Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Crowned Aramco STEM Racing World Champions 2026
The applause and happy tears were the culmination of years of hard work for LYNX RACING from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, who celebrated winning the Aramco STEM Racing World Champions 2026 title at this year’s World Finals held at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore. After four relentless days of competition, they had outscored, out-engineered, and out-thought every rival to claim a well-deserved victory. The title victory marks a first-time win for the country, joining only six other nations as World Champions in the history of the competition.
aiXplosion from Germany secured second place overall, while Spectrum, also representing Germany completed the podium in third.
In addition to the overall World Champions title, the team secured further recognition across multiple award categories winning the Scuderia Ferrari HP supported Team Identity Award and receiving nominations for the Best Application of Project Management, Best Engineered Car, Sponsorship & Marketing, Verbal Presentation and Research & Development Award, a reflection of the depth and consistency of their performance throughout the competition.
Winning the title required excellence across every area of competition. Inspiring teams of young people to design, engineer, manufacture, and race miniature Formula 1 cars, STEM Racing is a team challenge that engages young students. Over four intense days, teams were evaluated by a 100-strong international judging panel made up of experts from STEM, motorsport, education, engineering, marketing, and global industry. Judging criteria left nowhere to hide with engineering excellence, aesthetic design, project management discipline, enterprise acumen, teamwork under pressure, verbal presentations, and racing performance all contributed to the final scores.
The Knockout Racing Finals delivered a climax worthy of the occasion. In a head-to-head showdown (name of team/country) claimed victory, with a moment of nerve-holding lightning-quick reaction from the driver and pure speed from the team’s car to take the chequered flag.
One of the standout highlights of this year’s Aramco STEM Racing World Finals came from Quasar, Hong Kong whose car recorded the fastest race time of the event at an astonishing 1.025 seconds,
Hussain N. Hanbazazah, Aramco Vice President of Communications Operations & Corporate Citizenship, said: “At Aramco, we believe the future of innovation starts with empowering young people through STEM education and hands-on learning experiences. The talent, determination, and ingenuity displayed at the Aramco STEM Racing World Finals this week have been truly inspiring. These students are developing the skills that will help shape the future of technology, engineering, and sustainable innovation around the world. Our warmest congratulations go to the World Champions, LYNX RACING, and all the teams competing this year – you are all winners.”
Ellen Jones, Head of ESG at Formula1, said: “Formula 1 is built on innovation, teamwork, precision and performance, and those qualities have been on display throughout this competition. Through its support of STEM Racing, Formula 1 is helping young people experience the challenges and opportunities that make our sport so unique, while developing the skills that will shape the future of motorsport and engineering. Their talent and ambition are a fantastic reminder of the bright future ahead for our sport, and I would like to congratulate every team on their outstanding achievements and dedication.
Andrew Denford, Chairman and Founder, STEM Racing, said: “Wow, what a World Finals. Every year I think the standard cannot possibly get higher, and every year these young people prove me wrong. The standard of competition this year has been extraordinary. A first-time win for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at an Aramco STEM Racing World Finals is a testament to their hard work and dedication to develop the programme and nurture their students to success. LYNX RACING gave us a masterclass in what's possible when young people are given the tools, the challenge, and the belief. Watching teams collaborate, compete, and perform under pressure on the world stage is truly inspiring, I couldn’t be prouder of every single team who took part. Congratulations to all participants and especially to our new World Champions.”
The Aramco STEM Racing World Finals 2026 is proudly supported by title sponsor Aramco and key partners including Denford, Autodesk, Ansys, Maaden, Singapore Grand Prix, Project Management Institute Educational Foundation, UCL Mechanical Engineering, Singapore Tourism Board, and the FIA.