House debates
Tuesday, 7 October 2025
Statements by Members
Aramco STEM Racing World Finals
1:54 pm
Tim Wilson (Goldstein, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
It's unparliamentary to be called a lunatic, but today it's a badge of pride. Last year, Team Lunar from Brighton Grammar School came third at the world STEM racing championships in Saudi Arabia. STEM racing is a global multidisciplinary challenge where teams test a miniature F1 car powered by CO2 canisters. Last week, Team Lunar made Australia proud, beating 1.8 million participants and 83 teams worldwide to win the 2025 Aramco STEM Racing World Finals in Singapore. Led by team manager Leo Jansen, Team Lunar included CAD engineer Ollie Chernikeeff, CAM engineer Liam Jones, engineer director Max Zylberman and enterprise director Max Zhao. Congratulations, lunatics.
Ad Astra from BGS also competed, making the semifinals in the knockout round, led by manager Ethan Davis. He was supported by an incredible team: Bill Wang, Gianlucca Stavros, Darsh Shah, Max Henley, Jack Tan, Reggie Cooke and Sam Hevey. Thank you also to their support team of family, friends and sponsors, in particular the teachers Jamie Watson, Thivi Athipar and Mathew Steed, their adviser Jenson Galvin and their headmaster Ross Featherston. We're immensely proud of your achievements and everything you've done to put Goldstein and BGS on the map and to make Australia successful.