Welcome to the Andorra Telecom Grand Prix Pyreenes.

Code of Conduct

The REC Foundation considers the positive, respectful, and ethical conduct of teams to be an essential component of the competition. Participants are expected to behave in a respectful and professional manner, and to operate as student-centered teams with limited adult assistance. This includes all students, teachers, coaches, mentors, parents, and spectators associated with a team.

For more details, please refer to the REC Foundation Code of Conduct and Student-Centered Policy. If you have concerns about compliance with the Code of Conduct, please speak to the Event Partner during the event.

Agenda

Saturday, March 8th, 2025

8:00 Teams Registration Arrive, Inspection and Pit Opens
9:00-9:15 Drivers and Coaches Meeting
8:45-18:00 Skills field open (Each team is allotted 3 attempts at each skills challenge)
9:15-10:00 Practice matches
10:00-10:30 Opening Ceremony
10:30-13:00 Qualifying Rounds
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00 Judges Invitations interviews
14:00-18:00 Qualifying Rounds
18:00 Venue Closes

Sunday, March 9th, 2025

8:00A Pit Opens
8:30-9:30 Skills field open
8:30-9:30 Qualifying Rounds
9:30-10:30 Alliance Selection
10:30-12:00 Elimination Matches
12:00-12:30 Finals
12:30-13:00 Closing Ceremony
13:30 Event Closes

Volunteer

Join our great team of volunteers!  Benefits include a event t-shirt, and the pride of knowing you were part of making the event a success.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Due to the nature of scheduling an event of this size there is no viable way to have contigency dates due to weather and weather related events.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

All requests for refunds must be made in writing via email.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:

Each particular case will be studied.

Date: 8-Mar-2025 - 9-Mar-2025

Travel Info

Travel Information

For visitors from other countries and far-flung destinations, flying is a great option for getting to Andorra. There are transport connections to all of the main airports in our vicinity, with the largest being Barcelona Airport (located some 200 kilometres from Andorra).

The Directbus line connecting Andorra to Barcelona Airport boasts a high frequency of departures throughout the year, in both directions. Additionally, the Directbus always stops at Sants bus station in Barcelona city. The journey between Andorra and Barcelona Airport is approximately 3.5 hours.

Directbus stops at both terminals in Barcelona Airport. At Terminal 1, the arrival and departure point is the Arrivals area on the ground floor; and at Terminal 2, the arrival and departure point is next to the Bloc Tècnic building (between terminals 2B and 2C). En route, and as mentioned above, the bus also stops at Sants bus station in Barcelona city. In Andorra, the arrival and departure point is the National Bus Station on Carrer de la Cúria s/n in Andorra la Vella, close to the city centre, from where taxi services are readily available.

To travel from Barcelona Airport to Andorra, you can travel with the BUS DIRECT company. In the following link you can find all the information.

Visit Andorra (Touris Information)

Direct Bus

Hotel Information & Facilities

The following Hotels are available to the teams, with a special fixed price. Room availability is limited, so it is advisable to confirm your reservation as soon as possible.

The price includes check in on March 7 and check out on March 9 (two nights with breakfast included).

A free bus service is planned to transport the teams to the event pavilion.

The following Hotels are available to the teams, with a special fixed price.Room availability is limited, so it is advisable to confirm your reservation as soon as possible.

The price includes check in on March 3 and check out on March 9 (two nights with breakfast and diner included). It is also available only with breakfast.

HOTEL COMPTES D'URGELL and HOTEL CÈRVOL

Double room: 220,00€
Triple room: 313,50€
Single room: 165,00€

To make the reservation you must send an email to [email protected] with the number of rooms and Hotel you want to reserve.

Tourist Information

Visitor Information

Atypical Andorra Winter (EN)

Atypical Andorra - Shopping (EN)

Webcast

The event is scheduled to be broadcast live on the Andorra Telecom YouTube channel.

Judging Format

All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should submitting a digital notebook. Please ensure that it is loaded up on their Robot Events profile beforehand, and that all links are working and "live" at the time the event commences, or alternatively bring along a QR Code with the notebook linked. Please DO NOT print a digital notebook.

Waitlist

2 teams are on the waitlist for this event.