Pupils from Butlers Court School in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire have beaten teams from eleven different countries around the world to win the 2015 Jaguar Maths in Motion Challenge for Schools World Final.

Around 100,000 students have participated in the programme over the past year and the overall winners achieve the fastest race time with a virtual racing car they have set up by using a variety of maths and STEM based skills.

The teams have to use all their mathematical expertise to accurately measure the length of the track, the angles of the bends and consider other factors such as fuel load, tyres and speeds as well as the technical set up of the car and the weather forecast.

Paul Sutton, Deputy Headteacher at Butlers Court said: "The Jaguar Maths in Motion Challenge forms an integral part of a weekly maths lesson at Butlers Court as it covers so many of the skills that our students require.

"The students have worked so hard over the last year and have put so much personal effort and commitment into the competition. I am delighted that their hard work has been recognised."

Prior to winning this ‘face-to-face’ event, they had previously succeeded in getting through a series of ‘on-line’ races in their school, a preliminary knockout round and a semi-final.

Zahir Mohammed, Cabinet Member for Education and Skills at Buckinghamshire County Council said: "This is fantastic news. Congratulations to all the students involved for their success" he continues to say "Buckinghamshire is very proud of them."