Skip to main content
Valais/Wallis Racing Team

100% Electric Formula Student

Valais/Wallis Racing Team

Every year, around forty students from HES-SO Valais-Wallis design, build and race a fully electric formula car, from our workshop in Sion to Formula Student circuits across Europe.

40

Members

3

Cars built

30,000 h

Of work per car

100%

Electric

About The Team

From lecture hall to race track

About The Team

Founded in 2022, the Valais/Wallis Racing Team brings together engineering and business students from HES-SO Valais-Wallis. From our workshop in Sion, we design a brand-new electric race car every year, battery and chassis included, and take it up against the best teams in Europe.

Founded 2022
Schools Engineering + Business
Mission A new race car every year

A new race car every year

Cars

Alpinea (2025)

Our third car, unveiled at the roll-out on 7 May 2025. 80 kW, 263.5 kg, 120 km/h.

Bella Lui (2024)

Our second car, developed with a motor test bench built together with Imperix.

All X One (2023)

The first fully electric formula car born in Valais. Top 5 in endurance and efficiency at FS Spain.

Season 2026

The next car is in design. Follow its development.

Multidisciplinary By Design

Team Departments

Road To Competition

Season 2026

Completed Sion

Design

Concept freeze and architecture of the new car.

In Progress Sion workshop

Manufacturing & assembly

Production of subsystems, battery and chassis integration.

Upcoming Valais

Roll-out & testing

Public unveiling, shakedown and testing days.

Upcoming Geschinen & Europe

Competitions

Formula Student Switzerland at home, then circuits across Europe.

Supporting Engineering Excellence

Partners & Sponsors

BCVS
HES-SO Valais-Wallis
MIT
Sion Capitale

Talent Pipeline

Access to highly motivated engineers with practical project experience.

Technology Exposure

Visibility in a high-performance technical environment and events.

Regional Impact

Contribute to innovation and engineering culture in Valais and beyond.

Roll-outs, competitions, partnerships

Latest news

Roll-Out May 2026

Monte Rosa Unveiled For The 2025/26 Season

Monte Rosa, our fourth fully electric Formula Student car, is revealed for the 2025/26 season - the latest evolution after Alpinea, Bella Lui and All X One.

Read update
Competition Jul 2025

VRT At Formula Student Switzerland

VRT joined teams from across Switzerland and beyond at the Geschinen airfield for Formula Student Switzerland - a week of passion, engineering and team spirit.

Read update
Partners Mar 2025

Partnership With Imperix At Campus Energypolis

We are teaming up with Imperix, a company on Campus Energypolis with whom we share our Sion offices - a natural synergy between students and industry.

Read update

Join VRT For The Next Season

Recruitment

Studying at HES-SO Valais-Wallis? Join one of our departments (electrical, mechanical, IT or business) and build a real race car, from CAD to the paddocks of European competitions.