Hydrogen Grand Prix
At the Hydrogen Grand Prix, student teams design, build and race remote-controlled fuel-cell cars. The series exists to get young people excited about hydrogen technology and sustainable mobility — and Referenzfabrik.H₂ supports them from training through to the starting grid.
This is the Hydrogen Grand Prix
Student teams design, build and race remote-controlled fuel-cell cars — four steps to the podium.
Design
Teams design their vehicle and their race strategy.
Build
They build and refine it themselves — right up to the final training runs.
Race
In the race, what counts is who uses their hydrogen cartridges most efficiently.
Win
Awards go beyond lap times — design and team presentation count too.
What Referenzfabrik.H₂ contributes
For us the H2GP is not a sponsor logo at the trackside — it is hands-on work in the pit lane.
We run the training sessions
Ahead of the races we get the teams onto the track: procedures, technology and race strategies tested under realistic conditions — the fine-tuning that makes the difference in the final.
We answer technical and rules questions
During test runs our team helps solve technical problems and clarify the rules — so that on race weekend the cars take centre stage, not the rulebook.
We open up our Chemnitz site
At the 2025 world final in Chemnitz, guided tours of Fraunhofer IWU and TU Chemnitz were part of the programme — here it is only a few steps from a miniature race car to real hydrogen production technology.
The Hydrogen Grand Prix with us
Past events in the series — from the training runs through the German final to the world final.
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H2GP German Final 2026
The 4th National Hydrogen Grand Prix at the Chemnitz Industrial Museum — with the largest field of participants to date.
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H2GP Training 2026
Ahead of the 4th National Hydrogen Grand Prix: an intensive training session to fine-tune technology and racing strategy.
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H2GP – World Final
At the Hydrogen Grand Prix world final in Chemnitz, 60 teams competed with hydrogen-powered mini racing cars.
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H2GP – German Final
At the German final of the Hydrogen Grand Prix, more than 50 young people met at the Kraftverkehr Chemnitz.
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H2GP – Training
The Hydrogen Grand Prix teams tested their cars under real conditions for the first time.
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Take part
The Hydrogen Grand Prix runs on teams, backers and an audience. There are three ways in.
Enter a team as a school
A team is three to five pupils plus one teacher — you design, build and drive your own race car. Before the race we get you onto the track and help with technical and rules questions.
Get in touch → 02Sponsor the series as a company
Sponsorship puts teams on the grid that could not otherwise enter. You can back a single team, the education programme behind it, or the event itself. For companies it means visible commitment to STEM education — and early contact with the people who will be working on hydrogen technology tomorrow.
Ask about sponsoring →Watch a race
The races are open events — anyone who wants to watch can come along. Four classes, four hours of racing. And if you cannot be there in person, every race is streamed.
