated private virtual meeting room; recordings may be used for judging review and post-event publicity.
Scorecard — 7 criteria
Article C9
STEM Racing India Elevated Race Track (Denford Ltd), 20m start-to-finish, monofilament tether line of 0.6mm diameter down the center of each lane.
Reaction Racing — 105 pts
2 sessions × 2 races (Car A then Car B), launched in manual/driver-reaction mode, 1 race per lane. The two 'total race time' results are taken; the fastest of the two determines scoring.
Knock-out Racing — 135 pts
Single-elimination bracket, 1 car used (nominated per round), manual/driver-reaction launch, 1 race per round. Seeding is by average fastest total race time from the Knock-out racing event. Fastest 'total race time' on the gate wins the round.
Fastest Car Bonus — 10 pts
Awarded to the team with the single fastest 'car race time' value across every time-trial race run during the event.
False starts
Other race rules
Car servicing window
Every student receives an official participation certificate, guaranteed regardless of placement.
National Finals Champions
Highest sum total across all judging categories. Ties broken by highest Knock-out score.
2nd Place
Scorecard total
3rd Place
Scorecard total
Best Collaboration Team Award
Criteria-specific (*)
Best Newcomer Award
Scorecard total
Best Engineered Car Award
Scrutineering + Design & Engineering — requires full Performance-regulation compliance
Scrutineering Award
Highest Specification & Scrutineering score
Sponsorship & Marketing Award
Criteria-specific (*) — Enterprise sub-items
Innovative Thinking Award
Criteria-specific (*) — Verbal Presentation 'Innovation' sub-item
Chair of Judges Award
Discretionary
Research and Development Award
Criteria-specific (*) — Design & Engineering R&D/Testing
Fastest Car Award
Single fastest car race time — requires full Performance-regulation compliance
Team Identity Award
Criteria-specific (*)
Pit Display Award
Criteria-specific (*)
Verbal Presentation Award
Highest Verbal Presentation score
Project Management Award
Highest Project Management score
Digital Media Award
Criteria-specific (*) — Enterprise 'Digital Media Proficiency' sub-item
Knockout Champions
Knock-out bracket winner
Women in Motorsport Award
Discretionary / not tied to a specific scorecard line in the source matrix
Sustainability Award
Criteria-specific (*) — Enterprise 'Sustainability' sub-item
| Reason | Penalty |
|---|---|
| PDF text not highlightable | Up to 20 pts (Chair of Judges' discretion) |
| Pit display protrusion beyond pit space | Up to 10–20 pts (discrepancy in source between C7.6.2 and the Appendix) |
| Supervising teacher/adult — inappropriate incident | 10 pts, applied to the associated team |
| Car service log / handover overdue | 5 pts per minute late |
| Unsuccessful protest or appeal | 15 pts |
| False start in reaction racing | 2.5 pts + forfeit of that race |
| DNF in a reaction race already scoring base 5 pts | Further 1 pt deduction |
| DNF in a knock-out race | 2.5 pts |
| Technical regulation infringements | 2.5–25 pts per infringement per car — see Technical Regulations |
| Spirit-of-competition violations, plagiarism, technical regulation abuse | Discretionary point removal or exclusion from that part of the competition |
Now check the tolerances
Every dimension and penalty that determines your Specification & Scrutineering score lives in the Technical Regulations.
Technical & Max Points