The Motorsport UK Academy is pleased to announce the drivers who have been awarded a place on the Enhanced Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE) programme for the 2024/2025 academic year, with the new term kicking into action from Monday 9 September. 

Delivered in collaboration with Loughborough College, the Enhanced DiSE programme gives talented young drivers, who are serious about a career in motorsport, the opportunity to gain academic qualifications alongside their competition commitments.  

This year, the curriculum will comprise of a L3 Extended Certificate in Sporting Excellence and Performance, L3 Extended Certificate in Esports, L2 Extended Certificate in Vehicle Technology and the Diploma in Sporting Excellence module. Combining these subjects with motorsport context will provide the drivers with real world experience and applicability to the disciplines they compete in. 

The new cohort beginning DiSE this year will be formed by 21 new talents, drawn from a range of UK Championships including the Wera Tools British Kart Championship, Junior Saloon Championship, Ginetta Junior, BRSCC Fiesta Junior and the F1000 Junior Rally Championship, as well as those competing on an international stage in Championships such as Spanish F4.  

Seventeen drivers will continue into the second year of the course, including British GT4 driver Mikey Porter, Porsche Sprint Challenge GB contender Oskar Dix and Radical SR1 driver Lexie Belk.  

Katie Baldwin, Head of Competitor Development at Motorsport UK, said “Congratulations to the new cohort of Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE) drivers on being selected onto this wholly bespoke programme.  Along with recent exam results, they have demonstrated their sporting potential which has earned them a place on this course – designed to balance the pursuit of motorsport excellence with academic achievement. The DiSE programme equips these talented individuals with the tools, knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed to succeed both on the track and in life.  I am confident that this opportunity will help them grow into well-rounded athletes, ready to reach the highest levels of motorsport.” 

Rachel Sandy-Sharpe, Elite Sport Curriculum Manager at Loughborough College, added ““Loughborough College are pleased to announce the following drivers will be returning for their final year of the enhanced Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE) programme provided by the Motorsport UK Academy and taught at onsite at Loughborough, Leicestershire. The drivers will continue to benefit from learning about motor vehicle & E-sport education as well as sporting excellence, which will help them along both the academic and athletic pathways. The drivers will continue to have specific sim time with a professional driver coach as well as sessions at the fantastic Powerbase gym at Loughborough University. The college staff are looking forward to another successful year in the classroom as well as seeing the drivers success on track.”  

DiSE 2024/25 – Year 1s 

• Ben Mulryan
• Ben Smiles
• Bertie Bream
• Cian Geraghty
• Ethan Jeff-Hall
• Ewan Charman
• Felix Livesey
• Finn Leslie
• Henry Howarth
• Holly Miall
• Joel Hull
• Jonathan Moore
• Molly Pugh
• Nathan Tye
• Neo Clarke
• Oliver Kerr
• Sam Neser
• Thomas Marriott
• Wesley Swain
• Wilf Butler 

DiSE 2024/25 – Year 2s 

• Alfie Davies
• Archie Johnson
• Ben Crossley
• Declan Russell
• Ewan Thomas
• Gracie Mitchell
• Harry Smith
• Jack James
• Leo Brown
• Lexie Belk
• Lucas Hayden
• Mikey Porter
• Oskar Dix
• Ruan Lowry
• Sonny Smith
• Spencer Brougham