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How Aramco and Silverstone Museum are taking STEM to Schools across the UK
by Samarth Kanal
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How do you bring Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects to life? Silverstone Museum and Aramco might have found an answer.
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A whiteboard or textbook might not capture hearts and minds in the same way as a carbon-fibre monocoque, a Formula 1-spec race suit, or the chance to speak to members of the Aston Martin Aramco Formula 1 Team.
Capturing hearts, and particularly those brilliant minds, is crucial. Many young students are either discouraged from following STEM subjects or setting their sights on a career in motorsport, or they’re unaware of the opportunities that a STEM education can catalyse.
Through the STEM Pitstop programme supported by Aramco, Silverstone Museum has brought hands-on STEM learning directly to the students. Furthermore, Aston Martin Aramco has supported the #GirlsWill campaign, connecting young girls with real pathways into motorsport.
Students peer over a small single-seater racing car in the STEM Pitstop programme
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The STEM Pitstop programme: Driving STEM education
STEM Pitstop is an education outreach programme conducted by Silverstone Museum, a non-profit organisation, with support from Aramco. The museum already conducts an education programme, but STEM Pitstop and Aramco have taken that on the road.
Silverstone Museum’s Chief Executive, Phil Lawrie, spoke to Raceteq to tell us more.
“Aramco was a [title] sponsor of the 2023 British Grand Prix and, at around that time, provided us with a very welcome donation to invest in what we called our Future Tech exhibit.”
This state-of-the-art, technology-based exhibit provided a captivating look at the 2026 F1 regulations with interactive experiences.
“We continued that conversation as they [Aramco] share our values; they have a desire to support education, particularly around STEM,” says Lawrie.
Silverstone Museum’s education programme has been reaching thousands of students - 16,000 in 2024 and 2025 - with age-tailored STEM learning workshops.
Pirelli tyres, racing gloves and steering wheels are part of the learning props offered in the STEM Pitstop programme
“But we are constrained by capacity,” says Lawrie. “We can't do any more in the museum because we're kind of maxed out within the space we've got. How can we extend that? Well, that's where Aramco came in.
“We’ve just launched STEM Pitstop with Aramco, to take that education programme that we had within the museum’s four walls and export it to those young people who can’t otherwise come to the museum - perhaps because of geography, or perhaps because they can’t afford to.”
Silverstone Museum and Aramco’s collaboration has materialised in the form of a small truck or van that contains material to inspire and captivate students - a monocoque donated by Lola, an Aston Martin Aramco driver’s racesuit, and a halo safety device - with two outreach educators accompanying the kit.
“We're trying to, in those 45 minutes, inspire a new generation of engineers,” says Lawrie.
“We're inspiring them to take up STEM, which might be otherwise a bit of a dry topic to have in the classroom, but when you start talking to them about STEM using these assets, suddenly they can relate to that.
“And you also link that to a message that there are jobs out there; you might not be able to drive an Aston Martin Aramco F1 car, but you can be a part of the team.
“So, we couldn't do it without Aramco, but I think it's also founded - not only thanks to their funding - but on shared values and a shared interest in STEM education.”
Between November 2025 and January 2026, when STEM Pitstop was piloted, more than 1,000 students and 66 teachers enjoyed the programme across numerous regions of the United Kingdom.
Students look over a racing steering wheel in the STEM Pitstop initiative
#GirlsWill: Aramco, Aston Martin and the Silverstone Museum open doors and inspire
Alongside STEM Pitstop, Aramco and Silverstone Museum have also partnered on the #GirlsWill initiative - a series of panel events designed to connect young girls with real pathways into motorsport, from STEM careers to karting.
The events brought together young girls and Aston Martin Aramco personnel - Trackside Fluid Engineer Stephanie Travers and Driver Ambassador Jessica Hawkins - to spark honest and inspiring conversations about what it takes to build a career in the sport
Travers explains why this initiative was crucial.
"The biggest misconception people have with regard to Formula 1 is that it's mainly males working there. It's really important that we give back,” she said.
Stephanie Travers (R) with the #GirlsWill event host at Silverstone Museum in April 2026
“I get so excited introducing young girls to STEM - there are so many opportunities within motorsport. Speaking on the panel today, hopefully inspiring the next generation means so much.
“It's so important that Aramco supports initiatives such as #GirlsWill. It opens the eyes of many young girls out there to understand the types of careers within the motorsport sector as they see what goes on behind the scenes within our team - there's so much more to making that car go out on track.”
The #GirlsWill events are part of a broader commitment to female representation that runs through both STEM Pitstop and the Silverstone Museum's wider education programme - with gender participation among the key impact metrics being tracked alongside school deprivation data and geographic reach.
STEM Pitstop aims to reach at least 15,000 young people by the end of 2026 - nearly doubling the Museum's existing education reach - while #GirlsWill continues to open doors for the next generation of female engineers, drivers and technicians.
Together, the two initiatives reflect a partnership between Aramco and Silverstone Museum that goes beyond sponsorship: a shared belief that the future of motorsport will be built by the young people inspired today.
