Team Manager & Driver
Shane Kelly
With the team since day one. Ex-Formula Renault UK racer, 2006 Club F3 champion, film driver on Rush and Fury, and 2023 Praga Driver of the Year.
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Team
The people
Professional mentors, a championship-winning driver, and a crew of students who run the show.
Leadership & staff
The pit wall.
Race Engineer
Matt Fenton
Staff race engineer and senior motorsport technician who mentors students in the workshop and at the circuit.
Fundraising & Sponsorships
Terry Gibson
University Fundraising and Sponsorships Manager and the first point of contact for partners.
Founder (2014)
David Tucker
Principal Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering who set up the team and its F3 programme to complement Formula Student.
Drivers
Behind the wheel.
UWR cars are raced by experienced professional drivers, so students engineer to a true performance benchmark.
Praga R1 · 2023
Jess Hawkins
Aston Martin ambassador and the team’s first female racing driver.
Praga R1 · 2022
Stefano Leaney
Pro driver who shared the first Praga Cup win with Kelly at Silverstone.
Praga R1 · 2022
George Line
Drove the opening rounds of the inaugural Praga Cup season.
The crew
Students run everything else.
Students rotate through roles across the season — and many join in their very first year.
Race mechanics
Build, prepare and maintain the cars. Torque sequences, corner weights, gearbox rebuilds, pit stops.
Data & performance
Log and analyse data, compare laps, build setup recommendations and debrief the driver.
Race engineering
Own the setup sheet. Tyres, pressures, aero balance, fuel and strategy calls on the pit wall.
Design & composites
CAD, CFD, FEA, 3D printing and composite parts — from aero strakes to brackets.
Electronics & systems
Looms, sensors, dashes and diagnostics. Reliability is the first performance gain.
Operations & logistics
Transport, spares, scrutineering paperwork and making sure everything is in the truck.
Finance & sponsorship
Budgets, partner proposals and keeping 40+ sponsors informed and delighted.
Media & communications
Photography, social, race reports and the stories that keep the team in the public eye.
Hall of fame
Students who led the way.
A few of the students named in public reporting over the years — head engineers, data leads and team leaders who set the standard.
- Katie Leverton — student team leader & chief student engineer, F3 (2018)
- Rich Woollard — head student engineer, Morgan (2018)
- Andrew Down — head F3 data engineer (c.2019)
- Dan Bird — head student engineer; designed carbon front-wing strakes (2019)
- Sundeep “Sunny” Motay — co-lead student (2021–22)
- Richard Mann — head of the Morgan team (2024)
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