STEM Racing: Revamped F1 in Schools Challenge Explained for IP Math & Physics Students
01 Dec 2025, 00:00 Z
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Q: What does STEM Racing: Revamped F1 in Schools Challenge Explained for IP Math & Physics Students cover?
A: What STEM Racing is, where to find official resources, and how IP Maths & Physics can support students doing the project well.
TL;DR
STEM Racing is a hands-on STEM project where students design, analyse, make, test, race, and manage a team project.
The official site describes the Secondary division structure and provides downloads intended to help teams stay compliant with the competition’s rules and regulations—check the latest official resources before you buy materials or start machining.
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1 What is STEM Racing (and where should you verify rules)?
STEM Racing describes itself as a project that helps students apply STEM theory through hands-on design, engineering, and racing. The programme is segmented into categories and classes, with each stage building on fundamentals like design, analysis, making, testing, racing, and project management.
Before you plan a build, use the official pages below:
- Competition overview: https://www.stemracing.com/the-competition
- Secondary division (11–19) overview: https://www.stemracing.com/secondary
- Downloads (resources + compliance tools): https://www.stemracing.com/downloads
2 Competition flow in five checkpoints
Even if the exact format varies by organiser and year, most teams move through a similar workflow:
- Design the car and team plan: Decide how you’ll split roles (CAD, testing, portfolio, presentations) and manage a timeline.
- Analyse and iterate: The Secondary division highlights CAD and CFD tooling as part of the learning journey, especially as teams progress through the classes.
- Make and test: Development/Professional classes describe manufacturing expectations (including CNC access via partner networks) and the need to meet technical regulations.
- Prepare submissions: Portfolios, pit displays, and presentations are part of the broader project work (especially visible in the Primary/Secondary descriptions).
- Race day + judging: Build for reliability and compliance first; then optimise performance.
