Thai Racing Team Heads to Formula SAE Japan 2026
Dongtaan Racing from Kasetsart University will compete in Formula SAE Japan 2026 in Nagoya this August with their engineered race car, aiming to build on their fourth-place finish in the Asia-wide competition last year.
Dongtaan Racing (DTR), a team from Kasetsart University's Faculty of Engineering, is flying to Aichi Sky Expo in Nagoya, Japan, to compete in the international Formula SAE Japan (FSAEJ) 2026 competition from August 2–7, 2026. The team is led by Bunyarak Sonprom and comprises 25 multidisciplinary students and three faculty advisors: Associate Professor Dr. Prapoch Khuntong, Associate Professor Dr. Jetavee Pakrachaphun, and Associate Professor Dr. Arthpon Wisetsindhu. The team is entering their ICV (Internal Combustion Vehicle) car, DTR 16, meticulously engineered through months of dedicated research and development.
Dongtaan Racing arrives with considerable credentials: they achieved fourth place overall in the Asia-wide ICV class at FSAEJ 2025 with 721.30 points, competing against 58 leading institutions and winning multiple awards including first place in Skid Pad Event, second in PR Awards, third in Best Aerodynamics Award, and fourth in Endurance Event. In 2026, the team also won the TSAE Auto Challenge championship, securing their sixth Thai national title—the most successful record in Thai Formula Student racing history.
Team leader Bunyarak Sonprom stated that the students and faculty have committed their full effort and engineering expertise over many months to build a powerful and race-ready car. She emphasized that the team is competing not just as university students but as representatives of Thailand, ready to demonstrate Thai engineering capability and determination on the international Formula Student stage.
