The Cars
Since QUT Motorsport's formation in 2003, countless students have worked to produce the best and most innovative cars for competition utilising the facilities provided at QUT and those of our generous sponsors. Click below to learn more about some of the amazing industry standard technology we use within our competition cars.
The Cars
Since QUT Motorsport's formation in 2003, countless students have worked to produce the best and most innovative cars for competition utilising the facilities provided at QUT and those of our generous sponsors. Click below to learn more about some of the amazing industry standard technology we use within our competition cars.
OUR TEAM
QUT Motorsport has a dedicated team of students all with one common goal: to design and engineer the best car to present in the Formula SAE competitions. Our team is made up of many passionate and committed individuals including those in our leadership team; you can find out more about them and their roles below.
Ranehipura Dharmasiri (Cham)
Team Principal
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Calvin Johnson
Project Manager
Bachelor of Mathematics (Applied & Computational) / Bachelor of IT (Computer Science)
Makenna Hutchinson
Secretary
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical, Medical)
John Hatfield
Electrical Manager
Bachelor of Engineering Honours / Bachelor of Information Technology, (Mechatronics, Computer Science)
Mitchell Lovell
Mechanical Manager
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Alistair English
Driverless Manager
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) / Bachelor of IT (Computer Science)
Matthew Reynolds
Software Manager
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) / Information Technology (Computer Science)
Peter Gibson
Aerodynamics Lead
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical & Motorsport)
Ajnish Narayan
Chassis Lead
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) / Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)
Melissa Nguyen
Workshop & Manufacturing Lead
Ollie Nagle
Harness Lead
Tina Behzadpour
Accumulator Lead
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical, Medical & Motorsport)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics & Aerospace)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical and Motorsport)
Annabel McLean
Circuitry Lead
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) / Bachelor of Mathematics (Applied and Computational)
Jon Paton
Tractive System Lead
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) / Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer Science)
Thomas Fraser
Driverless Technical Lead
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) / Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer Science)
Madeleine Arnold
Events Coordinator
Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
Ashlee Gibson
Statics Coordinator
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical & Electrical)
Miguel Costa Teixeira
Media Coordinator
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) / Bachelor of Business (Management)
Jake Olver
New Member Coordinator
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Calvin Johnson
Embedded Systems Lead
Bachelor of Mathematics (Applied & Computational) / Bachelor of IT (Computer Science)
Melissa Nguyen
Safety & Logistics Officer
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical, Medical & Motorsport)