SU Racing Team's racing car entered the Top 10 energy efficient cars in Asia, Oceania and the Middle East

Satbayev University has welcomed the Racing Team, Satbayev University energy-efficient automotive team, which won 7^th place in the world at the annual Shell Eco-marathon Asia-Pacific and the Middle East 2025. The team bypassed more than 50 teams from 16 countries, including the teams of Nazarbayev University and KBTU, and became the first team of developers of energy-efficient technologies in Kazakhstan.

Racing Team is a student team at Satbayev University, focused on creating energy-efficient racing cars and harvesting equipment. This year, the team traveled to Qatar, where they took part in the annual international competitions, which were held in the Middle East for the first time. The competition was held at the legendary Formula 1 International Lusail RaceTrack. Satbayev University team demonstrated a high level of training by successfully passing the technical inspection and completing the race three times. Their TOQ prototype 4.0 car achieved a score of 205 km on 1 kW of energy.

– This year, Shell Eco-marathon tightened and raised the conditions and standards of participation, so it was difficult to pass the technical inspection, - said Alibek Ibraim, the team captain. - But we coped, showed a good result, and now we set ourselves an even more ambitious goal - to participate in competitions in China. To do this, we need the support of sponsors who are ready to become known on the global stage and are interested in the sustainable future.

To achieve this success, the team elaborated its own electric motor and used innovative technologies, including the recycled plastic and a 3D printer to create key parts. Students from different faculties took part in the project, which allowed combining the knowledge and skills to achieve the best result. The main sponsor was Shell Kazakhstan, and Tesla Kazakhstan provided support in developing the new car.

Racing Team is one of the many student associations at Satbayev University that provide university students with access to interesting events on the global level, where they can put all their ideas into practice and take the place of leading engineers in the field of energy solutions of the future.  University invites partners and sponsors to join the support team to develop innovative solutions together and represent Kazakhstan at the global level.