The Mousetrap competition began in Monaco as a programme to promote Science and Engineering among primary and secondary school students with a fun race among model cars powered by a mousetrap designed and built by students.
The Monaco Mousetrap Car Grand Prix was created a few years ago under the High Patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco.
The competition revolves around using the Laws of Physics to design and race with small cars powered by mousetraps.
The winning team from Guyana will have the opportunity to compete internationally for a chance to represent the country at the international event in Monaco.
When you apply, when you experiment, when you try, you learn and do not forget! – Marco Casiraghi
The objective of the race is to have students design and build a vehicle that is powered solely by the supplied mouse trap and activated by tripping the original mousetrap trip mechanism.
How will your creations be judged?
What materials do you need?
All the materials needed by the participating schools are a smooth 10 metre surface and a manual or electronic stopwatch.
A mousetrap will be supplied to all participating schools.
Prizes and Awards
Local competition:
If selected for the international leg of the competition:
In 2023, SBM Offshore Guyana, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, hosted its inaugural Guyana-Monaco Mousetrap Car Grand Prix. The competition, which uses the laws of Physics to design and race with small cars powered by a mousetrap, saw several secondary schools participating in these exciting races!
SBM Offshore Guyana continued its partnership with the Ministry of Education in 2024, holding the second annual Guyana-Monaco Mousetrap Car Grand Prix competition. The event saw success as a number of secondary schools participated.
12 secondary schools competed in the third annual Guyana-Monaco Mousetrap Car Grand Prix competition. Hosted by SBM Offshore Guyana in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, it also saw the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport coming onboard. Over 600 students attended the competition, marking the largest ever turnout and participation.