University of Lincoln students set to compete at Silverstone

University of Lincoln students are set to compete at Silverstone this July.

A group of over 40 students have put together Lincoln Racing to create a car to compete at Silverstone, the British home for Formula One.

The team includes students of all years studying subjects ranging from engineering to media.

Team Principal, Dylan Beanlands, a fourth-year engineering student, told The Lincoln Tab: “Our primary goal this year isn’t to build a car, it is to set the foundations for future years. Starting from scratch, we knew making a team wouldn’t be easy. However, over the last five months we have grown from three members to over 40.

“The entire team has put a lot of hard work and effort into the project so far and we hope to be successful when we go to Silverstone in July.”

The students are supported by academics, Professor Jun Peng, Professor of sustainable energy engineering, and Dr. Jarek Grebnik, Senior Lecturer in engineering who can offer specialist advice to this debut team.

Formula Student, the event Lincoln Racing will take part in, is an engineering competition that challenges over 100 university teams to design, build and race a single-seater race car.

The competition encourages more young people to get involved and pursue engineering as a career after education. Teams can gain vital connections within the industry, gain hand-on experience in automotive engineering and learn the value of working in a team.

Lincoln Racing is confirmed to be competing in the Concept Class. The team will be judged on their design plans and business presentation.

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However, as Lincoln Uni’s first ever Formula Student team, raising enough funds to create a fully built, successful car was quite ambitious. Entering into the Concept Class this year allows more time to build and develop a winning car for 2026.

Millie Johnston, head of media for Lincoln Racing, told The Lincoln Tab: “The competition allows people with interests outside of the mechanical field to apply their skills and knowledge into a team and I think that we all definitely play our part when it comes to making this team successful.”

Millie also told The Linc: “The support we have received from lecturers, fellow students, family members, friends and people within engineering, motorsport and media industries have been immense. We couldn’t be more grateful and hope to do everyone proud.”

Lincoln Racing have received a chassis for the base structure and a Suzuki GSXR motorbike engine to power the car, both donations from local businesses. Entrance into the race is £2,100, so far the team have raised £2,000.

You can follow the team’s progress on TikTok and Instagram.