BWT Alpine Formula One Team is proud to announce its partnership with Espire Education’s STEM On Track initiative.

BWT Alpine Formula One Team is proud to announce its partnership with Espire Education’s STEM On Track initiative with the team joining as National Partner.

Launched in September 2024, STEM On Track gives students the chance to build their own racing kart, apply real-world STEM concepts, and compete in the National Finals against schools nationwide. The programme brings Science and Maths to life through motorsport, helping students to rediscover learning in a way that is practical, exciting and rewarding.

Currently 600+ students from 45 schools are already taking part in STEM On Track, with 25% of participating schools being Alternative Provision (AP) or Special Education Needs (SEN) schools, ensuring students from underserved communities get equal opportunities in STEM and motorsport. Sharing a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, Espire Education and BWT Alpine Formula One Team hope to expand the programme further through their collaboration.

To launch the partnership and celebrate British Science Week’s theme – “Change and Adapt”, schools have been invited to design a kart livery inspired by adaptation and innovation in motorsport and STEM. Judged by BWT Alpine Formula One Team and STEM On Track, the winning school will receive a fully funded place on the programme, including a racing kart kit for the team to build, brand and race. The design will be unveiled at the STEM On Track National Finals in June.

Find out more and enter the competition at www.stemontrack.com/competition

Oliver Oakes, Team Principal, BWT Alpine Formula One Team:

“We are proud to be joining STEM On Track as its National Partner and to be playing an active role in the promotion of STEM subjects at a grassroots level and to invest in the future minds of motorsport. The goal of the initiative aligns with our team’s own D&I strategy in utilising outreach as a lever for change with support for programmes such as STEM on Track from partners such as BWT Alpine Formula One Team providing opportunities for learning that may otherwise be limited.”

Adam Sirett, Co-Founder, STEM On Track:

“For students who once struggled with Maths, suddenly calculating ratios through the gears and learning about energy transfer through karting is a game changer. STEM should be exciting, messy and full of discovery, just like motorsport. With support from BWT Alpine Formula One Team we can bring this experience to even more students.”