Last weekend, 11 team members had their graduation ceremony in the Graf Zeppelin House in Friedrichshafen. After three years of study at the DHBW Ravensburg and an intensive and exciting time in the GFR, all have successfully received their bachelor’s degree. In the past season, our graduates have done a lot and spent many hours and nights in the shop. The highlights of the season were the events in Spain and Italy. In Italy, the team managed to win second place and thus achieve the best result of the GFR history for the electric racing car! We would like to thank our graduates for the great time, and for the successful #GlobalTour2017! In their profiles, our graduates tell you about how they experienced their time with GFR and in the Formula Student.
Our 17e crew:
Carlos Matamoros
- Team role Season 2017: HV battery
- degree program: Electrical Engineering
- what are you doing now: pretending to do software engineering
- Favourite Competition and why: FS Spain: shopping cart / Gary flunkyball #GlobalPool2017
- Best GFR memory: Epoxy parties.
- Describe your time at GFR in 3 words: “DO YOUR DISHES”
Alexander Hase
- Team role Season 2017: Suspension Lead
- degree program: Automotive Engineering
- what are you doing now: Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Favourite Competition and why: FSG15 – first comp!!
- Best GFR memory: GFR17 #nosleep until rollout + night shift gearbox change; GFR16Cost(Dream)Team → 2nd Place
- Describe your time at GFR in 3 words: “Füll Sprit rein!!”
Rainer Pfeffer
- Team role Season 2017: Management Lead
- degree program: Industrial Engineer
- what are you doing now: Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering
- Favourite Competition and why: FSS chaotic but simpatic
- Best GFR memory: First driving
- Describe your time at GFR in 3 words: Just do it!
Elisa Kart
- Team role Season 2017: Marketing, BP
- degree program: Business Administration and Journalism
- what are you doing now: journalist and editor for ZDF heute.de
- Favourite Competition and why: Hockenheim 2016, because we became double BP winners
- Best GFR memory: One Dance BP-Nights 2016, I-love-you-and-I-miss-you-squad 2017
- Describe your time at GFR in 3 words: “SCHOKO-LA-DE!”
Andy Mayer
- Team role Season 2017: Grinch
- degree program: Mechanical Engineering
- what are you doing now: Diplom Automotive Engineering TU Dresden
- Favourite Competition and why: FSA 15: the shopping cart
- Best GFR memory: engaged parking brake at rollout ‘17 #nosleep until rollout – bad idea.
- Describe your time at GFR in 3 words: “this won’t work”
Till Bernitt
- Team role Season 2017: Manufacturing, Organization
- degree program: industrial engineering
- what are you doing now: working
- Favourite Competition and why: FSS because of the party area
- Best GFR memory: driving at competition
Andreas Hofmann
- Team role Season 2017: Electronics
- degree program: Electrical Engineering
- what are you doing now: Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering
- Favourite Competition and why: FSA 15; eCar first car completing scrutineering; shopping cart
- Best GFR memory: Borrowing cones @ ZFRacecamp 2017; sprayed GFR logo on ZF shirt; EDAG Award for Aerodynamics
- Describe your time at GFR in 3 words: “BCU in 3 days
Jannick Lippert
- Team role Season 2017: Electrical System Design & Wiring
- degree program: Electrical Engineering
- what are you doing now: Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering
- Favourite Competition and why: FS Spain – cool competition with great atmosphere
- Describe your time at GFR in 3 words: “Wires, Pins, Connectors”
Marco Grimm
- Team role Season 2017: eMotor
- degree program: Automotive Engineering
- what are you doing now: Design Engineer for a german automotive supplier
- Favourite Competition and why: FSA15; e- and ccar on podium; shopping cart
- Best GFR memory: collecting cones all around the world; EDAG Award for Awesomeness
- Describe your time at GFR in 3 words: “Dremel, Epoxy, CrazyWolf”
Emely Nordbrock
- Team role Season 2017: Cost Report
- degree program: Industrial Engineering
- what are you doing now: financial analyst for a german engineering and electronics company
- Favourite Competition and why: FS Spain 2017 first competition for me
- Best GFR memory: Cultural Sharing Dinner FS Spain
Julian Dahlmann
- Team role Season 2017: Vehicle Dynamics, Controls
- degree program: Electrical Engineering
- what are you doing now: Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering
- Favourite Competition and why: FSG16 – This was when my Formula Student addiction started
- Best GFR memory: FSAE Italy 17 Design Final
- Describe your time at GFR in 3 words: “Most intensive time”