The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has selected Siemens as “Official Digital Twin Sponsor”, as the global governing body for motor sport and federation for mobility organizations worldwide expands its use of Siemens software. The FIA, which has welcomed Siemens into its new Global Partnership Program, will extend its use of software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to create and refine the aerodynamic concepts that shape the regulations for single-seater race cars, from Formula 1 through to Formula 4.
Using Siemens’ Designcenter NX software, the FIA can design complex vehicle models, visualise them in lifelike detail, and iterate digitally before running computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations on the model. This process enables the FIA to test and optimize car designs for performance and safety in a virtual environment, significantly reducing the environmental impact of manufacturing and physical wind tunnel testing. Since 2022, the FIA aerodynamics team has used Siemens’ DesignCenter NX software to generate over 14,000 individual Computer Aided Design (CAD) parts, for testing in over 10,000 CFD runs. Assessing the aerodynamics of the cars digitally has reduced the environmental impact of manufacturing prototypes and physical wind tunnel testing.
“Motorsport is a living lab for innovation, incubating technological advancements that often transform series production later”, said Cedrik Neike, CEO of Digital Industries and Member of the Managing Board of Siemens. “But the race starts before the rubber meets the road. It begins in the factories, with advanced software and the minds of brilliant engineers. Through our immersive digital twin technology, we’re enabling FIA to further push the boundaries of performance, safety, and sustainability for mobility.”
The FIA Global Partnership Program aims to foster collaboration with leading organizations across the world who share the FIA’s vision for driving innovation, sustainability, and safety across both motor sport and mobility. Through this collaboration, Siemens will become part of this community and support the shared ambition to pioneer technological advances across motorsport and the wider automotive sector.
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has selected Siemens as “Official Digital Twin Sponsor”, as the global governing body for motor sport and federation for mobility organizations worldwide expands its use of Siemens software.
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