A Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 car photographed head-on as it navigates a corner at the Japanese Grand Prix, with the teal and silver livery clearly visible against the grey asphalt.

LIVE CHALLENGE - MAKECODE ARCADE

Driven by STEM

YOUR RACE. YOUR CODE. YOUR CALL.

Step into the role of an F1 engineer. Make decisions. Run your car. Watch what changes. Every choice you test is real engineering thinking and it all starts here.

Three key facts about the Driven by STEM challenge: 3 Stages, 45 to 60 Minutes, and a Certificate awarded on completion.

THE CHALLENGE

Three stages. One mission.

Stage One

The Garage

Enter the mission, make your first setup choices, and run a shakedown. This is where engineering begins before you ever hit the track

Stage Two

On The Road

Your choices hit the track. Adapt to changing conditions. Discover what speed, control, and efficiency really mean when they collide.

Stage Three

The Finish Line

Apply everything, review your results, and connect what you built to real careers in software, data, strategy, and design.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

By the end, you should be able to say these things.

There's no single perfect setup which means every round gives you something useful. The goal isn't just to win the race. It's to understand why your changes mattered and see yourself as someone who belongs in engineering.

EARN YOUR CERTIFICATE

Complete the challenge. Take your certificate home.

When you reach The Finish Line, you'll earn a certificate of completion from Fair Chance Learning, in partnership with Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1, Microsoft, and Fair Chance Learning.

Example image of the certificate of completion awarded once completing the driven by stem makecode challenge