It’s been a busy month for Motorsport UK’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) team, with Girls on Track UK, the Motorsport UK Inclusion Hub and Race for Diversity out in force – meeting with current community members and introducing our initiatives and opportunities to even more young people across the UK.

The month started strong, with Girls on Track UK  supporting McLaren Racing during their Trafalgar Square take over, with both Girls on Track UK and Race for Diversity invited to 10 Downing Street for a celebration of 75 years of Formula 1.

Jenny Fletcher, Girls on Track UK Manager and Evelkah Powell, Race for Diversity Manager, were both invited to present on panels during the jewel in the crown of motorsport: The British Grand Prix weekend, prior Motorsport UK’s Inclusion Hub was attending Goodwood Festival of Speed, bringing together complimentary organisations, within the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEM) and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) space under Motorsport UK’s umbrella.

Nine of the Hub’s 27 member organisations joined the team during the weekend, during which hundreds of conversations were had with young people aged 14-24, around competing, volunteering and careers, with the Motorsport UK EDI team on hand to signpost them towards organisations that can help them to meet with their aspirations.

Late July saw Girls on Track and Race for Diversity attend the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Formula Student during its national finals at Silverstone, introducing students from within these communities to the Formula Student programme, many of whom may never have considered motorsport as a route to learning more about STEM.

Formula Student is a competition designed to encourage university-aged students to engage with science, technology, engineering and maths, otherwise known as STEM, by offering them the chance to plan, build and race a full-sized single-seater car.

The final weekend in July saw both programmes enjoy wheel-to-wheel action at the Excel London for a double-header weekend on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 July, as the Formula E: GEN3 Evo set to electrifed the Royal Docks.

Find out more about Girls on Track and Race for Diversity by clicking on the links.