Hydrogen-enthusiastic students
Hydrogen Grand Prix (H2GP)
2025 at Kraftverkehr Chemnitz
Learning doesn't have to be boring! We combine the highly topical educational subject of hydrogen with an exciting motorsport feeling to create a first-class international event on the mobility of the future!
Admission to the H2GP German Finals and the World Finals is free of charge.
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H2GP World Finals
August 21 - 27 at Kraftverkehr Chemnitz
We bring energy culture to the European Capital of Culture. Chemnitz is this year's venue for the Hydrogen Grand Prix World Final. Cheer on the drivers of the world's best H2GP teams and enjoy the energetic atmosphere of this international event. For a whole week, the young creative minds will be in the spotlight and compete for the title.
Admission is free of charge!
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H2GP German Finals
June 21, 2025 at Kraftverkehr Chemnitz
Experience the best teams from Germany in the national final of the Hydrogen Grand Prix. See how adrenaline, passion and team spirit inspire the young engineers to maneuver their hydrogen-powered car to pole position.
Come along, admission to the event is free of charge!
Schedule
ab 8.30 Uhr | Check in and registration |
9.00 Uhr | Technical inspection |
10.00 Uhr | Team presentation |
11.00 Uhr | Race preparation |
11.30 -15.30 Uhr | Race H2GP German Finals |
16.00 Uhr | Award ceremony |
Training Session on May 19, 2025
Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Review: H2GP Germany final of 2024
Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Kraftverkehr Chemnitz
INDUSTRIAL CHARM FOR MAXIMUM MOTORSPORT ADRENALINE
This is the Hydrogen Grand Prix
Hydrogen you can touch. The H2GP program is aimed at pupils and students and offers the opportunity to get involved with the future topics of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies at a young age and to gain practical experience. Here's how it works:
1. Design
Pupils interested in science and their teachers develop a race-ready, hydrogen-powered vehicle on a scale of 1:10 from an “H2 starter kit”. They are supported in this by previous participants and tailored coaching from our cooperation partner Horizon Educational, for example. The teams are intensively involved with fuel cell technology and hydrogen.
2. Build
Plenty of team spirit, creativity, ingenuity and critical thinking will lead the teams to a dress rehearsal on the race track with their prototype in spring 2025. The teams will implement the knowledge gained here about the car's performance in the following weeks leading up to the H2GP Germany final and thus further optimize their vehicle.
3. Race
On June 21, 2025, the time has finally come: the teams from all participating schools will compete with their vehicles at the 3rd National Hydrogen Grand Prix in Chemnitz with the aim of impressing the expert jury with their design and performance. The teams compete against each other in various starting classes.
The aim is to complete as many laps as possible in a given time using a limited amount of hydrogen. It is important to react quickly if the hydrogen cartridge is empty or the cars collide with each other.

4. Win
The winners can look forward to a ticket to the Hydrogen Grand Prix World Finals, which will also be held in Chemnitz this year! Adrenaline and goosebumps are guaranteed! This is where the best in the world compete for the title.
Want to take part as a team? Then let's go!
The H2GP is a hydrogen-based educational program for high school students where they design, build and race hydrogen-powered RC cars. The program builds hydrogen skills through theoretical understanding and hands-on learning. The H2GP is based on three pillars: professional tools, a unique learning experience and fun races. The time for hydrogen education is NOW! You can find detailed information on the website of our cooperation partner Horizon Educational.
The H2GP is aimed at high school students, sixth formers and vocational school students (m/f/d) aged 16-19, i.e. tenth to twelfth graders/upper school students or trainees. In each case, 3-5 pupils and a supervisor (usually a teacher, AG leader, m/f/d) form a team. A school can also register several teams for participation.
As the innovators of tomorrow, you will definitely have an interest in scientific and technical topics. You should also be able to work in a team, enjoy tinkering, experimenting and researching and be willing to travel to the two events in Chemnitz.
Please get in touch with Samuel Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso, your contact person for the H2GP - see below for contact details. He will send you the application and registration documents and answer any questions you may have about the competition.
Patronage of the reference factory.H2
In times of climate change and far-reaching economic transformations, it is all the more important to impart basic knowledge about hydrogen and its opportunities to the younger generation. Our patronage of the 3rd National Hydrogen Grand Prix and the world final of the H2GP 2025 is our way of building bridges between talented young researchers and the challenges of using renewable energies.

Samuel Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso
Hydrogen system tryout | Referenzfabrik.H2
Tel. +49 371 5397-1453
E-Mail: samuel.rodrigo.de.souza.cardoso@iwu.fraunhofer.de

This measure is co-financed with tax revenue on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon state parliament.