UWA Motorsport has a very prestigious history in Formula SAE. Founded in 2000, the team first entered the FSAE-Australasian competition in 2001 with a very simple space-frame chassis and 4 cylinder Honda engine. In 2002 the team achieved a 2nd place finish in their second competition. In 2003, the team built their first carbon chassis driver bay with space-frame rear bay. The team which built the 2003 car was also the first team to travel to the FSAE international competition, winning the prestigious Carroll Smith Design Award for design.