The F25 Team
For the FSUK 2025 Competition, Leeds Gryphon Racing will be competing in three different classes; Internal Combustion (IC), Electric Vehicle (EV) and Autonomous (AI). Each class is managed by a team principal, with each of the sub-teams having their respective team leads, all of whom ensure that the development of the car progresses as planned. Additionally, Leeds Gryphon Racing also have an operations team that looks after the smooth running of the organisation, involving but not limited to sponsorships, recruitment, media outreach as well as the managment of static events for competition.
Team Principals
This year, as the team is developing three cars simultaneously, we have three leaders, each focusing on one car.
IC Team Principal
Mateusz Gora
3rd Year Mechanical Engineering
EV Team Principal
Jack Rudd
4th Year Mechanical Engineering
AI Team Principal
Mohit Choudhary
3rd Year Automotive Engineering
Technical Directors
Our technical directors are some of our most experienced team members, who aid the whole team, lending their experience on design and manufacturing. Our technical directors this year have returned from a year in industry and will be implementing industry-level design processes and offering industry-level support to the team.
IC Technical Director
Benjamin Teasdale
4th Year Mechanical Engineering
IC Technical Director
Thomas McFadden
5th Year Mechanical Engineering
EV Technical Director
Colin Mok
4th Year Mechanical Engineering
AI Technical Director
Abdulrahman Shehata
3rd Year Mechatronics and Robotics
IC Sub-Team Leads
Internal Combustion will be the flagship car for the team this year. Our IC team is split into five sub teams, each focusing on specific aspects of the car, and with the main target of making strong improvements on last year's car to provide a well-engineered and reliable package.
Vehicle Dynamics
Daniel Grabliauskas
3rd Year Mechanical Engineering
Vehicle Dynamics
Kameron Bell
3rd Year Mechanical Engineering
Drivetrain
Theo Simms
3rd Year Mechanical Engineering
Powertrain
Marin Vrapi
2nd Year Mechanical Engineering
Powertrain
Ethan Collier
4th Year Mechanical Engineering
Aerodynamics
Iwan Roberts
3rd Year Mechanical Engineering
Aerodynamics
Cain Jones
3rd Year Mechanical Engineering
Aerodynamics
Utsav Mahendra Jolapara
3rd Year BSc Product Design Student
Electrics
Henry Harrison
2nd Year Natural Sciences Student
EV Sub-Team Leads
Our EV team is split into several sub teams, each focusing on specific aspects of the car. With the work done in previous years, the EV team is now ready to build and compete LGR's first EV car.
Chief Electronics Engineer
Evie Billing
3rd Year Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Electrics
Advait Motgi
3rd Year Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Electrics
Nathan Agboado
2nd Year Electronic and Electrical Engineering
AI specific Sub Team Leads
Our AI team is split into several sub teams, each focusing on specific aspects of the autonomous car. With the work done in previous years, the AI team are ready to enter for the second time the competition in Silverstone and build on their progress from last year.
Structural Design and Integration
Maximous Boctor
3rd Year Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
Localisation and Mapping
Harry Fox
3rd Year BSc Computer Science ........................................
Control ...............................
Abubakar Zareef Bakari
2nd Year Mechatronics and Robotics ...........................
Path Planning .................
Theo Cowen
2nd Year Mechatronics and Robotics ...........................
Perception .......................
James Bennett
3rd Year BSc Physics ...........................................................................
Operations Team
Our operations team looks after the day-to day running of the team, as well as our sponsors, events and media outreach. Additionally, our business team is responsible for curating the Business Presentation Plans to compete in the IC, EV and AI static events.
Operations Lead
Kieran Williams
4th Year Mechanical Engineering
Business Team Lead
Prisha Gupta
4th Year BSc Product Design (Hons) Industrial
Media Team Lead
Ella Brewerton
3rd Year Ancient History and History
Events & Sponsorships
Ipek Taskin
4th Year International Business and Marketing
Faculty Support
As a team we are indebted to the support we receive from our faculty, aiding us in both technical areas and management.
